Unlock code for Nighthawk M1

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schumaku wrote:

Not a Netgear problem, and nothing Netgear can do for you. The very same with Apple, Samsung, Huawai, HTC, ... or any other brand where resellers are applying SIM locks on phones, routers, ... Shouting around here does not help.

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Just to clear this up: The Apple iPhone changed the 'name of the game' when it came to SIM unlocking a cellular hardware device. It seems like almost ages ago when you'd need a deeply hidden 'SIM UNLOCK CODE' that differed based on the manufacturer and model of the device you'd be seeking carrier freedom for. So a Palm Trio vs. a Nokia may be two totally different SIM unlock codes, but nonetheless the common unifying factor was that the capability rested within the device's baseband / operating system. 

Then along comes Apple being Apple, and flips the script:

"You want to SIM UNLOCK OUR device? That's too close of a violation to rule #1 on our ten commandments, which is 'thou shall not f&%# with our hardware'.

So the actual order of events involved when SIM UNLOCKING an iphone is as follows:

1. You fight with your carrier and eventually get lucky in convincing them to allow you to unlock your particular device.
2. Your carrier adds your iPhones IMEI number (a unique identifier that identifies your device in a very overpopulated world of gadgets) to Apple's iPhone SIM UNLOCK Device Database. This database is controlled by Apple, just like they control almost every aspect of their brainchildren which has really made them who they are today. 
3. As such, every time an iPhone would be RESTORED with a freshly installed iOS firmware file, one of the very first steps that would happen behind the scenes is that iTunes would ping this master IMEI database with your device's IMEI, and if it received a response that confirmed your device's STATUS AS BEING ALLOWED TO BE UNLOCKED, you'd be shown a very friendly message in iTunes saying "congratulations, your iPhone is now unlocked", as if to say, 'great job; we screwed over your carrier together!'.
4. As the hardware and software have evolved, they've removed iTunes from the equation. Nonetheless, the same process happens directly from your iPhone to Apple's servers during its first boot after being cold loaded, which also checks to see if your iPhone was listed in a database of known stolen devices and iCloud locked devices.

I'm starting to loose my own attention to the point I was trying to make when I began blurting this out, but I must admit that it aint anything that will be considered earth groundshattering. Generally, what I am trying to say is this: Don't think for a second that it is economically fair for a carrier to lock a device that you likely paid full price for, or in my case, even more. I believe this whole carrier locking concept is the most pathetic means of operating. Really, it's sad. Imagine trying to pickup a girl in a bar, but before putting the moves on her factory locking her to you and only you no matter what. A little self-confidence goes a long way. A strong cellular carrier should be confident that customers won't want to switch carriers, because their service is impecable. It doesn't help anyone to screw your customers by making them rebuy a new piece of hardware when they've already paid for a perfectly capable device that they, the carrier, have failed to adequately provide satisfactory service to, which is why you the consumer may be back in the market with eyes on their competitor.

So childish.