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saint2ace:
I did bro, i downgraded to the 606 universal firmware; calculated my unlock code then downgraded to the 320 universal firmware before inputting the unlock code and after all said and done i still had my MTN UI intact and untouched, like i said earlier the only thing i had to do differently from unlocking a regular 606 was to boot shoot and then use the usb downloader to load the first firmware after that it was smooth sailing...... infact with one of my mifis i have tried more than 10 different Web UIs but for the other i left it intact.......... sometimes you have to sacrifice for research...lol

So, i was able to unlock the Spectranet MiFi last night. It wasn't as complicated as i had anticipated.

GLO 4G reception is very impressive, i must say. I like what Glo has done with its LTE, that is, deploying it over fiber-optic instead of cell tower. That would ensure better handling of traffic and also better service quality. And band 28 has excellent in-building penetration.

All networks have terrible reception in my flat due to how the house was built. The ground floor is a little bit underground in a way, so that hampers signal. But with Glo 4G, i get full bars everywhere in my flat.

Dam5reey:
I bought NTEL sim to test...
Did the 1k plan for 2 days

The speed was about 24mbps at Ikeja.. with 3 bars

The network is good at streaming... 1080p without buffering... Great

I did about 6GB
I noticed there network..

On getting home.. Abule Egba... I got Full bar.. unfortunately.. the speed was capped at 14.42mbps..

Though i don't know what's really going on there, but cell sites can be capped. Some service providers do that.

saint2ace:
I did bro, i downgraded to the 606 universal firmware; calculated my unlock code then downgraded to the 320 universal firmware before inputting the unlock code and after all said and done i still had my MTN UI intact and untouched, like i said earlier the only thing i had to do differently from unlocking a regular 606 was to boot shoot and then use the usb downloader to load the first firmware after that it was smooth sailing...... infact with one of my mifis i have tried more than 10 different Web UIs but for the other i left it intact.......... sometimes you have to sacrifice for research...lol

Ah, i see. I'll try it out tomorrow then.

Tolzeal:
One thing I saw about a guys's screenshot is the Only options on android app...

Can we look into that direction ? The guy gave a lead and decided to keep muted.... #SMH

If we could look into variant apks that would support modem. Maybe we might find ones that support 'Only' options for the apks since the apk is remotely connected to the web Ui

Huawei HiLink doesn't determine the functionalities you see. it's the web ui installed on the Mifi that does. Whatever is not available on the installed Web ui can't be seen in Huawei HiLink.

saint2ace:
It depends on how the unlock was conducted, my MTN webui was intact and unchanged and so was everything else, i only boot shot the board in order to enable the 3G interface in the port com and then used the usb loader as instructed in the video i posted earlier and explained in the description.

Based on my research however, it's almost impossible to get a working UI with USSD and "Only" option, infact only a UI from iran has the "Only" option, then only the universal UI ending with 983 has the USSD option, but the research continues. But as stated earlier if ur MTN UI is still intact pls don't downgrade it, it's a lovely piece to have.

I would advise you play around with ur mifi, it's kinda fun, i bet u'll enjoy the unlock process. i had to search for the boot shot video in order to stop the unnecessary exploitation of people on this thread for something we all can do ourselves. my anger being that all the tools were put out there free of charge, they didn;t develop the tools nor the process yet they're ripping people off..SMH

As for the tweezer issue; any metal with sharp edges can serve, you either use the picker in the precision tool bought or u improvise, i used one of my wife;s hairpin, i just cut the edges to an angle to get the pointed edge (abeg no tell her oh......lol).

as for the thread thingy, i think it's a great idea but for the mean time; anyone interested should just go to the page before this one for my post on the video and tutorials on how to unlock the 320 via boot shooting....

Nice one. Do you mean, you didn't downgrade the firmware and you still got it unlocked?

eraly:
Nice suggestion bro. Maybe honsule should open a thread for it and drop the link here for us.

It would be nice if he could, though.

saint2ace:
How far did it go with the webui thingy? Did u get it to work? there are 2 available updates; one has USSD but not 'Only" function, while the other has the "Only" function but not USSD. So for now the safest UI that has both is the MTN Customized UI 17.100.15.00.200

The problem now is getting specific network customized Web ui or even a Webui that supports both USSD and changing network type like 4G only option. For instance, after unlocking the MTN MiFis yesterday, I lost the MTN webui. The new Webui doesn't include USSD or the "Only" option.

By the way, I got the black Spectranet E5573s-606 today, for 25k, and came with 30gb and unlimited night browsing. Like honsule told me yesterday, Spectranet has updated to the newer firmware v21.315..... that requires boot shot method. So I'll try to do it myself, maybe tomorrow.

Now, about the boot shot method of unlocking, what do you think would best serve as a tweezer?

I'm thinking we should create a thread for the boot shot method and share ideas and also troubleshoot. What do you think? I hate it when some people try to exploit others when, in fact, these tutorials are free on YouTube.

Kudos to honsule who does it for free.

saint2ace:
For those DIY fans like myself here's the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANM1ifVgniw to unlock the MTN e5573s-320 mifi currently being sold. Just follow the instructions in the video, all the files required are in the description.

I would advise you stop at where the network unlock code is inputted and not to worry about the webui as the one by MTN seems pretty stable and gives the option to lock ur network to 4G only, 3G only or 2G only.

Just get a precision tool set and have fun afterall what can you lose. After the first one the step in pretty easy and can be done in less than 20mins.

