This little man appears in the Honda parts microfiche for the Honda Shadow!

Okay, your saying to yourself "I got a Nokia mobile phone, but what does that have to do with my Honda Shadow???" Well, its was only recently my brother came to me and showed me his phone (same model as mine), and on the screen was an image of Snoopy snoring. My immediate response was of course "How the ____ did you do that!!!" After all we both had a Nokia 5110, and I was not aware of the ability of adding any type of graphic to this model of phone.

To cut a long story short, just about all Nokia mobile phone models (including 3210, 5110, 5130, 6110, 6130, 6150, 7110, 8210, 8810, 8850, 9110) have the ability to display a graphic in place of the carrier logo/ text. Mine simply had MobileNet (the name of the mobile phone network I am with), and I was not aware that this was actually an image you could change. There are various ways to change the image, and the easiest of these is an SMS (short message service) message where the new graphic is phone-mailed to you, and you are then given a menu which allows you to view, save, discard the new logo. You can also use IrDA or a cable connection to upload the image, if you have these (I currently do not). I simply used a service (BlueSkyFrog) which allows you to design your own graphic and click send on their website and have the image sent to your mobile number as a special SMS message. They provide a couple of downloads for free, provide a few more for virtually nothing (i.e. take the tutorial and get an extra two downloads etc.), after this it is AUD$1.25 per download.

Which method you choose will depend on whether you have the cable or IrDA and, if you choose to have it sent to your mobile via SMS, where in the world you are. If you are interested in getting a graphic on your mobile, just do a search for "Nokia Logo" on one of the search engines. I found numerous services around the world when I did a search on Excite.

Below I provide the images I have created. Please note that the image must be 14x72 pixels and in black and white (not grayscale), so there are limitations. All the same they look very impressive on the phone. Just right-click on the images below and select "Save Picture As..."

I have also included the graphic below, which I have also designed. This looks fantastic on the phone, and floors people when you casually tell them you have "upgraded" your phone and show them the display! With this logo on your mobile, you're going to win any mobile wars hands down! :-) It absolutely looks wild, and a casual reference to "Windows NE" (Nokia Edition) provides a jaw-dropping experience for your buddies. If they have the same model phone they may threaten you with bodily harm until you tell them exactly how THEY can get Windows NE on THEIR mobile! :-)

	Since initially writing this I have purchased the necessary cable to connect to my notebook (included in the Nokia Data Suite). This cable not only allows one to use their phone as a modem (this is why I purchased it actually), it allows the free uploading of the image, or sending the image to others at the cost of an SMS message. So if you live in Australia, and you would like me to SMS you a logo, then let me know.
	I have now got a Nokia 8250, with IrDA port! This means I can simply use my notebook computer (which also has an IrDA port) to upload and send logos.
	I know this is old now, this was initially written a long time ago. Now I have a 3230, and while I am still happy to send you the logo, I am having trouble getting the logos through my phone as it does not cater for the old style operator logos. I could possibly send it to you as a picture message. Just note that the old B&W logos also pale in comparison to modern phone graphics and there may be some copyright controls on your phone which prevent you from using picture message images SMSed to you.

Sites which may interest you regarding Nokia Operator Logos, and their uploading are:

Nokia Data Suite 3.0a (the serious solution)

BlueSkyFrog (located in Australia)

Kessler Design

The Nokia World of BNCC

LogoManager for Nokia

Or simply do a search for Nokia Logo on a search engine for heaps of Internet sites dealing with the issue.

@ Sean Flanagan, 2004. All rights reserved.