October 3, 2012

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Adding Disqus Comment Box on Blogger/Blogspot Blog

  • October 3, 2012
  • Don ZikkO


  • If you are looking to add more professional looking and functional commenting system to your Blogger/Blogspot blog checkout Disqus. It is a universal commenting system that is more user friendly and very easy to manage from Disqus interface.


    Many friends said that the comments on blogger would be lost, it did't. There are ways to import old comments to Disqus.



    If you want to install the Disqus comment box, follow these steps:



    1. Go to Disqus website

    2. Click Sign Up at the top right corner

    3. Fill the blank, then click Continue





    4. Add your twitter account (optional)





    5. Click on Blogger



     6. Add Site



    7. If you have several blogs, please select the blog then Add Widget





    8. It's automatically adds widgets to your blog

    9. Open your email and confirm email, by clicking a link in an email

    10. Click your username, then Edit Profile





    11. Edit Your Profile, Avatar and others.





    New comment form has more field like we usually have on WordPress powered blogs. Comments are neatly formatted and you can subscribe to RSS feed to follow up comments. Besides, users of Disqus can directly comment on your blog using their repestive IDs for more connected approach. You can moderate comment on blog by logging into account at Disqus website. Give Blogger comment box a Disqus makeover! My Comment Form is a good example of how the Disqus comment form looks like....

    I hope this helps.

    If you have anything to say or ask, Kindly make use of the comment form below. If you also want me to post a short review of your company or product, on this blog, do not hesitate to contact me.

    Please, do not forget to SUBSCRIBE to this blog, so that you can be receiving future articles, freebies DIRECTLY into your email inbox, even when you are not online.

    CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE NOW!

    Cheers!
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    October 1, 2012

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    Guest Post - Download Torrent files with IDM(Internet Download Manager) for your PC

  • October 1, 2012
  • Don ZikkO
  • I have noticed that so many people are asking about downloading torrents using Internet Download Manager, and really it very simple. Most of the times, I get 10 times faster speed using IDM than uTorrent. Anyways, let me tell you how to download torrents using IDM for free.


    Download Torrent files with IDM(Internet Download Manager) for your PC

    • Copy the url of your torrent file, you may do it by right clicking the torrent download link and copying the link address.

    • Now, visit ZBIGZ (click here) or BITLET (click here) websites and sign up to download unlimited files at a single time.

    • Paste the url on the sites mentioned above and click GET or DOWNLOAD TORRENT.

    • You will now be directed to the torrent download webpage. Copy the download link and paste in IDM.

    • Your torrent download will start with IDM.


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    Want To Guest Post On ZikoShare?

  • Don ZikkO
  • Want to Guest Post at ZikkO's Info Blog? Here’s your chance!

    I’m looking for Guest Posts for my blog! I’ll take a leave from the blog and I am looking for a few bloggers to share amazing material with my readers. Here are the Guest Post guidelines:

    Want To Guest Post On ZikoShare

    *Content:
    • Computer Tips & Tricks.
    • Social Media.
    • Mobile Gadgets.
    • Blogging Tips & Tricks.
    * no advertisements, no sponsored posts please.

    *Please, note that there is a difference
    between guest posts and sponsored posts.
    Guest posts are generally written by other
    bloggers and sponsored posts are written by,
    or on behalf of, a company or organization to
    advertise a free or paid service. Please visit
    this page for sponsorship details. We may not accept posts written on behalf of your
    company or client except you agree it’s a sponsored post.


    Guidelines:
    • Your post must be original and not previously published either on the Web or in print.
    • You agree not to publish it anywhere else, including your own blog or Web site. You may, however, post a brief “tease” or summary on your site that links to the post.
    • You may provide up to three byline links: one for your blog or Web site, one for your bio or About page, and one for your Twitter username (optional).
    • Your post should be at least 500 words long and no more than 1200 words.
    • I will likely copyedit your post for grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. If I make substantive changes (unlikely), I will email the post back to you for your approval before posting.

