Nope. Its pretty clean.
Actually, call into the shop and ask to see one before you buy it; all the stores should've gotten demos

 

O2 screen on boot, but that's it.

 

can confirm o2 boot logo

 

Yep... just the boot screen.
There isn't anything else on the phone; menu or anything thats branded... the browser loads with o2 active, but that's easy changed!
Any questions, lettuce know!

 

and a ringtone - the o2 hold music. (bit odd)

 

Just for the record, on the Virgin Mobile Desire, there is also a boot up logo, a widget link on the home screen (easily deleted) and some .mp3's on the supplied 4GB Micro SD card but I think that's about it - hard to know without seeing one on another network.

 

Ahh the joys of SIM free handsets.

 

Anyone know how to remove the O2 boot screen? Thanks

 

i upgraded through a carphone warehouse o2 contract and they sent me an unlocked sim free version. no o2 branding or programs present anywhere.

 

I did the same thing except on an Orange contract. Ordered through Carphone Warehouse and got an unbranded, unlocked phone.

 

Also some navigation software - only findable if you 'search' your phone for telmap...

I want to know how to go to unlocked, unbranded HTC Desire, so I can upgrade!

 

Huh, never knew that - how do you get it off German though?

Back OT, yep, just boot screen, wallpaper, ring tone, web home page.
Nothing to worry about - does make you wonder why it's taking them to long to update to froyo!

 

well the networks do they're thing to the update dont they

 

Ive only noticed the boot screen saying O2 on mine

 

got mine from o2 was ment to be sim free and stuff but had the o2 logo on startup and three bears tone. no biggie, rooted it now and very happy with it. could be worse after what other networks put on phones.

 

I got an o2 branded phone, not heavily branded at all, though the update to 2.2 wasn't available... So I debranded using the guide of this page:

HTC Desire: Updating To FroYo (Official OTA) For Network Branded Handsets… | Mike Southby

It's the clearest guide I've seen so far, literally step by step...

In my experience (quite varied, mainly with Nokias, but many other manufacturers too over the years) o2 are generally the best network work mucking around with the software/firmware... Orange are definitely the worst, with Vodafone coming in a close second...