How do I Unlock my Vodafone R215 4G Modem?

jikijiki on 07/05/2017 - 23:29
Last edited 07/05/2017 - 23:48 by 1 other user

I bought a Vodafone R215H(?) from mobileciti a month ago. Back then they had two versions of this particular modem, a locked and unlocked modem with the unlocked one costing ~$8 more. Being the ozbargainer that I am I opted for the Voda-locked one and now I'm wishing to switch to an Optus data plan.

So I went to the vodafone unlock site and typed in my IMEI, after doing this it asked if I bought directly from Voda or otherwise.

First attempt - I clicked No and it said to please contact my supplier for details on how to unlock.
Second - I clicked yes and it gave me the unlock code - but what do I do with it?

Wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction - is my device forever locked to Voda? If not, what do I do with this unlock code?

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  nocure on 07/05/2017 - 23:37

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  JSQUARED on 07/05/2017 - 23:51

  +3

  I believe you need to insert a non-Vodafone SIM card into your device and then you'll have the option to enter in the unlock code.

  Free SIM Cards if you don't have any spares:

  • Telstra
  • Lycamobile
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    marzbar on 08/05/2017 - 02:00

    +3

    Correct - that's exactly what I did to unlock mine. After inserting a non-Vodafone SIM card, you should be automatically redirected to an unlock page.

    OP, if you don't get automatically redirected, copy/paste this URL (http://192.168.1.1/simlock.asp) into your web browser and the unlock page should come up with an option to enter the unlock code.