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Huawei E353 Dongle Unlock
I want to unlock a Huawei E353 dongle, which I got with a Three mobile broadband plan in 2011.
A couple of days ago, I filled out the unlock device form on Three's website. Today, three sent me an email with an unlock code, but under this it says; Steps to unlock the phone: NB Please contact Three for further information. The last time I phoned Three, which was last week, I was waiting in a queue for about 20 minutes. Now I have an unlock code, what steps do I need to take to unlock the dongle without paying £1+ to phone Three for further information? |
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You should be able to put in a non-3 SIM, start the application and it will ask for the code (it should be 8 digits).
You may need to install the generic Huawei software for that to happen, you can download it from somewhere like http://dc-files.com/files/huawei/modems/E367/ (different model but it doesn't matter). If you use the "dashboard update" then it will change the software on the dongle to the Huawei one and remove the 3 software (so it won't try to install 3connect if you plug it into a machine) This is what I did with my E353 (although I didn't get the code from 3) and it works fine. One thing I haven't worked out is that my dongle appears to be locked to 3G 2100 and I can't change this, it won't use GSM and it appears that the 3 version of the dongle does not support 3G 900MHz (so it won't work well on O2 or Vodafone 3G in rural areas) |
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One thing I haven't worked out is that my dongle appears to be locked to 3G 2100 and I can't change this, it won't use GSM and it appears that the 3 version of the dongle does not support 3G 900MHz (so it won't work well on O2 or Vodafone 3G in rural areas)
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If it was 3 branded, it may only have a 2100 antenna to save manufacturing costs.
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You should be able to put in a non-3 SIM, start the application and it will ask for the code (it should be 8 digits).
Can this be done by inserting a SIM which isn't currently active, such as an EE limited edition SIM? |
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Thanks for the advice.
Can this be done by inserting a SIM which isn't currently active, such as an EE limited edition SIM? |
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You may need to install the generic Huawei software for that to happen, you can download it from somewhere like http://dc-files.com/files/huawei/modems/E367/ (different model but it doesn't matter). If you use the "dashboard update" then it will change the software on the dongle to the Huawei one and remove the 3 software (so it won't try to install 3connect if you plug it into a machine)
I extracted a file sized 16.7 mb named 'Mobile Partner 16.001.06.01.500'. Do I need to delete the 3connect software from the USB dongle then copy the file to the dongle or should I run the file from my PC? |
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