[Q] r800a loading a r800i generic rom

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Hey I am new to all this so I may get the terminology wrong so be kind.

I just recently bought the r800a variant of this phone from gsmnation and it seems as though this is the rodgers version. It came with heaps of rodgers bloat ware. I am in Australia and the reason I bought it was to work on Telstras 3g network and from the information on gsmnation the r800a is the only one to work with there network, the r800i will not. I believe it is the 850 band for 3g.

http://www.gsmnation.com/sony-ericcs...r800a-nam.html

Now when i was creating this post it showed me this thread

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1122643

Which my interpretation is that i can put on a generic rom like the one is this thread http://forum.xda-developers.co/showthread.php?t=1043630

And then all I would need to do is change the apn settings (no idea what this is, and they dont tell me how to do this) and the 3g will work.

My question is, can I put a r800i generic rom (as i cant find a generic r800a rom) and have Telstra 3g work on my phone? This is really doing my head in. I really want all this rodgers stuff gone and I hear the gereric rom gets a 25sec boot time and doesn't have the rodgers boot screen or all the crap.

P.S I was also reading that the rodgers bootloader is locked, is this a problem

hey

im on telstra, but i bought a new telstra handset off ebay for $445(since they can have unlocked bootloaders) all you need to do is flash the world generic and then in settings in the sony ericsson tab click internet settings and boom, it will work, i havent had to manually configure telstras apns at all since ive had the phone.

Originally Posted by Mael5trom

hey

im on telstra, but i bought a new telstra handset off ebay for $445(since they can have unlocked bootloaders) all you need to do is flash the world generic and then in settings in the sony ericsson tab click internet settings and boom, it will work, i havent had to manually configure telstras apns at all since ive had the phone.

So just by clicking on the settings tab -> Internet settings it will automatically change the r800i rom to work with the 850 gsm of telstra?

from what im told flashing the generic firmware doesnt actually flash the phones radio, and the phone just uses it as normal, apns are handled the same way regardless of the carrier, so all the phone does is look for the settings to connect to telstras data network and then it works, ur phone will still say its an r800i but it works fine, dont worry about that.

Yep totally fine to flash generic r800i firmware and still access all telstra's network and remove all Roger's bloat. For APNs, if it doesn't automatically set it up, just go to http://configure.telstra.com.au/telstra/index.jsp and follow the prompts.

Has for me, Ive flashed fresh firmware about 5 timeson this phone and never has to do anything more than click internet settings, data connection pops up within several seconds and its good to go, can always use apns manually if you want though.

Thank you all for your responses!!! I will give it a shot tonight and let you know how I fair. Thanks again!

OK so i think i am doing something seriously wrong.

I am trying to get the bootloader unlocked following this guide

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1034087

for starters I don't know how to install the drivers, its just a rar archive and when i extract it there is no read me. any help here would be most appreciated.

Also I can't get into fastboot mode. When its off i hold down the search button and connect the cable and a green led comes on not a blue one. I tried the trick with taking out the battery, nothing has worked. I then read a few post saying some phones you cant get into fastboot mode, cause they are sim locked. But my phone is not sim locked as its working with a telstra(australia) sim and it a rodgers(Canada) phone. Or does sim lock mean something different? Please can some one help. I will donate as i am running out of hair to pull out!

You don't need to unlock your bootloader at all! Just use flashtool with the UK generic ftf

1. Grab the firmware FTF file from here-> http://www.multiupload.com/MDS10FFGTT
2. Get the flashtool (credits to Androxhyde and Bin4ry) from here-> http://www.multiupload.com/7H4JT35B6G
3. Name a folder "flashtool" on your desktop, then extract the flashtool's files to it.
4. Extract the FTF file, and put it in desktop/flashtool/firmwares
5. Run X10Flashtool.exe, press the "flash" button, and select the UK generic firmware. Press OK.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen, and you're done.

Go here if you want to root it and update it afterwards-> http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1116090

thanks you very much for your response I will try that tonight!