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Im still in 2 minds on weather to de-brand this phone, looking in this thread some people have done it, others havnt.

Need to weigh up the pros/cons of doing it and the risk % of it going wrong. Iv debranded a phone before, my old Nokia N95 was debranded.

Basically what I want to do is get rid of the apps that have been installed that I cant seem to get rid off that I am never going to use

E.G Boingo, QiK etc

Also, msn, is there a stable version of this yet? I have a version which half works, but only if you sign in with a hotmail or live e-mail address, if you have your own e-mail address (which works fine on a pc version of windows live) but it wont allow me to sign in on my N97.

And also when I install apps, why is it I cannot then uninstall certain apps thus rendering them (stuck on the phone). Its so annoying. How do I get rid of these apps?!?
 
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DJMK4 said:
Im still in 2 minds on weather to de-brand this phone, looking in this thread some people have done it, others havnt.

Need to weigh up the pros/cons of doing it and the risk % of it going wrong. Iv debranded a phone before, my old Nokia N95 was debranded.

There is some chance of it going wrong but if it does there are recovery procedures, it turns out that you can use the latest version of NSS to change the product code and you will get the white screen lock up after the phone restarts. Power the phone off and hold shift, space and backspace and power up the phone, all will be working with your new firmware (you'll lose your data on the C: drive due to the reset key combination. Note you will lose Spore, Guitar Hero, Mail For Exchange Installer, Facebook widget etc unless you back them up). There is also the JAF method which is recommended as I think it avoids the white screen and the need for a reset.

Also, backing up with Ovi suite or PC Suite from a branded phone and then restoring to an unbranded phone may cause problems. This is where you might want to manually backup contacts and calendar by syncing with Ovi.com or gmail using Mail For Exchange. Manually copy off images and videos to the PC to copy back later.

Basically what I want to do is get rid of the apps that have been installed that I cant seem to get rid off that I am never going to use

E.G Boingo, QiK etc

These are in the phones ROM/firmware and can't be removed, they are on the unbranded versions also.

Also, msn, is there a stable version of this yet? I have a version which half works, but only if you sign in with a hotmail or live e-mail address, if you have your own e-mail address (which works fine on a pc version of windows live) but it wont allow me to sign in on my N97.

See if Palringo (palringo.com) works.

And also when I install apps, why is it I cannot then uninstall certain apps thus rendering them (stuck on the phone). Its so annoying. How do I get rid of these apps?!?

Are you referring to the Qik and Boingo apps or others? Do they not appear in Application manager?
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Bought my n97 on saturdayTook my n97 back to phones4u today and explained the phone had been losing signal, dropping calls and freezing/not responding(eg hanging when trying to look at photos/video or delete them). Said I wanted a refund as not functioning as a useable phone. One of the sales people called up people and told me it should be fine as they'd done a 'system reset'(whatever that's supposed to mean - asked if it was a firmware update from v11 to v12, was told he had, checked and it hadn't, so said I wasn't happy with the 'we've done a system reset, see what it's like in 24 hours' bs when they did nothing to fix he problem.

Finally got a like-for-like trade for a different n97 but not a refund, so now have another n97 which is getting the same signal problems (going from full to 1 bar/no network). and dropping 2-3 bars of signal when I hold the phone. I'm assuming this is a hardware problem that's not going to be resolved by firmware updates since from what I've read it seems to be a continuing issue after people have updated.

I'm not at all happy to be paying so much for what's supposed to be a flagship phone that doesn't function as a phone. The guy in the shop just kept saying "our policy is a like-for-like exchange, that's all I can do. I don't want to get into an argument". Can I demand a refund under sales of goods act? It says vodafone's policies do not affect my statutory rights.. It's dropping about half of all calls or incoming calls just go straight to answerphone.:mad: Not really keen on any of the other handsets they have in store if they offer a swap for a different handset....
 
"It's policy" does not revoke your statutory rights under the sale of goods act. You have been sold a broken product and are entitled to demand a refund even if it is repairable (which it is, they just need to put the V12 firmware on for you)

More info: here
 
Just got an N97 from work, had a bit of a play around with it and so far i cant fault it, hav'nt had any issues at all with it so far.

I do have a quick question though. I have uploaded a noncy image of Jodi Albert for a wallpaper, but the clock and surrounding info are blocking her lovely face :mad:

I have done a quick google and no joy, does anyone know if the clock can be removed / hidden?
 
