Text limit?

[WiredUp]

I have an LG VX8100 and I use Verizon. Whenever I send text messages, it counts the amount of characters in the message. Apparently the limit is 160 characters. What happens if I go over this limit? Does the message get cut off? Specifically, I want to know what happens when I text a non-Verizon user. I don't want my msg to chopped up or anything.

Edited May 2, 2006 by WiredUp

[L3thal Veteran]

One of two things will happen. Either you will be prohibited of inputting more text, or it will be sent in two seperate messages. Since I have Nextel (500 character limit) and haven't used Verizon for 2 years, I am not positive what they do, but its either of the two I mentioned.

[dropscience]

itll stop letting you write i suppose...if you can go over itll either charge u for 2 messages, or my razr...you can type 450chars and itll count it all as 1 mssg

[Achal]

samsung d500, 160 characters times 12, each time i go over 160, it counts as another text msg

[Quboid]

I got the multiple message thing on my Razr - at 160 characters. It must be a network thing.

What happens when you send a multiple part message. I presume you get billed multiple times? Does the recipent get multiple messages or are they tied together for them?

[L3thal Veteran]

  Quboid said:

I got the multiple message thing on my Razr - at 160 characters. It must be a network thing.

What happens when you send a multiple part message. I presume you get billed multiple times? Does the recipent get multiple messages or are they tied together for them?

You will most likely get charged for two messages and the recipient varies. If they have Nextel, for example, text limit is 500 so they will get one full message. If it is another Verizon customer, they will get two seperate messages and get charged for both.

[WiredUp]

^ Are you sure? I tried sending a text msg to myself (Verizon) and I got the full message even though it was over 160 characters and Verizon's limited to 160.

[L3thal Veteran]

That is what happens when I text someone with Verizon and I send a 300-character text message.

[MasterC]

I've got an LG phone with Verizon service, and I've got the 160 limit too. But, what I do is enter an emoticon as the 160'th character, and for some reason, the count restarts! :rofl:

[JakeM741]

It will send 2 or more pages depending on how many 160 char. pages you send

[L3thal Veteran]

  MasterC said:

I've got an LG phone with Verizon service, and I've got the 160 limit too. But, what I do is enter an emoticon as the 160'th character, and for some reason, the count restarts! :rofl:

Weird :blink:

Did you try doing that more than once to see if it permanently works?

[+Fahim S. MVC]

wow... paying for incoming text... so glad we don't have to do that in the UK.

Do you actually get a chance to reject the text so you don't have to recieve it/pay for it?

[cesardrgn]

you can't go over the limit...

[L3thal Veteran]

  L0KI said:

Do you actually get a chance to reject the text so you don't have to recieve it/pay for it?

No :p