Is there a tweak to increase your limit from the 170 characters on SMS? Been searching but I didn't find anything yet.
I have been led to believe that the size of the SMS is dependent on your carrier. It seems most of them limit the SMS to 160 characters.
Indeed but most carriers now offer multitext. so if you go over the 160, then they are sent as two but "stitched" together at the recipients device if it supports it.
I live in Bahamas so the carrier is Batelco. If I install my sim card on my Nokia phone, I get 370 characters. I don't remember my message being cut.
unwired4 said:
Indeed but most carriers now offer multitext. so if you go over the 160, then they are sent as two but "stitched" together at the recipients device if it supports it.
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But, yea... I think that still equals 2 (or more), right? You aren't really beating the 160 limit as the OP is trying to do.
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I can't believe that the limit for sending MMS messages on the MDA is only 5 seconds! My girl friend has a 100 dollar el-cheapo and she can send 20 seconds. Is there a way to increase the file size that you can send for MMS messages?
I'm not sure, but I'd guess the limit is based on the 100kB size limit for MMS messages. Have you tried reducing the quality of the video recording to make the file smaller?
Andre
Solution to the :05 Second Video Messaging Limit?
Has anyone got around the 80KB limit on Video messaging on the MDA? I have a frined with a Motorola v360 and she sent me a file that was 584 KB!!! I also called T-Mobile and they told me that It was the phones limitations and not any limit that they had set. Do any of you have a hack for this yet? Thanks, Vern.
Check this out
Have a look here I thought my friends send long video to me so wanted to change MMS video limit.
It worked but all I can send on Orange is 100k so it was pointless..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=41986&highlight=mms+video
Check it out though I hope it helps
A guy going under the name Jonazen sent me a reply to this question at Howardforums.com saying that I should try the following in order to increase the Video messaging feature on the MDA, but it's way above anything that I'm conftorable trying. Have any of you with more experience tried anything like this or are any of you capable of sending me the step by step procedure to trying this out? Thanks.
Well...if you're in an experimenting kinda mood... I just took a quick scan of the registry on my MDA, and found a key that appears to be related to this issue. It, and the associated values stored under it, currently look like the following:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Arcsoft\ArcSoft MMS UA\Config\UI\SizeLimit]
"SendCount"=dword:00000001
"SendLimit1"=dword:000493E0
"SendLimit2"=dword:00032000
"SendLimit3"=dword:0003E800
If you convert the hex in SendLimit1 to decimal, you'll find that is comes to 300,000, which is very close to 292k (1024 x 292 equals 299,008 bytes).
SendLimit2 is hex for 204,800 decimal, and SendLimit3 is hex for 256,000 decimal.
Not sure what the Limit2 and Limit3 refer to, but I'd guess that SendLimit1 is the one that you see reflected in the MMS config, and may well be the value that is limiting your MMS size. On the other hand, it would be pretty sloppy of MS and T-Mobile to make it that easy for you to change the limit. It's possible that, while SendLimit1 shows you the size limit, it may NOT in fact be something that you can modify to change the limit. It may be read from another part of storage somewhere. Might be worth a try, though, if you're feeling adventurous.
hello
i edited the registry settings that you identified and to begin with i only had 100kb limit when sending mms but i then doubled the values in decimal and the option changed to 200kb limit.
i did change all 3 valus and have just sent a 9 secs mms video and it sent it without any problems.
i also tried a 30 sec audio track and it worked!!
hope it helps
andrewilley said:
I'm not sure, but I'd guess the limit is based on the 100kB size limit for MMS messages. Have you tried reducing the quality of the video recording to make the file smaller?
Andre
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i have the vario on t-mob and have successfully sent mms over 100kb limit... i don't know why the settings are set to 100k.... :roll:
i've sent 200kb files no probs
Beautiful
I'll have to try and do this because that limitation is killing me. Thank You, very much everyone. Peace, Vern.
SendLimit1,2 & 3 are the 3 values you get in the Limit dropdown in MMS settings.
