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How to get the unlock code prompt on AT&T Nighthawk MR1100
I have a AT&T Nighthawk MR1100 through OTR Mobile. They are switching to T-Mobile based service so I had to get the unlock code and a T-Mobile post paid SIM. When I put the T-Mobile SIM in and power i...
If you can connect to T-Mobile network without entering the code, your device was unlocked.
Thanks
Yes, I wrote about this very thing and you can see my answer in Reply 10 of this same thread on that topic. In short you need to unlock the Nighthawk in order to use the SIM card they sent you and yes, that SIM card will work in your Nighthawk once you unlock it. Fortunately OTR has their own unlock service and it's only $30 for the service. I just ordered it and still waiting for the unlock code with the instructions in my email. The reason for the SIM they sent you is so that they can get your service off of AT&T and switch you to the T-Mobile service which is far more reliable and faster and that's why it's called the BLAST plan. Be patient with OTR, I can attest to the fact that their customer service has been extremely good but they have been closed like many businesses by the COVID-19 virus. I am waiting for them to call me and get me switched over. Hope all that makes sense, if not feel free to ask.
This the link on the OTR website where you will find the service listed.
Thanks. And no I have had 1 on blast for past week I think maybe a bit more. Honestly for me about the same as it was on ATT far as speeds, bit slower. I was getting max 77 Mbps down and 14 Mbps up on ATT. I am getting max 38 Mbps down 6 Mbps up on TMobile. But with understanding. I live closer to Dallas and the number they give me is for Minnisota. Ping times are around 40 ms higher then I was getting to Dallas which was usually 37 now I am at near 80ms. TMobile appears to be using ATT towers here so great on that, but the push to MN is a mistake. If you just watch TV that isn't an issue, if you play online games it is. I have had OTR since Sept. last year and your right that the CS has been great. The downside is at least when they were with AT&T was losing broadband data, and having to get in chat with them. All fine and good, unless like me it has happened the past 2 Saturdays(I have 1 still locked to AT&T). I spent a total of nearly 3 hours in chat hold today, just to get them to reset the data. Yes them going to blast and covids was the perfect storm for OTR. BTW they said they will unlock legacy customers devices for free, and the cost for the new plan lowered to $65 a month.
Thank you very much for bringing me up to speed. I've only been with OTR a few months, first on the Velocity 2, a nice little device but I have more devices than it can handle and the Nighthawk has been awesome. And I just read on their website this notice they put out that they will waive the cost of the Unlock. Thanks again for all the encouraging news and I look forward to the switch to T-Mobile. I use them as my carrier and know I will get good reception here in Arkansas, anything beats the hell outta Comcast, or as Trump calls them, CONCast, he's not shy about telling the world the truth! Very good to hear from another satisfied OTR customer, take care and Godspeed!
https://otr-mobile.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/Corona+final+final.pdf
I live South of Fayetteville and it's not horrible, but not great. personally I am using this till Ozarksgo installs fiber, rumor has it as "by summer" for my area.
BTW you can up both wifi power and connected devices by using a router connected to the nighthawk. Just make sure to go into the nighthawk and shut off DNS server so that the router assigns IP addresses. I use linksys EA6900 for around $60.