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903SH Euro (v1.046) Version Firmware - Hiding Operator ID
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Posted by: cybermat88

Some of you guys might know this trick, but others might now. I will just post it for the benefit of everyone.

1) Use the 8+power button technique
2) The center number at the bottom of the screen should read "1"
3) if you press the center button, and slide you finger up or down, you should be able to increase or decrese the number.
4) increase the number until it reads "21"
5) Power off your phone
6) When you power it back up, you should see the Japanese menu.
7) settings->display settings->show operator name-> off
8) Now use 8+power trick again and change the center number back to "1"
9) When you reboot back to the phone, the operator ID should be gone.

It seems like there is Japanese version of the firmware built right into the Euro Version. If you don't want to change it back to "1" and leave it at "21", you can have a fully functional Japanese firmware without the repro problem.

The problem is if you ever try to type in Japanese, the phone will reboot.

Additional features that you will get with the Japanese version(I have tested) include voicemail, full screen wallpaper.

Disclaimer: Again, I am not responsibile for any damages that you encounter if you decide to try this hack. This hack has only been tested on the v1.046 (J500) firmware.

Cheers

Posted by: Kevbodian

Quote:

Originally Posted by cybermat88

Some of you guys might know this trick, but others might now. I will just post it for the benefit of everyone.

1) Use the 8+power button technique
2) The center number at the bottom of the screen should read "1"
3) if you press the center button, and slide you finger up or down, you should be able to increase or decrese the number.
4) increase the number until it reads "21"
5) Power off your phone
6) When you power it back up, you should see the Japanese menu.
7) settings->display settings->show operator name-> off
8) Now use 8+power trick again and change the center number back to "1"
9) When you reboot back to the phone, the operator ID should be gone.

It seems like there is Japanese version of the firmware built right into the Euro Version. If you don't want to change it back to "1" and leave it at "21", you can have a fully functional Japanese firmware without the repro problem.

wow this is a nice lil hack thing. I have japanese firmware and when i do 8+power it says 21. i am just turning it to 1 and rebooting

Posted by: Kevbodian

ya.. if you do 8+power with japanese firmware (v1071) and change 21 to 1, the screen will garble and anything u press at main menu will restart the phone.

great find for the euro flash though. most likely there is some kind of test level included in all the firmware for Japanese technicians.

i wonder what other numbers do between 1 and 21

edit:

ok I am doing master reset on my 903, after it finishes, I will have repro back.

i will try this hack then tell you if it removes repro on the japanese firmware when going back to "21"

lol if it doesnt work, I will have about 1.5hrs of flashing ahead of me.

Posted by: Kevbodian

time to spend 1.5hrs reflashing

Posted by: AL9999

lol guess it didn't work eh?

I'm guessing that this two digit code (ie the 1 and 21) is the region selector for the phone. 1 = UK, 21 = Japan, 62 = Hong Kong, etc. I read earlier that 2 sets the phone to Spanish, so it could be the Spain code, etc. Very interesting find.

This just infuriates me more because I can't bring up this menu on Euro 1.140 firmware using the 8 + power code. I damn well hope someone figures out what Sharp changed the access code to when upgrading their firmware, because I'd just love to get that on my 903. Too bad typing in Japanese reboots the phone though.

I've heard from contacts that the JP and Euro firmware are actually the same firmware, but when being intialised for the first time at the factory they select which region the phone is headed for and it 'locks in' into JP or Euro firmware from there. It's been that way since the 902 apparently.

Posted by: benguboy

time to test it right now. If this works this is awesome, the best parts of the japanese firmware minus themes and the euro together. sweeet

1. Themes enabled as welll yayaya. Oh just noticed the edges do represent the theme chosen, but the menus are still vodaphone

hmm
2. Can't seem to enable full screen wallpapers
3. Answering machine works, even tho it doesnt show up in the menus. If there is a msg recorded it will show up tho, along with 1missed it will say 1msg. While listening to the msg u'll have to delete it, cos its not in the menus. Oh and u have to enable answering machien in japanese, ther's no way to disable it in the euro.
4. When using japanese, the time gets messed up and mp3s dont play, coming back to euro its all fine. Im gonna see if the japanese makes new folders on the sd card.

This is wicked!!!

