--- lowlevel.c	2003-10-21 10:20:50.000000000 +0200
+++ lowlevel.c.fix	2003-10-21 10:25:22.000000000 +0200
@@ -392,7 +392,14 @@
     {
       data->sms_folder = &SMSFolder;
       SMSFolder.folder_id = GN_MT_IN;
-      if ((error = gn_sm_functions (GN_OP_GetSMSFolderStatus, data, &sm)) == GN_ERR_NONE)
+      while ((error = gn_sm_functions (GN_OP_GetSMSFolderStatus, data, &sm)) == GN_ERR_NOTREADY)
+      {
+#ifdef XDEBUG
+        g_print ("Phone not ready. Retrying.\n");
+#endif
+        sleep (2);
+      }
+      if (error == GN_ERR_NONE)
       {
         if (phoneMonitor.sms.number != SMSFolder.number)
         {