# \[Hilo\] How to send and receive SMS with special character?

**URL:** https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/hilo-how-to-send-and-receive-sms-with-special-character/6508
**Category:** HL Series FAQ
**Created:** [July 19, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/hilo-how-to-send-and-receive-sms-with-special-character/6508 "2013-07-19T06:39:57Z")
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#### Post date: [July 19, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/hilo-how-to-send-and-receive-sms-with-special-character/6508/1 "2013-07-19T06:39:57Z")

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Answer: I take “éè” for example.  
Please use PDU mode or TEXT (UCS2) mode to send or receive the SMS with special characters.  
For example:  
Data to send or receive in SMS: “éè” (0x00E9 0x00E8)  
SMSC:+8613800755500  
Phone number “1351066xxxx”  
Example 1(Using PDU mode to send SMS):  
AT+CMGF=0 ----Send PDU mode SMS  
OK  
AT+CMGS=17  
\> 0891683108705505F001000B813115606603F600080400E900E8  
+CMGS: 140  
OK  
Example 2(Using TEXT mode to send SMS):  
AT+CMGF=1 ----When send TEXT mode SMS  
OK  
AT+CSCS=“UCS2”  
OK  
AT+CMGS=“00310033003500310030003600360036003300300036”  
\> 00E900E8  
+CMGS: 141  
OK  
Example 3(Using PDU mode to list SMS):  
+CMTI: “SM”,1  
AT+CMGF=0  
OK  
AT+CMGL=4 ----To list in PDU mode  
+CMGL: 1,0,"",22  
0891683108705505F0040D91683115606603F6000031405111936423020502  
OK  
Example 4(Using TEXT mode to list SMS):  
+CMTI: “SM”,1  
AT+CMGF=1  
OK  
AT+CSCS=“UCS2” (Please do not use \<AT+CSCS=“IRA”\> or \<AT+CSCS=“GSM”\> to list the SMS, it’ll be wrongly transferred)  
OK  
AT+CMGL=“ALL” — To list in Text\_UCS2 mode  
+CMGL: 1,“REC READ”,“002B0038003600310033003500310030003600360036003300300036”,"",“13/04/15,11:39:46+32”,145,2  
00E900E8  
OK