    DISCLAIMER
    I understand the work that it takes to write a blog post. However, the fact that you have written a post and submitted it to me does not obligate me to publish it. The only guest posts I will publish are those that in my sole judgment add value to my readers.
    Furthermore, if I do not approve your guest post, I will not explain why I did not approve it or provide any detail. Frankly, that would take more time than I can afford.



    SUBMISSIONS
    • If your post meets the above guidelines: Please email it to me for consideration at Don.ZikkO[at]gmail.com or use the Contact Us Page.

    Note
    • Please confirm that you are willing to engage with my readers in the comments about your post. This is hugely important and a non-negotiable. My readers have come to expect this.
    • Please include the post in the body of the e-mail. DO NOT include it as an attachment. Also, please do not include HTML coding.
    • If I reject your post, you are obviously free to do whatever you want with it, including publishing it elsewhere. Also, please put your post in the body of the email rather than as an attachment.
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    Adding Facebook Share or Like Button in Blogger Templates(New Blogger Layout)

  • Don ZikkO
  • As a blogger, one of the ways of promoting your blog's content are through social media sites!
    Sites like facebook brings more traffic when properly linked in 1 way or the other to facebook...

    Adding Facebook Share/Like Button Below Post Title

    To add the Facebook Like button below post title, simply follow these steps:
      1. Login to your blogger dashboard, firstly, it is necessary that you backup your blogger template before you try editing it incase you mess up with the template.
      2. Click the Edit HTML button.
    Blogger Edit HTML Button
    1. A new window will be opened. Click on the Proceed button and start editing.
    Blogger Proceed Button
    1. Check the Expand Widget Templates option.
    2. Find <head> in your template and replace it with the following code:<head> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = &quot;//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&quot;; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, &#39;script&#39;, &#39;facebook-jssdk&#39;));</script>
    3. Now find the following code:
      <b:includable id='post' var='post'> <div class='post hentry' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <a expr:name='data:post.id'/> <b:if cond='data:post.title'> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <b:if cond='data:post.link'> <a expr:href='data:post.link'><data:post.title/></a> <b:else/> <b:if cond='data:post.url'> <b:if cond='data:blog.url != data:post.url'> <a expr:href='data:post.url'><data:post.title/></a> <b:else/> <data:post.title/> </b:if> <b:else/> <data:post.title/> </b:if> </b:if> </h3> </b:if>
      You might see multiple codes similar to the above code. However, make sure that the code you find has <b:includable id=’post’ var=’post’> in it.
      Tip: Search for <data:post.title/> and you’ll find the above code lines.
    4. Place the following code right AFTER the code in previous step:
      <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'> <div class='fb-like' data-send='false' data-show-faces='true' data-width='450'/> </b:if>
      The result should look something like this:
      <b:includable id='post' var='post'> <div class='post hentry' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <a expr:name='data:post.id'/> <b:if cond='data:post.title'> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <b:if cond='data:post.link'> <a expr:href='data:post.link'><data:post.title/></a> <b:else/> <b:if cond='data:post.url'> <b:if cond='data:blog.url != data:post.url'> <a expr:href='data:post.url'><data:post.title/></a> <b:else/> <data:post.title/> </b:if> <b:else/> <data:post.title/> </b:if> </b:if> </h3> </b:if> <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'> <div class='fb-like' data-send='false' data-show-faces='true' data-width='450'/> </b:if>
    5. Save your template and view posts on your blog, your facebook like button would appear.

    Adding Facebook Share Button Below Post Body

    To place the Facebook share button under each post, you have to follow the first 3 steps given above. Then find the code given in step 4 above. Scroll down a bit and you’ll see the following code:
     <div class='post-body entry-content' expr:id='&quot;post-body-&quot; + data:post.id' itemprop='articleBody'> <data:post.body/> <div style='clear: both;'/> <!-- clear for photos floats --> </div>
    Warning! Do not use ‘Ctrl + F’ to find the above code. You have to find the code given in step 4 and then you can find the above code by scrolling down a bit.
    After finding the above code, place the following code right AFTER it:
    <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'> <div class='fb-like' data-send='false' data-show-faces='true' data-width='450'/> </b:if>
    The result would look something like this:
     <div class='post-body entry-content' expr:id='&quot;post-body-&quot; + data:post.id' itemprop='articleBody'> <data:post.body/> <div style='clear: both;'/> <!-- clear for photos floats --> </div> <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'> <div class='fb-like' data-send='false' data-show-faces='true' data-width='450'/> </b:if>
    Now, save your template. You can now view your blog and that’s it.


