How to Unlock Huawei E188 Optus Australia Modem?

Optus carrier of Australia has launched a modem, the Huawei E188. It is a 3G USB dongle. The E188 supports 21 Mbps download speed and up to 5.76 Mbps upload speed. It also comes with un-customized firmware, which means it can be unlocked with a correct SIMlock code.

When you detect your Australian Optus Huawei E188 dongle into DC unlocker software, you will get a result like the below:

DC – Unlocker 2 Client 1.00.1066
Detecting modem :
selection :
manufacturer – Huawei modems
model – Auto detect (recommended)
Found Applications port COM7
Found Diagnostics port COM6
Found modem: E188

Model: Huawei E188 (Optus Australia)
IMEI : 3539***********
Serial NR. : 6AA4CB11A1103892
Firmware: 21.045.02.00.74
Compile date / time : Aug 20 2011 10:22:39
Hardware ver. : CH3E188SM
Dashboard version : UTPS21.005.20.01.74_MAC21.005.20.01.74

Voice feature: not supported in the current firmware
SIM-Lock status: Locked (CardLock)
Wrong codes entered : 0 (unlock attempts left : 10)

How to Unlock Optus Australia Huawei E188 Modem?

1. Connect the Huawei E188 Optus modem to the computer or laptop.

2. Let it install the required drivers and software.

3. Connect to the internet and download the Optus E188 Huawei unlocker software.

4. Close the dashboard/software/connection manager of your Optus E188 modem.

5. Run the downloaded software.

6. Now, you will see your modem IMEI in the front of IMEI:

7. Now, put the correct 8-digit NCK code in the Unlock Code box and click on the OK button.

8. Now, your modem will be unlocked forever.

9. Now, you are ready to use your Huawei E188 Optus Australian modem with any other network provider SIM card.

Note: You can purchase the unlock code at the cheapest rate from here.