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Why is the character limit for a non-MMS message shorter than a standard SMS message? Print

Modified on: Wed, 24 Jan, 2024 at 12:52 PM

Not all phone carriers support MMS messaging.

Any MMS message that is created will also include a non-MMS version of the message for the carriers that do not support MMS. The character limit of the non-MMS message is adjusted by 30 characters to allow for a system-generated URL that provides access to the MMS content (i.e. graphic, video, audio file). This is why the default non-MMS message allows for 84 additional characters instead of 114 characters.

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