(Note: Please do on your own risk Author of this post or blogger are not responsible for any problem causes while unlocking your usb modem)
please note that by debranding your device by the hard method you probably lose your warranty!
- First connect your modem and Install the original dashboard from your modem, because later to use your modem will require all drivers to be installed.
- Download QPST from here and install it.
- Go to Start button then go to Programs menu then go to QPST and start QPST Configuration" and select the "Ports" tab.(Plug your modem before starting QPST Configuration)
- Now click "Add New Port"
- Find the port labeled "USB/QC Diagnostic" and select it then click "OK".
(Note: If there are more than one "USB/QC Diagnostic" port showing, you must select the correct one by trying each one. If you get the wrong one the "Modem selection" in step 7 won't show the "Unknown" phone but will be empty.)
- Go to the menu and Select "Start Clients" and click "EFS EXPLORER"
- In the following dialog you should see an "Unknown" phone, which you select and then confirm with "OK".
Now QPST will read the EFS file system of your device:
- After reading QPST will show up some files. Now you must take back up the existing content of the modem, which is saved as a "ZTEMODEM.ISO". Select the "ZTEMODEM.ISO" right click on it and select "Copy File from Phone".
And select the file location where you want to save the backup and click OK.
Now the QPST software will backup ZTEMODEM.ISO to the selected folder, which may take up to 30 minutes.(Note: keep this downloaded backup version of ZTEMODEM.ISO in a safe place – you might need it one day!)
- After the backup has finished select "ZTEMODEM.ISO" right click on it and select "delete".
- After deleting old ZTEMODEM.ISO, insert this one (NEW VERSION Aug-2010) [mirror 1 - mirror 2 - mirror 3 - mirror 4 - mirror 5] by drag & drop (First extract ISO from RAR first!). It contains the "ZTE Join Air" dashboard (version 1.00.0B02, English and German including installer DPInst.exe), MWconn 5.6 and MDMA 1.0.0.30a, a monitoring tool with USSD-support. Unfortunatley it lacks MacOS-support. Backup of original ZTEMODEM.ISO: ZTEMODEM.ISO from Vodafone K3565-Z (VMC 9.4.2.14731)
- Now wait till the new ZTEMODEM.ISO has been written to your device and then close QPST EFS Explorer. If asked to reset the device click on the "Yes".
- That's it. Now your modem got the new dashboard.







why do we need unlock in zte modem?
ReplyDeleteSome ZTE modem not allow to use other operator simcard that's why.
ReplyDeleteI have use the aircel sim on vodafone k3570. But the QPST suggested on this site to download is not fit for windows 7 or cannot find the right QC diagnostic port. Please suggest me quickly how fix my modem speed up to 1.5mbps. THANK U.
ReplyDeleteI have successfully deleted ztemodem.iso and saved zte join air I downloaded. But when I reset the device, it's doesn't auto run the join air setup.exe. What should I do? I want to put the zte join air into the modem
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ReplyDeleteWhat Windows OS you are using?
@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteIf you want to unlock ZTE K3570-z then you following wrong method. Click here to know right method becaus above process is for ZTE3565 modem only.
this is working on windows 7
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ReplyDeleteNice post. I read an article here http://www.supportivehands.net/2012/12/unlock-zte-huawei-zong-micromax-vodafone-modems-phones-free.html, but the tool mentioned there uses credits and needs the credits to be purchased. Thanks again for sharing this useful post
ReplyDeleteNice article bro, thanks, I found a similar one here http://www.supportivehands.net/2012/12/unlock-zte-huawei-zong-micromax-vodafone-modems-phones-free.html which also helped me
ReplyDeleteHi there, I did all what you write here but my modem still does not work. I have ZTE MF100 and still locked. When i place SIM from other operator it says Invalid SIM. Do you have any idea what to do? Thanks
ReplyDeletethis tutorial is for ZTE-K3565 modem.
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ReplyDeleteHi, I did all above step by step. I have now instaled new dashboard. When I want to connect it says invalid SIM? What should I do? Is signal detected only after succsesful SIM card detection? Thanks
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