# \[Hilo\] 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/6643
**Category:** Legacy HL Series
**Created:** [July 24, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/hilo-how-to-send-and-receive-sms-with-special-character/6643 "2013-07-24T15:01:05Z")
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### Author: ![contrive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@contrive](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/contrive)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/hilo-how-to-send-and-receive-sms-with-special-character/6643/1 "2013-07-24T15:01:05Z")

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Hi,

The examples you provide are very useful. Just a question: what module and firmware are you using to be able to set AT+CSCS=“UCS2” ?

With Q26CL702 and firmwarer 7.47.4 the option for at+cscs are:

at+cscs=?

+CSCS: (“GSM”,“PCCP437”,“CUSTOM”,“HEX”)

Thanks  
Best regards,

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#### Post date: [October 22, 2013, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/hilo-how-to-send-and-receive-sms-with-special-character/6643/2 "2013-10-22T10:15:32Z")

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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

Link to the FAQ : [[Hilo] How to send and receive SMS with special character?](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/hilo-how-to-send-and-receive-sms-with-special-character/6508/1)

Thanks