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    Guest Post - Full Review/Download "X-plore"

  • Don ZikkO
  • This is a review of the file manager for smartphones known as Xplore. You can download the latest version for your Android or Symbian phone.

    Highlights for Android

    android

    • Dual-pane tree view
    • Root access (on rooted devices), also allowing changes to read-only files
    • FTP, FTPS, LAN (SMB/Samba) servers
    • Cloud storage access: Google DriveĆ¢¢, Dropbox, Box.net, SkyDrive, SugarSync, Webdav, Yandex
    • Picasa image albums
    • SQLite database explorer (files with .db extension)
    • Seamless work with Zip (as with normal folder)
    • Favorite folders displayable in root
    • Built-in viewers for images, video, audio, text
    • Hex viewer
    • Fast Image viewer with zoom and slide to previous/next images in folder
    • Thumbnails for images and video as well as for various file types (depending on associated application)
    • Ability to clear default application handlers
    • Multi-selection – always available, yet not disturbing
    • Search files in folders (also in archives or in search results)
    • View APK files as ZIP
    • Share – send files by Bluetooth, email, or whatever that device supports
    • Configurable buttons and key shortcuts
    • Hide folders that you don’t want to see
    DOWNLOAD LINKS

    X-plore for Symbian

    xplore symbian


    Features for Symbian


    • View all drives / folders / files on phone in tree view *1
    • Integrated text and image viewer
    • View file details
    • Edit file attributes (hidden, read-only, etc)
    • Rename and delete files
    • Create or edit text files
    • Create folders
    • Multi-selection
    • Copy or move files and folders
    • Send files via Bluetooth
    • Extract files from Zip, Rar, Jar archives

    • Pack files to Zip archive
    • View Word documents
    • Hardware device info
    • View processes and tasks *2
    • Built-in program updater
    • Viewing, saving files in messaging folders *3
    • Hex viewer and editor
    • Search files
    • Folder hotkeys
    • Simple audio player
    • Simple video player *3
    DOWNLOAD LINKS
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    Guest Post - 10 Free Image Hosting and Photo Sharing Websites

  • Don ZikkO
  • Today 1 am showcasing 10 Best Free Image Hosting and Photo Sharing Websites that are very helpful for anyone to upload photos. Whether you are a student, designer, developer, manager, director or home user, we collect and showcase interesting stuff for everyone.
    Some of these image hosting and photo sharing websites are not well known, but they all got really amazing features. Just have a look and see how these websites can help you.

    Free Image Hosting and Photo Sharing Websites

    1. Picasa

    Picasa is the best image hosting site ever. It provides unlimited bandwidth which none of the other image hosting sites provide. You can upload image to Picasa either via your Blogger blogs or using Google account. Picasa provides unlimited bandwidth with 1Gb of free storage space. Images uploaded to Picasa Web Albums should be no larger than 20MB. You can also edit your photos online, share with your friends and store the videos.
    Picasa - Free Image Hosting and Photo Sharing Websites

    Picasa

    2. Flickr

    Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos you take with a cameraphone. Though this site only allows 100mb/month of storage, the tagging system makes this site one of the most accurate and useful tools for finding images relevant to any search, and many of them are HD quality.
    Flickr - Free Image Hosting and Photo Sharing Websites

    Flickr

    3. Photobucket

    Photobucket is one of the older image hosting sites. This website offers image hosting, free photo sharing. You can upload your photos, and share them with friends and family.
    Photobucket - Free Image Hosting and Photo Sharing Websites

