+COPS set command

The set command selects a mobile network automatically or manually. The command configuration is stored to Non-volatile Memory (NVM) approximately every 48 hours and when the modem is set to minimum functionality mode with the +CFUN=0 command.

Active %XPOFWARN warning blocks the storing to NVM.

Syntax:

+COPS=<mode>[,<format>[,<oper>[,<AcT>]]]

The set command parameters and their defined values are the following:

<mode>: 0 – Automatic network selection; 1 – Manual network selection; 3 – Set <format> of +COPS read command response
<format>: 0 – Long alphanumeric <oper> format. Only for <mode> 3.; 1 – Short alphanumeric <oper> format. Only for <mode> 3.; 2 – Numeric <oper> format
<oper>: String of digits. Mobile Country Code (MCC) and Mobile Network Code (MNC) values.
<AcT>: 7 – Evolved Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN); 9 – E-UTRAN (NB-S1 mode)

For manual selection, only the numeric string format is supported and <oper> is mandatory.

The following command example selects the automatic network selection:

AT+COPS=0
OK

The following command manually selects network 24407:

AT+COPS=1,2,"24407"
OK

Set command