Removing T610 Vodafone Pictures/Branding

[krug3r]

1. Do a master reset on the phone.

2. When the phone restarts make sure the automatic keylock never activate!! If this happens you'll have to start all over again. (I don't know why) To ensure it doesn't happen deactivate automatic keylock.

3. Deactivate background picture, screensaver and the welcome message.

4. Create a simple theme without any pictures, only colors and activate it. I used the default settings in Theme Creator Pro3G (or whatever the name is).

5. Go to the Games menu and select a game. Click More and go to the memorystatus screen.

6. Now you'll have to fill up the phones memory completly. I created a large file in notepad, named it test1.thm and transfered it to the phone. Then I renamed it, adjusted the size and send it again and again and again...
...until it said Free memory: 0kb. Then I trasfered a 1 byte file a couple of times just to be sure it was completely full.

7. Now open the My pictures folder. The phone will try to create thumbnails of the pre-stored pictures but will fail since there's no memory left. Just click OK to the error message and then the backbutton. Do this until all pictures has an 'X' as a thumbnail exept the flower, clock and the vodafone animation. These will have a hourglass instead.

8. Go to the phonebook. Create a contact named 'X' and try to assign a picture to it. I started with the animation.
When you select a picture the phone will say something like 'Unable to open picture. Delete?'. Just choose Yes and the picture is gone.
Then select the next picture and so on.

9. When all the pictures are gone, reactivate the background, screensaver, auto keylock and set the welcome message to standard. Restart the phone and your done.

[nick]

And I've heard that acetone (nail varnish remover) removes any logos or branding on the outside of the phone too!

[krug3r]

:big grin: LOL I bet it does

[nick]

Would this work if the phone was originally on t-mobile or orange??

[nick]

The procedure doesn't work with T-Mobile. Guess I'll have to get the phone flashed with non-generic software...

[Faltermyer]

The procedure doesn't work with T-Mobile. Guess I'll have to get the phone flashed with non-generic software...
I read elsewhere that, if you get this done by an SE Center, i.e. to get the Latest Firmware version at the same time, it will put back on the Provider installed menus. As if the IMEI is marked as a T-Mobile/Vodafone/Orange IMEI??

[krug3r]

Does sound like something they would do...grrrrrrrrrrr

[nick]

It's a possibility... especially with Vodafone.

But I've seen a pic of the icons on a sim free phone and the internet icon looks SOOO MUCH BETTER that the pink 'T' icon that my phone has now ....http://fp.funfiles.plus.com/animated_emoticons/emotes_p/puking_up_in_distaste.gif And as for the T-Mobile ringtone....http://fp.funfiles.plus.com/animated_emoticons/emotes_p/puking_up_in_distaste.gif....http://fp.funfiles.plus.com/animated_emoticons/emotes_p/puking_up_in_distaste.gif

But I'm hoping to be able to get my phone flashed very soon. If not by someone who I know is reputable and reliable, then by me (just got to get hold of the flash files from somewhere).

[Ptecn]

1. Do a master reset on the phone.

2. When the phone restarts make sure the automatic keylock never activate!! If this happens you'll have to start all over again. (I don't know why) To ensure it doesn't happen deactivate automatic keylock.

3. Deactivate background picture, screensaver and the welcome message.

4. Create a simple theme without any pictures, only colors and activate it. I used the default settings in Theme Creator Pro3G (or whatever the name is).

5. Go to the Games menu and select a game. Click More and go to the memorystatus screen.

6. Now you'll have to fill up the phones memory completly. I created a large file in notepad, named it test1.thm and transfered it to the phone. Then I renamed it, adjusted the size and send it again and again and again...
...until it said Free memory: 0kb. Then I trasfered a 1 byte file a couple of times just to be sure it was completely full.

7. Now open the My pictures folder. The phone will try to create thumbnails of the pre-stored pictures but will fail since there's no memory left. Just click OK to the error message and then the backbutton. Do this until all pictures has an 'X' as a thumbnail exept the flower, clock and the vodafone animation. These will have a hourglass instead.

8. Go to the phonebook. Create a contact named 'X' and try to assign a picture to it. I started with the animation.
When you select a picture the phone will say something like 'Unable to open picture. Delete?'. Just choose Yes and the picture is gone.
Then select the next picture and so on.

9. When all the pictures are gone, reactivate the background, screensaver, auto keylock and set the welcome message to standard. Restart the phone and your done.

Hellow ,
It is works with ericsson T610,
Thanks :colours:

[fuzion]

seems much easier to flash it
takes 5 minutes and no effort

[Daedalus]

sure it is, provided you have a cable connection and the right software, which most people who own T610's don't have.

[vpw81]

Dear Krug3r,

I think your method is the best and easiest,

I tried my local SE Agent and also SE Agents in Singapore,
Singapore people said they cannot do it.

but my local agents (Sri lanka) said that they could flash the phone but it may get locked or it may change the language!.since i'm not using Vodafone in Sri Lanka i was afraid that something could go wrong.so i told them not to flash and got it back.

Will it happen in your case too. will the language change?
or will it get locked?and do i have to install any files (AVR, GDFS blah blah blah..etc) seperately.

because i have got this phone only for one week and i'm really disappointed with the Vodafone junk!.i cant believe that i paid so much for a customised junk!.

is there any possibility of Phone Damage???

please reply.

yours,
vpw81.

[sascha]

did as you said could not get it to work

2. When the phone restarts make sure the automatic keylock never activate!! If this happens you'll have to start all over again. (I don't know why) To ensure it doesn't happen deactivate automatic keylock.

3. Deactivate background picture, screensaver and the welcome message.

4. Create a simple theme without any pictures, only colors and activate it. I used the default settings in Theme Creator Pro3G (or whatever the name is).

5. Go to the Games menu and select a game. Click More and go to the memorystatus screen.

6. Now you'll have to fill up the phones memory completly. I created a large file in notepad, named it test1.thm and transfered it to the phone. Then I renamed it, adjusted the size and send it again and again and again...
...until it said Free memory: 0kb. Then I trasfered a 1 byte file a couple of times just to be sure it was completely full.

7. Now open the My pictures folder. The phone will try to create thumbnails of the pre-stored pictures but will fail since there's no memory left. Just click OK to the error message and then the backbutton. Do this until all pictures has an 'X' as a thumbnail exept the flower, clock and the vodafone animation. These will have a hourglass instead.

8. Go to the phonebook. Create a contact named 'X' and try to assign a picture to it. I started with the animation.
When you select a picture the phone will say something like 'Unable to open picture. Delete?'. Just choose Yes and the picture is gone.
Then select the next picture and so on.

9. When all the pictures are gone, reactivate the background, screensaver, auto keylock and set the welcome message to standard. Restart the phone and your done.[/QUOTE]