Text Messages Over 160 Characters

[ckurt25]

So today I noticed that I received a text from my GF that was over 160 characters (around 300) that showed up on my iPhone 4 as 1 text. She was texting from a BB Torch on AT&T. I replied to her and made sure the reply was over 160 and it showed up on her device as 1 message as well. I'm pretty sure when I get texts from iPhone owners (maybe only iPhone 4) with over 160 characters that it comes as 1 message but everyone else it splits them up. I haven't tested with anyone else to see if it was device or network specific. I looked at FAQs on AT&Ts site and it still sounded like it should spilt them up. Anyone know for sure what should be happening? Its not a big deal - just curious.

Thanks!
Chris

 

[Intell]

Smarter phones will recombine larger messages as one when recieved. Dumber phones, like cheap LG ones, will show them as two different messages and/or send them as two different messages.

 

[ckurt25]

Smarter phones will recombine larger messages as one when recieved. Dumber phones, like cheap LG ones, will show them as two different messages and/or send them as two different messages.

I've gotten texts on my iPhone from people (with dumb phones) when they were over 160 and they were seperated. At least I'm 99% sure the sender didn't manually send them as two.

I've also gotten texts from someone with an android phone on AT&T and its been the same result - 2 messages and again, 99% sure the sender didn't manually split them.