Went into a shop in Plymouth to see how much
it costs to debrand a already unlocked w800i.


£30 they are taking the p i double s!

lol, that takes the p!ss a bit, you got the original cable, just do it yourself, it will cost no more then £8 using a tool called Total multi server.
http://www.totalmultiserver.co.uk/

Its a very simple thing to do. If you want help when your doing it just send me a pm with your msn address, i can guide you thought it as i have used the tool and website many times.

also what branding does it have? bare in mindyou can only debrand it using the original cable and NOT unlock it.

It's a vodafone branded [unlocked] PAYG.

R1AA008
prgCXC1250092_EU_1_C
A R1AA008

CDA102425/13 R 10A
CXC1250093 R1AA008
VFE_2

Content version
PA11

Does debranding loose contacts etc ?

yes
see here for more info
http://www.totalserver.net/support.php#debrand

Had a feeling it would, i'll back up and
use the service in the next few weeks.



Thanks for your input ram & jags

Or you can do it at http://www.davinciteam.com