wombat
08-11-2007, 09:43 PM
Hi all,
I have a Jaycar smartcard programmer to do the silvercarding, but before I got it, I'd ordered a neat little thing called a SIM MAX.
Now, this SIM MAX device is a neat little thing, but I'm pretty sure it can't write silvercards. I will give it a try on Monday, but until then, let's assume it can't.
Ok, so I thought I'd make a thread here for all those who brought one of these and are looking for a good use for it.
First off, you need to download a program called GSM SIM Utility 5.15. It's freely available on the web, and I've posted a link right below this block of text to where you can download it. The reason you need this, is that the CD that comes with the SIM MAX is in Chinese (which is great if you can speak Chinese), and it's one of those small discs that doesn't fit in any slot loading drive.
With the GSM Sim Utility, you don't really want to use any of the utilities they provide you unless you want to clone a sim straight up (maybe it works, but not the way I like it to), or manage a phone book, or do other general boring stuff - you want it because it contains the USB to Serial emulator you need to run it. Just install this sucker and you're on your way.
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/7/17/1273115/GSM_SIM_Utility_515.zip
Now, after installing the USB/Serial emu, you will notice that the SIM MAX reader is probably on either COM 3 or COM 4.
With this information, you can then load WoronScan or SIM Emu and they will recognise the reader. With regards to SIM Emu, because I don't have my silvercards yet at the time of writing this, I can only say that it will successfully recognise that you don't have a silvercard installed - in exactly the same series of error messages you get when you have the smartcard programmer in it's place.
With regards to WoronScan, go to the settings, and select either COM3 or COM4, and then select the 16XXX baud speed setting. It will only run at 14400, but for some reason it needs it to be set like this. With WoronScan, this device can easily extract IMSI, ICCID and KI without a problem, just like the smartcard reader/writers.
Now, if you're like me, then by this stage you're already bored with it and thinking you paid $15-20 for something that probably only really does very basic stuff without giving you any control over it. Well, surprise, there is a piece of software out there called SimEasy. Now, this is a fairly difficult piece of software to obtain these days, because the developer seems to have fallen off the planet, and his domain is completely gone now. This means that even if you can get a hold of the software, it's useless because it requires registration - which cannot be done because the developer has disappeared! It's a cache-22.
So it just so happens that I managed to find the last version he made which for some unknown reason doesn't require registration... anyway, this software is now considered legacy and there is no way to get in contact with the developer to get him to 'correct' this problem. If you can manage to get in contact with him, I do recommend that you donate the registration fee of $10 to him, as it is a fairly nice piece of software.
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/7/17/1273115/SimEasy.rar
Now, with this uber-rare piece of software in hand, along with your super budget 5000 sim max reader/writer, you can have some fun.
Let's just run over a quick 'how to clone' demo shall we.
1. Open WoronScan and obtain IMSI, ICCID and KI in the normal fashion.
2. Insert the blue SIM MAX sim which came with the device in the reader slot.
3. Open SimEasy and select 'Connect'
4. In SimEasy, select 'Magic'
5. In the field on the bottom right of the screen, select line number 1 and double click it.
6. In the box which opens up, enter IMSI, ICCID, KI and SMSC (SMSC is SMS Gateway - Just enter your SMS Gateway, minus the + symbol, as it won't accept it - for example, +61 becomes just 61 - it will appear correctly on the phone).
7. Click OK then click 'Disconnect'
8. Enjoy cloned sim
With SimEasy you can add up to 12 sim card ids in that field I mentioned, and you can individually modify the details of each line item - so you can have a Telstra registered KI with an Optus created IMSI - I have no idea why you'd do that, but you can - it's very flexible considering the 'quality' of the SIM MAX reader.
So I don't want to hear any complaining from anyone who brought a SIM MAX because they were like me and just felt like wasting $15 'just to see' if the SIM MAX would do the job with its free blue sim card. Well, I can safely say, it doesn't do the SIM Emu with the free blue sim card, but it does do other useful things for legitimate duplication - like if you want a cloned sim for a car phone like my dear old dad does.
I'll be testing the SIM MAX reader with a silversim tomorrow, as I've gotten SIM Emu to seem to speak to it alright, so be on alert ok :) Don't hold your breath though - treat this thread as a 'maximum amount of things you can possibly do with a SIM MAX writer' informational post. It's my community service annoucement ;)
-Adam
I have a Jaycar smartcard programmer to do the silvercarding, but before I got it, I'd ordered a neat little thing called a SIM MAX.