Posted by: tuyulaneh

So when i have euro formware, i can access the japanese firmware themes?? What a find :P

Posted by: azn_boi_128

WOW! Works for me i got a full japanese fw + euro all in one ... damn

good news for sum bad news for others ...

great find

Posted by: evilgabbie

what do you mean good news for some bad news for others ? lol

Posted by: Timsta

good lord.. that method was meant for testers only. oh well. do at your own risk. pretty interesting tho. it doesn't always work consistently tho. soemtimes you'll get wierd results. such as an unviewable bottom part of the screen. we've had this method since october, its not very reliable but fun for playing with.

Posted by: schnitzer

haha.. i'd be careful with those hacks. .

Remember to call me if your phone doesn't turn on!

Posted by: longcu817

I'm a little confused, does this method work on the beta unlock japanese firmware, or only on euro firmwares? I would like to give it a try but sounds kinda risky, don't wanna brick my phone.

Posted by: totaltoanage

works on beta.

Posted by: cybermat88

Guys,

If you are trying this hack on non euro firmwares, you guys are doing it at your own risk. Your phone may act unexpectedly. I don't think the hidden japanese firmware is as complete as in the Euro firmware. You may get bits and pieces in the other versions.

My theory is all the other versions of firmware were created using the Japanese version as a base. The engineers just add and subtract features depending on the customization and memory requirements. This explains why one can display some chinese characters on a non-asian firmware. These characters belong to the base Japanese firmware. If you try this hack on a HK or Taiwanese firmware, I don't think you will get anything to work in the Japanese mode because the chinese language is so complex that the engineers probably have to squeeze out a lot of the japanese features just to be able to put in the chinese language pack.

This is just my theory though. Take it with a grain of salt. What do I know about how Sharp engineers think

Posted by: totaltoanage

i think this method is only good for hiding operator logo on euro fw and thats what this thread is all about. keeping the jap fw may cause some glitches and may or may not mess up your phones but the logo is pretty safe to me at least. good find. This is probably what other flashers do when hiding the operator logo on the euro fw.

Posted by: DeviLFisH

no wonder ...

remb got once I play my cam function on my euro version firmware,

suddenly mgs come and I noticed my SF mode changed to HQ!

what I know HQ mode is under Jap firmware.

after I disable my cam function and on again back to euro ver SF setting .

Posted by: AL9999

I think it's just a different icon/name, between SF and HQ. They call it HQ in JP firmware because it the highest quality setting was called HQ in PDC handsets like the V603SH. Makes it easier for Japanese people to get used to the phone and all...

Posted by: DeviLFisH

thinking of trying this hack

how to know my euro version is this firmware?

next 8+power function is press which keys?

and if changed to jap firmware is stable?and the sms , mms etc settings still there?or I need to set again?+ pics still there?

ok lets said going to changed back euro firmware back , again pics and settings will be there?

thanks

Posted by: totaltoanage

this is confirmed only to work on jap phones with euro fw.

Posted by: DeviLFisH

Quote:

Originally Posted by totaltoanage

this is confirmed only to work on jap phones with euro fw.

ya mine is jap firmware ...with euro is , i just want to find which euro version I own and wonder changed to jap firmware got problem?

Posted by: DeviLFisH

thanks guys it works

exploring the jap firmware

the wordings seem big than those in euro version

next the answering machine how to get it work?

I off my phone call my hp is my operator mgs

Posted by: destan

Can MP3 on the phone?

Posted by: BXNYC

I tried setting the top center number to 62 for HK fw on my phone (I have 1.046 euro fw btw) & nothing happened. Anyone find anything significant when trying this?

Posted by: Kevbodian

lol so i was waiting for the ferry from Vancouver to Victoria and I was bored. so i turned on my phone with 8p, and i changed to 62. then i went into the menu and did a master reset... phone reboots and blinks with "please wait..."

instant doorstop!

so i just do a format flash boot and it fixed ... lucky me... i still havent done the flashing as it will just annoy me.

