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Changing your SingTel/M1 logo without jailbreaking

January 1, 2013 — Leave a comment

See the Apple logo on the status bar on top?If you don’t like to see SingTel or M1 on the top of your iPhone, there is an Mac app – CarrierEditor – created by @uhelios and @Pix3lDemon that will help you to change that without jailbreaking your iPhone (see mine updated with the Apple logo on the right). However, as of now, this doesn’t work for Starhub customers as CarrierEditor replaces the carrier logo that is in graphic format.

Update – there is a Windows alternative which you can try – CustomCarrierLogo – Direct download created by @DanyL931. The instructions are similar with CarrierEditor and you can follow them as posted in iDownloadBlog.

CarrierEditor lets you select the graphic you want to replace your carrier logo with and the app will create a carrier-update .ipcc file which you can update when connecting your iPhone to iTunes. The app comes with 11 sets of logos for you to choose from. If you decide to create your own, make sure there are two versions – one when the status bar is black and the other when the status bar is grey when an app is active.

The steps to do so is as follows:

  1. Download and launch CarrierEditor on your Mac
  2. Find out which Carrier version you’re phone is using:
    1. Launch Settings on your iPhone
    2. Tap General->About
    3. Look for the Carrier entry and find the version number (eg. M1 Singapore 13.0 – 13.0 is the version number)
  3. Choose your device – CarrierEditor currently supports iPhone and iPAD 3G/LTE
  4. Select your Carrier
  5. Drop the .png files of the icons you’d like to replace the carrier logo with
  6. Let the app compile the .ipcc files which will be saved onto your Desktop
  7. Launch iTunes and connect your device to the Mac
  8. Select your device on iTunes and press ALT/OPTION and click on the Restore your iPhone/iPad button
  9. Select the new .ipcc file (an original will be saved in case you want to revert to original) and click Restore
  10. The new icon will show up on your screen

Do remember to keep the original .ipcc file that was created as well in case you need to restore your iPhone/iPad for servicing or redeeming of offers with your respective telcos.

Let us know how it works for you.

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Apple vetting telcos on LTE performance

December 3, 2012 — Leave a comment

According to this article at Telecoms.com, Apple vetted telcos on their LTE performance before allowing them to release the iPhone 5.

Apple is not allowing mobile operators to offer the iPhone 5 as an LTE device unless they pass the Californian vendor’s own, independent tests for LTE network performance, Swisscom has confirmed.

This is news to many as previously, handset manufacturers do not have the clout to demand such tests and it is usually the carriers who have the upperhand. However, with the popularity of the iPhone and Apple’s own expectation of their products working in all environment, it is no surprise that this is happening.

Which makes me wonder if Apple has slackened with their test on Singapore’s three telcos – that is if they bothered with our market at all.

Anyone from local Telcos has any thoughts on this?

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Singapore Telcos preparing for iPhone 5 launch

September 13, 2012 — Leave a comment

h3. Updated with links to Register your interests to get the iPhone 5.

  • Starhub: “http://www.starhub.com/content/forms/personal/iphone5_pre-registration_new.html”:http://www.starhub.com/content/forms/personal/iphone5_pre-registration_new.html
  • M1: “http://www.m1.com.sg/iPhone/ip5reg.jsp”:http://www.m1.com.sg/iPhone/ip5reg.jsp
  • SingTel: “https://www.singtelshop.com/iphoneroi/?utm_campaign=iphone5&utm_source=singtel.com&utm_medium=bulletinbanner”:https://www.singtelshop.com/iphoneroi/?utm_campaign=iphone5&utm_source=singtel.com&utm_medium=bulletinbanner

Do note – that registering your interest is not the same as reserving or buying.

Continue Reading…

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Pre-ordering of iPhone 4 begins

July 28, 2010 — Leave a comment

M1 started taking “orders for the iPhone 4″:http://m1.com.sg/iPhone/order.jsp just a few minutes ago after 11am. From the form, we can see that M1 will have four collection points on 30 July – Plaza Singapura, Tampines Mall, West Mall and Paragon – which probably is a good thing as it decentralize the collection points and there might be shorter queues for customers. According to “Ivan”:http://twitter.com/ivan98z/status/19709043523 – the form will also check for inventory as you make the orders so you won’t be disappointed – smart move.

Acknowledgement email from M1

Update – 2pm and without fail – the pre-order page for SingTel fails to launch. Don’t they ever learn?

SingTel will do their pre-order, they call it “purchase appointment”:https://www.singtelshop.com/iphone4_appt/ at 2pm today.

Book your appointment yet?

Book your appointment yet?

Starhub meanwhile has not “disclose any plans”:http://iphone.starhub.com/iphone4/ about the iPhone 4 launch except pricing.

More details from “iMerlion”:http://www.imerlion.com/2010/07/details-of-singapore-iphone-4-launch.html – SingTel will have their midnight launch on the 30th July at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre (Hall F) while M1 will have theirs at Paragon.

In addition, selected M1 shops will start early at 9am on 30 July to let customers collect their iPhone 4:

M1 Shop, Paragon

M1 Shop, Bugis Junction

M1 Shop, Plaza Singapura

M1 Shop, Tampines Mall

M1 Shop, West Mall

Arrow Communication, Ang Mo Kio Hub, #B1-31

Handphone shop, Jurong Point, #03-19

Do check our “price plan comparison”:http://iheartapple.org/2010/07/iphone-4-pricing-plan-at-a-glance/ if you have not done so.

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iPhone 4 pricing plans at a glance

July 27, 2010 — 12 Comments

Like in 2009 when we did a “price comparison”:http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AiIb_pZu4gHWdDhwSXg2QnRaMTQxd003MHpjWGxaZ2c&hl=en&output=html of the three Telcos’ offering of iPhone 3GS, we have put those data for iPhone 4 in Google Docs for a quick comparison.

Based on past experience, this won’t be the final price of the iPhone 4. We will probably see changes as the days go when the other two Telcos start announcing their plans – it will be a fun ride!

Here’s the direct link to the “comparison”:http://bit.ly/iPhone4SGcompare

Do let us know via comments or “twitter”:http://twitter.com/iheartapple if there are new plans being announced.

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