    Photobucket

    4. Free Image Hosting

    Free Image Hosting is a web hosting service running on several dedicated linux web servers. Their dedicated server bandwidth is available for this service at no charge to all visitors. Registration is not required, but creating an account lets you manage your uploads and use other extra useful features.
    Free Image Hosting - Free Image Hosting and Photo Sharing Websites

    Free Image Hosting

    5. iimmgg

    iimmgg is a free image hosting and pictures sharing website. With this you can view how many people opened your pictures and galleries and to Keep your pictures organized on galleries. You can post images on blogs, forums, message boards etc.
    iimmgg - Free Image Hosting and Photo Sharing Websites

    iimmgg

    6. imgur

    imgur is the simple image sharer. ItĆ¢s the best way to host your image, and is always completely free. Sharing your images has never been easier.
    Imgur - Free Image Hosting and Photo Sharing Websites

    imgur

    7. Tinypic

    Tinypic is a fast, simple and reliable video and image hosting site that you can use to share your experiences. There is no registration or log-in required, simply submit your picture or video. That makes it the perfect site for linking to MySpace.com, eBay, Orkut scrapbooks, message boards, forums, blogs, journals, e-mail, IM, and other websites.
    Tinypic - Free Image Hosting and Photo Sharing Websites

    Tinypic

    8. ImageShack

    Image Shack is one of the more well-known image hosting website, providing unlimited storage space and something many others do not. This website provide video uploading and storage as well. No account needed.
    ImageShack - Free Image Hosting and Photo Sharing Websites

    ImageShack

    9. Shutterfly

    Another up and coming website, Shutterfly combines many of the features of other sites. A free account gets you unlimited storage, access to an online shop for other related products, and your first fifty free prints with registration.
    Shutterfly - Free Image Hosting and Photo Sharing Websites

    Shutterfly

    10. ImgPlace

    ImgPlace offers free image hosting, free image uploading, free photo sharing, and free online galleries. Upload your images or photos and start sharing them today.
    ImgPlace - Free Image Hosting and Photo Sharing Websites

    ImgPlace

    It’s Your Turn

    Hope you liked this post. Make sure you leave a comment below and tell us which ones are your favorites!
    You are welcome if you want to share more free image hosting and photo sharing websites that are useful and our readers may like. Don’t forget to subscribe to our RSS and follow us on Twitter.
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    September 29, 2012

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    Check Your Blackberry Operating System(Os) with this easy steps

  • September 29, 2012
  • Don ZikkO
  • Something that has popped up again and again whilst helping people out with their Blackberry's is understanding what OS they have. Through experience and research, I have found the quickest way of checking your OS no matter how new, or how old your device is!

    Check Your Blackberry Operating System(Os) with this easy steps


    It's really simple! Follow the steps below. . . (Note: This method only works with devices that have a physical keyboard, scroll down for touchscreen tutorial).
    1. From the home screen of your device press and holdthese buttons in this order: ALT + SHIFT + H.
    2. A new window will appear that contains lots of information about your Blackberry.
    3. The number next to App Versiontells you what OS you have. Mine, for example says: 6.0.0.668 so in short, I have OS6.
    If you have a touchscreen only device, for example a Storm, you will most probably have OS5 or OS6. To check, follow the steps below. . .
    1. Go to options
    2. Select about
    3. The second/third line will tell you what OS you have. It will be something similar to 4.x.x.x or 5.x.x.xwhere x represents any number.
    COMING SOON:Full tutorial on how to update your OS, legally
    If you have any tutorial suggestions, or want to share tips and tricks, leave a comment below or the contact us page!


    If you have anything to say or ask, Kindly make use of the comment form below. If you also want me to post a short review of your company or product, on this blog, do not hesitate to contact me.

    Please, do not forget to SUBSCRIBE to this blog, so that you can be receiving future articles, freebies DIRECTLY into your email inbox, even when you are not online.

    CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE NOW!