Posted by: Kevbodian

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeviLFisH

thinking of trying this hack

how to know my euro version is this firmware?

next 8+power function is press which keys?

and if changed to jap firmware is stable?and the sms , mms etc settings still there?or I need to set again?+ pics still there?

ok lets said going to changed back euro firmware back , again pics and settings will be there?

thanks

*01763*8371#

this, again, only works on some firmware.

also:

i was reading ima-mobile (ok fine, i was reading the numbers and looking at the pictures), and it seems that on the euro/hk fw, if you change the left set of 00000000 to 01111111, it will enable a menu in the java settings so that you may load your own java games via miniSD.

anyways, I wish i knew more about how to find this stuff kuz I wonder what other values will do. i played with a bunch at the ferry terminal, but nothing seemed to have any affect.

Posted by: Kevbodian

Quote:

Originally Posted by cybermat88

Guys,

If you are trying this hack on non euro firmwares, you guys are doing it at your own risk. Your phone may act unexpectedly. I don't think the hidden japanese firmware is as complete as in the Euro firmware. You may get bits and pieces in the other versions.

My theory is all the other versions of firmware were created using the Japanese version as a base. The engineers just add and subtract features depending on the customization and memory requirements. This explains why one can display some chinese characters on a non-asian firmware. These characters belong to the base Japanese firmware. If you try this hack on a HK or Taiwanese firmware, I don't think you will get anything to work in the Japanese mode because the chinese language is so complex that the engineers probably have to squeeze out a lot of the japanese features just to be able to put in the chinese language pack.

This is just my theory though. Take it with a grain of salt. What do I know about how Sharp engineers think

ya, well said. when doing this on the JP firmware, you will see the main wallpaper with a GARBLED bottom area. any response to the Re-pro question will make the phone reboot. some menus, however, can be accessed by using the shortcut button.

Posted by: DeviLFisH

I don;t play games on hp so doesnt matter

but I do noticed one flaw in jap firmware

after I convert my euro firmware to jap

I go contact list ..search the name seem cannot auto track to the names have to manually scroll one by one

unlike my euro firmware ..I search the name it will auto to the names I indicate ..

both firmware I set the search the contact from my sim card.

Posted by: Kevbodian

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeviLFisH

I don;t play games on hp so doesnt matter

but I do noticed one flaw in jap firmware

after I convert my euro firmware to jap

I go contact list ..search the name seem cannot auto track to the names have to manually scroll one by one

unlike my euro firmware ..I search the name it will auto to the names I indicate ..

both firmware I set the search the contact from my sim card.

phone book on jp firmware requires a "READING" to be input for each contact.

remember, this *trick* does NOT give full JP firmware. any attempt to type in Japanese = reboot.

Posted by: BXNYC

I just noticed that you still have to change the 0's to 1's to do the sync trick even when using the JP fw trick on the Euro fw 1.046. On the real JP fw you can already play games from mini sd card right?

Posted by: bee

I pulled this off at my HK 1.02x fw.
I changed the 62 to 21...

I started fine, got fullscreen wallpapers.....got the ugly euro theme...
gotta check it out more now...

edit: nothing did really work, the menu was screwed up, phone did power off when hitting the dpad up. I canged it back to 62, nothing seems to changed.

Posted by: DeviLFisH

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevbodian

phone book on jp firmware requires a "READING" to be input for each contact.

remember, this *trick* does NOT give full JP firmware. any attempt to type in Japanese = reboot.

I see not wonder...

so buddy prsently u using ur main euro firmware?

for me I using this not fully ver japfirmware as I noticed

pix taken by this jap firmware and euro seem Japfirmware pix taken"abit"clearly

next is my network of my local telecom is better..than in euro firmware!

Don;t know is it physcological problem of me or what ...

Posted by: BXNYC

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeviLFisH

Not exactly sure what you said but I agree after messing w/the the JP fw, that it does take pictures better than in Euro fw mode. Especially at night! Another bonus for hybrid 903 owners w/1.046!

