Different responses of AT+CPMS between same modems

Hi All,

i am using a EC21-E modem in the same hardware environment with the same simchip. On both systems i run the same commands as seen below. Also the revision (EC21EFAR02A09M4G) of the modem ist the same. The only difference is the response of the URC: +CPMS:. It says that the usable storage size for messages in e.g. “SM” or "ME is 23 instead fo 255. Can sombody tell me why this can differ at that point?

Modem 1:

10:05:48.910 AT+CSMS=0
10:05:49.010 +CSMS: 1,1,1OK
10:05:49.110 AT+CGSMS=3
10:05:49.210 OK
10:05:49.310 AT+CNMI=2,1,0,0,1
10:05:49.410 OK
10:05:49.510 AT+CPBS="SM"
10:05:49.610 OK
10:05:49.710 AT+CPMS="SM"
10:05:49.810 +CPMS: 0,10,0,23,0,23OK
10:05:49.910 AT+CMGL="ALL"
10:05:50.010 OK
10:05:50.110 AT+CPMS="ME"
10:05:50.210 +CPMS: 0,23,0,23,0,23OK
10:05:50.310 AT+CMGL="ALL"
10:05:50.410 OK
10:05:50.510 AT+CPMS="ME"
10:05:50.610 +CPMS: 0,23,0,23,0,23OK
10:05:52.580 AT+COPS=0
10:05:52.610 OK
10:05:52.710 AT+QSIMSTAT?
10:05:52.810 +QSIMSTAT: 0,1OK
10:05:52.910 AT+CLIP=1
10:05:53.010 OK
10:05:53.110 AT+CMGL="ALL"
10:05:53.210 OK
10:05:53.310 AT+CLCC
10:05:53.410 +CLCC: 1,1,0,1,0,"",128OK
10:05:53.510 AT+CLIR=2
10:05:53.610 OK
10:05:53.710 AT+QDAI=1,0,0,4,0
10:05:53.810 ERROR

Modem2:

12:24:42.690 AT+CSMS=0
12:24:42.790 +CSMS: 1,1,1OK
12:24:42.890 AT+CGSMS=3
12:24:42.990 OK
12:24:43.090 AT+CNMI=2,1,0,0,1
12:24:43.190 OK
12:24:43.290 AT+CPBS="SM"
12:24:43.390 OK
12:24:43.490 AT+CPMS="SM"
12:24:43.590 +CPMS: 0,10,0,255,0,255OK
12:24:43.690 AT+CMGL="ALL"
12:24:43.790 OK
12:24:43.890 AT+CPMS="ME"
12:24:43.990 +CPMS: 0,255,0,255,0,255OK
12:24:44.090 AT+CMGL="ALL"
12:24:44.190 OK
12:24:44.290 AT+CPMS="ME"
12:24:44.390 +CPMS: 0,255,0,255,0,255OK
12:24:46.430 AT+COPS=0
12:24:46.490 OK
12:24:46.590 AT+QSIMSTAT?
12:24:46.690 +QSIMSTAT: 0,1OK
12:24:46.790 AT+CLIP=1
12:24:46.890 OK
12:24:46.990 AT+CMGL="ALL"
12:24:47.090 OK
12:24:47.190 AT+CLCC
12:24:47.290 +CLCC: 1,1,0,1,0,"",128OK
12:24:47.390 AT+CLIR=2
12:24:47.490 OK
12:24:47.590 AT+QDAI=1,0,0,4,0
12:24:47.690 OK

Thanks Everyone,
Regards
Noah

HI
The parameters represent the current number of short messages in and the total number of short messages that can be stored in . For specific parameters, please refer to the documentation.
Quectel_EC2x&EG9x&EG2x-G&EM05_Series_AT_Commands_Manual_V2.0.pdf (1.7 MB)

HI Felix,
but why then the total number of short messages that can be stored are different in the same type of modem ?