Hello, this is my first post and I am glad I joined this brilliant community with so many helpful people and resources.
I am getting a Blackstone in the next 24 hours from Orange UK and wanted to ask if the Orange device has the same programs and versions and no difference at all as the retail version (sim free, WWE, etc) that can be bought from other vendors.
And also wanted to know if installing the ROMs that are designed here would do the debranding of the Orange UK device. If the ROMs don't do that - and the Orange HD is different to the retail version - what should I do to debrand my new HD to make it similar to the retail ones? ( I know that flashing them will not unlock the sim).
Thanks.
ezsurfer said:
Hello, this is my first post and I am glad I joined this brilliant community with so many helpful people and resources.
I am getting a Blackstone in the next 24 hours from Orange UK and wanted to ask if the Orange device has the same programs and versions and no difference at all as the retail version (sim free, WWE, etc) that can be bought from other vendors.
And also wanted to know if installing the ROMs that are designed here would do the debranding of the Orange UK device. If the ROMs don't do that - and the Orange HD is different to the retail version - what should I do to debrand my new HD to make it similar to the retail ones? ( I know that flashing them will not unlock the sim).
Thanks.
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Welcome to XDA-Devs. I am not in the UK so I can't speak specifically about the the Orange HD device. I purchased mine from a retailer which was the HTC Touch HD with no mobile branding. This phone is not sim-locked to a mobile carrier so I can use whichever GSM carrier I so choose.
Typically phones "branded" for companies are cheaper and at a reduced price. Once you flash a ROM however all the Orange software, etc. will be gone. You can flash a shipped WWE HTC ROM version if you like and get all same software that I had on my phone.
Just make sure you have HardSPL on you device before you flash.
I highly recommend you try one of the cooked ROMs on XDA after you play around with your device for a while.
Thanks for your reply.
I was asking about the differences between Orange branded ones and SIM free ones because usually Orange have made changes in the previous original devices the sell and they become very sluggish and take off some factory settings and features.
I read about installing or having the HardSPL and understand that I need to use it and then install or flash a ROM. Just will need some time or advice on which ones to choose to have or at least a preview or some pics of how the device works or looks after each of them.
hello:
welcome to Xda.
i am in US and i got my phone from UK. it is unlocked, unbranded version. it came with europe version stock rom. there is no special software in it. i also tried orange uk version rom. it has exactly same software in europe wwe rom.
so you dont have to worry about the rom. they are the same.
Thanks for the replies.
I just got the HTD HD from Orange UK today and it seems with this model they didn't make any changes to the original OS - at least it looks like it.
I have been reading about SIM unlocking for the HD in another thread and wanted to ask if it is ok to SIM unlock and if it will remain unlocked after using HSPL and ROMs created here. Or should I go for the HardSPL and ROMs first and leave the SIM unlock for last? Also wanted to know which HardSPL and ROMs are the most used or prefered by most people in the forums so I could know which one to go for.
Orange HD
i also have the orange - not so bright - Touch Hd
there is no network branding or software on the handset - luckily for us
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I have been reading about SIM unlocking for the HD in another thread and wanted to ask if it is ok to SIM unlock and if it will remain unlocked after using HSPL and ROMs created here.
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Once you SIM unlock it will stay that way. It can't be reversed by flashing another ROM.
Does anyone have the 1.43 Vodafone Rom that came with their HD2 from Vodafone UK?? If so can you put up a link to it. I've done a search of the Leo sub forum but can't find any one who has done Vodafone (plenty of O2 and T-Mobiles though)
Many thanks.
UPDATED Here is a Rapidshare Link to the 1.43 Vodafone Rom as provided by Football
Link: http://rapidshare.com/files/3311514...dio_Signed_15.26.50.07U_2.04.50.22_2_Ship.exe
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Does anyone have the 1.43 Vodafone Rom that came with their HD2 from Vodafone UK?? If so can you put up a link to it. I've done a search of the Leo sub forum but can't find any one who has done Vodafone (plenty of O2 and T-Mobiles though)
Many thanks.