Cheers and one love..

Nice share.

iliyande:
I stay in Maraba sharp corner. Glo is super fast here.

even on 3g I stream.

Lucky you. No network is that good at my place in Zone 2.

iliyande:
Lol..... Legal services ke I no de look for people's trouble ooo.

BTW, it was fun meeting Honsule today.

Rocking my glo 4g lte now..... All thanks to Honsule


I am loving glo more

Nice. Where do you reside and how good is the Glo 4G coverage over there?

iliyande:
Eeeh, so guy na you met me there

Hehe

LOL.. that was me oo. i thought you came for legal services sef. Didn't know you also came for the mifi unlock thingy.

honsule:
I helped to unlocked two Nairalanders mtn Mifi/ Black Spectranet Mifi today, I guess if the see this my post they can testify here too

I can testify that i met with Honsule today. he is a great guy, by the way. he unlocked two of my MTN MiFis for free. Honsule, thanks, i really appreciate it.

Mayflowa:
Agreed you don't care, but this is so wrong. No one should go through such medical examination. People should learn to speak out in the face of dehumanization.

Go and sit down joor. This is the normal practice for military and law enforcement establishments worldwide. If you can't take it, then forget it.

The Latino guy who lives in Florida made it clear that his entire family hates Trump.

Taiofil:
Is it a 1 year tenure cos the woman was made MD just last yr...

Is the news confirmed?

She was only serving in acting capacity.

gists:
Na wa o.
So even in 2016, we still have people trying to justify GEJ buffoness.
Of course he bought weapons.
The question when? How many years have passed and how many lives were lost before he suddenly realised election was coming and he needed to show that he fought BH.

I know people with short memory will criticise me that I am making it up. But to refresh your memory, here is the story as at December 12 2014:

Vanguard is a useless media outlet. It's time the government start clamping down on them for spreading falsehood.

tyoba:
I have both the Glo 4g lte and recently obtained the mtn 4g. It is a lot easier to unlock glo which has a more premium feel. Works well with mtn 4g though spectranet and swift do not work with same. I am still struggling to unlock the mtn and has no time to short circuit the board which would fault your warranty.

How is the performance of Glo LTE compared to that of MTN? I was really surprised when i was downloading at 10mb/s yesterday on MTN, given that LTE coverage isn't even that good in my house.

olurotimi1:
Has anyone used ntels Alcatel mifi, what are the bands it supports.
They stated its unlocked.

Do you know the model?

moyonze:
Do u need a new Spectranet mifi?

I also need the Huawei E5573s-606.

The truth is, even in countries like U.S, Canada, UK, no LTE wireless network offers unlimited internet anymore, in order to prevent abuse of network. In fact, only wired and WiFi networks offer unlimited.

Even Verizon, which was still offering unlimited LTE to old customers who were on the grandfathered plan, has since stopped it.

Unlimited wireless 4GLTE at the cost of #10,000/month is indeed a privilege. Customers in those advanced countries would be willing to pay more than that if they were offered unlimited 4G LTE.

I hope you guys know the difference between wireless, WiFi and wired connections.

We should learn to stop abusing such privilege just because we can. Even if you download 10tb/day, keep it to yourself, don't flaunt it. If not ntel, which other network gives you true unlimited 4G wireless connection at that price. Slow Spectranet and Smile don't even give anything close to that. So, we should learn to appreciate these things.

Agboki:
oga kul down,dey did same 2 me,bt after days of calling dey told me it was network error and leta added d 10gb 2 make it 20.

Why should he cool down? I bought two MiFis since on the 23rd of last month, and I was only given 10gb on each one. I complained to JideSM, but he didn't even reply me. I went on Twitter and complained to @MTN180. They asked for all my details, including the IMEIs of the MiFis and their corresponding numbers. I gave them all they requested for, and till today, they've not done anything about it.

Let me know if you have one for sale.

So, a man without weapon tried to kill Trump? Was he trying to strangle him with all that security presence? OP, try and develop some brain.

The same set of brainwashed followers who believe that God dictates the fees of Covenant University, are the same people who often wonder how terrorists brainwash people into committing suicide attacks. Now, tell me, what's the difference?

The same set of brainwashed followers who believe that God dictates the fees of Covenant University, are the same people who often wonder how terrorists brainwash people into committing suicide attacks. Now, tell me what's the difference?

iliyande:
MTN pulse

I guess that's why then. Mine is on the default Startpack tariff.

iliyande:
Dial *131#
Buy data
Weekly plan
1. 750(1gig for now)
Proceed

Just tried it now and I was only given 750mb + 750mb device bonus, making everything 1.5gb. What tariff is your Mifi sim on?

iliyande:
Dial *131#
Buy data
Weekly plan
1. 750(1gig for now)
Proceed

I see. Alright, let me try it out.

iliyande:
1gig for N500

I checked the list of data plans, and i didn't find the 1gb for N500 among them. Please, what's the subscription code for it?

iliyande:
1gig for N500

Alright, will try it. Thanks.

iliyande:
try and activate a data plan at least N500, the remaining 10gig will be allocated.

Note: This is from my personal experience yesterday.

Which of the data plans did you subscribe for?

iliyande:
try and activate a data plan at least N500, the remaining 10gig will be allocated.

Note: This is from my personal experience yesterday.

Fisfrank:
Ok thanks.

Did this work for you? I bought two MiFis, and only 10gb was credited to both, instead of the advertised 20gb.