Yes you can
Unlocking code is 99p on ebay
I have done one already so 100% sure
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNLOCK-CODE-FOR-EE-OSPREY-2-AND-OSPREY-2-MINI-4G-WiFi-Y854-Y853-Y855FAST-SERVICE-/111803398135?nav=SEARCH

I got this from Amazon on a lightning deal, great little Mifi, especially when coupled with EE's 100gb SIM offers (there's one running at the minute). Can confirm that the original 6gb lasts 90 days.

Whoa.. Good deal, picked up mine yesterday (took 4 days... Well actually 5, SAID it'd be 4) and was going to send this to a friend, but it's now too late... Doh!

These are now £19 in Currys :smiley:

Has anyone using osprey 2 mini with windows 10 laptop and experienced any issues ?

Was a bit worried at lunchtime today when came to setup yesterday's £29.99 collection that first eBay unlock a/c said something like 'suspended' [though when I just checked it looked OK again], but fortunately the other eBay search result - seller lotulinek - delivered me a working 99p code within 40 mins on a Saturday lunchtime. Just off to sort out a 100GB/m (no need for that unlock) EE SIM now...
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/free-ee-sim-for-10-get-100gb-data-for-2-months-2301962

has anyone got a problem with connecting to wifi on one of these?

Thanks.

Opened the box today and found it.

Will see how much they're selling for on ebay and go from there.

Just ran a speed test on it, 40 up and 40 down! Impressive! :innocent:

Got one yesterday, great small bit of kit. Even has the option to force use 4G only, so if you're in a fringe coverage area it will only hunt for 4G, brilliant, wish my S6 had this option!

Huawei deal is in stock. That's the better deal.

The data is just a SIM card, so you're basically just be selling the SIM card that's preloaded with 6GB of data.

Ended up buying it at yesterday's price. (The fact it had gone up today pushed me in making the purchase!!)

Someone on another thread mentioned that you could sell the 6GB data. How would one do that? (I've ordered the 100gb sim so will be using that).

While expired in sense could not place an order/reservation today at yesterday's price, reservations made yesterday for collection by close today were still valid at the price when reserved!

This must be an improvement/change in Argos' T&Cs in recent months as I recall them historically saying you had to pay the price applicable at time of collection, not reservation.

From their help...
"If I reserve an item and the price changes before I collect it, what price will I pay in store?
"You will pay the lower price if you take proof of your valid reservation and confirm to the store the lower price before paying.
"Please note if you do not inform the staff that you reserved it at the lower price, or if your reservation has expired, the price to pay would be the current selling price on the day."

Expired

That didn't last long!

Yes £49.99 now.

Amazon have price matched this.

ordered last night and picked up today for £29.99,however website appears to have put price back up to £49.99

Apologies for my ignorance.

Would this device be good for taking with you on really long car journeys??

Thanks

DEAL NOW EXPIRED !!!

Ask ee shop to pricematch Argos

Thats what I did for £20 and remember to use Quidco :wink:

Forget about the fools that are on here that have no idea what they are actually on about :wink:

maxmix

Well no because you just cancel it before it has begun as people in the thread have said. This is what I plan to do when mine arrives tomorrow. I get what you're saying, potentially you could be spending £40 on it and not £20 but it's still a lot more data than this deal.

they are very easy to unlock

just replace the simcard with not accepted network (three, o2 or Vodafone)

connect your phone / tablet or laptop by Wi-Fi network to EE osprey

open web browser and type 192.168.1.1

you will see page that will ask for Unlock code

enter the code and job done

there is also video on YouTube just search for 'EE osprey Unlock '

See post 7 here ref mains power down...
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/ee-osprey-2-mini-mobile-broadband-6gb-data-black-39-99-ebuyer-2270789

When I'm staying in Wales the walls are 2 foot thick so I need to leave the router on & plugged into the mains in the loft to get the strongest EE signal.

Amazon need to pull their finger out and price match!

Cant find anystore near me that does not get stock in for 4 more days

Might be worth verifying it powers down when charging, as it'd be logical for it not to... I'd check for you but haven't picked mine up yet!

Another disadvantage of this one vs some Huawei's is there's no sockets for external antenna but it's so cheap I'm going to give it a go.

I've a couple of phones I use as hotspots but I want something I can throw up a tree to try and get a signal in a very, very low signal area I need to work from sometimes.

So long as you have a device connected wirelessly to the Mifi box it shouldn't power down. If nothing is connected to it for 30 minutes it will power off completely and require switching it back on at the box....

it's that that I would find annoying as I need mine to replace my main router and want it on the mains full time even when nothing is connected to it. I would have to keep getting up off my lazy ass to power it up.:confused:

does anyone know if the data will be able to be used abroad

this is a nice one

Can anyone recommend a good one (cheap)? , as i reserved one but the fact that it powers down after 30 mins is putting me off.

I bought one today and mine doesn't seem to be locked unless I'm missing something. I put my old sim in from my old Huawei mifi unit and it came up with the name of it on the keep me card ,then I typed in the password and it connected as in a green tick next to it. Don't they have any lights showing to show that it's on anyone know please.

nice if you have crap 3g phone/reception :smiley:

I don't think that's a major selling point if you can do the same on your phone. It's a nice luxury though .