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i have it on my device as i havnt upgraded it yet, but i dont have a clue how i can upload it to so you can get it?????
i am also interested in this. or a way how i can "backup" the existing one from my hd2.
Yea, my problem is i've used the Gold Card method to upgrade my Rom, but would like to know that I can flash her back to the Vodafone Rom in case i have to send it back.
Here Vodafone UK rom
http://rapidshare.com/files/3260420...dio_Signed_15.26.50.07U_2.04.50.22_2_Ship.exe
Many thanks for the link Football. Downloading it as we speak, it will be good to have this as a back up just in case.
Gaiden 0000 .... I'm a vodafone cusotmer..Is it worth upgrading the rom or as a newbie - more trouble than its worth?
Good God! I've been looking for this for ages!
Thank you
does anyone know where i can get a german t-mobile rom? hd2 1.43, of course for backup purpose.... i have used the search here and also used google but cannot find anything.
the link is down, do you have another?
vodafone german ROM 1.43 ?
hello mates,
could anyone give us a downloadable(extracted!) GERMAN VODAFONE 1.43 ROM that is on all HD2`s delivered until now in 2009 ?
I want to Goldcard-flash this ROM but with the option to set it back to initial Vodafone Standard as delivered...
At the moment it is absolutely unsure when Vodafone Germany will offer newer
ROM versions...1.48...1.61...2.1...if at all !
(on former HTC phones Vodafone didn´t offer any newer ROMs for more than a year after release...)
thx
Hi
I currently have my HD2 with Vodafone.
I recently updated the ROM to the one on the HTC website to only now find out that if you don't use the ROM from the Vodafone site, this invalidates your warrenty.
When Vodafone release their new ROM, if I update to this does my phone then continue to be covered under their warrenty?
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I currently have my HD2 with Vodafone.
I recently updated the ROM to the one on the HTC website to only now find out that if you don't use the ROM from the Vodafone site, this invalidates your warrenty.
When Vodafone release their new ROM, if I update to this does my phone then continue to be covered under their warrenty?
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Yep, Vodafone won't know that you have flashed your ROM once you switch back.
I am in a search for the Vodafone 1.43 NLD ROM (dutch). Can anyone post this please or a link to it?
anyone
anyone got another link? I need this for tomorrow as I'm sending it back and the link is down Thanks
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anyone got another link? I need this for tomorrow as I'm sending it back and the link is down Thanks
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http://rapidshare.com/files/3260420...dio_Signed_15.26.50.07U_2.04.50.22_2_Ship.exe
Thanks ROM installed just fine
Thank you guys - I damaged my screen but Vodafone are sending a replacement by courier tomorrow so need to get it back to the original rom just to save there being any problems...
On a side note - considering all the problems I had getting the phone from Vodafone in the first place the on-line team were really helpful today when I eventually got through....
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does anyone have this not on a rapidshare link please...its always constantly busy......
Hi could somebody please help, my htc magic is vodafone branded but unlocked if i update with the official rom will it lock the phone back to vodafone? thanks for your time.
I can't find any info regarding the differences between the stock and the branded roms ( eg: Voda ).
So basically is it just the boot anim, and some custom colours, or is it any other differences? And if there is not, how come that the stock legends get updated later then branded? HTC just want to keep some of us waiting even if it's completed already? I'm on cyanogen, but the holding back still strange.
No difference . But for the Vodafone update , Vodafone has to approve its release but the unbranded ones require no such approval . HTC is just messing with us.
Sent from my HTC Legend using XDA App
Does the Voda have details for international providers, so when you get off the plane and stick a local sim in it knows the apn settings etc ?
Thought that wasn't included. I did a hard reset on a Voda UK Legend and it came up German not WWE
Hi,
I want to install the default radio from the latest vodafone au legend firmware variant A6363 (900/2100Mhz)
How does one go about extracting it?
cheers,
Ben
P.s.
How do i confirm my variant is actually A6363
Regarding your last question:
On the back of the box, on one of the barcode stickers, it should say the Phone's name and the model number.
Since I have a Canadian Bell HTC Legend, it shows HTC Legend A6365.