Is the SIM card ready?

[Yupic]

How to get a notification, that the SIM card is ready?
While the SIM isn't ready, IMSI and home network information can't be read. And the SIM won't return this information, while the PIN code isn't entered.
Any solutions are applicable, even based on the published partner API.
Or suggest how to wait for the SIM card activation, and to read information after that.
Thanks in advance.

[symbianyucca]

can't remember seeing any public API available for this function, so you'd propably need to do with workarounds, like checking the SIM with timer..

[Yupic]

can't remember seeing any public API available for this function, so you'd propably need to do with workarounds, like checking the SIM with timer..

Thanks. I thought about this, and asked to find a better solution.
Other workaround is to subscribe current network register status notification. The phone won't be registered, while the SIM isn't ready.

[Dattanand]

you can do it by using CTelephony class.
it has GetSubscriberId() function which gives the subscriber id.
do like this

CTelephony::TSubscriberIdV1Pckg iSubscriberIdV1Pckg;
CTelephony::TSubscriberIdV1 iSubscriberIdV1;
CTelephony* iTelephony;
iTelephony->GetSubscriberId(iStatus,static_cast<TDes8&>(iSubscriberIdV1Pckg));

In RunL()

RunL()
{
if(KErrNone == iStatus.Int())
{
buf.Copy(iSubscriberIdV1.iSubscriberId);
//is SIM is ready,it will give subscriber id
}
else
{
buf.Copy(something);
//copy somthing here,like string of zeroes. if SIM is not ready
}
}

write some function to return buf.
the function where you would like to know SIM status,just compare buf value,as subscriber ID would not be something like all zeroes,you can easily find out if SIM is ready or not.

[symbianyucca]

the network registration change waiting is probably better one, since you can actually wait in AO, and not do the polling with timer.

[Yupic]

you can do it by using CTelephony class.
it has GetSubscriberId() function which gives the subscriber id.
...

Unfortunately, it is unsuitable solution, because GetSubscriberId() returns a error (something like KErrNotSupported or other, I don't remember at the moment), if the SIM isn't ready.
So it may be using only for periodically querying if the SIM is ready.

[Dattanand]

look at the code,it doesnt return anything,subscriber id is stored in second parameter.

[Yupic]

look at the code,it doesnt return anything,subscriber id is stored in second parameter.

Usually asynchronously methods return errors via iStatus. If a method is OK, iStatus == KErrNone. If the method fails, iStatus.Int() contains a error code.
This case is no exception, I've tested it before posting the first thread message.

[Yupic]

I've found an another solution.
So I have access to the published partner API, I describe the solution using it.
There is the RMobilePhone::NotifySecurityEvent() method. When PIN1 is entered, it sends the EPin1Verified event.
So the solution:
1. Receive the current lock status, using RMobilePhone::GetLockInfo().
2. If the phone is locked, subscribe to security event notification, and wait for EPin1Verified.

But there are opened questions:
1. Is the SIM ready right away the notification is received?
2. Is the event sent if PIN1 request is disabled?
3. Are there other SIM lock reasons?

While answers isn't given, I'll find other solutions.

All of these may be done using the public CTelephony class. See CTelephony::GetLockInfo() and CTelephony::NotifyChange(TNotificationEvent::EPin1LockInfoChange).

[Paul.Todd]

If you look in the psvariables.h file in the partnering SDK in the shareddata API there is are various publish and subscribe variables for this.

[Dattanand]

I think this subscriber ID approach is itself wrong for your need,what u need is to check whether SIM is connected to network,even if idle SIM is present,it will retrive subscriber ID

[Yupic]

If you look in the psvariables.h file in the partnering SDK in the shareddata API there is are various publish and subscribe variables for this.

Which the partnering SDK are you using? I use SDK based on UIQ 3.1 SDK, and it doesn't contains this header.

I think this subscriber ID approach is itself wrong for your need,what u need is to check whether SIM is connected to network,even if idle SIM is present,it will retrive subscriber ID

No, if the SIM is present, its data isn't accessible, while PIN isn't entered.


But, it does not matter at all. I've found the best solutions!!!
Look at sacls.h (this file is present in UIQ 3.1 SDK).

There is RProperty with category KUidSystemCategory and key KUidSIMStatusValue (other keys see at sacls.h, this file is present in UIQ 3.1 SDK, I think, it is in others ones).
Thise property can have the following values:

enum TSASIMStatus
	{
	ESASimOk,
	ESASimNotPresent,
	ESASimRejected
	};

What I do. When the application starts, it gets the property value and subscribes to the value changes. It remained only to wait for the ESASimOk value.

I did the following test:
Switched on the phone, and refused to enter PIN. The SIM wasn't activated.
Started the application. The current property value was -19 and the RProperty::Get returned KErrNone. -19 wasn't a TSASIMStatus value, but it wasn't ESASimOk too .
Then I tried to call, PIN was requested, I entered it, and the SIM was unlocked. A few seconds later (not right away! See my question # 1 some messages above) the SIM was initialized and I received notification, that the SIM status was changed to ESASimOk.
Later I pulled out the SIM, and received ESASimNotPresent notification.

Great! All works as I need.

[Paul.Todd]

Which the partnering SDK are you using? I use SDK based on UIQ 3.1 SDK, and it doesn't contains this header.

I was rather hoping you were using S60 AS THIS IS AN S60 FORUM.