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Operator Logos for Nokia 8260 Cell Phones?
Chetna asks: "The Nokia 8260 has proved to be quite a nifty phone...aside from the ever-persistent operator logo that sits on my screen. I can't find anywhere a way to change the operator logo for an 8260 that runs off Rogers AT+T in Canada. The only MCC/MNC I can find is for Microcell Telecom Inc, which (I think) is the operator for the other Nokia models (61xx). Is there any way to get 'ROGERS AT&T' off my screen?"
And to be honest, I'm stumped! I have the same Nokia 8260, on the Rogers AT&T, and I could not find a way to change the damn logo. I think this is because the Rogers network is TDMA, as opposed to GSM, and it does not support the feature.
This is based on my own observation, since I know for a fact that you can change said logo on the GSM networks in Europe (that is, I've seen this phone with different logos when I was there this summer). Also, if you've ever uploaded custom rings to the phone, you noticed that there is a GSM option, and a TDMA option. So there are definitely some differences due to the protocols used.
On a brighter note, Rogers is moving towards GSM, and while our own cell phones will sill be TDMA, it's a good sign that Rogers is getting in line with the rest of the world. Now only Bell and Telus are left on their own proprietary protocols. For those who do not know, Rogers AT&T, Telus, Bell and Fido are mobile phone companies in Canada.
Might I ask why changing the op-logo is apparently so important?
I know nothing about the TDMA phones, so I can't offer any advice (I live in a GSM country). I have an 8210 (for more than a year now) and change the op-logo via IrDA using the software LogoManager. I have no idea of what the 8260 is like except that it seems to be a *very* primitive version of the (GSM) 8210.
Still, I can't see why you want to rid the logo. I *can* change the logo, but now I no longer bother and just stick with my provider's logo "YES OPTUS". The novelty wears off pretty quickly believe me.
is Fido.
They're GSM.
I used a service called Iguagna SMS to change my Fido, GSM logo.
I don't know about TDMA; good luck with that.
Others have wondered why anyone would want to change their operator logo; for me, it made a huge difference when I did. I never have to fumble through the 4 phones that look exactly the same when my friends and I would all put our phones in the same place, anymore.
That said, Fido's getting too expensive, and they charge a per-minute fee for WAP. bah. I think I'm going to switch to Telus.
Only GSM Phones support the logo changeing. fido uses gsm, so all their nokia phones can do it, rogers uses tdma, so its phones cant. GSM requires a sim card, where user information, such as the address book and optional logos/ringtones are stored. the good news however for you rogers users, is that they are comming out with gsm service soon, so if you subscribe to it, you get to change your logos.
There are no 8260 GSM phones. they're known as 8290 GSM in the USA. 8260 is TDMA based.
The Nokia GSM phones have a ton of features because they want to have the feature base to
support a ton of other things the GSM network can do over the TDMA network. But personally the 8260 is a lot better than the flimsy 8290. I sit on my 8260 occassionally and I never have to worry about breaking it.
I'm on Bell Mobility with a Nokia 6185, so I'm not familiar with your phone, but I just have to ask...
...When you say "logo", do you mean an actual graphic or is it just a string of text that says "Rogers AT&T"?
If it's just the text, you need to change the alpha tag. You can try the directions here.
I hope this is the answer you were looking for.
Nokia phones have two different alpha tags, the first is a user configurable alpha tag associated with a NAM that is displayed when the network is found on startup. This is easy to set from the system configuration screen (type *3001#12345# to enter the system configuration mode).
The second alpha tag is the designator for the network and can be changed on some, but not all phones/networks. AT&T Wireless San Francisco (my service provider, PSID 40231) configures their network such that you can't change the tag (they disable private network access as you can see from screen 2 DCCH mode in the field test display [see URL above for instructions on entering field test mode]). For providers which do allow you to change the alpha tag, here is the procedure:
Generally speaking, the Nokia 8260 (US AMPS/TDMA/PCS TDMA) is a severely crippled version of the Nokia 82xx series. It lacks both the data cable (M2Bus, the grid of pin holes found under the battery once you take off the rear cover) and infrared interfaces that many of the GSM versions include and also has a number of fun features disabled.
For more info, see my page of Nokia 8260 Hacks ( http://www.rjsjr.org/hacks/nokia/ ) which includes some other fun hacks like monitoring the network in field test mode, mirroring email through AT&T SMS, downloading rings, automating voice mail passwords, and using calling groups. There are links for more resources from that page.
... rjs
I did this on my 8290 with no problem. You probably wanna pick up a data cable, try Ebay, and then get Logomanager. www.logomanager.co.uk
And check out www.ringtonerfest.com for lots of cool tricks for you Nokia cell phone.
Also check out www.me43.com for lots of free operator logos.
Matt
Use the tool LogoManager (1.22 is the latest, I believe) to extract your MNC/MCC settings, download/upload logos, etc.
Just google for it, should be easy to find. Requires either a cable or IR port, though.
A point of clarification, the 8260 can't do any graphical logos to my knowledge (other 82xx versions can have logos set by the operator or downloaded through an M2Bus cable or IR interface using LogoManager). These instructions are for changing the alphanumeric tag at the top of the cell phone screen ("AT&T" in my case) when attached to the home network (you should be able to make similar changes for roaming network modes, though I haven't tried that out myself).
... rjs