Depending on your lifestyle everyone should have a cheapish unlocked mifi - there's a guy called urban storms on ebay sells t mobile (can still use internet non stop after your allowance is finished) internet modems like this, or sim only, and a 6 month top up is around 27 pounds.....so after the initial purchase it's under a fiver a month for constant internet.
Might not suit everyone, but I carry mine around ( 3 years old and battery life around 4 hours) and can get internet on phones and tablets miles away from any houses if I want to do a quick ebay purchase for example - got a nokia smartphone for a tenner on cpw payg upgrade, and keep it with no sim card for internet use.......suits me and I make use of it several times a week.

Thanks... and for that reason I'm out! :wink:

Hi, it comes with micro usb cable but not the actual charger block.. It comes with 90 days 6 GB 4gee double speed. You will need to go to 192.168.1.1 to activate your package and the addon i had trouble with this... Also when i pushed the sim card into the slot it didn't click in so i used a lightning cable to click in there. So far its good.

Bought one yesterday; says 'Osprey 2 Mini from EE' on the box.

This may seem like a silly question but does it come with a charger and can you just leave it plugged in?

Also do you have any info on the range?

ROLLING CONTRACT with ID Mobile is BIG Downside!!!

guys does this product come with a charger.

I got the first gen one from eBay. Because these new ones have the annoying power saving option.
Each to their own though, it may not bother some people.

this is the way forward for broadband.. I hate paying rent for landline with no use whatsoever

Special reference to this deal on TopcashBack at 1.51% too
http://www.topcashback.co.uk/argos/

As long as you activate no later than 13th Jan on your second sim you will be alright

You don't need a PC to unlock the device. I did it from my phone. Just follow the instructions on the eBay item http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161133194303

Get 10% discount as a friend works in argos.

Can you unlock these?

£5 argos voucher, will only make it cost £24.99, how is it £22.50?

I've reserved this but am still in two minds about collecting it. :disappointed:

Do I really need it, considering I have wifi at home and 4GB data on my phone? ?
:disappointed:
The answers no but why do I still want one??
I've got a five pounds argos voucher and can get this for 22.50. Does that justify buying it...?

I assume this is definitely the Osprey Mini 2 which I understand, unlike the Mini 1, powers down after 30 minutes if no one is connected.

Good for some people, and for saving the battery, but a nuisance if you need to connect and reconnect at different times..

Do you need a PC or anything else to unlock? I tried before on an old 3G mifi but it never worked. Advice appreciated, thanks.

Owned one of these (or a similar model), its often cheaper to sell the box and buy a new one when a deal like this pops up. Got £20 on ebay for the box once id used the data up! Had one on rolling contract 20gb for around £26, box was free.

Thanks yes good for the 2/4months then will probably unlock device and look for a longer term good data plan ...if anyone knows of any please let me know

Any recommendations on plans after the 6GB has been used?

i have an osprey and just received a 100gb sim deal, do i need to activate the sim in a phone before transferring it to the osprey to use data?

Ok thanks! and sorry for making you do all that digging

confirmed by EE live chat, only items purchased online via EE.

http://shop.ee.co.uk/content/dam/ee-help/Help-PDFs/500MB%20Offer%20T%2BC%27s%20pdf.pdf

first paragrph says items purchased from EE.

I prefer to get it without a contract so you're not tied in and yes you can take it on a long car journey or abroad once it's unlocked

I cancelled this one and went for the EE Osprey, Osprey easy to unlock for 99p and don't have to go through cancelling contract etc, also the cpw one could end up costing £40 due to the 30 days cancelation notice etc no one has confirmed yet if they have only paid £20 and no further changes etc.

is this just a one off payment, not a monthly contract?

Is the 90 days from time of purchase or time of first use? Could I buy this then save it for a few months before using it?

goes nicely with the 100GB EE data SIM for £10 here:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/free-ee-sim-for-10-get-100gb-data-for-2-months-2301962

6gb is absolutely nothing for gaming and streaming. You could easily use it in a day.

​thank you Crapple....is the 6gb enough for the others though...I.e could I watch a footy match via Now TV with it??

Good deal but the device is poor it will turn off of no device is connected been using one for around a month

Hot from me.

When you are charging it does 75% led flashes all the time? When fully charged 4 leds should be solid. But from time to time flashes non stop...

Why cold? Great find op

Hot and a tidy little unit :wink:

maxmix

superb find

here's a tough question...

Does anyone know if you can get this with an EE plus free or cheaper Spotify or Deezer deal ?

are these powerful enough to run PS Vita or PS4 gaming or Now TV from???

​just asking if it is possible to use these to stream NowTV or even PlayStation gaming rather than conventional broadband??

my current ee payg data sim expires in 2 months can I activate this then?
also does this have 5ghz channels?
thanks.

The T&C don't say anything about having to buy it through the EE shop to be eligible. Also you don't have to topup £10 like with the phones, just register the data sim it comes with.

He means does the mifi have sufficient throughput to support PS4 gaming, Vita gaming or NOWTV streams.

Great deal op, many thanks.

Just seen this is eligible for the 500mb/month for 1 year deal launched today, so makes this even better. The T&C are on this page http://shop.ee.co.uk/broadband/4gee-wifi

I got this from Amazon on a lightning deal, great little Mifi, especially when coupled with EE's 100gb SIM offers (there's one running at the minute). Can confirm that the original 6gb lasts 90 days.

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