Accepting any SIM

[merhawie]

Does the system function with any SIM given the RegExp ".*" as described in the YateBTS documentation? If so, I cannot see a visible network? Are these distinct issues?

[MBRO95]

That REGEX will allow any PROGRAMMED SIM to be authenticated on the network. It will not work with vendor SIM cards (Verizon, at&t, etc.) you have to buy programmable SIM cards and then encode them with the PySIM program included in the YateBTS interface. Additionally, the images include the working versions of all dependencies and software and updated versions WILL NOT work. Let me know if this does not clarify your issue. Best, Matthew May

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[merhawie]

To confirm - by programmed SIM you mean one not programmed by the vendor?

[MBRO95]

I mean one purchased on eBay, Amazon, etc. that explicitly states that it is writable or programmable. YOU will program it with PySIM...so you’ll also need a SIM reader/writer Best, Matthew May

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[merhawie]

Thanks - I am closing this issue - it was a non-issue

[muphenmahn]

So just a follow up,I just want to know if its possible to get the handset to register with this setup without the need to format the SIM with the reader and add it to the subscriber list. I can see the network in the list of access points but when i try to register with it, it wont let me, im assuming thats because of the SIM write/subscribe step, im trying to get around that. Just curious.

I see the above comment talking about programmable SIMs, i under stand that and have ordered some. But i wanna know if i can get my hand set, with a vender SIM, to register with the network without needing to use the write SIM function.

Im trying to do something like evilsocket did in this article,
https://www.evilsocket.net/2016/03/31/how-to-build-your-own-rogue-gsm-bts-for-fun-and-profit/

Thanks a lot,

KP

[MBRO95]

No, not possible to use vendor SIMs AT ALL. You don’t know the private keys and therefore can encrypt/decrypt or write to them. If you attempt to do so, you will almost certainly make the Vendor SIM card worthless on the first try. Security mechanism built-in basically frys SIMs trying to be tampered with at the software (chip) level. I just updated the GitHub Pages documentation site with some links that may help, including a direct link to buy the exact reader/writer we used. From: muphenmahn <notifications@github.com> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2018 7:28 PM To: MBRO95/PortableCellNetwork <PortableCellNetwork@noreply.github.com> Cc: MBRO95 <May.bro@live.com>; Comment <comment@noreply.github.com> Subject: Re: [MBRO95/PortableCellNetwork] Accepting any SIM (#3) So just a follow up,I just want to know if its possible to get the handset to register with this setup without the need to format the SIM with the reader and add it to the subscriber list. I can see the network in the list of access points but when i try to register with it, it wont let me, im assuming thats because of the SIM write/subscribe step, im trying to get around that. Just curious. Thanks a lot. I see the above comment talking about programmable SIMs, i under stand that and have ordered some. But i wanna know if i can get my hand set, with a vender SIM, to register with the network without needing to use the write SIM function. Im trying to do something like evilsocket did in this article, https://www.evilsocket.net/2016/03/31/how-to-build-your-own-rogue-gsm-bts-for-fun-and-profit/ KP — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#3 (comment)>, or mute the thread<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AIo9w-NoDPJ9MKElLbNBE1AhP36TYIwGks5t8vGOgaJpZM4QEuAK>.