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Hi does any one know if USB modern purchased in UK can work in SA....so far all I am getting is searching network. please help...thanks
 
LilJohn said:
Hi does any one know if USB modern purchased in UK can work in SA....so far all I am getting is searching network. please help...thanks
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It will most likely be network locked. So either make sure it is unlocked before you purchase it or that you can have it unlocked in SA.

If it's one of the Huawei devices you can flash the Vodacom dash over it or better yet the generic Huawei one.
 
morkhans said:
It will most likely be network locked. So either make sure it is unlocked before you purchase it or that you can have it unlocked in SA.

If it's one of the Huawei devices you can flash the Vodacom dash over it or better yet the generic Huawei one.
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How do I know its a Huawei? :confused:
 
as long as its a wcdma modem it should be fine... what brand is it? i have a huawei i got from china and it works fine... all vodafone branded ones should work fine... if ur on vodacom then create a new connection and set the APN to internet and dial *99# with everything else blank, i think its similar for mtn, just call customer care if u hav a prob...

if u r having a problem of not being able to find signal then it must be a hardware problem, it should pick up at least gprs signals... try re-inserting the sim and search again...

hope this helps;)
 
LilJohn said:
How do I know its a Huawei? :confused:
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look on the modem itself, there are only very few brands available... if it says HUAWEI somewhere on the modem then its a huawei... otherwise it could be a ZTE or Novatel... in that case i am no longer qualified to help with my experience...
 
morkhans said:
It will most likely be network locked. So either make sure it is unlocked before you purchase it or that you can have it unlocked in SA.

If it's one of the Huawei devices you can flash the Vodacom dash over it or better yet the generic Huawei one.
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Okay just checked at the back it says:
Model: K3565
Huawei technologies
Made in china of course:D

How do I do the flashing thing?
 
is urs vodafone? caus they offer the NUC for free in a lot of cases as long as you request it... have a look at the link below...
http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?act=announce&f=18&id=50

if all fails then take it to vodacare and they should be able to flash it for u;)

or if u really wanna get it sorted out urself then google intensively, im sure ul find somethin, good luck:)
 
LilJohn said:
Okay just checked at the back it says:
Model: K3565
Huawei technologies
Made in china of course:D

How do I do the flashing thing?
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Good start

Just remember that the unlock and flash are 2 different things.
Unlock deals with the carrier lock (i.e. you can only use it with Vodafone UK SIM)
flash updates the software dashboard that installs the drivers and manages the connection to the 3G network.
 
purejimcn said:
is urs vodafone? caus they offer the NUC for free in a lot of cases as long as you request it... have a look at the link below...
http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?act=announce&f=18&id=50

if all fails then take it to vodacare and they should be able to flash it for u;)

or if u really wanna get it sorted out urself then google intensively, im sure ul find somethin, good luck:)
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Yes was purchased in the UK, I would preferably like to flash it myself if someone here can assist with links to relevant software for flashing
 
morkhans said:
Good start

Just remember that the unlock and flash are 2 different things.
Unlock deals with the carrier lock (i.e. you can only use it with Vodafone UK SIM)
flash updates the software dashboard that installs the drivers and manages the connection to the 3G network.
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so would a firmware upgrade sort out the problem then? i must say im gettin a bit confused caus it sounds like the datacard is network locked...
 
purejimcn said:
so would a firmware upgrade sort out the problem then? i must say im gettin a bit confused caus it sounds like the datacard is network locked...
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Firmware upgrade does not touch the carrier lock if it in place. It might however put one in for you if it was blank (as ginggs has found out when testing foreign firmwares :D).

There are a number of "cell shops" that offer unlock services. Check your local gumtree and the likes.

Edit: You can also try this online service: http://www.kulankendi.com/ - I have not used it myself so I can't vouch for it.
 
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Is there a way to unlock it without having to pay someone like downloading software and doing it myself?
 
Managed to update dash board but its still not picking up network?
 
LilJohn said:
Yes was purchased in the UK, I would preferably like to flash it myself if someone here can assist with links to relevant software for flashing
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Purchased from Vodafone then most likely will not work. There are other outlets that carry unlocked Vodafone modems. Even if it were unlocked, you wouldn't be able to use VMC lite unless you connect to Vodacom or use alternative software.
 
Hi

Send them a request for unlock code.

Here

Regards
VodacomData
 
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