Huawei E173 3G modem is a new data card launched by huawei recently and here is a list of features you would love to know about E173 and right after that you will get huawei E173 firmware, E173 Driver and Dashboard download link for free.

Universal master code calculator How to unlock your Huawei E173, E1750 or E1550 data card? Download Universal Master Code from the download link which is provided at the end of the article. Enter your 15-digit IMEI number in Huawei tab, as shown in the above screen and press Calculate for Unlock Code and Flash Code. Plug your data card with an unaccepted SIM (another than current network) to your PC. For Huawei E173, it will prompt for an unlock code, just enter the Unlock Code, you got from Universal Master Code.exe (Your Huawei E173 modem is now unlocked and can be used with any another SIM after ).

Note: Huawei E1750 and E1550 models do not prompt for unlock code, hence you have to download Huawei Modem Code Writer from the link which is provided at the end of the article and continue to step 5. Extract the Zip file and run HUAWEI_MODEM_Code_Writer.exe. Press ” Detect” and choose your modem COM port from the drop-down, then press “ Accept“.

Press “ Unlock Modem“, a pop-up window will appear asking you to enter the Unlock Code. Enter the Unlock code (which you have got from Universal Master Code) in the field provided and click “ OK“.

Click “ Unlock Modem“. Your Huawei E1750 or E1550 modem is now unlocked and can be used with any another SIM after creating a new profile. Note II: The above guide will not work in customized firmware modem, to unlock customized firmware you need to flash the modem first, then it will accept the unlock code.