UssdProtcol

USSD protocol sample

This sample demonstrates the usage of the USSD protocol with GSM-capable mobile broadband adapters. USSD is typically used for account management of a mobile broadband subscription. USSD messages are specific to the mobile broadband operator and must be choosen accordingly when used in a live network.

Prerequisites

This sample accesses privileged APIs and used by mobilebroadband operators. Hence requires restricted capability to be defined in package manifest.

Remark

• Since this sample uses restricted capability, this will fail WACK for restricted namespace test.
• USSD API is not supported on Phone device.

Reference

USSD API reference

System requirements

Hardware: PC with mobilebroadband modem

Client: Windows 10

Phone: Windows 10

Build the sample

1. If you download the samples ZIP, be sure to unzip the entire archive, not just the folder with the sample you want to build.
2. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
3. Starting in the folder where you unzipped the samples, go to the Samples subfolder, then the subfolder for this specific sample, then the subfolder for your preferred language (C++, C#, or JavaScript). Double-click the Visual Studio 2015 Solution (.sln) file.
4. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.

Run the sample

The next steps depend on whether you just want to deploy the sample or you want to both deploy and run it.

Deploying the sample

• Select Build > Deploy Solution.

Deploying and running the sample

• To debug the sample and then run it, press F5 or select Debug > Start Debugging. To run the sample without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or selectDebug > Start Without Debugging.