Returning phone to Orange panic!

[Guest Sanukk]

Hi All

Just over a week ago I lost my phone, Orange blocked it and sent out a replacement (for £163.42 on emergency cover).

The phone seemed a bit duff, but as it's been ages since I used a stock ROM I just assumed it was that, so rooted, flashed, and started to get all my bits back in place. There were still loads of problems, if I hadn't used it before flashing I would have been blaming r11, but fortunately I was going out and only had to to restore my contacts.

Anyway, the original phone was handed in at the cop shop (I know I can hardly believe it myself), now as that phone is stable, has the simlock removed, and has the glass rather than plastic screen, I phoned Orange about unblocking that one and sending the replacement back (and saving £163.42 in the process). They agreed.

Now here is what I'm panicking about, there seems to be no stock Orange ROMs in the wild, I see lots of stories about people returning bricked phones with custom ROMs to Orange without issue, but this is a working phone!

Due to the problems with it I think it's a refurbished warranty return, so I may be able to blame somebody else if it does get noticed, but I'm still very concerned.

Anybody know of a stock UK Orange ROM? Any other ideas/comments?

~S

[Guest youngsta2010]

edit: replied to wrong post

Edited March 29, 2011 by youngsta2010

[Guest EddyOS]

As you've already said, no Orange UK RUU exists for the original Desire so there's not a lot you can do

[Guest Sanukk]

As you've already said, no Orange UK RUU exists for the original

That I know of, but new ROMs do turn up.

The annoying thing is, I did back up the phone (with all the bloatware in place) before flashing my first custom ROM, but that image has gotten lost somewhere, or deleted to make space.

~S

[Guest EddyOS]

It'd still be rooted so either way they'd know - your only hope is to find an Orange RUU

[Guest Sanukk]

Hi All

Just thought of another option, wipe the phone, set a swipe unlock pattern forget the code. Would they just flash an Orange ROM to save messing about?

~S

[Guest bpivk]

Hi All

Just thought of another option, wipe the phone, set a swipe unlock pattern forget the code. Would they just flash an Orange ROM to save messing about?

~S

They would probably just reset the factory settings (Power+Volume down) because it's simpler. And then they would figure it out because they would be brought into Clockwork recovery when they would select the recover option.

I don't know a lot about CDMA phones but could you sell it rooted to someone?

Edited March 30, 2011 by bpivk

[Guest EddyOS]

It's not a CDMA phone - it's GSM (Orange UK)

[Guest bpivk]

He said that he had blocked it so I was assuming that it's a CDMA phone (since they're tied to a subscription). They don't block GSM phones in our country unless they are stolen and even then they usually don't block them.

There really isn't a problem then. Just sell the phone for £163.42.

[Guest EddyOS]

I think when the OP called Orange to say it was lost the first thing UK operators do is block the IMEI so the phone can't be used anywhere else

[Guest bpivk]

That's great. In our country they tell you to deal with it. :D