However, whenever I select the MMS Video option on the camera, it only seems to let me record about 3-6 seconds (looks like a 75K limit on the camera, even though it's saving to SD). Any ideas how to extend this?
Ta
Timewarp said:
SendLimit1,2 & 3 are the 3 values you get in the Limit dropdown in MMS settings.
However, whenever I select the MMS Video option on the camera, it only seems to let me record about 3-6 seconds (looks like a 75K limit on the camera, even though it's saving to SD). Any ideas how to extend this?
Ta
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i remember seeing an optopn in the camera settings allowing a 'limit' on the recording time. is this limit enabled for you??
MMS video length is limited by Size, not time. Do a search around the forums, there's plenty of threads on the topic. Here is one that contains the registry key to increase the size lmit. BUt just keep in mind that some MMS providers might not allow MMS bigger than 100k, so you might send it, but the receiver may not receive it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=41986&highlight=mms+video+limit
Still couldn't figure this one out. Can anybody help?
How do you change the Attachment size setting under MMS/SMS options? I used to be able to take and send large video files via MMS/SMS or I could simply go to my video folder and select menu and send whatever video I wanted and it would load it in to the MMS and I could send it. Now, if I send anything over 5 seconds, I get the file attachment too large blah blah, etc.
Is there a way to change this setting to say 5mb or at least like 1mb? In case you are wondering or may not know me (I'm new), I do not post questions haphazardly. I spent approximately 16 hours Wednesday and Thursday looking for a fix. I have installed the ATT MMS settings cab, the ATT Media v2 settings cab. I have changed everything I can think of and still, that damn 300k size setting is keeping me from sending anything over that size. I know it was larger before. It’s got to be something so easy that I am overlooking or I am just making it more complicated than it has to be.
If there is a post which CORRECTLY addresses this, please let me know.
~Gwen
google is your friend gwen
http://www.google.com/cse?cx=000825...limit&sa=Search&cof=FORID:0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
Here's a Reg Hack to make it work.
MMS size to 1MB
Thanks to over2land
\HKLM\Software\ARcsoft\ArcSoft MMS UA\ Config\UI\Size Limit
change this size limit to 1024000
now you should be able to send up to 1MB over MMS.
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Now I personally found a bunch of Send Keys.... Like 6 if i remember. I just changed them all. Copy/Paste is your friend.
Missed it by THAT much
You're RIGHT!! I'm not sure how I missed it.
You know. You go and go and go sometimes and then go some more and then when you're tired and worn out from the process, you discover a bomb of a resource, cutting the time in half and increasing efficiency and you go some more. It is these types of finds that can rejuvenate a person and coupled with a newfound revelation, most humans will set off yet once again incorporating what they've learned from the previous process. I am realizing that it may very well be this way until you reach some form of continuity and understanding with whatever you start. Back and fourth-trial and error-
Literally, after I posted, I found the Google search for XDA and it is the Bentley of searches where this forum is concerned. BOO-YA!
THANKS!!!!!
~Gwen
Just remember it doesn't matter how big a file you can send if the recepient can't receive such a large file!
Also I believe the AT$T network limit is 600K so yeah if you do the Reg Hack you can put it over 600K but I doubt it will do any good.
MMS size to 1MB
Thanks to over2land
\HKLM\Software\ARcsoft\ArcSoft MMS UA\ Config\UI\Size Limit
change this size limit to 1024000
now you should be able to send up to 1MB over MMS.
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Changing that registry wont work. MMS is still limited to 600kb
You also need to change the size in
\HKLM\Software\ARcsoft\ArcSoft MMS UA\ Config\mm1\MMSCsetting\samplemmsc
to 1024000
Once you've done that, you can attach pics,audio up to 1mb.
The reg hack allows you to attach up to 1mb and attempt to send it. The problem is ATT's network wont allow you to send such large MMS. You get a notification "Request Entity Too Large"
Disappointing. I installed the cab that changed the Resize limit on MMS, but its really pointless because the network still limits how much you can send.
Wish there was a way around it. Whats the use of using a higher resolution when you cant send the pics/videos?
