Is my mobile BB router locked?

I have a huawei 525 mobile router i bought online,so it does not belong to three.
I wanted to try EE to see if i can get a faster connection.
I bought an EE small data sim just to try out before i decide wether to stay with three or move to EE.
I have tried a few times after inserting the EE sim re-setting the router.
But it will not connect i am still getting a red light on the router.
Would three have locked my router which they should not have as it is my property.
I would appreciate any help,thanks.

Think i had to turn on data roaming or change the apn to auto, then connected on my 535

Thanks i will have a look at that.

No luck yet.

Sticking another sim in my unlocked b525 works straight away, nothing needed changing. Tried three, o2 and Vodafone.

In reply to a post by elvisarron:

I have a huawei 525 mobile router i bought online,so it does not belong to three.
I wanted to try EE to see if i can get a faster connection.
I bought an EE small data sim just to try out before i decide wether to stay with three or move to EE.
I have tried a few times after inserting the EE sim re-setting the router.
But it will not connect i am still getting a red light on the router.
Would three have locked my router which they should not have as it is my property.
I would appreciate any help,thanks.

From your later post it is clear the router is not locked. However your logic is wrong in your OP.

If I buy a phone that is locked to an ISP, then sell it to you, then it is still locked. If your 525 had been legitimately locked to or by Three then the fact that you bought it on eBay is irrelevant.

It sounds more as if your small data SIM is locked to EE routers, which might not be allowed. Or maybe to (any) phones. Also dodgy.

Does it say anything on the packet?

Edited by RobertoS (Fri 01-May-20 10:50:53)

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

It sounds more as if your small data SIM is locked to EE routers, which might not be allowed. Or maybe to (any) phones. Also dodgy.

SIMs are not locked (at least in the UK).

The problem is the router, or phone, need to be configured to the network APN (Access Point Name) before any connection works.

Android and Apple devices do this automatically for all UK SIMs. Most mobile routers / MiFi devices have an auto mode but not all. Some also have the wrong settings.

Searching the internet for the network name and APN usually reveals the right information.

Edited by jchamier (Fri 01-May-20 10:56:20)

Ah, right. Thanks. Still strange it works for three networks then but not EE. Unless the previous owner had manually made the additions.

But I just realised, it wasn't the OP tried those other networks.

Edited by RobertoS (Fri 01-May-20 11:06:19)

My unlocked B525 needed the APN settings configured for 3, when I put a vodafone sim in it changed the APN automatically, they had never been loaded. The sim seems to carry or open up a route for APN's to be downloaded and set on first connection but its erratic. So go into your APN settings and set the APN details to suit the EE contract the sim is on.

It says 1 simply insert your siminto the device & follow device setup instructions.
2 click on your browser to connect.
3 a screen will appear,complete the registration & click to go online.
But that does not happen,it brings a message up in the browser no connection& it also opens up my 3 mobile broadband configuration that i usually log into to do anything with my router.