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This news is nearly unbelievable, but it’s true: most european Nokia phones (like 6630, 6680, N70, N90…) can be updated with home PCs, using the simple USB cable shipped with the device.

The procedure is widely spreading on the net, translated in many languages, and it includes instructions to download the softwares that Nokia Points use to “flash” phones (”Phoenix Service”, “DieGo”, and cable drivers) and the right firmware to update the different models.

This operation is unable to “unlock” the restrictions that many operators include into phones, to prohibit users to use SIMs of others, but it allows users to update their phones software without bringing it to official retailers, and/or to modify the interface languages of the phones.

I want to highlight that this is a dangerous operation that can make your phone stop working, so use it at your own risk! In addiction, it involves the use of some software that cannot legally be used without a Nokia authorization.

More informations can be found in many forums, like www.serie60.it, www.nokioteca.net (in italian), www.forummobiles.com (french) …

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