When controlling GSM devices using AT commands, the device can respond with either "OK" or "ERROR".

Sometimes you will receive an error and you do not know the cause of this error.
That's why most advanced GSM devices support extended errors. Instead of just displaying the "ERROR"
message, it also shows an error number. The syntax of this extended error is either "+CMS ERROR: xxx" or
"+CME ERROR: xxx".
When the error starts with "+CME ERROR", it means that the error is a device specific error code. For
instance, you are trying to read a phonebook entry before entering a pincode.
When there is a network error, for instance, when you try to send an SMS message when there is no network
coverage, you will receive an error which starts with "+CMS ERROR".
To enable these extended commands, execute the following commands, or add them to your modems init
string:

AT+CMEE=1
AT&W
Below you can find a list containing almost every error code supported by GSM devices. We try to keep this
list up to date, so please send your comments to [email protected] or post them in our forum.

CME ERROR's (GSM Equipment related codes)

Description

CME ERROR: 0

Phone failure

CME ERROR: 1

No connection to phone

CME ERROR: 2

Phone adapter link reserved

CME ERROR: 3

Operation not allowed

CME ERROR: 4

Operation not supported

CME ERROR: 5

PH_SIM PIN required

CME ERROR: 6

PH_FSIM PIN required

CME ERROR: 7

PH_FSIM PUK required

CME ERROR: 10

SIM not inserted

CME ERROR: 11

SIM PIN required

CME ERROR: 12

SIM PUK required

CME ERROR: 13

SIM failure

CME ERROR: 14

SIM busy

CME ERROR: 15

SIM wrong

Error

Description

CME ERROR: 16

Incorrect password

CME ERROR: 17

SIM PIN2 required

CME ERROR: 18

SIM PUK2 required

CME ERROR: 20

Memory full

CME ERROR: 21

Invalid index

CME ERROR: 22

Not found

CME ERROR: 23

Memory failure

CME ERROR: 24

Text string too long

CME ERROR: 25

Invalid characters in text string

CME ERROR: 26

Dial string too long

CME ERROR: 27

Invalid characters in dial string

CME ERROR: 30

No network service

CME ERROR: 31

Network timeout

CME ERROR: 32

Network not allowed, emergency calls only

CME ERROR: 40

Network personalization PIN required

CME ERROR: 41

Network personalization PUK required

CME ERROR: 42

Network subset personalization PIN required

CME ERROR: 43

Network subset personalization PUK required

CME ERROR: 44

Service provider personalization PIN required

CME ERROR: 45

Service provider personalization PUK required

CME ERROR: 46

Corporate personalization PIN required

CME ERROR: 47

Corporate personalization PUK required

CME ERROR: 48

PH-SIM PUK required

CME ERROR: 100

Unknown error

CME ERROR: 103

Illegal MS

CME ERROR: 106

Illegal ME

Error

Description

CME ERROR: 107

GPRS services not allowed

CME ERROR: 111

PLMN not allowed

CME ERROR: 112

Location area not allowed

CME ERROR: 113

Roaming not allowed in this location area

CME ERROR: 126

Operation temporary not allowed

CME ERROR: 132

Service operation not supported

CME ERROR: 133

Requested service option not subscribed

CME ERROR: 134

Service option temporary out of order

CME ERROR: 148

Unspecified GPRS error

CME ERROR: 149

PDP authentication failure

CME ERROR: 150

Invalid mobile class

CME ERROR: 256

Operation temporarily not allowed

CME ERROR: 257

Call barred

CME ERROR: 258

Phone is busy

CME ERROR: 259

User abort

CME ERROR: 260

Invalid dial string

CME ERROR: 261

SS not executed

CME ERROR: 262

SIM Blocked

CME ERROR: 263

Invalid block

CME ERROR: 772

SIM powered down

CMS ERROR's (GSM Network related codes)