    Cheers!
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    September 26, 2012

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    Add your blogger blog to yahoo

  • September 26, 2012
  • Don ZikkO
  • Yahoo Site Explorer Add My Site page

    One of the most important ways to attract traffic to your site is to ensure that your Blogger (Blogspot) blog is properly indexed by popular search engines such as Yahoo. If you want to increase your chances of having your site quickly indexed by the Yahoo search engine it pays to submit your site and your feed. In this tutorial we will be covering the process of signing up with Yahoo, authenticating your site and adding your site feed to Yahoo Site Explorer.

    Yahoo can be notoriously slow at indexing and will not necessarily include all crawled pages in its search results. For guaranteed inclusion you can opt for a paid service but if you follow the steps below you have a good chance of having your Blogger blog properly indexed relatively quickly and without any cost.

    1. Sign up for a free Yahoo Account if you don't already have one.

    2. Sign in to Yahoo Site Explorer where you will be taken to the MySites page.

    3. Submit your Blogger website by entering the URL of your blog and then clicking on the Add My Site button.

    Yahoo Site Explorer Add My Site
    4. You will now see your website address included in the site list. The 3 columns to the right contain information about feeds, actions, and status. You will notice that the status of your site will be set to new (represented by a yellow circle). Click on the link to your site or click the Explore button.

    5. You will be taken to the results page and should get a message like the one pictured below.

    Yahoo site Explorer Results Page
    6. From the menu on the left click on the Authentication

    7. You will be presented with 2 authentication options. Choose Add a META Tag from the dropdown menu then copy the code provided using Ctrl + C.

    8. In a new window of your browser login to your Blogger blog. Keep the window of Site Explorer open as we will be returning.

    9. Navigate to Layout > Edit HTML in your Blogger (Blogspot) blog

    10. When you arrive at the Template page it is a good idea to make a backup of your site's template as a precaution. Go ahead and download it your computer by clicking on the Download Template link. Remember if you inadvertently overwrite some code you may not be able to restore your template so it is worth taking an extra few moments to do this step.

    11. Once you have backed up your site locate the Head tag. It will be only a few lines of code down from the top. Now insert the copied code from Yahoo in the position suggested as shown in the picture below using the Ctrl + V command.

    Blogger Template Head Tag
    12. Once you have pasted the code into the template there is still one further action needed. You will need to add a trailing slash at the end of the new line of code to avoid getting a parse error. Once you have added the trailing slash and are certain you have placed the code in the correct position go ahead and click on the Save Template button.

    add yahoo meta tag to blogger template
    13. Return to Yahoo Site Explorer and follow the mysite link. You will see that the status of your site has been verified and is represented by a green checkmark.

    14. From the lefthand menu select Feeds. You will be taken to the feeds page where you can go ahead and add a feed for your blog by entering the URL of the feed. Notice in the example below I have set an extra parameter to handle redirection of the feed by services such as Feedburner.

    Add a Feed to Yahoo
    15. Once the feed has been accepted it takes around 24 hours before it is active. After this time and provided there are no errors Yahoo displays "processed" followed by a green tick as can be seen in the picture below.

    Yahoo Feed Confirmation
    You have now completed the steps involved in having your Blogger (Blogspot) blog crawled and indexed by Yahoo. All that is left to do is to check back periodically to see if Yahoo has indexed your pages. This process can take time so don't expect overnight results. However once Yahoo recognises your feed your pages will be regularly crawled and any updates in content indexed. The process of adding a feed and verifying your site will have gone a long way towards ensuring your site is included in Yahoo search engine results.

    Tips for Adding Blogger Blog to Yahoo Site Explorer
    Tips for Submitting Your Blogger Blog to Yahoo
    Yahoo Search Engine Optimisation for Blogspot Bloggers
    SEO For Blogger Blogs with Yahoo
    Faster indexing of your Blogger Blog by Yahoo
    How to Ensure Your Blogger Blog is Indexed by Yahoo
    Speed Up Indexing of Your Blogger Blog by Yahoo
    Yahoo Search Engine and Blogger Blogs

    In this tutorial you have learned how to submit your Blogger (Blogspot) blog to Yahoo Site Explorer by authenicating your site and adding a feed which Yahoo can use as a sitemap to improve its indexing of your pages.

