SMS message length?

verizonprisoner · #1 (**permalink**) 04-15-2007, 09:06 PM

Yes... I've searched so please forgive me if I am missing something.

Seems the 6700 I set up for my wife has issues with how long a text message is. If she sends me one over a certain length it comes into my LG Env as two messages. If I send her one that is even one character too large it never even makes it to her phone.

Is there some limitation with the 6700 or something on Verizons end?

**luv2chill** · #2 (**permalink**) 04-15-2007, 09:08 PM

Well I am not with Verizon but have you considered it may be a problem on your phone's end? Can you succesfully send messages >160 characters to other people without problems?

verizonprisoner · #3 (**permalink**) 04-15-2007, 09:09 PM

I can send my daughter long SMS messages and she has an LG 8100. And my wife was using her Env the problem did not exist.

verizonprisoner · #4 (**permalink**) 04-15-2007, 09:44 PM

Problem solved... somehow my wife got booted off the Enhanced Messaging option at Vzw. Any messages over 160 chars are not allowed.

friguy3 · #5 (**permalink**) 04-16-2007, 12:03 AM

enhanced messaging option? i noticed that i cannot send texts over 160 characters also? is that just something verizon can switch on for free?

verizonprisoner · #6 (**permalink**) 04-16-2007, 04:34 PM

Yes, there is an Enhanced Messaging option but oddly enough my wife called Verizon today and they say it is a limitation of the 6700. I find this hard to believe.

Guess I have to dig deeper on this one.

confusedwiseman · #7 (**permalink**) 04-16-2007, 07:21 PM

I just got to the party on this one, but you found the issue. ^^^ It's a limitation of the device.

verizonprisoner · #8 (**permalink**) 04-16-2007, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by confusedwiseman

I just got to the party on this one, but you found the issue. ^^^ It's a limitation of the device.

Ugh... I hate when Verizon is right.

Thanks for the confirmation.

Ok.. maybe it's time to get the wife a data plan then. It just angers me that they rape you on it regardless of how little you send.