Besides all the rumors, here is a real answer from a real person: “We will be selling an iPhone with 3G capability next month”, Luigi Licciardi, executive vice president for technology and operations at TIM at the the International Electronics Forum 2008 in Dubai. source: electronicsweekly This rumor happens to be real too: Apple has stopped restocking retailers with the current iPhone version, which analysts say is a sure sign that a new model is imminent.
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is scheduled for June 9, and CEO Steve Jobs will deliver the keynote address. So your real question for now is: “Do I wait for the 3G iPhone version or shall I purchase the original iPhone before retailers run out of stock?” It depends. If your ‘workarea’ has an excellent 3G coverage and you need to be online here and you can afford a flatfee 3G dataplan, then wait for the 3G version. But if you have WiFi connectivity at your ‘workspots’ and don′t have/need a 3G coverage when you travelling between these spots, you might just go for safe and get the original iPhone for less.
The iPhone is thé smartphone to play your favorite music from. It is also an iPod you remember. The majority of this music, however, is transferred from the computer, rather than purchased through the phone and downloaded wirelessly. That may change this summer once Apple featuring access to high-speed 3G wireless networks.
NOTE: The company has not made an official announcement, but all signs point to an early June release.
I used setools2 lite ver.1.08 and (my first time around) the central asia FS with a generic flash and some arbitrary custom pack…
A flash is essentially the code your phone runs off of. (ex. W580_̼BA024_MAIN_GENERIC_LA_RED52.mbn)
A FS is a file system and it controls what files are put on your phone. (ex. W580_̼BA024_FS_C_ASIA_RED52.fbn)
A custom pack is settings that your phone uses to coordinate everything. (ex. W580_CDA102568_7_̼A_GENERIC_C_ASIA.zip. yes it comes as a zip)
Both flash and FS must be of the same version, im not sure about the custom pack. (̼BA024 = ̼BA024 = ̼?)
So, in setools2 lite, i specified the correct model from the drop down list (W580)… then added the flash and FS files into the “files” space, and the custom pack in the “misc files” part, setools2lite should recognize which languages are specificed in the custom pack.
1) remove the battery, sim card, memory stick from the phone for a few seconds….
2) reinsert the battery…
3) while holding down C plug the phone into your usb port… windows should find some kind of sony flash device…. let it install the drivers (which you may have to download… which may not be windows verified or whatever)….
4) now unplug the phone… remove the battery… wait… replace the battery and plug the phone back in again (while holding down c)….
5) now press flash inside of setools2lite… (with all those files specified)
6) DO NOT disrupt this process (maybe you should have restarted your computer at the begining? to make sure u won’t freeze up?)
7) when setools2lite says its done, it’s done =) (it should say something about how many seconds it took… for me about 300… so 5 minutes?)
turn on your phone…. you may have to remove the battery and replace it before it′ll turn on…. it′lll take a while as it’s setting some stuff up….
9) enjoy a world free from rogers branding
This is about unlocking your db2020 phone
D phones are k530 k550 k610 k770 k790 k800 k810 and w580 w610 w660 w710 w830 w850 w880 etc. You can find out if your phone is db2020 or not form the secret service menu.
To enter the secret service menu use this sequence of key strokes at phone standby screen -> * <- <- * <- * Where -> is right arrow on keypad and <- is left arrow on keypad and * is the button below 7 and left of 0.
Then in Enter Service Info and then Software Info and then look out for EROM. If you see d in the EROM name. Then your phone is a D phone and you can unlock it with this tutorial.
We will unlock the phone using a patch. The unlock patch will unlock your phone.
Simox has released a unlock patch generator which will generate one for your phone. Download Simox Unlock patch generator
Download your phone’s Main firmware from Topse Or Topsony Or From 4shared folder . You can check out Main firmware name and version in the service menu. You can download your phone’s Main Firmware from here.
After you download the Main Firmware for your phone, Drag and drop the main firmware on simox unlock patch generator. It will now generate a unlock for your phone.
Apply the generated unlock VKP patch using SeTool 2 lite !! Bingo ! your phone is now unlocked !
Please follow This tutorial to learn how to apply patch, so that you can make use of the free unlock patch that you get from simox’s progmar ! The unlock patch is just like any other patch. You can follow the tutorial there to apply your unlock patch.
This article is written by Akshay.
Sony Ericsson Secret Menu: -> * <- <- * <- *
(-> means press joystick, arrow keys or jogdial to the right and <- means left.)
You′ll see phone model, software info, IMEI, configuration info, sim lock status, REAL time clock, total call time and text labels.
You can also test your phones services and hardware from this menu (main display, camera, LED/illumination, Flash LED, keyboard, earphone, speaker, microphone, radio and vibrator tests)
IMEI Number: *#06#
Lockstatus: <- * * <-
Shortcut to last dialed numbers: 0#
Shortcut to sim numbers: On main menu type a number and press #
If you change the language from default to any other language, then it may be difficult to switch to default language. The shortcut is very simple. Just press < 0000 > . < stands for left arrow button or joystick and > stands for right arrow button or joystick.
