How can I tell if my MR1100 will take a TMobile SIM?

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How can I tell if my MR1100 will take a TMobile SIM?

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Hi,

i have an MR110 SKU 6420B. It's running AT&T branded software, with an AT&T sim currently, in the US.

I want to take this on vacation in Europe, and the coverage where I am going is T Mobile only.

Can I use a T Mobile sim in this unit, how can I check?

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Re: How can I tell if my MR1100 will take a TMobile SIM?

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There are reports that flashing the generic firmware will remove any possible carrier lock on the device. However, I would recommend submitting an unlock request via ATT and remain on the ATT firmware. It's nearly a year and a half newer than the latest generic (latest generic is from 02/2020 vs ATT from 06/2021).

Your T-mobile SIM should work fine and dandy after you've manually added in the APN settings. There are reports that you may need to perform magic on certain plans that aren't meant for data devices, I'm not sure though.
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Re: How can I tell if my MR1100 will take a TMobile SIM?

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Hi parkercs,

Thanks for the info. Since this is a company provided hotspot, I don't think it's wise for me to mess with the firmware.

Can you recommend any other options, perhaps there's another hotspot that I should purchase, or maybe even another nighthawk?

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Re: How can I tell if my MR1100 will take a TMobile SIM?

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Actually, maybe I just need to have the MR1100 unlocked from AT&T ?

How or who do I contact to do that?

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Re: How can I tell if my MR1100 will take a TMobile SIM?

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Last time I unlocked an MR1100 (purchased outright from Best Buy), I went to https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/ . Directions are pretty straightforward.
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Re: How can I tell if my MR1100 will take a TMobile SIM?

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@stefaniama
Nice hijack of this thread
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