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Unlock code for Nighthawk M1
Hi, i have the Nighthawk M1 router from Ooredoo and i want to use it with other carrier. When i put other sim card other than Ooredoo it says unlock code is required. So how can i unlock it? Model:...
Again, your business and contract partner is Ooredoo (sorry for the spell checker typo above) please complain there - not here with the Netgear community.
assa2005 wrote:What actually happens is that these companies are fooling the customers by help of Netgear or otherwise. The customers should be clearly told that the device that they pay for is unusable with a different SP, and they are free to decide.
In my case, if I knew that I wouldn't take it, I had to buy it from that specific SP because it's not available in the local market anywhere else.
Neither Netgear nor Apple, Samsung, Huawai, HTC, ... are fooling customers. This is the story with branded and SIM locked devices is always the same: Providers are pre-financing mobile devices, routers, ... in fact they are giving you a credit, and you pay back the credit for the duration of the contract the SIM lock remains in place. And thier colaterals are (among the contract) the SIM lock. FMI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_lock
Sometimes a provider has the exclusive rights on a device for a certain time for a specific market. Don't know anything about Netgear <-> Ooredoo deal (support, exclusivity, ...) - I'm not Netgear. All I can help is provide you with an eye opener and information.
Just to be clear, if you purchase a locked device (any cellular device -- phone, hotspot, etc.) from a carrier or as part of a carrier agreement (through a reseller), once you have fulfilled the terms of the agreement (which could be as simple as paying for the device in full) you should be able to request and receive the unlock code from said carrier (ex Ooredoo). At least that is how it works in the United States. The laws in other countries may differ. If Ooredoo won't give an unlock code, then you may have to just return it. There are "unapproved" vendors which claim to be able to generate an unlock code for you, but caveot emptor.