Can My Dongle/Aircard Be Unlocked?

[jaideeguy]

I have a dongle[aircard].....[not sure what the correct term is for the usb thingy that has a celphone sim] and it was purchased in the philippines and locked onto thePhil network and I was wondering if it could be unlocked to be able to accept any sim card like some locked cel phones can get unlocked/open sim?? Can do?? and where would I find someone to do the job??.

[lomatopo]

In all likelihood it can be unlocked.

Can you share any details about the device? Which service provider is it locked to? What is the make/model of the device? Do you want to use this in Thailand? If so, which provider here?

Perhaps an obvious question: have you tried another SIM just to verify it is indeed locked?

Typically these are made by Huawei or ZTE, and have unique model numbers, and can be unlocked.

[thaimite]

Frequentlyt these devices are made by Huawei, and most of them can be unlocked, but as Iomatopo siad, you need to provuide more details as to the model etc.

[jaideeguy]

here's the info from their website.....http://www1.smart.com.ph/Bro/products/starter and altho it's not mentioned, it's a Huawei

[thaimite]

You need to put the dongle in the PC and run the programme, and somewheere in the aboutbox or similar you will get the product number details. Sorry I no longer have the link for the Huawei unlocker, but it is easy to find with Google

[jaideeguy]

just found what I think is the model number Huewei E153 and my intention is to be able to use it here in LOS as well as in the Phil when traveling there 3-4 times a year.

[thaimite]

just found what I think is the model number Huewei E153 and my intention is to be able to use it here in LOS as well as in the Phil when traveling there 3-4 times a year.

I have the same model and it can be unlocked see here for links

[Bpuumike]

just found what I think is the model number Huewei E153 and my intention is to be able to use it here in LOS as well as in the Phil when traveling there 3-4 times a year.

I have the same model and it was already unlocked when I bought it.

[jaideeguy]

^{Thanks for the link thaimite. I checked it out and it seems a bit over my dummie head, but at least I now know that it can be done and I'll take it into Pantip CM and see if a shop can do it for a small fee, of course.}