Why does this happen?

Phantom27 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-06-2009, 01:17 AM

When I received texts that are too long (longer than 160 letters) then it cuts them off and says "preceding msg modified, Media objects were removed". I continually have to tell people that I only got half of their message. It doesn't seem to be a problem when I send long texts, just receiving.

Anybody have any ideas?

BTW: This is Verizon I910

**Adrynalyne** · #2 (**permalink**) 03-06-2009, 09:10 AM

Yep. The Omnia does not support EMS. I don't think any PPC does.

Phantom27 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-08-2009, 01:22 AM

EMS? What is that?

**Adrynalyne** · #4 (**permalink**) 03-08-2009, 02:18 AM

EMS is what a message is sent as when it is over 160 characters. It stands for Extended/Enhanced Messaging Service.

1-160 characters: SMS
160+: EMS

drea43 · #5 (**permalink**) 03-08-2009, 02:39 AM

all text message consist of 160 characters per text. When you are typing a text notice when you get to 161 it says message 2 . when someone is sending you a text on a smartphone ordinarily it will continally type but some phones stop typing and they have to start whole new text to complete the original message Unsure of why it does that. My mom has Verizon and she gets a message that says this text will count as 2 messages Do you want to continue, Yes or No

**Adrynalyne** · #6 (**permalink**) 03-08-2009, 07:32 AM

AFAIK, you can send EMS all day long on a ppc. You just can't receive them properly.

sportman · #7 (**permalink**) 04-15-2009, 08:25 PM

so no EMS on omnia either? **** my life i need to stop using WM i guess

**Adrynalyne** · #8 (**permalink**) 04-15-2009, 11:21 PM

Blame the network, not the phone.

xPosTech · #9 (**permalink**) 04-15-2009, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sportman

so no EMS on omnia either? **** my life i need to stop using WM i guess

SMS = SHORT Message Service

By definition a text message longer than 160 characters is no longer short. WM will only accept SMS. By definition.

I used to get spillover EMS with only a few characters in the 2nd message. The carriers had a lot to do with setting this standard up. That 2nd message took up very little bandwidth, but they could charge full message price for it. Or to put it another way, it was a way to bump your message count over your limit.

Some prolific texters only got about half of their intended contract texts before surcharges kicked in. It wasn't only speed texting that led to all the word contractions in SMS. I still remember wiring (sending telegrams).

There might have been an option on my earlier dumb and smart phones (LG mostly) to prohibit sending EMS. And there was an option not to read the 2nd half (I think).

Even today I find myself eying the character count and either editing down to 160 or switching to email. No, I'm not one of those who live for texting. I limit mine to 500/mo. I'm not usually in an environment that necessitates it.

Edit: Sombody's sig said: "Post less, say more". Good sig

Ted

**redd214** · #10 (**permalink**) 04-15-2009, 11:43 PM

from what i have read this is more so due to the carriers themselves limiting it as opposed to a software/hardware issue