FTTC modem unlocking

What are the best instructions to follow on unlocking the Openreach FTTC modem?

Huawei or ECI?

Hi Robertos,

I dont get it until Wednesday morning so not sure yet. Just wanted to have a read up about it

Ta

http://huaweihg612hacking.wordpress.com/

Right-hand menu. Instructions and Unlocked Firmware Images.

If you have identified your cabinet, the modem will be the same make.

Im on cabinet {EMRPLEY}{p16}

Not sure where you identify the kit inside the cab?

thanks for the link

Look at the FTTC cabinets here http://www.robertos.me.uk/html/street_cabinets_etc.html and see which make you have, now I've realised that I'll have to check mine tomorrow.

Edit: My cabinet is an ECI 128, and I'm pretty sure all the other cabinets in our area are the same. So no modem unlocking for me yet. Mind you by the time it goes live, the guys over at Kitz may have cracked it anyway

Edited by R0NSKI (Tue 15-May-12 07:54:12)

So my FTTC cabinet looks like the following:

http://www.robertos.me.uk/html/bt_furniture_2.html

Is that an ECI or a Huawei one?

Its a Huawei one

R0NSKI I'm also connected to an ECI cab.

But I've bought a Huawei modem off eBay (~£20 delivered) and it actually syncs faster than the ECI modem.

I've got a fair bit of noise on my line, max. 62Mbps, ECI gives 47-49 IP Profile, Huawei gives 51-53 IP profile.

cheers,

Stan

Edited by TheManStan (Wed 30-May-12 15:14:11)

Its good to here it's improved things, I grabbed one off EBay on Sunday, £26 Inc p&p, one went on Saturday for £14.

Just got to hack it and wait for my cabinet to go live, others nearby went live at the weekend.