Network Locked Modems?

[SupaMonkey]

Hey guys,
So like many of you, Im pissed off at the new pricing structure. I bought the 'black ZTE668 speed stick' almost a year ago and my prepaid package will expire soon.

What I wanted to know is, are these speed stick / modems network locked or can I use the same modem on another service provider?

TIA!

 

[ajax]

Network locking was outlawed years ago already, but the providers still lock the user interface a.k.a. dashboard of the modems to their networks. The hardware is not network locked - you must load the generic dashboard for the modem to work on other networks.

 

[SupaMonkey]

Thanks
(This forum should really implement the 'thanks' button )