What happens if a text is too long?

Can a text message be too long?

Yes. The maximum length of text message that you can send is 918 characters. However, if you send more than 160 characters then your message will be broken down in to chunks of 153 characters before being sent to the recipient's handset.

What happens if my text is too long?

As we mentioned, when a message you send is longer than the limit, your phone itself will split it into multiple messages. These messages are each independent and may arrive in any order. Your mobile carrier and the person or system receiving the messages simply sees several disjointed messages.7 Nov 2017

How long is too long of a text?

How long is too long? Most phones have a small character counter in the same box in which you're texting that says something like 160/1. That means if your text goes over 160 characters it may carry over into a second text message, depending on the recipient's phone service provider.9 Nov 2012

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