Mikebar, there is no need to waste pic memory space for checking the signal coverage.
The main reason is that the system will use "SMS" for answering and if signal is too poor than modem will not send the message till signal will return to an acceptable level.

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Linoko, very likely your siemens 35 use only "PDU mode" and you need "TEXT mode".

To check if your phone works in text mode, connect it to hyperteminal and Tx the following command:

AT+CMGF=1

press enter and check the answer.

If answer is "OK" then your phone works also in TEXT mode.

Al.