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I am using an Arduino Mega and an Arduino GSM shield. I am using the receive SMS example under GSM in the Arduino IDE. My GSM shield's hardware IP is set correctly.

Here is the sketch:

/* SMS receiver This sketch, for the Arduino GSM shield, waits for a SMS message and displays it through the Serial port. Circuit: * GSM shield attached to and Arduino * SIM card that can receive SMS messages created 25 Feb 2012 by Javier Zorzano / TD This example is in the public domain. http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/GSMExamplesReceiveSMS */ // include the GSM library #include <GSM.h> // PIN Number for the SIM #define PINNUMBER "" // initialize the library instances GSM gsmAccess; GSM_SMS sms; // Array to hold the number a SMS is retreived from char senderNumber[20]; void setup() { // initialize serial communications and wait for port to open: Serial.begin(9600); while (!Serial) { ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only } Serial.println("SMS Messages Receiver"); // connection state boolean notConnected = true; // Start GSM connection while (notConnected) { if (gsmAccess.begin(PINNUMBER) == GSM_READY) notConnected = false; else { Serial.println("Not connected"); delay(1000); } } Serial.println("GSM initialized"); Serial.println("Waiting for messages"); } void loop() { char c; // If there are any SMSs available() if (sms.available()) { Serial.println("Message received from:"); // Get remote number sms.remoteNumber(senderNumber, 20); Serial.println(senderNumber); // An example of message disposal // Any messages starting with # should be discarded if (sms.peek() == '#') { Serial.println("Discarded SMS"); sms.flush(); } // Read message bytes and print them while (c = sms.read()) Serial.print(c); Serial.println("\nEND OF MESSAGE"); // Delete message from modem memory sms.flush(); Serial.println("MESSAGE DELETED"); } delay(1000); } 

The issue is this line:

if (gsmAccess.begin(PINNUMBER) == GSM_READY) 

The serial monitor outputs everything until that line.

It just never gets past it, so I assume it cannot connect? The SIM has no pin code: I have tried it with my phone. The SIM has full signal strength when in my phone. I have tried my other SIM card also but the same thing happens.

This seem to be the same question, yet no answer: http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=270551.0

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  • I have the same problem. Did you fix it and if yes, how did you do? It's been a few days and still didn't find a way to fix it. Commented Feb 5, 2015 at 4:47

3 Answers 3

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You could always try setting a pin code and then retry http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/GSMToolsPinManagement

What version of the Arduino IDE are you using ? Also, are you sure you are suppying the board correctly ? "It is recommended that the board be powered with an external power supply that can provide between 700mA and 1000mA. Powering an Arduino and the GSM shield from a USB connection is not recommended, as USB cannot provide the required current for when the modem is in heavy use."

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I Have The Same Problem. But First Of All you have to set your modem Network Band according to your cellular Network Band.

GSMBand band; String newBand= "GSM_MODE_EGSM_DCS";// Your Band In My case That was band.begin(); Serial.println("Modem restarted."); String bandName = band.getBand(); // Get and print band name Serial.print("Current band:"); Serial.println(bandName); band.setBand(newBand); 

Band Help:

 GSM_MODE_EGSM ---- E-GSM(900) GSM_MODE_DCS ---- DCS(1800) GSM_MODE_PCS ---- PCS(1900) GSM_MODE_EGSM_DCS ---- E-GSM(900)+DCS(1800) ex: Europe GSM_MODE_GSM850_PCS ---- GSM(850)+PCS(1900) Ex: USA, South Am. GSM_MODE_GSM850_EGSM_DCS_PCS ---- GSM(850)+E-GSM(900)+DCS(1800)+PCS(1900) 

Then You Have To use

gsm.access.begin(); 
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I had the same problem. Then I used gsm.shutdown(); before gsm.begin(PINNUMBER). After that it goes past gsm.begin(PINNUMBER) but not always. I don't know if this is the right way to do it, but it works for me.

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