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Bought my n97 on saturdayTook my n97 back to phones4u today and explained the phone had been losing signal, dropping calls and freezing/not responding(eg hanging when trying to look at photos/video or delete them). Said I wanted a refund as not functioning as a useable phone. One of the sales people called up people and told me it should be fine as they'd done a 'system reset'(whatever that's supposed to mean - asked if it was a firmware update from v11 to v12, was told he had, checked and it hadn't, so said I wasn't happy with the 'we've done a system reset, see what it's like in 24 hours' bs when they did nothing to fix he problem.

Finally got a like-for-like trade for a different n97 but not a refund, so now have another n97 which is getting the same signal problems (going from full to 1 bar/no network). and dropping 2-3 bars of signal when I hold the phone. I'm assuming this is a hardware problem that's not going to be resolved by firmware updates since from what I've read it seems to be a continuing issue after people have updated.

I'm not at all happy to be paying so much for what's supposed to be a flagship phone that doesn't function as a phone. The guy in the shop just kept saying "our policy is a like-for-like exchange, that's all I can do. I don't want to get into an argument". Can I demand a refund under sales of goods act? It says vodafone's policies do not affect my statutory rights.. It's dropping about half of all calls or incoming calls just go straight to answerphone.:mad: Not really keen on any of the other handsets they have in store if they offer a swap for a different handset....
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If you've taken it out on a contract you've got the 14 cooling off period where you can return it no questions asked. Obviously p4u won't volunteer this information just dig your heels in and stick to your guns. I've taken loads of phones back to them for xyz reasons, it always a good system with them to try and take it back anyway as they'll offer you money off your contract to keep it. Used this to my advantage many a time, once too many though I think as they seem to recognise me in my local store now :p.
 
Ive just debranded my wifes Vodafone N97. Have to say my ringpiece was doing a 5p>50p motion when I was doing it but everything worked fine.

I used the Nemesis Software Suite and changed it to EURO1 as stated above then just ran NSU and it picked up V12 straight away.

Was very surprised how easy it was actually.
 
Trying to debrand my N97 following the guide to use JAF. As I'm on Vista apparently I need to run JAF_PKEY_EMULATOR in Windows XP SP3 compatibility mode. However, I haven't got this option on my laptop, only XP SP2.

All I get when I run the program in XP SP2 mode is a 'Not Supported Windows Version' error. Anyone else had this problem?

My Vista is fully updated.
 
To be honest I'd be reluctant to try this if I were running Vista. I used my work's XP laptop to do it.

You seriously don't have access to an XP machine at all, anywhere?
 
Nope, all my machines are Vista. Work from home. Bit annoying as apparently you can run this under XP SP3 mode but I don't have that option.

Never mind, not too bothered tbh.
 
Absolutely dont use the JAF method mate. Its far too complicated and debranding my wifes couldnt have been easier using the Nemesis Software Suite.

I just changed the code to EURO1 then ran Nokia Software Update which updated to V12, turned the phone off and powered it up using the '3' key hard reset method and all was good.
 
Hi guys, I hope you can help me with the WLAN settings on the n97 please..

I keep getting the message 'Unable to connect. Invalid WPA pre-shared key' when trying to connect to my home wifi. It worked fine before, and the key hasn't been changed so I don't understand why all of a sudden it won't connect.

I went through all the connectivity settings and I can't seem to find where to delete/disable a network. I want to try and delete and then reconnect so I can re-enter the WPA key but I'm stuck because I can't find where to do this. Please can someone help me?

I searched this thread and tried to google for answers but can't find any info :(
 
debranding just changes the software on the phone, eg if you have Vodafone software on there and you would like the plain standard software as Nokia intended. Any simlocks will still be present and require some other procedure.
 
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If i use the Nemesis software to de-brand the phone, will it make it sim free?
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It will be sim-free in that you will have the same Firmware you would have should you by the phone direct from Nokia.

If your network locked the phone originally then that sim-lock remains. Mine came from Vodafone and was unlocked already, so essentially I now have a sim-free and unlocked phone.

Gotta say I'm loving this phone since de-branding and sticking V12 on it, and am eagerly awaiting V2.0 to enable the kinetic scrolling in all menu's and hopefully fix some of the signal quality issues.

Never thought I'd take to Symbian 5th but once you get the hang of it its quite functional and I aint missing the iphone 3g one little bit.
 
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