Unlock BSNL 3G Modem, Use BSNL 3G Modem with other service providers

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All of the 3G modems which comes with a particular service provider will be locked to that particular service provider. This is done inorder to avoid losing of the customers to their competetors. This is a very simple technique to use BSNL 3G modem with other service providers.

BSNL 3G modem (teracom lw272/lw273)comes with software lock. ie their is a setting which tells the software not to allow any SIM other than that BSNL. This setting is nothing but a registery entry with respect to the software. This setting is available at the registery location "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Linktop3G" with the name "Engineer". By default, after installation, the value of this registry variable will be 1. With this value, software will not allow any  SIM other than BSNL. Inorder to use other 3G service providers, change the value of the variable "Engineer" to 0.

This will enable the software to accept SIM from other providers. Now for connecting to other service providers like IDEA, AIRTEL, AIRCEL, Tata DOCOMO, Vodafone etc, insert the sim, add the apn for the respective provider and click connect.

For changeing the registery entry

1) Copy paste the below listed lines on notepad and save as "UnlockBSNL.reg" and  then double click. Select yes if windows asks for permission to edit/modify registery entry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Linktop3G]
"Version"="V1"
@=""
"Engineer"=dword:00000000

OR

Download "UnlockBSNL.reg" and then double click to change the setting.


Screen shots of steps

1) Registery window showing the updated setting

2) Settings>Connection window in the software, where APN for TATA DOCOMO is added and set as default connection for connecting to internet

10 comments :

  1. lalit chordiyaApril 28, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    Thanks a lot..this BSNL 3G modem trick to use with any service provider is 100 % working for me..

    please send same ragistry trick to unlock my idea netsetter E1550 to use with any service provider.
    Following are the details of my Idea Net Setter.

    Model-E1550
    IMEI-354638046877451
    S/N-B54CA10B0807589
    Email id-crazylalit@gmail.com

    Please send the trick as soon as u get this mail.

    Thanks a lot..u r such a genius .

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  2. Kirankumar K.MJune 7, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    Thank you very much. it works fine. You need to set network selection to manual in some case.

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  3. Anmol KumarJuly 6, 2011 at 2:39 AM

    Hey thnx dude....I'm so thankful to u for this wonderful procedure u'v told me..!!! Thnx..Obliged..!!

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  4. pawan kumarJuly 18, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    thanks dude ,
    it really workkkkkkkkkkkkkssss

    i am really using tata docomo sim at bsnl dongle

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 4:38 AM

    hi thanks a lot..its really working well in any network with necessary access point...plz keep me informed if u have new tricks...its amazing work with such a simple changes...keep up..good luck..catch u in other tricks..bye..until

    mpsamynest@gmial.com

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  6. Suhas GaikwadNovember 11, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    plz help me how to do it... tell me the procedure....

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  7. Suhas GaikwadNovember 11, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    unlocked sucessfully , but cat geting the speed of 3 G....

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  8. gowriMay 18, 2013 at 2:18 PM

    i followed these steps, but getting(invalid Sim! modem will close) my modem model no:LW272

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  9. UnknownJuly 27, 2013 at 8:35 PM

    Hi i changed everything by following regedit to everything bt after that if i change the sim its displaying invalid sim auto close so plz help me

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2013 at 5:53 PM

    Oooops....trick not worked for me...."Invalid sim...modem will close" message... :(

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