thought ya cant unlock huawei E220

[daithi]

i have one of these and have read everywhere that it cant be unlocked so why is there people selling them unlocked on ebay

eBay.ie: HUAWEI E220 USB MODEM 3G UNLOCKED, 7.2 Mbps (item 110635006121 end time 10-Feb-11 17:58:56 GMT)

eBay.ie: HUAWEI E220 USB MODEM 3G UNLOCKED, 7.2 Mbps (item 110635650096 end time 12-Feb-11 13:45:32 GMT)

usb modem e220, Computing items at low prices on eBay.ie

[Jim.Mahoney]

They can be unlocked just not by free codes!

You need it connected to the PC with a cable to unlock it!

Dc-Unlocker can do it but you need to pay for credits to use this service.

There is a free method but it involves downloading from the modem and using a hex editor... Have a look on Google! I've heard some people have ruined their modems with this method!!

[daithi]

They can be unlocked just not by free codes!

You need it connected to the PC with a cable to unlock it!

Dc-Unlocker can do it but you need to pay for credits to use this service.

There is a free method but it involves downloading from the modem and using a hex editor... Have a look on Google! I've heard some people have ruined their modems with this method!!

cheers jim was just been curious is all
ya already helped me unlock one
so wont bother unlocking the e220 i have

[Jim.Mahoney]

cheers jim was just been curious is all
ya already helped me unlock one
so wont bother unlocking the e220 i have

If you are feeling brave you can try here:

Unlock E220: Unlock Huawei E220 HSDPA Modem

If you follow everything exactly it will work! Just don't try to short cut anything!

[daithi]

If you are feeling brave you can try here:

Unlock E220: Unlock Huawei E220 HSDPA Modem

If you follow everything exactly it will work! Just don't try to short cut anything!

doesnt look to bad jim
might give it a go at the weekend
if i do il let ya no how i get

[Grizz]

Did you manage to unlock it Daithi? took me about 4 hours of hit and miss to do my old vodafone one i'm sill not quiet sure how i did it(blind with sleep) but none of the methods floating around worked for me including Jims link (thanks anyway Jim).
i think i upgraded the vodafone dashboard twice, in error first time, (you are suppose to stop it after it detects and cancel before it loads) first time i couldnt get the Read Efs file with qmat and second time i got the file but it was a 0 byte file. then i found a huawei dashboard on their site here

http://www.huaweidevice.com/tcpsdownload/downLoadCenter?category=&flay=software&fileName=20517.zip&attachmentName=20517.zip

and just chanced it, flashed the modem and installed, loaded up all the settings from my 3ireland simcard, and off she went. i definitely didnt enter any unlock code, i guess tthe mobile connect firmware overrode vodafones. if you dont mind bricking it, its worth a shot.
thats her workin in youtube in pic