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i dunno but one thing's sure for me though... that most of the members here know this term... sorry but i just created my account and im new here... does anyone know what "flashing a phone/flash a phone" means?
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Posted: 2004-05-27 21:03:00
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i dunno it in technical terms but my understanding of the matter is this.
(The t630 is the most popular example at the mo)
The T-mobile T630 has the t-zones sign as one of the icons in the menu. It replaced a "wap icon" (not sure though) or something.
flashing the phone is basically the restoration of the original "firmware" (i.e. u get the factory settings that by SE set back.)
correct me if i'm wrong guys
welcome to esato by the way
Twista
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Posted: 2004-05-27 21:08:08
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so it just allows you to bring back the original stuff the manufacturer gave you? hmm... meaning to say it's not the term used for upgrading the firmware of a mobile unit to another unit? (like the t610 being "FLASHED" to t630)
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Posted: 2004-05-27 21:11:23
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rdnymllnsktr Posts: > 500
Eh, actually, what you described was unbranding a phone. Flashing a phone involves installing a higher version of FirmWare onto your phone, similar to upgrading a PC running Windows 2000 to Windows XP. You can learn about it
here.
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Posted: 2004-05-27 21:13:00
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thanks to both of you guys for clarifying things for me. a newbie like me never gets a warm welcome like this one (in other sites i got banned for asking this similar question.
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so:
flashing a phone: resetting the firmware to the default one that the manufacturer gave
unbranding a phone: upgrading the firmware of your phone to another handset model.
tnx to both of you!
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Posted: 2004-05-27 21:16:44
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rdnymllnsktr Posts: > 500
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On 2004-05-27 21:16:44, agent47 wrote:
thanks to both of you guys for clarifying things for me. a newbie like me never gets a warm welcome like this one (in other sites i got banned for asking this similar question.
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so:
flashing a phone: resetting the firmware to the default one that the manufacturer gave
unbranding a phone: upgrading the firmware of your phone to another handset model.
tnx to both of you!
You got it backwards.
Flashing: Upgrading your FirmWare to a higher version or upgrading to a next higher model.
Unbranding: Resetting your phone to the factory default settings and icons (if applicable).
And yes, you need to watch out for some people. They'll bite your head off for not using the search, so, to be a little mean,
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Posted: 2004-05-27 21:20:56
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dont wanna cause confusion but "flashing" is the process used in unbranding isnt it?
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Posted: 2004-05-27 21:24:19
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ok. sorry for being stupid.
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Posted: 2004-05-27 21:24:26
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lol, i got over 500 posts and i still am
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Posted: 2004-05-27 21:28:09
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rdnymllnsktr Posts: > 500
Quote:dont wanna cause confusion but "flashing" is the process used in unbranding isnt it?
Sort of. You do the same process, but if you want to get technical, you don't flash the phone when you unbrand it. When you flash the phone, you are actually loading the new FirmWare. When you are unbranding your phone, you are actually loading the uncustomized GDFS onto the phone. So in essence, yes, you do the same process for both, but it's not the same thing.
@agent47, you're not stupid, don't sweat it, just learn from your mistakes.
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Posted: 2004-05-27 21:28:24
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