This is starting to bug me....when ever I type up a longer text than 2 or 3 sentences...it won't send...even after i resend over and over and over.....what gives?
This is starting to bug me....when ever I type up a longer text than 2 or 3 sentences...it won't send...even after i resend over and over and over.....what gives?
Are you passing the 160 char mark?
That sucks. Is this a Metro thing or an android thing? On AT&T my previous phones (standard, feature and smartphone) just told you your SMS was going to split into 2 or more SMS messages which was easier.After 160 its converter to mms and will send like a pic does over the data network
nope.. a little before the 160 mark....it just keeps saying..message not sent..and usually when that happens on short messages..the person still receives it....but not in this case...I think i was only at like maybe 80 charactersAre you passing the 160 char mark?
I was not using stock app
I had GO SMS
I found the issue..
issue is GO SMS and Handcent..
since the stock app does all the work...GO SMS or Handcent...for some reason...is stopping the stock app from converting.....so the message never sends...as soon as I go to app drawer...and open stock...and press the message so it re- puts everything back in the type box..it then converts automatically..and then when I hit send.. my data arrows light up and do what it needs to do.....so I ditched GO SMS, and now am just using the stock app which seems to not have any issues.. just dont like the fact that the screen doesnt light up with the stock app
Interesting, I'm still not clear on why the stock app isn't breaking it down through go or Handcent. I use Handcent as I said and once I changed the settings to break it, it did it no problem.
Either way if you are satisfied with the issue being resolved then I guess there's no need to explore the issue anymore.
Ok, I've been reading a few of these posts and I think some are giving false info.
If I'm not mistaken 160 is the limit for a single SMS message. If your using a 3rd party app ( ChompSMS, Handcent, GoSMS, etc) it will split the messages according to your setting within the apps settings menu.
I use Handcent (tried all but found Handcent to be my fav) and chose the split 160 by word. with or without counter doesn't really matter as it only adds the 1/2 or 1/3 at the beginning of the message to give u reference to what part of the message you see.
Only after 3 FULL sms messages will the phone convert to a MMS message. So if your having issues sending SMS under 160 I would say it has to be your location or the messaging app your using (settings may have got changed).
I have noticed using Handcent that sending actual picture (MMS) sometimes won't send or receive (just continues to say "downloading". But using the stock messaging app it will send and recieve.
If using a 3rd party messaging app, check the settings and make it default for both SMS and MMS and see if that works out for you. Check the split options and keep in mind "simple split" will split in the middle of a word if needed, while the other 160 split by word will stop at the end of a word and send the next one where the first left off. Check the default messaging settings for auto receive and disable notifications if you use a 3rd party app and don't want double notifications.
So I'm just saying I don't think anything over 160 is converted to MMS, but rather anything over 480 characters is converted to MMS.
You both are wrong. (On Reppards CM7.1 ROM, anyway.)
If you open the default SMS app, you can set it to split text messages over 160 characters, or have it do the default and convert into an MMS message. Its all in the settings. (Tap the menu button and then settings from within the default SMS app.)
GO/Handsent/3rd party SMS apps are just not required for this.
I kind of figured as such lol. I remember back in the day SMS messages had no limit. However the larger your message, the greater chance of that message failing to get to your recipient. It was why the limit was put into place. (Again, just going by memory. I absolutely cannot and have no ambition to prove this lol)
I wasn't arguing Brandon. Merely holding an educated discussion. Apologies if I made you feel differently.
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