Unlock Huawei E220 Modem
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REQUIREMENTS
It is recommended to uninstall any software that has been previously installed on the computer that
we are going to use to follow the unlocking tutorial (Vodafone, Movistar, Orange, Mobile
connect, Mobile partner, etc.) as it could interfere. It is also recommended to extract
any SIM card from the modem before proceeding with the tutorial and not to insert any
until it runs out.
All the software used in this tutorial can be downloaded from
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SZE1CXBZ.
I recommend this particular collection of utilities as it is the one I have used in
my modems and I know for sure that it works.
STEP 1
Once the file 'huawei220_unlock.zip' is unzipped, we will start by installing the
Mobile Connect application found within the directory 01_Drivers_Huawei_e220_free-
MOBILE_CONNECT running AutoRun.exe.
When we have the Mobile Connect application installed, the computer will recognize us.
modem and we can proceed to the next step. You always need to have the Mobile application.
closed connection, as well as its installer (in case it launches when connecting or disconnecting the modem).
STEP 2
We are going to update the firmware of our Huawei E220 by running the updater.
'E220Update_11.117.10.00.00.B268.exe' located in the directory
02_firmware_huawei_e220. This is the simplest of the steps as it is completed
accepting the terms and clicking the next button. The update process will finish
when a message with the IMEI of our modem is displayed.
Important notes:
• This process is very delicate. It must not be interrupted under any circumstances or the
the modem could become irreversibly damaged. If performed from a laptop,
make sure it has enough charge.
• Once the firmware update is complete, the program must be run again
update, advance to the point where it shows us the current version and the
version that we are going to put (Current version and Target version) and hit cancel. This
the last point is very very IMPORTANT as it prepares our modem to be
accessed in the following step.
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STEP 3
Now we are going to access the modem to read a specific memory position that contains
the number we need to unlock the modem.
We open the program 'qmat.exe' that is located in the folder 03_qmat, we go to the menu.
Hardware Forensics, option Use Com/USB Port will open a window.
In the dropdown Serial Com Port: we will select our modem, which will be called COMX -
HUAWEI Mobile Connect - 3G PC UI Interface (COMX) where X is the port number.
Usually, if you only have one modem connected to the computer, only one will appear.
possibility. Select it.
A little further down on the right there is a button that says Send Cmd. We press it and if everything goes
Okay, a series of data will appear in the dialogue below. We will ignore them as they do not
they are necessary, but to know that everything works it is necessary for them to be shown. If they are not
showing nothing in the dialogue is that we have done something wrong during the process, so
We will have to start over from step 1.
Now that we have seen the data in the dialogue and we know that everything is going well, we are going to the
zone titled Diag Functions and in the dropdown that says Save Memory to file
we select Display NVItem. To the left of this dropdown, some changes will occur.
fields. We go to the campoItemy change 0000 to 1156 and press Let's go. If everything
it has gone well, in the dialog box we will see the following:
0x1156 - OK
01 02 32 35 38 31 32 33 31 37 00 00 F1 10 12 F4
10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
..25812317.....................................
In this example case, the number we need to note down is 25812317.
STEP 4
We open the program 04_E220_SimLock_UnLock.exe which will ask us for a number, we write
the one we signed up for in step 3 and that's it, our E220 modem will be perfectly
released for use with any card.
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EXTRA
When we connect the modem to a computer, a kind of virtual CD-ROM is created for us.
what the proprietary application of the company to which the modem belonged contains and that
it is used to connect to the Internet according to that company.
In order to connect with any company, it is advisable to replace the application that
comes from Huawei called Mobile Partner. To do this, we will run the application that
find in EXTRA_Mobile_Partner, similar to the firmware update,
It will record the Mobile Partner application in its Windows and Mac versions in the modem.
DATA OF SPANISH OPERATORS:
Movistar Orange Simyo Vodafone Yoigo
APN movistar.es internet gprs-service.com ac.vodafone.es internet
USER MOVISTAR orange (vacio) vodafone (vacio)
PASS MOVISTAR orange (vacio) vodafone (vacio)
All operators use the same access number: *99#
Sources: A lot of cakes from many manuals and tutorials in various languages, but
mainlyhttp://bandaancha.eu/topic/1642240/unlock-free-huawei-e220-modem-
vodafone-movistar-orange-yoigo.
