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What happens if you send a text over 160 characters?
When you send a SMS message over 160 characters, the message will be split. Large messages are segmented into 153 character segments and sent individually, then rebuilt by the recipient’s device.
Why is there a 160 character text limit?
In 1985, one character pretty much equated to one byte, so they decided that the character limit for an SMS should be 140. Since then, the GSM technology has improved, and they’ve been able to make each character less than one byte, meaning they could squeeze 160 characters into one SMS.
Why are my texts being split?
The mobile network supports messages up to a maximum of 160 characters before it’s broken into chunks. To add to the confusion, many carriers don’t number these split messages so that it’s easy to put them back together. The messages take on the same characteristics that any other individual text would possess.
What is the maximum length of SMS message?
160 characters
The maximum length of a text message is 160 characters as long as you use standard 7 bit characters.
How can I increase my SMS limit?
To avoid this limit, the easiest way is to install SMS Expansion Packs. There are 29 SMS Expansion Packs, each allowing Telerivet Gateway to send an additional 100 SMS messages per hour (on older versions of Android) or 30 SMS messages per 30 minutes (on newer versions of Android).
How many characters can you put in an SMS message?
However, most modern phones and networks support concatenation; they segment and rebuild messages up to 1600 characters. Messages not using GSM-7 encoding are limited to 70 characters. When you send a SMS message over 160 characters, the message will be split.
What is the character limit for UCS-2 messages?
Messages containing any UCS-2 characters are limited to 67 characters and will be concatenated into 67 character message segments, even if the messages contain less than 160 characters.
What is the history of SMS message length?
What is the history behind SMS message length? SMS is a standardized communication protocol that enables devices to exchange short text messages and was defined as part of the 1985 GSM protocol. Originally, it was designed to “fit in between” existing signalling protocols, which is why SMS length is limited to 160 seven-bit characters.
Why are my SMS messages getting cut off?
You may have noticed recently some of your SMS messages getting truncated (cut off) more frequently. Read on to find out why this happens, what problems it can cause, and most importantly what you can do to prevent it! You’ve likely heard that SMS messages are limited to 160 characters (letters, numbers, spaces, punctuation, etc.).