The local interwebs are abuzz with news on UnlockMyModem spreading fast in the local East African tech scene. The main reason for this is what UnlockMyModem promises: to unlock your Huawei modem for free. All you have to do is give them the IMEI number and follow them on Twitter and fan them on Facebook.
Their approach has response on Twitter has been pretty viral with plenty of discussions and tweets to find out how true it is and it was soon very apparent that the hack is true:
* Safaricom is the licensed provider of the modem, Yu is another mobile phone service provider.
It’s their Facebook advertising that had caused the most buzz with their fan page garnering over 800 fans and plenty of people satisfied and convinced in their service. Their tagline being “the code shall set you free” and they take the IMEI number of the modem or data card and return the requested code to the user.
The guys over at WannaBeGeek.Co.Ke did a pretty detailed post with plenty of hacks for older models of the Huawei modems such as the Huawei e220 that came out with Safaricom and Zain, and now Orange too. For the first generation, you don’t need UnlockMyModem as much, however for the latest generation of modems, which are a lot harder to crack and unlock, they are offering a solution, hence the reason they’re leveraging the service in return for your social media ‘appreciation’. They do, however, have a very clear disclaimer on their site and warn that after 10 tries the modem locks itself.
The only issue with it all may be since they have the Twitter API auto-tweeting every post made on the forum, most times including people’s names, personal email addresses and Facebook profiles without any privacy policy or warning. The idea is a great one no less, just a little more work to be done to fine tune the execution.
Speculation online has it that Safaricom is set to take some action against this. Huawei have a local office in Kenya, but no official comment has since been received from them or any other mobile phone service providers so far.
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So is it legal or illegal to unlock the modem?whoever is sure about this should answer
The only reason Kenyans especially the university students are into unlocking is because safari-com is just too expensive for any of us..and i believe the more we unlock the more their rates come down
PLS HOW CAN I UNLOCK MY MTN FASTLINK MODEM?
Pls get me unlock code for huawei e160 .imei 351596037536473
how long does it take to get the code after request submission? and wil the code be mailed to me or wil be pasted on this forum? thanx all am realy waiting to unlock the above modem .eric
Just to let you all know, Afrinnovator.com is not offering modem unlocking services we just covered the story.
Guys is the unloacking service yet here in Tanzania? Or it’s for any1 using any service providers? These guys a really kiling us here! It’s damn expensive to use these modems here! Plz answer!
Guys is the unloacking service yet here in Tanzania? Or it’s for any1 using any service providers? These guys a really kiling us here! It’s damn expensive to use these modems here! Plz answer!..
Am trying, but I cant get the place where I post my IMEI
Where is it positioned?
pliz help on how to unlock orange(kenya) modems
Unlocking modems will encourage the mobile providers to lower their rates