Incoming Text Message

johnnydough646 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-20-2008, 04:16 PM

Hey I searched for this but couldnt find it

Is there a way that I can receive an entire text message in 1 message
(ex. No limit to the characters in a message and not get like 3 separate messages when you receive it.)

Do you understand me?

Thanks

$JohnnyDough$
UnO

hood662 · #2 (**permalink**) 12-20-2008, 07:01 PM

I would like that as well, but i think it has to do with the service providers text message limit? Im unsure.

johnnydough646 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-20-2008, 07:08 PM

DAmn... Ight
Its just annoying reading a "Chopped & Skewed" text message

$JohnnyDough$
UnO

HTC_TP · #4 (**permalink**) 12-20-2008, 07:15 PM

SMS was designed to deliver short bursts of data such as numerical pages. To avoid overloading the system with more than the standard forward-and-response operation, the inventors of SMS agreed on a 160-character maximum message size.

pjsnyc · #5 (**permalink**) 12-20-2008, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by HTC_TP

SMS was designed to deliver short bursts of data such as numerical pages. To avoid overloading the system with more than the standard forward-and-response operation, the inventors of SMS agreed on a 160-character maximum message size.

Regardless of what its original intentions were - people still send txts that are longer than the bible. It'd be nice if there were a way to just combine them all once the device receives the sms(es).

bhopki001 · #6 (**permalink**) 12-20-2008, 10:58 PM

Why is it that we can't forward a text message...

Fake_Death · #7 (**permalink**) 12-20-2008, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bhopki001

Why is it that we can't forward a text message...

yeah i want tp know how can i fward a message on my diamond cant find how.

bestjudge · #8 (**permalink**) 12-20-2008, 11:23 PM

Of course you can forward.
Go to sms conversation select/highlight with d-pad message u want. Menu - Forward.

hellfire91 · #9 (**permalink**) 12-20-2008, 11:32 PM

in regard to having text messages in one big block you need to have Enhanced Messaging Service on your phone. Most non "smart" phones have this standard and therefore can send and receive messages more than 160. However, most carriers do not include the EMS feature on WinMo phones because they assume that people using these phones will use email for big messages.

Theoretically it should be possible to get over 160 on your phone, i just dont know how.

**jmorton10** · #10 (**permalink**) 12-20-2008, 11:32 PM

What's odd, is my sons old verizon ENV can send real long SMS all as one, it's only the PPC's that can't.

~John