    Thanks to Gtek! For the images...

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    Get Paid! Tweet via NairaTweet and earn in "Naira"

  • Don ZikkO
  • Make some money online from your tweets and get paid in Naira.
    You will tweet ads of some advertisers and get paid some commission per tweet. The more your tweets worth, the more money you make.

    Get Paid! Tweet via NairaTweet and earn in......

    After registration, you will receive an email, containing your PIN. It is this PIN you will be using to log in to NairaTweets later; this is an important stage.

    If you notice list of campaigns running on your account, you should add them.

    You can then compose your own tweets for each of the campaigns in accordance to their descriptions and the samples given.

    So, How Do I Get Paid?

    You earn for every tweet sent to your timeline. These tweets will be automatically sent to your timeline once a day for each tweet you compose. So the higher the tweets you compose the extra you earn.
    Once your account balance on NairaTweets is up to N2000 you can ask for payment via Bank Transfers which should be processed 3-5 days after you have made the request. There are also other means of redeeming your earnings when your earning is less than N2000 which include redeeming as vouchers and Recharge Cards.
    As a Tweeter: Join www.nairatweets.com here.
    As an advertiser, you can also benefit from this service by promoting your products/services at NairaTweets. It's very affordable.
    As an Advertiser, Get Started Here!

    Visit: NairaTweets to Sign UP Now!

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    September 25, 2012

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    Unlock Your Internet Usb Modems without any software

  • September 25, 2012
  • Don ZikkO
  • USB (Universal Serial Bus) modems provided by networks are locked to specific SIM (Subscriber Identity Module). This means, for instance, if you buy a modem from Telecom company A, the modems accept SIMs only from company A's network.
    There are however a number of ways to get around this and get your modem working with all SIMs, no matter what network they belong to. I am going to take you through what I think is the simplest method.

    Unlock Your Internet Usb Modems without any software
    Before I go ahead, you're probably asking yourself, is this legal? In my most humble opinion (and don't forget I am not a lawyer), these telecom companies have no business locking these modems in the first place. With the introduction of Mobile Number Portability, I think modems should be portable as well.
    As already mentioned, I am not a lawyer and my opinions and/or advice may not necessary reflect the prescriptions of the law. I have not come across any law that prevents me from teaching you how this is done.
    I have also not come across any law that says you cannot unlock your own modem. However, whether or not you will go ahead and do it is your own responsibility, and I cannot be responsible simply because I taught you how to. (You can actually go ahead and read on if you agree to the above stated terms. If you disagree and still feels like holding me responsible for doing what I taught you, in case of any legalities, please feel free to log off this page.)
    Let's begin:

    1. Every modem has an IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity). This number is unique for any specific mobile device. On modems, they are usually on their backs and usually a fifteen-digit number written thus: ‘IMEI: 123456789012345′. This is the number we are interested in. If you do not find this, it may be hidden under SIMs on the SIM beds (where you place the SIM in the modem). Remove your SIM and you may find it there.
    2. Click any of this Link:
      For Huawei Modem | For ZTE Modem
    3. Then you will see a Space for IMEI & also Security Code, Enter the Number at the Back of your Modem and Enter the Code Provided on the Website as your Security Code and then click on the Calculator Button
    4. Your code will be Provided to You e.g Unlock: 37661140 or NCK = 37661140.
    5. Grab the unlock key (copy and paste somewhere). Insert the modem into a PC (Personal Computer) and install the modem's software if it is not already installed.
    6. After installation, remove the SIM from your modem and replace with a SIM from another network. For instance, insert SIM from network A into modem from network B (It is not supposed to work as the modem is still locked. You still have to go ahead and do it anyway).
    7. Plug the modem, now with the "illegal" SIM, back into your PC. Run the modem's software, and it will open with a dialogue box requesting for the unlock key. Paste the unlock key into the field provided in the dialogue box and hit OK. (Remember you have up to 10 tries. If the key fails, check to see that you typed your IMEI correctly and repeat the process.)
    8. Your Modem is now Unlocked and you can now Use it with any Network!
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