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T-Mobile is offering New T-Mobile Network Customers Only: 30-Days of Service or 30GB of Data + T-Mobile Hotspot available for Free when you sign-up for the T-Mobile Test Drive. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member dh010447 for finding this deal.

Note: Service begins once you insert the SIM Card and is valid for 30-days of service of 30GB of Data (whichever comes first).

About this deal:Promotion details:
  • Who is eligible?
    • Non-T-Mobile customers that have not participated in the trial within the last 6 months
      • Current T-Mobile for Business, Metro by T-Mobile, Sprint customers, or customers of T-Mobile partners using the T-Mobile network are not eligible
      • Once you have participated in the Test Drive, you are not eligible to participate again for 6 months
  • Once you've signed up the T-Mobile Test Drive hotspot will be shipped to you for free and your trial will begin when you insert the SIM card into the hotspot device and activate it for the first time on the T-Mobile network.
  • After 30-days or 30GB of data, whichever comes first, you can return the device to any T-Mobile store or pass it on to a friend.
  • Additional details and the FAQ is located at the bottom of the promotional sign-up page.

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Refer to the promotion page for complete details, and the forum thread for discussion. This is a great opportunity to try out T-Mobile service at no cost. -Corwin

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Sign up for the hotspot from: https://www.t-mobile.com/offers/free-trial

Use your 30 days / 30GB free data

Unlock the hotpot:

SIM Unlock
While exploring the binary at /usr/bin/QCMAP_Web_CLIENT, I accidentally stumbled upon the logic used to SIM Unlock the device. To generate your SIM unlock code, just use the following below in any Linux or Mac Terminal.
export IMEI=YOURIMEIGOESHERE echo -n "${IMEI}simlock" | sha1sum | cut -c1-8
In the above, replace YOURIMEIGOESHERE with the IMEI number of the T9 Hotspot. Once done, you can enter the generated code into the Web UI to unlock the device for all SIM cards.

All credit for the unlocking goes to snt.sh. Would paste the direct link bur for some reason my link pasting capabilities seems to have been screwed up.
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FYI to everyone:

1) you don't need to put the sim in to unlock the device.

2) wifi password is found by pressing the power button multiple times on the device

3) to get to the settings page, just type in 192.168.0.1 in your browser

4) Goto setting page. Browser prompts for password. type "admin". Do what is needed on the landing page.

5) after following the instructions to get your unlock code, go to settings --> Sim --> and then scroll down below SIM unlock for Carrier unlock.

6). Enter that 8 digit hex code there.

Hope this helps.

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Applause
Just an FYI... T Mobile Tuesday works too with the free number/account

Also,
Verification pin would be in web UI device text message section

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Peace for the folks can't get the right unlock code, try this:

head over to: http://emn178.github.io/online-tools/sha1.html

1. copy 000000000000000simlock
and paste into the first text box
2. replace all 0's with your imei number
3. the first 8 characters on the 2nd text box is your unlock code.
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To stop updates and carrier unlock:

Do not put in SIM

Do what this guy says
https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=143500082&postcount=13
Keep "8 digit hex" code

Turn the hotspot on then press the power button until you see the password, write it down
Now go to your computer's wifi and connect to the hotspot using the password from above

Do what this guy says:
https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=143667674&postcount=537

Updates are now blocked

Type in 192.168.0.1 in your browser
Go to setting page. Browser prompts for password. type "admin"
Under Settings > Mobile Network > SIM – scroll down to Carrier Unlock

Enter that 8 digit hex code from above there.

Hotspot is now carrier unlocked
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If you don't want to bother with making these changes manually, here is a modified latest firmware with SSH enabled, OTA/rmgmt disabled, engineering pages re-enabled (V2) - https://mega.nz/folder/P0lhkSzB#A...biDPrr5ntA

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https://www.tutorialspoint.com/ex...online.php

1. go to this link above.

2. copy & paste the code below



(do not forget to replace with your IMEI#)

3. click "execute"

credit goes to https://snt.sh/
1. First use all the free data for 30 days and/or 30GB, whichever comes first. Then: Unlock the device, so you can use it with any carrier.

2. No. You should use the free 30 day/30 GB as soon as possible, using the SIM you get with the kit. Then, after that is done (30 days or 30 GB, whichever is first), you'll need to add/get a data SIM.

3. You'll need a data SIM ...... after unlocking the device you'll be able to use a data SIM from any carrier. A voice SIM will not work on any wifi hotspot device, no matter the carrier.

(The purpose of you/us doing all this is to get a free wifi hotspot device .... the purpose of T Mo giving you/us a wifi hotspot device is to test-drive their network, so it's a marketing gimmick that SDers are flipping into a freebie)

EDIT/ADD:

Another SDer commented that my #3 is not correct .... so, too be fair, here's a reprint of their Comment, with my Reply:


I've put my T Mo SIM into a T Mo puck ... nothing came through.

That SIM had a plan with data and tethering.

...... could be "Then" and not today?

That was back with my S3 ..... 4 years ago, I guess?

I'll edit my original Comment with your Comment here 👍

Thank you for writing-in Smilie
I'm a sprint customer, it told me I wasn't eligible. So I tried my Google voice number and it worked.

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caodangra
12-07-2020 at 11:52 AM.
12-07-2020 at 11:52 AM.
The link is only for non T-Mobile customers! Can you explain more specific how to generate the code and which web site we can use to put the code in? Thank
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kittensforbrains
12-07-2020 at 12:03 PM.
12-07-2020 at 12:03 PM.
I'm a sprint customer, it told me I wasn't eligible. So I tried my Google voice number and it worked.
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eclipse8129
12-07-2020 at 12:04 PM.
12-07-2020 at 12:04 PM.
What's the advantage of unlocking this for use with all SIM cards?
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Audizzz
12-07-2020 at 12:26 PM.
12-07-2020 at 12:26 PM.
I still have couple from last year. Do they still work? It says expired on 31dec2020, but when I click to activate it show me blank page?
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sofeisty
12-07-2020 at 12:31 PM.
12-07-2020 at 12:31 PM.
Quote from NukinFuts :
"Hotpot"??

.... sorry. I had to. Tooooo funny.

In for two!!!
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StephenCarboni
12-07-2020 at 12:35 PM.
12-07-2020 at 12:35 PM.
Do they not require you to send the device back?
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NE0tekk
12-07-2020 at 12:43 PM.
12-07-2020 at 12:43 PM.
So do you plug the usb device into your linux machine and run the code provided to unlock? Echoing another comment earlier, what's the advantage of using it on another carrier? Or international use?
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tonyniu
12-07-2020 at 12:45 PM.

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank tonyniu

12-07-2020 at 12:45 PM.
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/ex...online.php

1. go to this link above.

2. copy & paste the code below

Quote :
export IMEI=YOURIMEIGOESHERE
echo -n "${IMEI}simlock" | sha1sum | cut -c1-8
(do not forget to replace with your IMEI#)

3. click "execute"

credit goes to https://snt.sh/
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yrneh
12-07-2020 at 12:47 PM.
12-07-2020 at 12:47 PM.
Anyone know how quickly you get the hotspot? I would really hope for it to arrive by Friday.
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Powza
12-07-2020 at 12:50 PM.
12-07-2020 at 12:50 PM.
Quote from varsity8129 :
What's the advantage of unlocking this for use with all SIM cards?
Sell on ebay? I have 10 devices collecting dust.
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