Unlocked broadband dongle, which one to buy?

kobracai

I have a THREE dongle, ZTE MF112, (I was on a contract but now I'd ike to go PAYG getting different cards) unfortunately it's taken 10 minutes on the phone with THREE to get it unlocked, and now I am having trouble adding to APNs of another provider, so I'm thinking sod it and let's buy another one

which brand would you recommend for flexibility in adding other SIM cards to it and for a low price? I'd like to add primarily Giffgaff and EE as they seem the cheapest PAYG

thanks you

aerostar

The 3 connection manager is the problem, you need to try a generic version.

Here is one

https://www.dc-unlocker.com/downloads/ZTE/Dashboards

you may need to keep the 3 version for the driver.

Probably the bottom one may be best - the top one is and ISO file that you have to burn using appropriate software.

NiftyDigits

kobracai wrote: »

I have a THREE dongle, ZTE MF112, (I was on a contract but now I'd ike to go PAYG getting different cards) unfortunately it's taken 10 minutes on the phone with THREE to get it unlocked, and now I am having trouble adding to APNs of another provider, so I'm thinking sod it and let's buy another one

which brand would you recommend for flexibility in adding other SIM cards to it and for a low price? I'd like to add primarily Giffgaff and EE as they seem the cheapest PAYG

thanks you

Confused. In your previous thread, you wrote that it was unlocked and that the O2 SIM had worked with it previously.
Was that all a misunderstanding?

Is it unlocked or not? Have you cleaned up your laptop or run a Refresh?

The issue is not the modem.

Scrounger

A cheap Mifi device might be an easier solution for you (your dongle isn't the fastest - 7.2Mbps).

Also have a read on HUKD about unlocking etc.

Scrounger

kobracai

NiftyDigits wrote: »

Confused. In your previous thread, you wrote that it was unlocked and that the O2 SIM had worked with it previously.
Was that all a misunderstanding?

Is it unlocked or not? Have you cleaned up your laptop or run a Refresh?

The issue is not the modem.

I add to unlock the modem, I couldn't do it through 3 website so I had to phone them up. O2 did work at some point for like 10 minutes, then it stopped, I had no idea what I did to make it work

I've run a refresh yes, now not even 3 connects on the modem any more lol

I ran Ccleaner and Defraggler yesterday and they both said my PC was ok...

NiftyDigits

kobracai wrote: »

I add to unlock the modem, I couldn't do it through 3 website so I had to phone them up. O2 did work at some point for like 10 minutes, then it stopped, I had no idea what I did to make it work

I've run a refresh yes, now not even 3 connects on the modem any more lol

I ran Ccleaner and Defraggler yesterday and they both said my PC was ok...

It could not have worked before if it wasn't unlocked and there was no place to add the O2 profile.
Perhaps it connected via WiFi.

Shall I take a look now if you are on WiFi?

kobracai

Yeah I'm on WIFI, trying to get the login details from Teamviewer now...

kobracai

Scrounger wrote: »

A cheap Mifi device might be an easier solution for you (your dongle isn't the fastest - 7.2Mbps).

Also have a read on HUKD about unlocking etc.

Scrounger

thanks Scrounger but that's still a bit out of my range, looking for y something cheapo as I already spent too much. How about this? what do people think?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vodafone-K3760-3G-Mobile-Broadband-USB-Modem-Stick-Pro-Dongle-UNLOCKED-/271572246489?pt=UK_Computing_Mobile_Broadband_Devices&hash=item3f3af79fd9

PS: Nifty Digits, I am not being dense, I still think my modem is the issue though? you said it yourself that there was no place to add the APN on mine...

spannerzone

I got a Tmobile locked Huawei E3131 USB dongle and found a free unlock site that worked first time then when I insert another network SIM the dongle just automatically sets itself for that network. Unlock codes are 99p on ebay.
Although there's still some Tmobile branding when you log into the setup page of the dongle it seems to work fine with Three, Vodafone etc.

NiftyDigits

spannerzone wrote: »

I got a Tmobile locked Huawei E3131 USB dongle and found a free unlock site that worked first time then when I insert another network SIM the dongle just automatically sets itself for that network. Unlock codes are 99p on ebay.
Although there's still some Tmobile branding when you log into the setup page of the dongle it seems to work fine with Three, Vodafone etc.

Same modem available here for £4.99
Unlocking should be possible for free using the new Algorithm.
Though you may need to buy a top up voucher with the modem.

NiftyDigits

kobracai wrote: »

I add to unlock the modem, I couldn't do it through 3 website so I had to phone them up. O2 did work at some point for like 10 minutes, then it stopped, I had no idea what I did to make it work

I've run a refresh yes, now not even 3 connects on the modem any more lol

I ran Ccleaner and Defraggler yesterday and they both said my PC was ok...

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