Posted by: DeviLFisH

Quote:

Originally Posted by BXNYC

Not exactly sure what you said but I agree after messing w/the the JP fw, that it does take pictures better than in Euro fw mode. Especially at night! Another bonus for hybrid 903 owners w/1.046!

sorry I know my english is poor pls bear with me here.....

for my case ,I just feel curious u see...in euro version , SF is the hightest mode whereas in jap firmware HQ is the highest mode.

both actually the same but pix taken ..even during indoor I noticed "JUST ABIT CLEAR " than euro ver SF setting compare to HQ on jap firmware.

next I noticed under Jap firmware reception of my local network seem abit better than as in euro firmware....gee I guess at frist we should choose JAP FIRMARE INSTEAD EURO

But thanks to thread starter ...altought heard many users comment this is not the fully jap firmware we are hacking to....but it feel great like a PC with dual boot OS ...

but what I scare is ...over sometime ...of toggling here and there between the euro and jap firmware will cause the phone to die?and require reflashing again...

Posted by: Timsta

yah.. that is alawyas the risk when you play with a testmode hack like this. it wasn't meant for the public.. and the public shouldn't be playing with it unless they know what they are doing. so you always run the risk of turning a completely decent phone into a brick.

Posted by: DeviLFisH

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timsta

yah.. that is alawyas the risk when you play with a testmode hack like this. it wasn't meant for the public.. and the public shouldn't be playing with it unless they know what they are doing. so you always run the risk of turning a completely decent phone into a brick.

so overall is ok to used for long period?

Posted by: Timsta

shoudl be fine.. every time i screwed up back then.. i just reflahsed it lol.. so much easier that way.. but for you guys.. thats a diff story.

Posted by: BXNYC

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timsta

shoudl be fine.. every time i screwed up back then.. i just reflahsed it lol.. so much easier that way.. but for you guys.. thats a diff story.

Hey Tim, I wanted to ask an expert this but someone on a different thread said that they could go into the JP fw on a 903sh w/the Euro 1.046 fw and could sync their memory card to play games w/out doing the sync trick where you change the 0's to 1's. I couldn't find the sync feature when in JP fw mode and still had to do the sync trick. Is what he's saying true?

Posted by: Timsta

you could do it a long time ago, when we all had beta firmware. but as any of you know.. but once you change over to real firmware.. we lost the sync options.

Posted by: azn_boi_128

wow seems like sum ppl are acutaly havin prolbems with this...

cuase right now i'm usin euro and have partly jap theme ^^ the bottom bar on standby mode is the jap org.1 theme and it works fine + games and no op logo.

another thing was i tried it 1/ my 703 (chinese) worked to jap however can only go to menu but not select anything ... pointless really but if there is a 703 w/ euro ... u might be able to do the same thing

Posted by: BMWFilms

I tried it and I seem to have gotten the reprovisioning annoyance on my Euro 1.046 now!! oh man...

Posted by: BMWFilms

I hope a master reset fixes my woes...

Posted by: evilgabbie

#+power my friend

Posted by: marco712

lol 1st page of the thread looked very promising... now... i think i'll just leave the operator logo on mine... it's not hurting me in anyway hahaha, once i start seeing a 9/10 success rate then i'll think about doing that to my phone.

Posted by: Timsta

lol. just becareful when playing with your phone.. bmw. power + #, should hard reset your phone and get rid of the repro and let you back into euro properly.

Posted by: phantom45f

I have a sharp 903sh wit euro v 1.046 and i cannot change this number at the bottom, any advise?

Posted by: phrozact

This is a really good find! All us Euro firmware users need now is to hope for a hack that will enable full screen wallpapers and everything will be sweet! Thanks for the tip!

Posted by: chanakyas

Hey Thanks A lot buddy...this hack is mazing and works gr8....thanks a lot...i always wanted answering machine....

Posted by: phantom45f

Is there a way to listen to the Answer phone when you switch back to Euro f/w (once you enabled it in jap f/w)

Posted by: DeviLFisH

guys noticed when u take pix like a digital cam that mean flap and twist the cam to take pix like digital cam style

the pix come out is upside down when view in normal flip mode

Posted by: spoonkin

I would say this trick only works on Japanese phone with 1.046 Euro firmware. It works for me fine.

I hope now the full screen works

Posted by: DeviLFisH

Quote:

Originally Posted by spoonkin

I would say this trick only works on Japanese phone with 1.046 Euro firmware. It works for me fine.

I hope now the full screen works

becareful don;t play so much and as some bros mention this jap firmware is not fully version yesterday nite I have to hard set again!

as the repovision stuffs appear both on the test mode jap firmware after sometime and euro even!

