Who is going to make a guide on flashing your branded N95 to unlocked firmware?
By Stefan Constantinescu on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007 at 9:08 am PST In Ideas and rants
I’m looking at you Mark. Your N73 guide was wildly popular. This phone hasn’t even been out for 1 week yet and I just got 2 emails asking me how I would flash an Orange & O2 (NYSE: TEF) branded N95 to regular firmware.
Is anyone working on such a guide? Feel free to email me when you’re done. I’ll gladly post it!
April 3rd, 2007 at 11:33 am
No guide needed, it’s the exact same process, only you’d need the unbranded product code for the N95 (which should also be readily available). It works with any BB5 device and NSS and NSU.
April 3rd, 2007 at 11:49 am
Now we just need someone to cough up the code.
April 3rd, 2007 at 1:23 pm
the updated version 10.0.018 is not on NSU yet with the product codes. I can write the guide on how to do it but since I don’t have the N95 yet, I don’t want to be the reason for people breaking their new phones before I try it out myself first.
When I get the phone, I will play with the old firmware first so that I can compare it with the new one.
April 3rd, 2007 at 2:06 pm
The funny thing about product codes is if you’re not careful, your phone could have a different keyboard layout when you’re done flashing. I’ve noticed that just getting some E61 units flashed.
April 3rd, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N95 Product Codes and Language Packs
http://thenokiablog.com/2007/04/03/nokia-n95-euro-product-codes-and-language-packs/
April 3rd, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Also, Stefan, you have a typo in your headline. You can’t flash a branded handset to an unlocked firmware. There’s no such thing as “locked” or “unlocked” firmware. There’s branded/unbranded firmware, and there’s devices that are locked/unlocked.
Branding has to do with internal (and external, sometimes) menus and settings and whatnot. Locking is a software setting within the device that tell it what SIM cards to accept and what SIM cards to not accept.
April 3rd, 2007 at 9:24 pm
Hello,
Actually is hard to unlock a new device; is taking so many headaches for people to try to unlock for example this N95 or the N73, I have a friend that is still trying to unlock his E62 without success. If you flash your simlocked device, you will get an unbranded software but the lock will be still there.
Regards
April 3rd, 2007 at 9:26 pm
So unbranding an N95 doesn’t unlock it, right?
April 3rd, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Oops. I see the answer was posted as I was asking it. Thanks/sorry!
May 1st, 2007 at 9:55 am
Hi, I have just put up a guide to debranding the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N95. Thought this may be useful for some of you.
http://www.pcsprinting.co.uk/blog
Cheers.
September 9th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
I want to change the IME code of Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N73 and want to renew my cell phone. please tell me about some thing to do. How can in do this?
For access the connection on our network i want to change my IME Code please told me this.
I will be thank full to you. SIR
September 13th, 2007 at 10:40 am
so basically if you use NSS to de-brand a nokia (NYSE: NOK) N95 it will take all that crap that orange put on there off yes?
October 14th, 2007 at 11:37 am
i have tried to update my nokia n73 music edition to n73 internet edition i have followed all the procedures but when nokia software updater tries to restore my phone MY PHONE ALWAYS SWITCHES OFF AUTOMATICALLY plsssssssssssssss tell me the solution
many thanks
April 21st, 2008 at 8:07 am
hi ali,,, well i ve read ur problem…
solution.. DO U KNOW ABOUT FLASHING? UR MOBILE FONE REQUIRES FLASHING. IF U CANT DO IT, PLZ GO TO SOME SHOP AND GET UR MOBILE FLASHED. IT WILL RESOLVE UR PROBLEM OF SWITCHING OFF AGAIN AND AGAIN.. BYE.