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ShadowDrake 01-02-2009 02:34 AM
Re: VZW Text Message Size Limits?
 
The problem is that VZW's network supports messages longer than 160 characters, without splitting. It's a bit of an oddity because they are the only network that does this. The accepted norm is just to split the messages at 160 characters. I can't say for messages longer than 160 characters sent from VZW to other carriers... all of my friends have VZW but I'm the only one to go ahead and type long messages and mine are split on the phone (same while I was using Helio -- Sprint's network anyway).

I'm fairly sure it's a possibility at this point that WinMo doesn't support incoming messages longer than 160 characters (again, VZW is the weird one, the only network that supports longer SMS messages) which is why you get a split message saying the media objects were removed.

kyle4269 01-02-2009 02:35 AM
Re: VZW Text Message Size Limits?
 
Thats a no go. There is nothing in the registry called "MaxPartsPerMsg".

kyle4269 01-02-2009 02:39 AM
Re: VZW Text Message Size Limits?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ShadowDrake (Post 613072)
The problem is that VZW's network supports messages longer than 160 characters, without splitting. It's a bit of an oddity because they are the only network that does this. The accepted norm is just to split the messages at 160 characters. I can't say for messages longer than 160 characters sent from VZW to other carriers... all of my friends have VZW but I'm the only one to go ahead and type long messages and mine are split on the phone (same while I was using Helio -- Sprint's network anyway).

I'm fairly sure it's a possibility at this point that WinMo doesn't support incoming messages longer than 160 characters (again, VZW is the weird one, the only network that supports longer SMS messages) which is why you get a split message saying the media objects were removed.
I tested this today by having my girlfriends brother(has Sprint Touch Pro) send me a text message over 160 characters. Sure enough it was split into two messages. Where my girlfriend has the VZW LG env and cant send me anything over 160 characters.

ShadowDrake 01-02-2009 03:00 AM
Re: VZW Text Message Size Limits?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by kyle4269 (Post 613078)
I tested this today by having my girlfriends brother(has Sprint Touch Pro) send me a text message over 160 characters. Sure enough it was split into two messages. Where my girlfriend has the VZW LG env and cant send me anything over 160 characters.
Right, because Sprint phones (and pretty much all other carriers except VZW) do splitting if necessary on the phone itself... This was most evident with my Helio Ocean because if you typed a multi-part message, you could watch it send each individual part of 160 characters. VZW phones use EMS for long messages instead of having the message split on the phone and sent as multiple texts.

Glitch4583 01-02-2009 03:42 AM
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160 character is the max that be sent in one "pulse" across the networks without any need for bandwidth considerations (Don't ask me why, I just follow the tech blogs that follow this kinda stuff :) ). Anyways, vzw prolly doesn't care because their network is so large but they do it by default to avoid ticking off the other carriers. Just because they have the capability doesn't mean that they have to use it.

Just my $0.02.

- Glitch

ginkilla 01-02-2009 11:31 AM
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,473924,00.html

Recent story about text messages....

BenC 01-15-2009 01:57 PM
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Has this issue been resolved? I was able to make the change on my 800W; however, I have not found how to do this on my Sprint Touch Pro (multiple messages/160). Thank you.

kyle4269 01-15-2009 02:45 PM
Re: VZW Text Message Size Limits?
 
As far as I know this issue is still ongoing.

acizurqpid 01-28-2009 12:08 AM
Re: VZW Text Message Size Limits?
 
i have the sprint touch pro and i'm only getting the first 160. they're not being split into multiple parts. is that what you sprint peeps are experiencing?

scrosler 01-28-2009 12:25 AM
Re: VZW Text Message Size Limits?
 
I will just chime in here real quick.....

WinMo breaks any messgae over 160 chars to multipl messages. Some phones dont receivnet he multiples very well.

I have tested this aned explained how ti all works in the exact same thread that was started two weeks ago.I also posted screenshots in that thread.

If youre receiver is not getting all of the message.. tell them to get a WInMO phone or call VZW. Its not the sender...... Trust me on this guys.

If I can find the duplicate to this thread I will dig up the screenshots of what I mean....


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