UPDATE: Downgrading (successfully) for Warranty

[ScrapMaker]

I've returned 3 Vogues to Sprint, all with custom ROMs, radios, etc. Not once have they said anything.

[mixxy]

but im with bell. and not to be vindictive, but ive had horrible experiences with them in the past

[JoePuetoRico]

I'm with loudester older loader first and then the old rom ..... yeah thats how I would do it ......... regardless you have to try it no insurance so downgrade or brick it but you can't break it so go for it

[puff]

if your gonna take the plunge, i'd downgrade your SPL first, then you dont brick when install your carrier's stock non-gps...

[junglee]

Mixxy Keep us updated on how your downgrade pans out. According to sticky a downgrade of the radio may not brick the phone in all circumstances...Hope the bell phones are one of those circumstances

[mixxy]

so i took the plunge a few hours ago and have successfully downgraded my bell touch to its original provider rom. I used to have the 3.35 radio and then updated to the 3.37 and then the leaked rom, and then finally back to the 1.59 rom (signed) by bell today. So far Ive had no problems with making calls, reception or anything else. I downgraded my SPL by installing the original spl 0.40 by ImCokeMan and then flashing the signed exe by utstar

everything has gone as planned, I will bring the phone to UTStar tomorrow and hopefully get a replacement or my phone repaired. But i PRAY its a replacement. I will report back and let everyone know how it goes. But thanks to IMcokeMan, and Dharvery for the tutorial and everyone else for their advice.

Cheers
Mixxy

[dbarrett5381]

Glad to see it worked out for you.

[puff]

Originally Posted by mixxy

everything has gone as planned, I will bring the phone to UTStar tomorrow and hopefully get a replacement or my phone repaired. But i PRAY its a replacement. I will report back and let everyone know how it goes. But thanks to IMcokeMan, and Dharvery for the tutorial and everyone else for their advice.

Cheers
Mixxy

are you familiar with MTTY? you should check it out and post your results:
LOW LEVEL Radio version info gathering thread (mtty needed) by ImCoKeMaN

[avdude]

There are instructions.... I believe you need a differnt boot loader to run the bell rom.. The bell rom will relock the phone when it is instaled. Somewhere up top in one of the stickies is a "how to" i followed it and and downgraded my Bell touch to stock and returned it for a replacement... Just follow the instructions and things should be alright!!! the thread is

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=24979

[mixxy]

hey ppcnoob, i put in as much info as i could, but i am not familiar with mtty nor do i have the 2.XX bootloader on my laptop or phone anymore. But i will try to familiarize myself with it and post updated info... if anyone can point out somes tips to using it that would be great