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[Meteor/o2] Cheap 3G sticks! Sim-/netlock?

  • 06-04-2010 9:30am
    #1
    EddieHimself
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi there, Meteor as well as o2 offer 3G USB-sticks for 20€ - really cheap. Does anyone know whether those are sim- or netlocked? And if they are, does the MWconn - a totally legal alternative to the standard provider conneciton software - make them work? Thx for help!


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  • #2
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    All modems are SIM locked, and software alone will not get around that. You have to unlock the modem before using any other SIM in it.


  • #3
    EddieHimself
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭EddieHimself


    Hi, thx for your help :). In Germany many 3G sticks are locked only by the connection software on the stick (not the firmware!): There is no hareware lock. So if you change the connection sw (e.g. MWconn instead of the huawei "Mobile Partner" ) many sticks work fine with any provider and it is not illegal.


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