I see people generally complaining they can't send SMS larger than 160 characters. My problem is worse because sometimes I can't even send sms more than 50 char. I have tried handcent and GO sms with no success and it happened on all the roms (AOSP and sense) I have tried. Someone said it may be the network but I don't understand how. I end up not being able to respond to some texts because I'd have to cut my texts so short. Any ideas what can be causing this problem?
Have you messed with any of your radios lately?
Special characters will use more of the count then normal letters also. If you use an accent or anything like that watch the character count it drops more than one number
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Wendemixda said:
I see people generally complaining they can't send SMS larger than 160 characters. My problem is worse because sometimes I can't even send sms more than 50 char. I have tried handcent and GO sms with no success and it happened on all the roms (AOSP and sense) I have tried. Someone said it may be the network but I don't understand how. I end up not being able to respond to some texts because I'd have to cut my texts so short. Any ideas what can be causing this problem?
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Currently, what Rom are you in? That would be helpful to start with .
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I've searched far and wide, and can't seem to find anything on the issue I'm having. Or maybe I'm not looking in the right places, but it's been about a straight hour know that I'm looking and can't find the answer I'm looking for.
My problem: When I send a SMS as ONE text it sends perfectly, but once the text reaches 2 texts and I try to send it does not work, it says "sending..." for literally 10 minutes then I get a notification saying the message cannot be sent. I have no idea what I could possibly do to fix this. Someone help, please?
My suggestion is picking up the phone and calling them.. clearly you have alot to say.
(its late... you'll have to excuse me... lol)
criccio said:
My suggestion is picking up the phone and calling them.. clearly you have alot to say.
(its late... you'll have to excuse me... lol)
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Yeah, I was expecting something like that from this time at night..lol. I did laugh.
I think the problem is that the message you're trying to send is over 160 characters, and since SMS messages can't be over 160 characters, and the messages app isn't breaking the text into two texts, it can't send and just times out. Try using chompSMS or Handcent as an alternative, as they have auto-160 breakout features.
A known problem with that Rom. Can't send texts over 160. Why I tries fresh Rom. Can't stand that and don't like the sms in the market. If I can find out to put froyo sms on the Rom id switch back to pick. Bit that's a downfall to me personally.
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martyzidek said:
A known problem with that Rom. Can't send texts over 160. Why I tries fresh Rom. Can't stand that and don't like the sms in the market. If I can find out to put froyo sms on the Rom id switch back to pick. Bit that's a downfall to me personally.
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I really must agree with you. The rom is awesome, but that's a major issue for me. ah well, guess I'll go back to Virus or someone else.
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I should spell check before sending. Amyways, on cm6 my sms never had the letter counter so could never tell if over or not. I thought it was the kernel I installed. Then went to the Rom topic and people had the same problem. If I can find out how to pull the sms apk from froyo and push it to cm6 is say I have a perfect Rom.
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Yeah, this is a real issue. CM6 was originally for GSM networks, which don't have problems with extra large SMS messages. They haven't tweaked the AOSP messenger for CDMA networks yet (by splitting messages).
Here's the issue on the bug tracker. http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=1942
Be sure to go there, reply and star the issue.
Saturn2K said:
Yeah, this is a real issue. CM6 was originally for GSM networks, which don't have problems with extra large SMS messages. They haven't tweaked the AOSP messenger for CDMA networks yet (by splitting messages).
Here's the issue on the bug tracker. http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=1942
Be sure to go there, reply and star the issue.
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That makes perfect sense. That's pretty game-breaking if you ask me. I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds that to be a huge problem. I'll definitely go to the link you provided and take it from there. Thanks everyone for your responses.
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Anyone having issues sending SMS texts? Seems like I try and send one and it just hangs and says NOT SENT but the recipient gets the text anyways???
gthmcty1 said:
Anyone having issues sending SMS texts? Seems like I try and send one and it just hangs and says NOT SENT but the recipient gets the text anyways???
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I have also seen that, but pretty rarely. 1/1000
Any common occurrences, with specific contacts? Have u tried the native sms app?
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Yes it works via the stock sms app.......I have figured out the issue it is just when I am near my home that it occurs other than that it works. Thank you for the response though.
Once in a blue moon. Stock sms was more stable/reliable over the time I've been on android. Just recently went back and tried it but too buggy for me
gthmcty1 said:
Anyone having issues sending SMS texts? Seems like I try and send one and it just hangs and says NOT SENT but the recipient gets the text anyways???
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Happens to me ALL the time. Granted, I send like 300 texts a day, lol.
Btw, mine happens anywhere and with everyone =/. It's getting slightly annoying.
It happens about once a week. I get a text message and but it never shows up in my inbox. The only reason I know that I received one is because I use call announcer to announce my incoming texts. I have had the problem on several different ROMs so I don't think it's a ROM issue.
Anyone have any ideas?
Have u tried ghostly sms. I think its supposed to be for exactly this issue.
I always had a suspicion that I was missing a message every now and then. I started using Ghostly SMS and I was amazed at how many messages it was catching that would have been lost otherwise.
