UB603 and SIM300 four band GSM/GPRS modules are pin-compatible, and can be used interchangeable.

Please keep the following points in mind regarding these two modules:

1. PWR_ON key

UB603:

By default, UB603 turns on automatically, and doesn’t need to hold down PWR_ON key to turn it off. Actually, during powering on, it’s NOT okay to hold down PWR_ON key.

SIM300:

SIM300 needs to hold down PWR_ON key during powering on to turn it on.

2. AT command serial ports

Both are same.

3. Communication Band

UB603:

In North America, it’s needed to use AT+SBAND=7 to set to the right band.

SIM300:

It will automatically choose the right band. We can use AT+CBAND? to confirm.

4. Serial port setting

UB603 uses 115200, while SIM300 uses 9600.