Hi all,
Ive noticed for my ATT tilt 2, the text messaging limits it to only 160 characters. When i go over the 160 character limit, i dont see the rest of the message and im not sure if whether the characters past 160 characters are sent or not. Is there anyway to change this? Thanks in advance for any replies.
Cheers!
My understanding is that this is a limitation of SMS in general, not your device or carrier. If your message is greater than 160 characters, then the message is sent as 2 SMS, rather than 1.
the above poster is correct ::highfive:: guythathasateddbearforasig!
Hi ohyeahar,
First off, thanks for the reply. On my old SE phone, when i send over the 160 character limit it does automatically send two text message and it shows that i sent 2 text message in my sent message folder. However, for my tilt 2, it just shows only 1 text message and it cuts off at 160 characters. So im not sure if it actually sent 2 text messages or if it only sent 1 and it just sent at the cutoff of 160 characters.
Any idea with that or how to change that so if its past 160 character, it will automatically send 2 messages instead of 1?
Thanks!
Nausicaaa said:
Hi ohyeahar,
First off, thanks for the reply. On my old SE phone, when i send over the 160 character limit it does automatically send two text message and it shows that i sent 2 text message in my sent message folder. However, for my tilt 2, it just shows only 1 text message and it cuts off at 160 characters. So im not sure if it actually sent 2 text messages or if it only sent 1 and it just sent at the cutoff of 160 characters.
Any idea with that or how to change that so if its past 160 character, it will automatically send 2 messages instead of 1?
Thanks!
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Don't know what you mean, dude. I just sent myself a message that's 170 characters to see what you mean. See the following screenshots. The sequence of "1234567890" (which is characters number 161 through 170) appears to me as the recipient and as the sender.
This is consistently shown via the main SMS tab in Manila, the SMS tab inside the unified communications tab in Manila, the WinMo default threaded messaging window, and in the sent items of the WinMo default messaging app.
the tilt 2 will allow you to type up to 800 characters and it will split it up into 5 sms messages to the end user
now if you want a large message all as 1, send it as an mms, i dont remember how large you can type in mms format, but its more then 800 characters, and it will be all as 1 big message.
I may know what you mean, and see what you mean as it's happening on my Tilt 2. In the Sense UI messaging application (if you slide to Messages, touch it, and reply) it only shows 160 characters of the message you type. But if you actually go to All Messages, and from the Inbox click the person who you sent it to, it shows the full message. I believe it's just a screen limitation with the Sense UI, but the full message should have been sent.
Thanks for all the inputs guys! It was very helpful.
ianderson_76: thanks, that was the problem. After going to all messages, I can see the full text being sent and received.
Cheers!
Nausicaaa said:
Thanks for all the inputs guys! It was very helpful.
ianderson_76: thanks, that was the problem. After going to all messages, I can see the full text being sent and received.
Cheers!
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Glad to be of service!
I have a Tilt 2 on ATT...and I noticed that there's a message that pops up everytime I send a text in TF3D...
It a confirmation that the message was sent. It's really stupid and I want it gone...but can't figure out how to delete it...
Any thoughts?
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I have a Tilt 2 on ATT...and I noticed that there's a message that pops up everytime I send a text in TF3D...
It a confirmation that the message was sent. It's really stupid and I want it gone...but can't figure out how to delete it...
Any thoughts?
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i used advanced config tools 3.3 to disable the notification
(.net 3.5 framework required)
SouthWest Florida huh...
Anywho...I have no idea what program that is. Don't worry about linking it...no need. I'm thinking about flashing my rom...I'm just scarrred...
I gotta keep reading...problem is none of this stuff on here makes sense...
Thanks though!!!
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Hello everyone. I apologize if this question has been asked already.
On my "dumb" phones like LG etc. in Verizon network, I can send text message by 1,000 characters w/ extended text message. I think it sends multiple messages encoded in a special way to get past the 160 character SMS limit.
But, on my Windows Mobile devices, I can only send/receive 160 char messages, and when I receive 161+ char message, I receive a notice saying that the text message has been modified to be compatible with this device.
Why is "dumb phone" so much better to handle extended text messages but Windows Mobile cannot receive? It's a little bit oxymoronic, don't you think? Is there any way to enable extended text messaging functionality to windows mobile devices? Thanks in advance!
odd when i go over 160 it tells me that 2 sms's will be sendt maybe it's a setting
or something in your rom
I can send, but it doesn't compile them all into one single extended text message. So recipient receive many text message all at one time... they say it's annoying.
Then, if they send me extended text message, I receive 160 char, and after that.. it break away and say "extended message has been truncated due to a lack of support for enhanced messaging on this device."
Hi Does anyone know how you can set the HD to read 2 text messages as one?? i have some jokes stored to my sim over 160 characters long and is displays them as 2 seperate messages, also what will the hd tweaks give me if i install it,
forgive me this is my first htc/wm device
thanks Mat
hi all
i have tried searching for the answer but cant find it in the forums,so excuse me if this has been asked b4
when i receive a message which i like 2 or 3 text msgs long when i goto forward it it only displays the text that can fit into 1 msg,the only way i can do this is to use copy and paste!!
is there a setting to change or is this the only way to do it?
using standard wm6.1 from htc
thanks inadvance
can anybody help me ?
i love the phone but this is really frustrating as i recieve alot of texts a day and forward them all the time
thanks
Unfortunately there is a limit to amount of text you can send in one msg (160 characters).
If you want to send more than 160 characters it'll need to be 2 or more msgs. Alternatively you could send a mms using a word document
Is there anyway to increase this from the delault 160 letters in my sms?
what do you mean?
You can write sms messages as long as you want, they will simply be splitted among more sms's if they are longer than 160chars.
160 characters is the maximum length of the sms protocol...
Beatkeeper said:
Is there anyway to increase this from the delault 160 letters in my sms?
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Keep typing, don't worry.
well i just wrote out a message in word and tried to paste the lot into my sms box and would only take 160, so i the have to kepp opening new text boxes and pasting where i'd left off?
There's this thing called email you know...
sms means short message system, or am i wrong?^^
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well i just wrote out a message in word and tried to paste the lot into my sms box and would only take 160, so i the have to kepp opening new text boxes and pasting where i'd left off?
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Why would you write a message in word to then copy it and paste it into the SMS editor??? It sounds like your looking for problems.
Just type the text message in the text message editor. It really is that simple.
D4rkSoRRoW said:
sms means short message system, or am i wrong?^^
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xcellent
This thread is full of win.
God knows how many people seem to think its their phones fault a SMS can only be 160 letters
Why would you write a message in word to then copy it and paste it into the SMS editor??? It sounds like your looking for problems.
Just type the text message in the text message editor. It really is that simple.
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Well i find it quicker and faster to type a long message in word editor on laptop, smartarse, thanks for your positive input, glad there is not many of your type on here
I would have attached said word doc to message but the guys phone wouldn't have been able to open it. Nor has he got email!!!
Hi
I just installed duttys 6.5.3 rom on my hd2 and I’ve been flashing for a while I noticed something weird happened with my text message sms character limit. I use to always be able to type as much as I want in a text window beyond 160 characters and send it off. It didn’t matter to me that the recipient would receive it in broken messages.
However just recently I no longer have this option, when i start my text it will not let me go beyond 160 characters. Also when I’m typing the little indicator that gauges how many characters I input going beyond 160 is gone as well. Is there something I missed while flashing? Is there a setting somewhere or registry edit to remove this limit? I have been flashing for a year and have never experienced this with my touch hd or my hd2 until now. PLEASE HELP!