SIM toolkit commands
The following SIM toolkit commands are supported unless otherwise noted.
Display text
DISPLAY TEXT, Normal priority, unpacked 8 bit data for Text String
DISPLAY TEXT, High priority, unpacked 8 bit data for Text String
DISPLAY TEXT, Packed, SMS default alphabet
DISPLAY TEXT, Clear message after delay
DISPLAY TEXT, Text string with 160 bytes
DISPLAY TEXT, Backward move in UICC session
DISPLAY TEXT, Session terminated by user
DISPLAY TEXT, No response from user
DISPLAY TEXT, Display of the extension text
DISPLAY TEXT, Sustained text, unpacked data 8 bits
DISPLAY TEXT, Sustained text, clear message after delay
DISPLAY TEXT, Sustained text, wait for user MMI to clear
DISPLAY TEXT, Variable time-out of 10 seconds
DISPLAY TEXT, UCS2 coded—Chinese characters
DISPLAY TEXT, UCS2 coded—Katakana characters
Get inkey
GET INKEY, Digits only for character set, unpacked 8 bit data for Text String
GET INKEY, Digits only for character set, SMS default Alphabet for Text String
GET INKEY, Backward move
GET INKEY, Abort
GET INKEY, SMS default alphabet for character set; unpacked 8 bit data for Text String
GET INKEY, Max length for the Text String
GET INKEY, No response from the user
GET INKEY, "Yes/No" Response for the input
GET INKEY, Help information available
GET INKEY, Variable time out of 10 seconds
GET INKEY, Text string coding in UCS2 Alphabet, successful
GET INKEY, Max length for the Text String coding in UCS2 Alphabet, successful
GET INKEY, Characters from UCS2 alphabet, successful
GET INKEY, Text string coding in UCS2 Alphabet—Chinese characters, successful
GET INKEY, Characters from UCS2 alphabet—Chinese characters, successful
GET INKEY, Text string coding in UCS2 Alphabet—Katakana characters, successful
GET INKEY, Max length for the Text String coding in UCS2 Alphabet—Katakana characters, successful
GET INKEY, Characters from UCS2 alphabet—Katakana characters, successful
Get input
GET INPUT, Digits only, SMS default alphabet, ME to echo text, ME supporting 8 bit data message
GET INPUT, Digits only, SMS default alphabet, ME to echo text, packing SMS Point-to-point required by ME
GET INPUT, Character set, SMS default alphabet, ME to echo text, ME supporting 8 bit data message
GET INPUT, Digits only, SMS default alphabet, ME to hide text, ME supporting 8 bit data Message
GET INPUT, Digits only, SMS default alphabet, ME to echo text, ME supporting 8 bit data Message, 20 digits
GET INPUT, Backwards move
GET INPUT, Abort
GET INPUT, Digits only, SMS default alphabet, ME to echo text, ME supporting 8 bit data Message, 160 digits
GET INPUT, Digits only, SMS default alphabet, ME to echo text, ME supporting 8 bit data Message, no input
GET INPUT, Null length for the text string, successful
GET INPUT, No response from the user
GET INPUT, Default text for the input, successful
GET INPUT, Default text for the input with max length, successful
GET INPUT, Text string coding in UCS2, successful
GET INPUT, Max length for the text string coding in UCS2, successful
GET INPUT, Character set from UCS2 alphabet, successful
GET INPUT, Character set from UCS2 alphabet, Max length for the input, successful
More time
MORE TIME
Play tone
PLAY TONE
PLAY TONE, Character set from UCS2 alphabet, successful
PLAY TONE, Character set from UCS2 alphabet in Chinese, successful
PLAY TONE, With UCS2 in Katakana, successful
Poll interval
POLL INTERVAL, 20 Seconds
POLL INTERVAL, POLLING OFF [Status commands are sent again after a call]
Provide local information
PROVIDE LOCAL INFORMATION, Location Information (MCC, MNC, LAC and Cell ID)
PROVIDE LOCAL INFORMATION, IMEI of the ME
PROVIDE LOCAL INFORMATION, Network Measurement Results (NMR)
PROVIDE LOCAL INFORMATION, Date, Time, Time Zone [Needs OEM NVRAM setting]
PROVIDE LOCAL INFORMATION, Language setting
PROVIDE LOCAL INFORMATION, Timing Advance
PROVIDE LOCAL INFORMATION, Access Technology
PROVIDE LOCAL INFORMATION, IMEISV [Needs OEM NVRAM setting]
\PROVIDE LOCAL INFORMATION, Search Mode information—Network search mode **Not supported*\
PROVIDE LOCAL INFORMATION, Intra-Frequency UTRAN Measurements
PROVIDE LOCAL INFORMATION, Inter-frequency UTRAN Measurements
Refresh
REFRESH, USIM Initialization
REFRESH, File Change Notification
REFRESH, USIM Initialization and File Change Notification
REFRESH, USIM Initialization and Full File Change Notification
REFRESH, UICC Reset
REFRESH, USIM Initialization after SMS-PP data download
REFRESH, USIM Application Reset
REFRESH, UICC Reset for IMSI Changing procedure
REFRESH, USIM Application Reset for IMSI Changing procedure
REFRESH, 3G Session Reset for IMSI Changing procedure
REFRESH, Reject 3G Session Reset for IMSI Changing procedure during call
REFRESH, Steering of roaming, UTRAN
REFRESH, Steering of roaming, InterRAT
Select item
SELECT ITEM, Mandatory features, successful
SELECT ITEM, Large menu, successful
SELECT ITEM, Call options, successful
SELECT ITEM, Backward move by user, successful
