Questions tagged [gsm]

GSM is an abbreviation for "Global System for Mobile Communication"

GSM is a second Generation Cellular Standard popularly known as 2G Standard. It is standardized by ETSI(European Telecommunications Standardization Institute).

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Contacting remote server and testing with ACR880 gprs card reader

I know this is not a proper way to ask on stackoverflow but please try to understand me.Thanks. Ok...i have orderd for an ACR880 card reader that supports GPRS as advised by the ACR company for use in my desired application to contact a remote…
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INitiate SMS by sending ussd request

Is there any way to initiate an SMS MO from a device from the network. Eg: Can I send a special USSD push to a device from the network so that it will SMS a specified text to a specified number from the device.
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How do mobile service providers manage airtime data?

Am just curious on how mobile service providers manage the data used to top-up airtime in your cell phone. In my region, when you want to top-up airtime on your cellphone, you buy a "scratch" card that has a unique number which you key in on to your…
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SMPP-GSM data encoding

Assume that we have an ESME which communicates with an SMSC and the SMSC with a mobile station. If the text message contains a character that needs to be escaped then the ESC (0x1B) symbol will be used. However, I take it that the ESC is a control…
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GSM packet sniffer (for Nokia s40 series) to extract telephony information

I need to extract telephony information of Nokia s40 series set via J2ME midlet: a) IMEI b) IMSI c) Memory Information(Free and Total) d) Battery Status e) Operator name f) Roaming status g) Country code h) Area code i) Signal strength But…
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Locating GSM Cell information for any android device Using AT Commands

I would like to retrieve Network information from any Android device. I know i could use it as a modem (when connected to a PC) and then call AT+KCELL which is exactly what i need - yet i have no idea how to do this while a user isn't operating (IE…
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what happens if no network on GSM modem

I have to send a message for every minute, I'm using telit GE864-GPS modem, my modem will be used in remote places, so my device will write data into GSM modem, and if the message is submitted to destination successfully, I will get a response as…
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Texting from Huawei e220 using PyGSM

I am trying to programmatically send and recieve txt messages in python, using a huawei e220 modem on vodafone. editedit: I got it to work, need to set smsc to *****. what i need to know is, what is the command to set it to this?? EG AT+???? How do…
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How does MSC forward a SMS to the mobile

What is the role of BSC and BTS in forwarding the message to the mobile..
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How to identify if an ISO7816 communication is GSM or EMV?

I have read the ISO7816, 3GPP, and EMV datasheet, but I havn't understood how to identify if the communication is GSM or EMV or anything else. The problem is that commands are different beetwin each protocol, but have sometimes the same INS (GSM…
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Is it possible to get GSM cell name? Other infos?

Does the GSM operators hold this information of the Cell Name? Is it possible to get the Cell name as we usually do with Cell ID? Is it possible to ask for the tower's GPS position with an AT command?
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corrupted images after uploading through 2G/GSM network

I built an app that take pictures and upload them to THe server, i'm using Apache commons FTP library to upload them. when i'm using wifi the images are uploaded without any issues... but when i'm using 2G mobile network to send them half of them…
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Is the CELL-ID stored in HLR database , how to get location of a Cell-Id

Is it easy to get the current LIST of mobile phone users under a particular tower(cell-id) from the Home Location Register, does the network operators or service providers have mapping of location information to a particular cell like latitude…
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Programmatically read GSM modem port number

Is there any way to read GSM modem port number programmatically using Python, when I connect mobile to Windows XP machine?
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INDOOR Location Using GSM or 2G network for windows mobile

I was wondering how can i get my indoor location using GSM mobile data or 2G network on a windows mobile device. If you could refer a Website/Application that can assist me.. Country: Lebanon Device: Motorola MC55 OS: Windows mobile 5 and 6 Any help…