It’s quite a common practice for many carriers across the globe to lock devices they sell to just their networks. The usual victim of this tends to be modems though feature phones and smartphones have also similarly faced such measures, albeit less in the recent past, perhaps due to the proliferation of multi-sim devices.

How to unlock a modem with Universal Master Code

First click HERE to download the UNIVERSAL MASTER CODE app, its just about 600kb, a very small size.

Itall and run the app, when the app has displayed then you take these Four steps:

  1. Type the 15 digit IMEI number of your Huawei modem. The IMEI number can be found on the usb modem itself or on the packaging it came in.
  2. Select the Model of your Huawei USB modem and if not present, you can leave it to AUTOSELECT.
  3. Hit the Calculate button and wait a few seconds for the software to create the appropriate unlock code for your usb modem.
  4. Your unlock code is as shown circled in red. If you wish to flash the modem, the flash code is also provided.
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Now that you have successfully gotten the unlock code for your Huawei usb modem, here’s how to apply the unlock code and free your modem off any restrictions once and for all.

Once I’ve provided you with the unlock key, follow the steps below to unlock the modem.

Insert a SIM CARD different from the network that sold you the modem. For example, if you bought your modem from GLO, remove the GLO SIM inside and put in MTN, ZAIN or ETISALAT.

Plug the USB Modem into your computer and open the dashboard from where you connect to the internet.

After a few seconds/minute, a small window will pop up requesting for the unlock code.

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Type in the unlock code correctly and click enter.

If the unlocking was successfully, the small window will automatically disappear meaning that your usb internet modem has been successfully unlocked. As shown below, give the dashboard a few seconds and @ the bottom left corner, it will start showing the name of the network whose SIM is within the modem.



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