Posted by: 4agze

i have this HK version 1.02X but 8+power on button is not working, i wonder why...

Posted by: DeviLFisH

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4agze

i have this HK version 1.02X but 8+power on button is not working, i wonder why...

don;t tried on HK firmware ..as some bros mention ....only work on euro firmware

Posted by: 4agze

thanks devilfish but what about the games and more sync?

Posted by: spoonkin

devilfish, i think all these hacking is very much firmware and phone dependant. Guess we will never know which can do. Unless sharp themselves tell us

Posted by: Yosha

i'm using 902 euro firmware.. 1.40H..bought it from japan...can i do the trick? any problem after doing it?

Posted by: DeviLFisH

guys I tested ...play around ...

if u want to play around ....better don;t always toggle between this two firmware

sooner or later reprovision problem will surface ..even on euro firmware

than u have to hard set power + #
the phone

to get ride this reprovision problem....

next I noticed my hp the sim card portion think screw out

must put properly the sim card orelse will always appear insert sim card warning when on the phone!....this problem is not due to this firmware hacking here.

is the hardware part think my sim card abit screwup but still can work just have to insert such a way it detect my sim card here.

Posted by: Kevbodian

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeviLFisH

actually I use the Japanese firmware. I can flash either firmware though as I have the tools, so once in a while I change it up just to keep me from getting bored. hehe

Posted by: Kevbodian

DO NOT DO MASTER RESET WHILE INSIDE ANOTHER FIRMWARE.

ie. do not do master reset while your Euro phone is in JP mode or JP mode in euro or HK.

when the phone reboots, it will say "Please Wait..." and reboot continuously.

if this happens, #+power

Posted by: Timsta

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yosha

i'm using 902 euro firmware.. 1.40H..bought it from japan...can i do the trick? any problem after doing it?

you can't do this with 902 firmware.

Posted by: Yosha

ouh..okie dokie..thanz timsta

Posted by: Timsta

np. 902sh is a bit diff from the 903sh.. firmware and such.. so that option isn't avail for it.

it'll change for the 904sh too i'd imagine

Posted by: bee

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timsta

np. 902sh is a bit diff from the 903sh.. firmware and such.. so that option isn't avail for it.

it'll change for the 904sh too i'd imagine

its a bit on the edge....haha......for being in china...im smoked....hahaa

Posted by: Timsta

ha ha.. oh enjoy the girls there. forget the phones bee.

Posted by: pliu

hehe hot hot hot

Posted by: evilgabbie

sharp forum = lounge

=D

Posted by: Timsta

its not only a lounge.. its a hang out. its the place to be.. when u r bored at work.

Posted by: aznboix

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timsta

its not only a lounge.. its a hang out. its the place to be.. when u r bored at work.

i agreed....

sharp forum is the best place

Posted by: Timsta

hehe. yah. its fun here. its home away from home

Posted by: Desert_Fox

can you choose a different theme in the JP firmware and then switch the numbers back to the Euro FW?

Posted by: Timsta

you could. but u'll get repro

Posted by: Desert_Fox

gah.... but you can see the different themes while having the phone in JP FW mode, right? Or is switchng the themes instantly causes the repro problem to pop up?

Posted by: borgis

you can change theme while inside jp fw then after switching back to euro you will see the bar at the bottom has been changed too depending on what theme you chose but menu is still the red/black vodafone style theme. i did that before but no repro happened.

Posted by: Timsta

you're lucky.. chances are when you do perform the firmware switch,.. you will encounter having repro in euro. lol.. its funny. and annoyin at the same time. haa

Posted by: borgis

can you also do this hiding operator hack thing with 903's that are originally in HK firmware then flashed to euro 1.046? or it only works with japanese 903's flashed to euro?

Posted by: Eyies

^ Yes, it should work.

Posted by: rami_d15

what can i say ??????????

thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u

its more like i can start the phone with either having mp3 player with namelist and T9 or having better camera themes and fullscreen wallpaper

having this phone is getting better and better and more pleasent

one more thing....... isnt there a way to keep the icons with the theme i choosed when i switch back to euro ?

Posted by: Timsta

no.. there isn't... a way to keep the icons.. unfortuantely. well there is.. it lives in the ram of your phone.

