Is it possible to get a long text all in one instead of having it broken down?

[bor999]

Is it possible to change the settings to where I can get long texts as one message instead of having them broken down? I recently got a looooooong text that was broken into 10 separate ones, pretty annoying.

I have handcent.

 

[maricopa1963]

Sms stands for short messege service the keyword being short. Use email for long ones.

 

[kismet769]

Or do the long message in an MMS format.

 

[ndreher]

What about sending it as an MMS?

 

[bor999]

Sms stands for short messege service the keyword being short. Use email for long ones.

Really???? Thanks for the help!!!!

Or do the long message in an MMS format.

What about sending it as an MMS?

There is a setting in handcent that WON'T break up texts you send into 160 characters each, but I was wondering if there was a way to do the same for incoming texts. Or is it a verizon thing to only allow to receive texts at 160 characters max?

 

[ndreher]

I would think the sender would need to send it as MMS

 

[bor999]

I would think the sender would need to send it as MMS

I see, thanks for that info.

 

[El Jefe]

There is a setting in handcent that WON'T break up texts you send into 160 characters each, but I was wondering if there was a way to do the same for incoming texts. Or is it a verizon thing to only allow to receive texts at 160 characters max?

I'm pretty sure it isn't a Verizon thing to limit texts to 160 characters because I have gotten texts longer than that & I just use the stock app. That must be a Handcent thing.

I would think if they have a setting to disable that option that would fix it.

 

[El Jefe]

I would think the sender would need to send it as MMS

Is it even possible to send a "text only" message as a MMS?

 

[greydarrah]

This is a carrier issue. If you send an sms from one vzw phone to another vzw phone, you can exceed the 160 char limit (though I don't know how far it can be exceeded). If you get a text from a phone on a different carrier (like att), vzw will automatically break it up.

 

[bor999]

I'm pretty sure it isn't a Verizon thing to limit texts to 160 characters because I have gotten texts longer than that & I just use the stock app. That must be a Handcent thing.

I would think if they have a setting to disable that option that would fix it.

Really? I checked the stock text app and the texts were broken down the same way. That's weird.

 

[El Jefe]

This is a carrier issue. If you send an sms from one vzw phone to another vzw phone, you can exceed the 160 char limit (though I don't know how far it can be exceeded). If you get a text from a phone on a different carrier (like att), vzw will automatically break it up.

That's probably it then. Most everyone I know here in rural Indiana have Verizon because all other carriers have ****ty reception. Haha!

 

[mhans311]

I use GoSMS and it doesn't break long texts down.

 

[bor999]

I use GoSMS and it doesn't break long texts down.

I will try it out, thanks.

This is a carrier issue. If you send an sms from one vzw phone to another vzw phone, you can exceed the 160 char limit (though I don't know how far it can be exceeded). If you get a text from a phone on a different carrier (like att), vzw will automatically break it up.

Yea, that must be it. That sucks.

 

[kismet769]

Is it even possible to send a "text only" message as a MMS?

Yes

 

[SuperChargedJ]

Handcent is the best. I send and receive long text messages all the time and it doesn't break it up.