SELECT ITEM, "Y", successful
SELECT ITEM, Large menu, successful
SELECT ITEM, Default item, successful
SELECT ITEM, No response from user
SELECT ITEM, With UCS2 in Cyrillic characters, 0x80 UCS2 coding, successful
SELECT ITEM, With UCS2 in Cyrillic characters, 0x81 UCS2 coding, successful
SELECT ITEM, With UCS2 in Cyrillic characters, 0x82 UCS2 coding, successful
SELECT ITEM, With UCS2 in Chinese characters, successful
SELECT ITEM, With UCS2 in Katakana characters, 0x80 UCS2 coding, successful
SELECT ITEM, With UCS2—Katakana characters, 0x81 UCS2 coding, successful
SELECT ITEM, With UCS2—Katakana characters, 0x82 UCS2 coding, successful
SELECT ITEM, Next action indicator, successful
Send DTMF
SEND DTMF, with Alpha Id normal
SEND DTMF, containing alpha identifier
SEND DTMF, Mobile is not in a speech call with no Alpha Id
SEND DTMF, UCS2 text in Chinese, successful
SEND DTMF, UCS2 text in Katakana, successful
Send short message
SEND SHORT MESSAGE, Packing not required, 8 bit data
SEND SHORT MESSAGE, Packing required, 8 bit data
SEND SHORT MESSAGE, Packing required, without SMS-Center address, 8 bit data
SEND SHORT MESSAGE, Packing required, message of 160 bytes, 8 bit data
SEND SHORT MESSAGE, Packing not required, SMS default alphabet, message of 160 bytes
SEND SHORT MESSAGE, Packing not required, UCS2 (16-bit data)
SEND SHORT MESSAGE, alpha identifier 160 bytes long, SMS default alphabet, successful
SEND SHORT MESSAGE, Packing not required, alpha identifier length ‘00’, 8-bit data, successful
SEND SHORT MESSAGE, Packing not required, 8-bit data, no alpha identifier, successful
Send SS
SEND SS, call forward unconditional, all bearers, successful
SEND SS, call forward unconditional, all bearers, Return Error **Not fully verified*\*
SEND SS, call forward unconditional, all bearers, Reject
SEND SS, call forward unconditional, Large SS string
SEND SS, interrogate CLIR status, successful, alpha identifier limits
SEND SS, with Null Alpha Id (Activate Call Forwarding to international number)
SEND SS, UCS2 support
SEND SS, Call forward unconditional, all bearers, successful, UCS2 text in Chinese
SEND SS, Call forward unconditional, all bearers, successful, UCS2 text in Katakana
Send USSD
SEND USSD, 7-bit data, with Alpha ID
SEND USSD, 8-bit data, with Alpha ID
SEND USSD, UCS2 data, with Alpha ID
SEND USSD, 7-bit data, unsuccessful (Return Error)
SEND USSD, 7-bit data, unsuccessful (Reject)
SEND USSD, 7-bit data, with large Alpha ID, 256 characters
SEND USSD, 7-bit data, with no Alpha ID
SEND USSD, 7-bit data, with null Alpha ID
Set up call
SET UP CALL, call confirmed by the user and connected
SET UP CALL, call rejected by the user
SET UP CALL, putting all other calls on hold, ME busy
SET UP CALL, disconnecting all other calls, ME busy
SET UP CALL, only if not currently busy on another call, ME busy
SET UP CALL, putting all other calls on hold, call hold is not allowed
SET UP CALL, max dialing number string, no alpha identifier
SET UP CALL, 256 bytes length, long first alpha identifier
SET UP CALL, Called party sub-address
SET UP CALL, Maximum duration for the redial mechanism
Set up event list
SET UP EVENT LIST, Set Up Call Connect Event
SET UP EVENT LIST, Replace Event
SET UP EVENT LIST, Remove Event
SET UP EVENT LIST, Remove Event on ME Power Cycle
Set up menu
SET UP MENU and MENU SELECTION, without Help Request, Replace and Remove a Toolkit Menu
SET UP MENU, Large Menu with many items or with large items or with Large Alpha Identifier
SET UP MENU and MENU SELECTION, with Help Request, Replace and Remove a Toolkit Menu
SET UP MENU, next action indicator "Send SM", "Set Up Call", "Launch Browser", "Provide Local Information", successful
SET UP MENU and MENU SELECTION, without Help Request, Replace and Remove a Toolkit Menu, with UCS2 in Cyrillic Characters
SET UP MENU and MENU SELECTION, without Help Request, Replace and Remove a Toolkit Menu, with UCS2 in Chinese Characters
SET UP MENU and MENU SELECTION, without Help Request, Replace and Remove a Toolkit Menu, with UCS2 in Katakana Characters
Timer management
TIMER MANAGEMENT, Start timer 1, get the current value of the timer and deactivate the timer
TIMER MANAGEMENT, Start timer 2, get the current value of the timer and deactivate the timer
TIMER MANAGEMENT, Start timer 8, get the current value of the timer and deactivate the timer
TIMER MANAGEMENT, Try to get the current value of a timer which is not started
TIMER MANAGEMENT, Try to deactivate a timer which is not started
TIMER MANAGEMENT, Start 8 timers
Call control by USIM
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, set up call attempt by user, the USIM responds with '90 00'
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, set up call attempt by user, allowed without modification
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, set up call attempt resulting from a set up call proactive command, allowed without modification
