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Sorry to sound like a total dork, (which, actually, I am), and sorry if this post covers very old ground, but could someone (preferably someone in the KNOW, i.e. Vee) just give me a heads up on the following please?

1. My fiancee and I both have K700i phones... aren't they great? Hers is Orange branded, mine is unbranded. In the past, I've updated the firmware on both handsets using SEUS without problems (we are on R2L currently). Hers is still branded to Orange.

2. I am wanting to un-brand her phone so it is essentially the same as mine... the Orange firmware is just disgusting by comparison.

3. I then wish to flash the latest firmware to both hers and mine.

4. I am going to use DaVinci for it, using the DSS25 cradle which came with my P900.


QUESTIONS:

How many credits will I need, how much are they, and where does one obtain them from?

I have had a pretty good look at the DaVinci site, and I am afraid that I am left a little confused. Someone who has actually done similar to what I am suggesting would be very kind in giving me insight!

Thanks in advance,
Chris
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Posted: 2005-01-13 14:45:34
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well, i'm not vee. but i think we would both give you the same advice. Use Setool not davinci. You can get a T28 for a cheap price now.

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[ This Message was edited by: gbrooks3 on 2005-01-13 13:51 ]
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Posted: 2005-01-13 14:50:36
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Wow, rapid response.

Thanks.

So, that service won't work with the DSS25... hmmmm... blast!

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Posted: 2005-01-13 14:53:19
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no, setool does not currently support the DSS-2x syncstation. I am not saying davinci is bad, and as you have a syncstation you may aswell use that. But setool is the best server. So now you know for future reference.
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Posted: 2005-01-13 14:55:34
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Hey, thanks for that... just reading the SEtools garb now!
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Posted: 2005-01-13 14:57:16
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This is a fairly comprehensive thread about your original question.
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Posted: 2005-01-13 14:57:55
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hehehe,

look if you want to upgrade your firmware (now and really) and have only DSS go for davinci... still suggest if you have chance and warranty to go to nearest service centre.

for each phone you need 1 credit to flash and 1 credit to unlock. as you want to only flash to latest version (debranding included in flashing to latest firmware) and 2 phones, you will need 2 credits... setool offers free upgrade (without language change/debranding), but you still need to buy 1 credit to access support area to be able to download files for upgrade...

there are few threads here about flashing, using DSS etc. so please browse through them or ask here or PM for more info.


[ This Message was edited by: vee on 2005-01-13 14:06 ]
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Posted: 2005-01-13 15:04:36
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Thanks both for the info...

I *have* browsed the forum posts, and to be honest, there are so many posts on the subject it all becomes a bit 'push-pull' on the old grey matter to get a simple answer.
(I may be speaking out of turn, but a suggestion may be to prune out some of the more misleading posts).

I've weighed up the pros and cons, and it would seem by far the SIMPLEST route is SEtools. However, since I already have a DSS hooked up and working well, I may just go for DaVinci—considering the complications I had getting the DSS working anyway!

At least you've cleared up the most ambiguous issue I've found, which is the unbranding issue... I was unsure whether simply flashing the phone alone would remove all the Orange mess. So, to clarify (sorry, another question ):

1. To unlock/unbrand the Orange phone, and flash the latest firmare = 2 DaVinci credits
2. To flash the latest firmware to my already unlocked/unbranded phone = 1 DaVinci credit

Once again, thanks for your generous sharing of knowledge, and taking the time to reply.
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Posted: 2005-01-13 15:12:48
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No!

To unlock - 1 credit!
To debrand/flash to latest firmware - 1 credit!
To flash to latest firmware - 1 credit (for now)!
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Posted: 2005-01-13 15:19:01
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lol, that's what I meant...

1. The WHOLE exercise of Unlock (1 credit) then debrand/flash (1 credit) = 2 credits
2. To just flash = 1 credit

Cool... now I just gotta wrangle some credits from DaVinci... Ooooh, tonight may be more exciting than I thought...
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Posted: 2005-01-13 15:22:53
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