Now, this SIM MAX device is a neat little thing, but I'm pretty sure it can't write silvercards. I will give it a try on Monday, but until then, let's assume it can't.
Ok, so I thought I'd make a thread here for all those who brought one of these and are looking for a good use for it.
First off, you need to download a program called GSM SIM Utility 5.15. It's freely available on the web, and I've posted a link right below this block of text to where you can download it. The reason you need this, is that the CD that comes with the SIM MAX is in Chinese (which is great if you can speak Chinese), and it's one of those small discs that doesn't fit in any slot loading drive.
With the GSM Sim Utility, you don't really want to use any of the utilities they provide you unless you want to clone a sim straight up (maybe it works, but not the way I like it to), or manage a phone book, or do other general boring stuff - you want it because it contains the USB to Serial emulator you need to run it. Just install this sucker and you're on your way.
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/7/17/1273115/GSM_SIM_Utility_515.zip
Now, after installing the USB/Serial emu, you will notice that the SIM MAX reader is probably on either COM 3 or COM 4.
With this information, you can then load WoronScan or SIM Emu and they will recognise the reader. With regards to SIM Emu, because I don't have my silvercards yet at the time of writing this, I can only say that it will successfully recognise that you don't have a silvercard installed - in exactly the same series of error messages you get when you have the smartcard programmer in it's place.
With regards to WoronScan, go to the settings, and select either COM3 or COM4, and then select the 16XXX baud speed setting. It will only run at 14400, but for some reason it needs it to be set like this. With WoronScan, this device can easily extract IMSI, ICCID and KI without a problem, just like the smartcard reader/writers.
Now, if you're like me, then by this stage you're already bored with it and thinking you paid $15-20 for something that probably only really does very basic stuff without giving you any control over it. Well, surprise, there is a piece of software out there called SimEasy. Now, this is a fairly difficult piece of software to obtain these days, because the developer seems to have fallen off the planet, and his domain is completely gone now. This means that even if you can get a hold of the software, it's useless because it requires registration - which cannot be done because the developer has disappeared! It's a cache-22.
So it just so happens that I managed to find the last version he made which for some unknown reason doesn't require registration... anyway, this software is now considered legacy and there is no way to get in contact with the developer to get him to 'correct' this problem. If you can manage to get in contact with him, I do recommend that you donate the registration fee of $10 to him, as it is a fairly nice piece of software.
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/7/17/1273115/SimEasy.rar
Now, with this uber-rare piece of software in hand, along with your super budget 5000 sim max reader/writer, you can have some fun.
Let's just run over a quick 'how to clone' demo shall we.
1. Open WoronScan and obtain IMSI, ICCID and KI in the normal fashion.
2. Insert the blue SIM MAX sim which came with the device in the reader slot.
3. Open SimEasy and select 'Connect'
4. In SimEasy, select 'Magic'
5. In the field on the bottom right of the screen, select line number 1 and double click it.
6. In the box which opens up, enter IMSI, ICCID, KI and SMSC (SMSC is SMS Gateway - Just enter your SMS Gateway, minus the + symbol, as it won't accept it - for example, +61 becomes just 61 - it will appear correctly on the phone).
7. Click OK then click 'Disconnect'
8. Enjoy cloned sim
With SimEasy you can add up to 12 sim card ids in that field I mentioned, and you can individually modify the details of each line item - so you can have a Telstra registered KI with an Optus created IMSI - I have no idea why you'd do that, but you can - it's very flexible considering the 'quality' of the SIM MAX reader.
So I don't want to hear any complaining from anyone who brought a SIM MAX because they were like me and just felt like wasting $15 'just to see' if the SIM MAX would do the job with its free blue sim card. Well, I can safely say, it doesn't do the SIM Emu with the free blue sim card, but it does do other useful things for legitimate duplication - like if you want a cloned sim for a car phone like my dear old dad does.
I'll be testing the SIM MAX reader with a silversim tomorrow, as I've gotten SIM Emu to seem to speak to it alright, so be on alert ok :) Don't hold your breath though - treat this thread as a 'maximum amount of things you can possibly do with a SIM MAX writer' informational post. It's my community service annoucement ;)
-Adam