Description

CMS ERROR: 1

Unassigned number

CMS ERROR: 8

Operator determined barring

CMS ERROR: 10

Call bared

CMS ERROR: 21

Short message transfer rejected

Error

Description

CMS ERROR: 27

Destination out of service

CMS ERROR: 28

Unindentified subscriber

CMS ERROR: 29

Facility rejected

CMS ERROR: 30

Unknown subscriber

CMS ERROR: 38

Network out of order

CMS ERROR: 41

Temporary failure

CMS ERROR: 42

Congestion

CMS ERROR: 47

Recources unavailable

CMS ERROR: 50

Requested facility not subscribed

CMS ERROR: 69

Requested facility not implemented

CMS ERROR: 81

Invalid short message transfer reference value

CMS ERROR: 95

Invalid message unspecified

CMS ERROR: 96

Invalid mandatory information

CMS ERROR: 97

Message type non existent or not implemented

CMS ERROR: 98

Message not compatible with short message protocol

CMS ERROR: 99

Information element non-existent or not implemente

CMS ERROR: 111

Protocol error, unspecified

CMS ERROR: 127

Internetworking , unspecified

CMS ERROR: 128

Telematic internetworking not supported

CMS ERROR: 129

Short message type 0 not supported

CMS ERROR: 130

Cannot replace short message

CMS ERROR: 143

Unspecified TP-PID error

CMS ERROR: 144

Data code scheme not supported

CMS ERROR: 145

Message class not supported

CMS ERROR: 159

Unspecified TP-DCS error

Error

Description

CMS ERROR: 160

Command cannot be actioned

CMS ERROR: 161

Command unsupported

CMS ERROR: 175

Unspecified TP-Command error

CMS ERROR: 176

TPDU not supported

CMS ERROR: 192

SC busy

CMS ERROR: 193

No SC subscription

CMS ERROR: 194

SC System failure

CMS ERROR: 195

Invalid SME address

CMS ERROR: 196

Destination SME barred

CMS ERROR: 197

SM Rejected-Duplicate SM

CMS ERROR: 198

TP-VPF not supported

CMS ERROR: 199

TP-VP not supported

CMS ERROR: 208

D0 SIM SMS Storage full

CMS ERROR: 209

No SMS Storage capability in SIM

CMS ERROR: 210

Error in MS

CMS ERROR: 211

Memory capacity exceeded

CMS ERROR: 212

Sim application toolkit busy

CMS ERROR: 213

SIM data download error

CMS ERROR: 255

Unspecified error cause

CMS ERROR: 300

ME Failure

CMS ERROR: 301

SMS service of ME reserved

CMS ERROR: 302

Operation not allowed

CMS ERROR: 303

Operation not supported

CMS ERROR: 304

Invalid PDU mode parameter

CMS ERROR: 305

Invalid Text mode parameter

CMS ERROR: 310

SIM not inserted

Error

Description

CMS ERROR: 311

SIM PIN required

CMS ERROR: 312

PH-SIM PIN required

CMS ERROR: 313

SIM failure

CMS ERROR: 314

SIM busy

CMS ERROR: 315

SIM wrong

CMS ERROR: 316

SIM PUK required

CMS ERROR: 317

SIM PIN2 required

CMS ERROR: 318

SIM PUK2 required

CMS ERROR: 320

Memory failure

CMS ERROR: 321

Invalid memory index

CMS ERROR: 322

Memory full

CMS ERROR: 330

SMSC address unknown

CMS ERROR: 331

No network service

CMS ERROR: 332

Network timeout

CMS ERROR: 340

No +CNMA expected

CMS ERROR: 500

Unknown error

CMS ERROR: 512

User abort

CMS ERROR: 513

Unable to store

CMS ERROR: 514

Invalid Status

CMS ERROR: 515

Device busy or Invalid Character in string

CMS ERROR: 516

Invalid length

CMS ERROR: 517

Invalid character in PDU

CMS ERROR: 518

Invalid parameter

CMS ERROR: 519

Invalid length or character

CMS ERROR: 520

Invalid character in text

CMS ERROR: 521

Timer expired

Error

Description

CMS ERROR: 522

Operation temporary not allowed

CMS ERROR: 532

SIM not ready

CMS ERROR: 534

Cell Broadcast error unknown

CMS ERROR: 535

Protocol stack busy

CMS ERROR: 538

Invalid parameter