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, set up call attempt by user, not allowed
CALL CONTROL BY USIM without ALPHA ID, set up call attempt resulting from a set up call proactive command, not allowed
CALL CONTROL BY USIM without ALPHA ID, set up call attempt by user, allowed with modifications
CALL CONTROL BY USIM without ALPHA ID, set up call attempt resulting from a set up call proactive command, allowed with modifications
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, set up call attempt by user, allowed with modifications: emergency call
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, set up call attempt by user, allowed with modifications: number in EFECC
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, set up call attempt by user to an emergency call
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, set up call through call register, the USIM responds with '90 00'
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, set up call through call register, allowed without modification
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, set up call through call register, not allowed
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, set up call through call register, allowed with modifications
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, send SS, the USIM responds with '90 00'
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, send SS, allowed without modifications
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, send SS, not allowed
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, send SS, allowed with modifications
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, set up a call NOT in EF FDN
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, set up a call in EF FDN, the USIM responds with '90 00'
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, set up a call in EF FDN, Allowed without modifications
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, set up a call in EF FDN, Not Allowed
CALL CONTROL BY USIM, set up a call in EF FDN, Allowed with modifications
MS SM control by USIM
MO SM CONTROL BY USIM, with Proactive command, Allowed, no modification
MO SM CONTROL BY USIM, with user SMS, Allowed, no modification
MO SM CONTROL BY USIM, with Proactive command, Not allowed
MO SM CONTROL BY USIM, with user SMS, Not allowed
MO SM CONTROL BY USIM, with Proactive command, Allowed with modifications
MO SM CONTROL BY USIM, with user SMS, Allowed with Modifications
Envelope timer expiration
ENVELOPE TIMER EXPIRATION, from Timer Management: pending proactive UICC command
ENVELOPE TIMER EXPIRATION, from Timer Management: UICC application toolkit busy
Event download
EVENT DOWNLOAD, Call Connected
EVENT DOWNLOAD, Call connected, ME supporting SET UP CALL
EVENT DOWNLOAD, Call Disconnected
EVENT DOWNLOAD LOCATION STATUS
EVENT DOWNLOAD MT CALL
EVENT DOWNLOAD, USER ACTIVITY
EVENT DOWNLOAD, Data available, GPRS
EVENT DOWNLOAD, Channel Status on a link dropped
\EVENT DOWNLOAD, Network Search Mode Change Event***Not supported****
Open channel
OPEN CHANNEL, immediate link establishment, GPRS, no local address, no alpha identifier, no network access name
OPEN CHANNEL, immediate link establishment, GPRS, no local address, no alpha identifier, with network access name
OPEN CHANNEL, immediate link establishment, GPRS, with alpha identifier
OPEN CHANNEL, immediate link establishment, GPRS, with null alpha identifier
OPEN CHANNEL, immediate link establishment, GPRS, command performed with modifications (buffer size)
OPEN CHANNEL, immediate link establishment, GPRS, with alpha identifier, user did not accept the proactive command
Get channel status
GET STATUS, without any BIP channel opened
GET STATUS, with a BIP channel currently opened
GET STATUS, after a link dropped
Send data
SEND DATA, immediate mode
SEND DATA, store mode
SEND DATA, 2 consecutive SEND DATA commands in store mode
SEND DATA, Store mode, Tx buffer fully used
SEND DATA, with Alpha ID, Store mode, Tx buffer fully used
SEND DATA, immediate mode with a bad channel identifier
Receive data
RECEIVE DATA, already opened channel
Close channel
CLOSE CHANNEL, successful
CLOSE CHANNEL, with an invalid channel identifier
CLOSE CHANNEL, on an already closed channel
Terminal profile
TERMINAL PROFILE, 3GPP
TERMINAL PROFILE, Microsoft Requirements
SMS–PP
SMS PP, UICC responds with "61XX" (acknowledgement)
SMS PP, More Time
SMS PP, Data coding/ Message class
SMS PP, GDC UDH
SMS PP, Concatenated SMS 8 bit reference number
SMS PP, USIM security header
BIP download
BIP UDP download, 3G, browse menu
BIP TCP download, 3G, incoming call
BIP UDP download, 2G, incoming call
\BIP Download, lost network during download **Not supported*\
SMS CB
Note The OEM must modify and enable SMS providers for cell broadcast
SMS CB, No display
\SMS CB, Display **Not supported*\
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