diff --git a/board.html b/board.html
index 28eaf29..791fc01 100644
--- a/board.html
+++ b/board.html
@@ -59,11 +59,15 @@
        iosocket.emit('getLastMessages',toDisplay);
       };
 
+
   $(document).ready(function() {
       $('#check').click(function() {
 	    iosocket.emit('sendAT',toggleVal);
 	    });
+       //$('#debugOut').html(String.fromCharCode(parseInt(s, 16),parseInt("DE03",16)));
 	});
+
+
 </script>
 
   </head>
@@ -82,9 +86,11 @@
   <h3>Send an SMS with a message to <span style="color:#3399ff;">+43 681 2033 4015</span></h3>
 
   <br>
-	<div style="display:none" id="btnHolder">
+	<div style="display:none;" id="btnHolder">
     <h2>Debug functions</h2>
 	  <input type="checkbox" id="check" value="toggle"/><label for="check">Send AT</label>
 	</div>
+
+   <div id="debugOut"> </div>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/db.json b/db.json
index 4019e55..f774f1d 100644
--- a/db.json
+++ b/db.json
@@ -1,16 +1,28 @@
 {
   "messages": [
     {
-      "numberString": "+CMT: \"+4369910088886\",\"\",\"16/03/08,12:21:34+04\"\r",
+      "numberString": "+CMT: \"002B0034003300360039003900310030003000380038003800380036\",\"\",\"16/03/09,14:26:33+04\"\r",
       "number": "+4369910088886",
-      "time": "12:21:34",
-      "message": "Test6\r"
+      "time": "14:26:33",
+      "message": "1"
     },
     {
-      "numberString": "+CMT: \"+4369910088886\",\"\",\"16/03/08,12:22:09+04\"\r",
+      "numberString": "+CMT: \"002B0034003300360039003900310030003000380038003800380036\",\"\",\"16/03/09,14:26:37+04\"\r",
       "number": "+4369910088886",
-      "time": "12:22:09",
-      "message": "Lol\r"
+      "time": "14:26:37",
+      "message": "2😉"
+    },
+    {
+      "numberString": "+CMT: \"002B003400330036003600340035003300300035003900390036\",\"\",\"16/03/09,14:43:49+04\"\r",
+      "number": "+436645305996",
+      "time": "14:43:49",
+      "message": "Spruch des Tages:\n💤😀😇"
+    },
+    {
+      "numberString": "+CMT: \"002B003400330036003600340035003300300035003900390036\",\"\",\"16/03/09,14:42:55+04\"\r",
+      "number": "+436645305996",
+      "time": "14:42:55",
+      "message": "Spruch des Tages:\n💤😀😇"
     }
   ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index f762f7c..dce1fcd 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ serialport = require("serialport");
 low = require('lowdb'),
 storage = require('lowdb/file-async'),
 db = low('db.json', { storage });
-
+const port = 3000;
 var SerialPort = serialport.SerialPort;
 
 var socketServer;
@@ -15,7 +15,18 @@ var portName = '/dev/tty.usbmodemFD121'; //change this to your Arduino port
 
 var numberStringRecieved = "";
 var numberRecieved = "";
-var timeRecieved = ""
+var timeRecieved = "";
+
+// utility function for ucs2 decode
+function ucs2Parse(ucs2){
+	codeArray = ucs2.match(/.{1,4}/g);
+	var returnString = "";
+	for(i=0;i<codeArray.length;i++){
+		returnString += String.fromCharCode(parseInt(codeArray[i], 16));
+	}
+	return returnString;
+}
+
 
 // handle contains locations to browse to (vote and poll); pathnames.
 function startServer(route,handle,debug)
@@ -30,8 +41,8 @@ function startServer(route,handle,debug)
 	  var content = route(handle,pathname,response,request,debug);
 	}
 
-	var httpServer = http.createServer(onRequest).listen(1337, function(){
-		console.log("Listening at: http://localhost:1337");
+	var httpServer = http.createServer(onRequest).listen(port, function(){
+		console.log("Listening at: http://localhost:"+port);
 		console.log("Server is up");
 	});
 	serialListener(debug);
@@ -87,14 +98,16 @@ function serialListener(debug)
 		    if(data.startsWith("+CMT:")){ // if message ok
 					numberStringRecieved = data;
 					numberRecieved = data.substring(data.indexOf('+CMT: "') + 7, data.indexOf('",'));
+					numberRecieved = ucs2Parse(numberRecieved);
 					timeRecieved = data.substring(data.indexOf('","","') + 15, data.indexOf('+04'));
 				} else if (data.length > 1) {
 
 					if(numberRecieved){
 						//console.log("emit");
-					 db('messages').push({ numberString: numberStringRecieved,number: numberRecieved, time: timeRecieved, message: data });
+          var messageRecieved = ucs2Parse(data);
+					 db('messages').push({ numberString: numberStringRecieved,number: numberRecieved, time: timeRecieved, message: messageRecieved });
 					 //add a new message to the board directly
-           socketServer.emit('newMessage', timeRecieved, numberRecieved, data);
+           socketServer.emit('newMessage', timeRecieved, numberRecieved, messageRecieved);
 					 numberStringRecieved = null;
 					 numberRecieved = null;
 					 timeRecieved = null;
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db09025
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+var utfx = require("utfx");
+//console.log(utfx.assertCharCode(0xD83DDE03));
+
+//var bytes = ["f09f9883"];
+
+var charcode = "0031";
+console.log(String.fromCharCode(parseInt(charcode, 16)));