Hey,
How much free memory do you have? sometimes when it is two low it kicks the messenger out and kills it as your getting your message so it doesnt go through. Thats what GHOSTLY SMS fixes! its a great app and I use it myself.
Its either that or sprint is fixing an issue, I know my towers will go out where I jsut dont get text from certain people and stuff.
To keep this from happening I use google voice to text, since it goes through data and not standard 1x I will always get my text through one or the other!
I hope I helped if I did please hit the thanks button!
Stevo
ok will try ghostly, thanks guys and thanks buttons pressed.
OK I have been using ghostly SMS for a couple of days now and either the problem was worse than I thought or it got worse. It is catching about 3 or 4 a day. It is kind of a pain though because I get 2 notifications and I have to keep checking both in boxes to make sure I din't miss any. Does anyone know if using a different sms program all together will solve the problem? Also last time I partitioned my sd card I set the swap size to 0 could that be causing the increase in lost messages?
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OK I have been using ghostly SMS for a couple of days now and either the problem was worse than I thought or it got worse. It is catching about 3 or 4 a day. It is kind of a pain though because I get 2 notifications and I have to keep checking both in boxes to make sure I din't miss any. Does anyone know if using a different sms program all together will solve the problem? Also last time I partitioned my sd card I set the swap size to 0 could that be causing the increase in lost messages?
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You should check out the Ghostly thread. There are settings to prevent the double notifications, and to move the lost messages automatically.
OK quick question... searched a bit and cant find anything, but I swear I have seen this before... just flashed my old Epic with the newest MIUI for the old lady, and now her phone is sending jibberish texts... she will type one and it will send a couple extra of all @#%$$%$*&%*^**(&)(**&*&$%$#^^*(&()&) stuff... Ideas? I was thinking it was because she has been playing with the themes, and one of them jacked up the SMS... ??? Or possibly it needs hands free activation?? It did get the 9016 texts saying it was activated... help?
Known issue you need to have it split the messages after a 160 characters. Also don't send mms over wifi...
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Thanks for the replies, but my question was not about the split sms issue, as in a text 'testing' ALSO sends a jibberish message or three. Reflashed and now no texts go outbound whatsoever. Will try gosms etc to see if it solves this problem as well, wasnt looking for the split issue, already knew about that... but Ill try anyways... Read all the sms related issues in the MIUI thread... but under 160 chars... idunno.
EDIT: Installed gosms, killed its notificaitons, turned on split... no dice.
Are you on wifi.....
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Thanks Kennyglass... been googling and found all sorts of sms issues, almost all Sprint (ns4g, OG Evo, Epic)... but none exactly the same as this issue. Now its not sending sms at all... (not mms, but I will try that too) but can receive. At least this time it registered the *99 for my airrave (it was already connected to it, just to confirm)... think ill flash back to stock and try again... so let me get this straight, with MIUI currently you have to turn off wifi to send mms, sms, or both? And of course the split message thing... thats easy...
Edit: killing wifi but as I had already reflashed now I cant replicate the jibberish... will see after another clean download and return to stock... thanks guys... I kinda think its a network issue... not sure...
You sure its not jibberish mms? That's a known issue
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stevie13.xo said:
You sure its not jibberish mms? That's a known issue
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I have read threads where the jibberish is triggered by 160+ char. texts, but not by one word texts. I haven't been on the Epic thread in quite a while, so maybe im missing something. Could you describe the known issue... and how to solve get around it???
OK so not sure if this was related to the jibberish, but phone would not send messages until I called sprint, (forgot hands free activation dialer code), did that, profile, prl... still didnt work. Power cycled Airvana... bam... works... stupid Airvana... cmon go team Network Vision! Id love to know if the jibberish is related to the Airvana, or just some weird bug though...
I had this same problem on AOKP. About a third of my txt msgs were being received as gibberish.
It's really what caused me to switch to People's ROM. That and the camera problems.
Edit: in believing that the issue is likely fixable, I have switched back to aokp.
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I have manually input the APN for MMS but my standard sms' seem not to get to the person nor do I receive texts at times. Has anyone experienced this? Missing texts....
Or could it be that people are either avoiding me, lying or just plain ignorant on how to read text messages?:crying:
kwick85 said:
I have manually input the APN for MMS but my standard sms' seem not to get to the person nor do I receive texts at times. Has anyone experienced this? Missing texts....
Or could it be that people are either avoiding me, lying or just plain ignorant on how to read text messages?:crying:
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Has happened to me, you can try to restore a nandroid that what worked for me
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kwick85 said:
I have manually input the APN for MMS but my standard sms' seem not to get to the person nor do I receive texts at times. Has anyone experienced this? Missing texts....
Or could it be that people are either avoiding me, lying or just plain ignorant on how to read text messages?:crying:
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different rom but...i have experienced this on ViperInc. if i'm using the phone and see a text come in a click the message app before the phone vibrates/plays ring tone, when i get in messages the text is gone. i call it the phantom text.