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Custom Carrier Text
by Ineiln
Lets see how we can personalize our phones with our own names or anything that we want on our screen , instead of the provider's name!
I say "phones" because this information applies to any Motorola phone that has the "plmn_text_table.bin " file.
You will need P2kman , Xvi32 ( or any other hex editor) and a hex conversion table for inputing the hex values
When you're using P2Kman always remember to remove your TransFlash memory card from the phone because P2Kman doesnt work properly with it in.
1. Connect your phone to the pc and then start P2kman, Once your phone is connected, update the file list and then download the plmn_text_table.bin file which resides in the root "/a" folder as shown below:
2. Once you download the plmn file - open it with xvi32, To make it a bit easier to read, increase the horizontal width of the window so you can work better with the editor, it will look something like this :
3. Now comes the hard part ! .... You will have to search for your provider's name among the various other networks displayed in the file. Do this by clicking the "Search" button n then selecting "Find ", Select "Find by text string " and then input your carrier's name , this is case sensitive so input the exact way your provider is displayed on your phone's screen in the search field.
As an example, I will use my provider's name, YES OPTUS ... :
If you find that your provider name is repeated then - yep ... you guessed it -you will have to change each instance of the name to the custom text you want displayed.
4.Changing the name: we do this in the left window of the editor, i will replace YES OPTUS with a custom text of my own, i've displayed a custom text ( my name  ) and a blank one as well just for comparision:
5.In case you want a longer/shorter text than your provider name, we have to modify the offset which has the length stored in it.This offset is the one right before the carrier name in the LEFT window of XVI32 , All you have to do is input the new length you recquire in that offset. Note that this offset is in binary
Again, Taking my n/w as the base you will see that the offset right before "YES OPTUS" was '09' which means i have 9 characters to play with so lets change this to an offset length of 8 and text "Mad Seeg" as shown below:
6. Once you finish inputing your desired text, save the modified plmn file taking care to save it with the same original file name.
7. Upload the new plmn file back to its original folder in your phone and then remember to update the file list and change the attribute of the modified plmn_text_table.bin file you uploaded from attribute "0" to attribute "4" so that the file remains should you have to do a Master clear/ reset .
Restart your phone to see your new provider name displayed !
And here's another custom text which shows how the new n/w name is actually mapped onto it's identifying network ID and hence is shown in the Available Network list with the modified name and not the actual carrier's name.
For the record, i dont think ' moto is stupid '
8. In case you dont see your modified text you may need to do the following Seem edits:
1.Seem 0032_0001: offset 02 - bit 1: BLOCKS THESE FEATURES: Call barring, Call transfer, Info Services, do not read VM number from SIM, Voicemail ^@ text messages, Multi-Line Support, My Network List, Manual Network Search (1 on, 0 off - set to 0 to UNBLOCK these features) -- you have to set it to 0 to unblock the features , as a test after you perform the seem edit n upload it back check under Settings> Network to see if you have the My Network List etc.. if you do, this means you have done the right seem edit.This was found by IFCArea51 :beer:
2.You have alpha tag set to read from the tower, not the sim for the custom txt to be displayed.This was pointed out by xlr8 and so all props go to him :beer:
The Seem Edit for this is :
SEEM 0032_0001
offset 4B - bit 6: Alpha Tag Display (1 from SIM, 0 from tower)
If you have xoclipse's Motorola - Tool then just open up the 0032 seem with it and look in the Miscellanous Section for the Alpha tag Display if it's checked , uncheck it.You can also do this any other way, via hex editor or p2ktools etc
After you modify your 0032 seem, upload it back to the phone and then restart it , You should now see the Custom text.
If again, you dont see it then make sure you uploaded the right plmn file (the modified file) and to the right root folder.
IF you have, then recheck your modified plmn file for any occurance of your carrier name that you may have missed. Even a single missed occurance will throw you off.
Finally, if you still cant get it to work after trying everything i outlined (at least twice ) then send me a PM and i'll try to help you out 
Phone screen displays thnx to xkon and babe :beer:
DISCLAIMER:
Following this guide is done at your own risk. Modifying anything that is not accessible by the Proprietary software Motorola supplies along with it's phones - Mobile Phone Tools - can void your warranty because, as an end user, you should not be fiddling with your phone's core file system. The same goes for Seem editing and other file modifications (like mma_ucp, mma_dcp, plmn_text_table.bin ,gain_table.bin etc ) which can render your phone dead if done incorrectly!!
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