I have installed the cab files on my unlocked Fuze. For some reason, my settings are limited to 1 kb. Hae tried to change, but there are no options to choose for send limits. Is anyone else having this problem too??
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I have installed the cab files on my unlocked Fuze. For some reason, my settings are limited to 1 kb. Hae tried to change, but there are no options to choose for send limits. Is anyone else having this problem too??
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I have a Fuze with 'EnergyRom' 'Phoenix 2' "Standard" I was having the same trouble. I tried the 2 Reg edits on this thread and they didn't work alone. I also had to:
change "SendDefalut" to 1024000 as well as "Configurable" to 102400 on:
\HKLM\Software\ARcsoft\ArcSoft MMS UA\ Config\mm1\MMSCsetting\samplemmsc
worked perfect even on my tilt 2 thanks again
As the title says, im wondering if there's any way for me to increase my maximum mms message size. Right now i think its at 300k, so is there any way to make it bigger so it doesnt compress every pic i try to send? Thank you
adelco93 said:
As the title says, im wondering if there's any way for me to increase my maximum mms message size. Right now i think its at 300k, so is there any way to make it bigger so it doesnt compress every pic i try to send? Thank you
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I want to find out as well. I have a rooted HTC Aria and it is agravating to not be able to send anything over 300K. The limit used to be 600K, but after I rooted and installed Android 2.2 ROM for the Gratia, the size decreased to 300K. I like to send videos out viam MMS, that was one of the features I was sold on when I had the iPhone. I have this Android now that I would like to be able to send decent pics and videos on, but can't, can anybody help?
Hi people, i have a problem with my Note.
I just tried to send my first message after my note returned from service. I added my language(Greek) and i noticed a very very annoying issue.
When i write the second character of my sms the 160 character limit reduces to 70.
Does anyone know what the hell is wrong? I have seen this issue before on a different phone, but with my note i never had this issue until now.
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Hi people, i have a problem with my Note.
I just tried to send my first message after my note returned from service. I added my language(Greek) and i noticed a very very annoying issue.
When i write the second character of my sms the 160 character limit reduces to 70.
Does anyone know what the hell is wrong? I have seen this issue before on a different phone, but with my note i never had this issue until now.
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You are probablly using some greek character o something like that which is reducing the limit. It is the same when I'm usin polish letters like: "ś" or "ć"
I found the culprit!
My firmware is czech, so i figure it must be some sort of setting.
I read on the internet that encoding of the letters is what occupies more space and this gave me an idea.
i went to sms app, pushed the menu soft button and entered "settings", then i went to "input mode" and checked the setting, it was on automatic.
I tinkered a little bit and i finally changed the setting from automatic to "GSM alphabet".
Problem solved.
Good that it's solved but I had a same problem when I was using BlackBerry Curve 9300. Each message could only contain just 70 characters. It was annoying as 'you know what'!
Sold my curve, got a S2, lost it in 9 days!
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I found the culprit!
My firmware is czech, so i figure it must be some sort of setting.
I read on the internet that encoding of the letters is what occupies more space and this gave me an idea.
i went to sms app, pushed the menu soft button and entered "settings", then i went to "input mode" and checked the setting, it was on automatic.
I tinkered a little bit and i finally changed the setting from automatic to "GSM alphabet".
Problem solved.
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Hey thank you.
Thanks for coming back and writing a reply to your own thread too btw. So many people don't do this, they just go "Oh well found what the problem is" and then just leave it at that. Thread dies.
