Root Orange Desire - Root or Debrand

[SUroot]

Just wondering which is safer.

I hear with debranding you have to be careful with the radio update (using and RUU) causing simlock and wifi issues. What are the best ways to avoid this?

Would it not be simpler to root and put a rooted stock rom on?

Of course future OTA's wont then be received.

Any Orange users have a view on this?

 

[rowlers]

For what its worth, I rooted (unrevoked) and have had leedroid and defrost running sweetly.
No WIFI or simlock issues..
I've had no reason as yet to flash a radio.

 

[SUroot]

Oh yeah, rooting would be fine as I can just remove the sim to avoid simlock and not flash a radio. I've got no problems there

Its more the debranding side I'm looking for advice on. Rooting would probably be overkill, but I'd be able to do that much easier than debrtanding I think.

 

[shauny13]

i debranded first (from orange), to get rid of bloatware, then rooted as i got more confident. Imo unrevoked is simpler. Its just a case of getting the drivers installed then letting unrevoked do the rest. If you do debrand using the goldcard method, just remove your sim when you do it and it shouldn't lock...mine didn't anyway.

 

[EddyOS]

Just wondering which is safer.

I hear with debranding you have to be careful with the radio update (using and RUU) causing simlock and wifi issues. What are the best ways to avoid this?

Would it not be simpler to root and put a rooted stock rom on?

Of course future OTA's wont then be received.

Any Orange users have a view on this?

This might make that a thing of the past...

HTC Desire SIM-Unlock Utility - xda-developers

 

[shauny13]

Dan...is that you asking for advice? lol, there i am answering you with everything you taught me.

 

[SUroot]

Hmm thanks guys.

I'm debating unbranding an orange desire remotely, but I really think rooting would be easier. I've been lucky, I have never had to run an RUU myself (Although thats easy.) Its just the pitfalls of Orange i'm concerned about

 

[Rastaman-FB]

That sim unlock is wicked. Bookmarked

 

[shauny13]

same here rastaman.

 

[barefootpilot]

I de-branded first but @rsed it up slightly as I'd forgotton to take out the sim. Cost a few quid to get the sim unlocked but apart from that I had no issues.

De-branding was great but it did kind of open the door to rooting, and that door is hard to close. Once you know how much more there is to be done with the phone, stopping at HTC stock ROM with Sense and minimal internal memory seems really, well, pointless.

Added to which the latest Orange update failed to install on de-branded phones, so losing OTA updates isn't really a factor now.

 

[FelixofMars]

I used Unrevoked and had no Simlock issues. I do now take the Sim out every time I upgrade but apart from that I am on the latest rooted version of Froyo with no issues. Of course Orange would let you believe otherwise so they can fill your phone with crapware.

 

[Howard Hopkinson]

This might make that a thing of the past...

HTC Desire SIM-Unlock Utility - xda-developers

Just tried that with two Desires and it worked brilliantly.

The instructions don't say, but I found you need to take the sim card out before trying it, otherwise it won't work.

 

[drchips42]

Was on Orange UK ... fully branded phone
Used Unrevoked ( far to easy )
Then used rom manager ( paid version )

Stunning.. well worth it..!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Make a gold card when rooting, but wont need it for rom'ing

 

[SUroot]

Ha ha. Thanks but you may notice I'm quite familiar with rooting

Thanks anyway

Also, I don't recommend Rom manager

 

[Yorkshirepud]

I've rooted, flashed with DeFrost Froyo when it just came out, updated to 4 different Radios, had and removed a DesireHD ROM, all no problems.