Posted by: Ver2

DO NOT DO THIS, I DID IT AND I GOT "ABORT!!" MESSAGE WHEN I TURNED ON MY PHONE AGAIN......hope #+Power works

*sigh* thank god it worked.......

Posted by: Kevbodian

newbieMCnewberson

Posted by: Ver2

Good job, you've managed to TRY to flame.

But as far as what you say, Far from it man.....far from it.

Posted by: Kevbodian

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ver2

DO NOT DO THIS, I DID IT AND I GOT "ABORT!!" MESSAGE WHEN I TURNED ON MY PHONE AGAIN......hope #+Power works

*sigh* thank god it worked.......

ur the only person to get this message. so i called u a nub with newbMCnewber and you go and "try" to flame back with a snarky remark like:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ver2

Good job, you've managed to TRY to flame.

But as far as what you say, Far from it man.....far from it.

prove it suckah! i just owned ur e-thug arse!

Posted by: Timsta

good grief.. what has come to lead to this.

Posted by: Havo

Has anyone tried changing ringtones when in other firmware versions? Like Boot it up in HK and set an AAC ringtone then switch it back to Euro and see if it works?

Posted by: totaltoanage

Does anyone know if its possible to hide the operator logo on a jap 903 with hk fw flashed into it? Will 8+power work on hk fw?

Posted by: bee

Quote:

Originally Posted by totaltoanage

Does anyone know if its possible to hide the operator logo on a jap 903 with hk fw flashed into it? Will 8+power work on hk fw?

yes hk can hide logo, 1.02x can power +8. 1.05x can not.

Posted by: Havo

Quote:

Originally Posted by totaltoanage

Does anyone know if its possible to hide the operator logo on a jap 903 with hk fw flashed into it? Will 8+power work on hk fw?

My hk fw 903 was able to hide operator logo b4 w/o using 8+power... It's supposed to be able to hide it normally isn't it? Just go to settings->display and it should be at the bottom somewhere.

Posted by: Timsta

yup thats right havo! and u should know that too toany!!

Posted by: Havo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Havo

Has anyone tried changing ringtones when in other firmware versions? Like Boot it up in HK and set an AAC ringtone then switch it back to Euro and see if it works?

Uhh any update on this?

Posted by: Timsta

nah.. that doesn't work

Posted by: poulet16bits

yooo this trick rocksss sa baddddddddddd
I also tried to change the theme, there was 2 other nice japanese theme but when i rebooted it to number 1, it wasnt saved....d'oh!

anyways now that operator's logo's gone, its nicer!

Posted by: alkizmo

I got a JP 703SH flashed with a EURO 1.011 firmware

Switched to 21 and removed the Operator Logo. Good stuff, it works
To those who say it doesnt work, it's because your firmware doesnt support booting in Test Mode.

I did a test with the JP vs EURO camera modes.

There is no difference. However the EURO mode might be a little less vivid in colors. I'm not sure because when I tested both modes, JP had a lot of sunlight, and EURO was clouded a bit.

However, in Photoshop it's easy to increase saturation and get the same result as JP, if not better, because the JP's contrast makes dark spots TOO dark.

Posted by: poulet16bits

i tried again to play with the firmwares...
now my phone is freezing every 10 seconds..it really suckssssssss and im so pissed.....

Posted by: aw614

what happens when you leave it in japanese mode?

Posted by: AL9999

Nothing, until you try to do something unsupported like type Japanese text... things like that destabilise the firmware.

Posted by: aw614

Quote:

Originally Posted by AL9999

Nothing, until you try to do something unsupported like type Japanese text... things like that destabilise the firmware.

i was asking poulet16bits whether his was working in it or not

Posted by: AL9999

Well I think you can tell from his previous response that it's broken.

It's been documented before that repeatedly switching the region mode using the 8+power debug trick can mess the phone up.

Posted by: poulet16bits

yeah aw.
even in jp firm, its still the same ....
but now i master reseted and its fine....
btw anyone knows how to set the voice mail thing????

Posted by: rageguy

verified to work on my 1046 euro flashed 903sh. mine is a white japanese 903sh flashed to euro 1046.

i successfully turned off the operator logo. i also was able to turn on answerer with the delay set to 40 seconds. i am now back onto euro mode and everything is great.