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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...
That's the dilemma - you don't have any good options! Yeah, OTR Mobile is planning on increasing the price. It may happen, it may not. As tenuous as the connection people have with them at this point, a price increase, especially for service as mediocre as T-Mobile has been when I've tested it while traveling, may be the straw that finishes things.
And yeah, I've BEEN to OTRs Facebook page and it's NOT pretty...
I also looked at mobilmusthave.com and thought they were ludicrously high, but if they can get away with it, that's what they'll charge.
As for dc-unlocker, yeah, a quick look at their site should raise questions for a lot of people. And taking a look at the folks who haven't been successful unlocking and are now screaming it's a scam should be another warning. I haven't tried to unlock my Nighthawk yet, but I figure any day now AT&T is going to cut it off and I'll have to try dealing with some bunch of Internet scumbags and hope I get it unlocked.
Good luck finding someplace reliable.
Sadly I think I am done with OTRMobile. Going to TMobile was a bad idea. Past month I have been disconnected every weekend, and with these netgear hotspots it is a chore to get it back on the internet (Same with ATT) but I have been disco'ed every weekend for the past month, and now the past 3 days. Got up this morning and it was out again. https://gypsywireless.com/ is ATT reseller $75 a month. They just raised their prices $10 a month as well. Sadly for me this is my only internet, but unlike some of you I "should" have gigafiber by summer, so I am just putting up with it. On Sunday the outage was TMobile themselves as my phone went out as well, it's on TMobile. My problem with OTRMobile seems to be same as most of you. They can blame this on Covid-19 all day, but not answering calls or chat on weekends, making promises of unlocks they haven't done, and now spotty service, doesn't inspire confidence. Need chat expect to wait 3 hours if you even get in the chat queue.
I gave DC-Unlocker a try, I have downloaded thier client, it cannot see the modem, either access denied from current user or not found when running under admin. There instructions are not clear at all, especially when instructing one to connect the usb connector and upload the software. Have a question in to see what they suggest.
And yes, i think i have lost the money so beware. There cost is 10 Euro for the MR1100, but one has to go thru HiPoint (something like PayPal for the EU) which wants a credit card, that costs a $10 cash equivilent + $2.00 min interest fee on tope of the $0.99 fee to euros so total cost was $20.99 without a solution.
The AT&T sim is still working, and have not have any issues with it.
Does anyone know why Netgear cannot just reset the firmware to make it unlocked/unbranded?
Robert
I believe Netgear could, but has refuses to do so. It's been requested. The idea that the company that made the device, and has the serial number can't unlock it is silly. Or that if the serial and IMEI were provided by the purchaser they couldn't generate an unlock code... Equally silly.
Same for OTR Mobile - When they got removed from AT&T and it came time to unlock all those devices they sold, they tried to pass it off to anybody else on the planet rather than accepting the responsibility.
Add your name to the growing list of people that WEREN'T successful getting your Nighthawk unlocked at DC-unlocker. You have to admit, they've got a GREAT scam going... Money's gone and no possible way to recover it. They can send you whatever they want, working or not, and you're stuck with a $250+ hockey puck that's dead on AT&T and wasn't successfully unlocked so it'll work on T-Mobile. I'd guess, though, that OTR Mobile would sell you a NEW device that DOES work on T-Mobile...
- Fwiw, I gave up on OTR. They essentially stole $120 from me, i.e. they refuse to refund my money even though I never was able to access the internet. I switched over to neverthrottled. They have been relatively responsive via email and they use ATT towers so the device doesn't have to be unlocked.
According to them, their plans are "actual" hotspot plans cmpared to other competitors. I actually believe them because the info on my nighthawk actually shows up differently than it did with OTR.
Also, fyi, it looks like you get 22 GB of data with neverthrottled and then it is deprioritized, meaning it only slows down if the tower gets congested and speeds back up once the tower frees up. So far I am just under 100 GB and haven't had a slowdown yet.Interesting... If OTR charged you for a product or service that didn't work, it seem like time for a call to the credit card company to see if the charge can be disputed.
As for "neverthrottled"... Again, interesting - this time that their name is for 22GB BEFORE YOU CAN BE THROTTLED... And "it hasn't happened yet" isn't any comfort 'cause any time they choose, they CAN for any reason they'd like. Which is pretty much the same BS Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile ALL do with their "unlimited" plans... "Why yes, your plan is unlimited. You get 15GB of data and after that we may throttle you down to 600KB."
It seems like there are quite a few of these "third parties" showing up, selling AT&T or Verizon (and maybe T-Mobile). I'm not sure if they'e reputable and legitimate or not. Many have a very simple website, often with NO phone. And no way to reach a human for help when there's a problem. I was dumb enough to THINK OTR Mobile was legitimate... Right up 'til they screwed umpteen customers by moving to an inferior network and RAISING their prices. I'm a lot more cynical now about these places that purport to provide unlimited service on AT&T or Verizon...