I put in the search (always search before posting) and you just saved me a lot of time of decompiling and recompiling and app
Another Fix
install GO SMS Pro,
go to GO SMS Pro settings --> Advanced --> Send&Receive Settings --> scroll down --> select Split large messages check box --> scroll down --> Select Enable customized SMSC --> Customized SMSC number --> enter your service providers SMSC number.
you can find SMSC numbers for operators in the following link
http://www.ozeki.hu/index.phtml?ow_page_number=458
thilina01 said:
install GO SMS Pro,
go to GO SMS Pro settings --> Advanced --> Send&Receive Settings --> scroll down --> select Split large messages check box --> scroll down --> Select Enable customized SMSC --> Customized SMSC number --> enter your service providers SMSC number.
you can find SMSC numbers for operators in the following link
http://www.ozeki.hu/index.phtml?ow_page_number=458
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It does split the large SMS in chunks but those chunks again consists of 160 character. There is no way to set to to be split in 80 character chunks
It is not about the characters. Its about Korean phone SMS limit on GSM. It must be done within the ROM. GoSMS or any app will not be able to bypass the system's limit
The best advice I can give is change your language to English-United States, i once had this issue in xxltc rom.. I don;t know which english(country I chose) but language does seem to increase the word count!
Android 4.9 Marshmallow said:
I found the culprit!
My firmware is czech, so i figure it must be some sort of setting.
I read on the internet that encoding of the letters is what occupies more space and this gave me an idea.
i went to sms app, pushed the menu soft button and entered "settings", then i went to "input mode" and checked the setting, it was on automatic.
I tinkered a little bit and i finally changed the setting from automatic to "GSM alphabet".
Problem solved.
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problem solved indeed! except now greek are stuck in CAPS mode and cannot change it no matter what. Grrrrrr samsung xcover 2 and android 4.1.2 JB......any other ideas?
It's an encoding problem
The message size limit for sms is 140 (8-bit) bytes. Normal encoding is a modified 7-bit ASCII ('English'). If you do the math, that gives you the regular 160 character limit. Some less common ASCII characters get encoded as two 7-bit characters.
Outside of that, your ENTIRE message is encoded as 16 bit Unicode.. thus the 70 character limit.
If your phone starts in Unicode, then you are stuck with the 70 character limit.
My phone starts in 7-bit mode and only switches to Unicode If I go outside the 7-bit character set, so I get 160 characters per message unless I use "weird" characters like "ç", "è" or "¤").
When im typing sms it splits messages at 70 characters. I use only english letters, so no special characters. There is no option for changing encoding... does anyone have solution for this?
it seems that capital letters are responible for that...
Using the graphical smileys often seems to be the root cause for that problem. What keyboard language are you using? Perhaps that keyboard layout uses letters that are rendered similar to the ASCII ones but they actually are different unicode characters (e.g. kyrillic).
StevieBallz said:
Using the graphical smileys often seems to be the root cause for that problem. What keyboard language are you using? Perhaps that keyboard layout uses letters that are rendered similar to the ASCII ones but they actually are different unicode characters (e.g. kyrillic).
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US keyboard, and no smileys... i'v wrote 2 same messages, one with all small letters (everything ok, 160 char.) and one normal (this is when it splits messages at 70 char.).
"In this case it splits messages at 70 char. And im going crazy!"
"in this case everything is just fine. all 160 char can be used for sms."
Is there any solution how to fix this problem to use all standard characters and have 160 characters?
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
Check with your network provider- in some cases your provider will restrict the lenght of SMS/text msgs.
tangra06 said:
Check with your network provider- in some cases your provider will restrict the lenght of SMS/text msgs.
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provider is not problem here. i have just call them. its the phone... :/
I noticed too that the number of character was small and I think that it's because of capital letter being rendered by using some special ascii-like character which takes way more than one character. But since we all have unlimited texts in my country, I don't really give a ef about it. But I just wanted to let you know that you're definately not alone.
Using the French and the English (US) keyboard.
Sounds like something is causing the phone to want to switch the encoding to Unicode. What are your regional settings?
Also, do you have the Nokia-specific Network+ setting? What is the SMS charset set to?
tai4de2 said:
Sounds like something is causing the phone to want to switch the encoding to Unicode. What are your regional settings?
Also, do you have the Nokia-specific Network+ setting? What is the SMS charset set to?
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I agree
Hmmm...
I have a Verizon HTC 8X and it say xxx of 160 when I get close.
Then it says of 320 when I go over.
Sent from my Verizon HTC 8X using Board Express