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[j_taylor]

Hi,

  Is there any way to check that  a device is able to send out a PIN message without sending the PIN message and checking its status? I have to cover all possible cases such as devices with WIFI and without, enterprise activated devices and not-activated and etc, devices with  radio antenna off.

Best regards.

[John_Clark]

There are a couple of ways:

1.  Open Manage Connections and click on Services Status.  This will tell you what connections are active.

2.  Open Manage Connections and click on Mobile Network Options.  Hit the menu key and select "Diagnostics Test."  This won't work over UMA, however, but will give you a good idea of the mobile connections status.

[j_taylor]

Thanks for the answer but I am looking for the way how to do it programmatically.  Is there any appropriate API to do it?

[CMY]

If they have a data plan, they should be able to send PIN messages. The easiest way would be to see if there is an email accont setup on the device. Otherwise, I do not know how to check for an active data plan.

[jonberry · Accepted solution]

I think you need BIS to send PIN messages.

If that's the case, you could use CoverageInfo to check for this.

[j_taylor]

Thansk for your answers.

But It is possible ( I was able) to send pin message without a data plan from a provider through Wifi. I am checking two values right now to verify the ability to send PIN messages:

RadioInfo.isDataServiceOperational() or (WLANInfo.getWLANState() == WLANInfo.WLAN_STATE_CONNECTED)

But I am not sure that is correct way to determine the ability to send PIN messages for all possible cases.

[j_taylor]

It looks like PIN does not work without BIS, so I will check CoverageInfo.

Thanks.

[jsmith1012]

Do I pay for PIN messages?  Do they show up on my Verizon bill?

[CMY]

They are part of your data plan. So whether you pay for them is determined by your plan.