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[Q] SMS over 160 Characters fail to send on EVO 4G

Hello,
HTC EVO 4G running Cyanogen 7.0.3.1 latest release. Will not send messages over 160 characters. Now, I know sms split can solve this problem, but I don't want my texts to be split. I want it to be sent as one long message. Please don't tell me that CDMA does not allow this (like Ive seen in some threads while searching for a solution), because this is not true. This problem has nothing to do with CDMA, I know millions of people using the same phone from the same provider without having this issue. Is there a fix for this.
While we're at at it, ever since I flashed cyanogen, GPS doesn't work, any fix?
Thanks for the help

Are you using a 3rd party app for messaging?
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tariqa3588 said:
Hello,
I know millions of people using the same phone from the same provider without having this issue.
Thanks for the help
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Well if you know millions that can , ask one of them and let us all know. .. Wow he knows a million people.

You need to sms split or get somthing like handcent that will convert messages over 160 to a mms message
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No I am not using a third party sms application.
Thank you but I do not want to split messages!
And Ive asked many people with the same phone, it works fine for them, but they don't know how? they're just not having the problem, what benefit would asking them be.

the SMS limit might not be a CDMA thing but it could possibly be a Sprint enforced rule. splitting messages isn't too bad especially since you have that option in CM7.
you need to reset your GPS for it to work. but that can be done two ways.
download GPS Status app and choose reset GPS in the settings (i never tried this)
OR (i did this)
(1) get MSL reader from market and copy down the MSL for your phone
(2) flash back to any Sense ROM, type in ##GPSCLRX# in the dialer
You will be asked to enter your MSL and then the phone should reboot.
after rebooting test to make sure your GPS works in sense and then immediately flash over to CM7.

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No text message is over 160 characters. GSM carriers automatically split, then put-back-together long messages. Sprint, and every other CDMA carrier, doesn't do this automatically. Instead, the stock HTC software itself automatically splits, and puts back together split messages that it sees coming in (it's pretty easy to tell a message is split when five messages from the same number come in within 2ms of each other).
CyanogenMod had this added by 7.0.3 (if not 7.0.2) for all CDMA devices, where it would automatically split the messages. Don't know about putting them together, as I just use Google Voice for everything, because IT WORKS.

I do have mine limited to 90 characters and automatically converts to MMS once it exceeded that number. I dont want to use a third party sms program for it provides you two sms notification every time you receive a message. Does rooting solve this problem? Any option on getting it on its regular sms(160 characters). I tried using a third party keyboard input like smart keyboard but it did not fix the issu of 90 characters
Help please!

No, this has to do with the way the SMS messages are actually parsed before sending
You can only fix it if the rom itself has it, rooting wont do any good
But on the 100% stock rom it splits it already? Gosms, handcent, and chompsms give you this function, in case you rethink not wanting to use a 3rd party function
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Before I rooted my evo 4g, it split my messages on its own. When I rooted it, I had to use a third party sms to do so.

[Q] AfterMarket Text App for Samsung Epic4G Touch problem

Is there a work-around for using a 3rd part text app (go sms pro) on the samsung epic 4g so that it does not interfere with the voice mail app on the phone?
thank you.....

What are you talking about? What is out doing ? You can go into settings and change what the messaging notification looks like
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"out doing"???? what are you talking about???
I'll try to be more specific;
IF i install go sms pro (3rd party text app) and someone leaves me a voice mail message, I do not get the message. I receive a text from spring telling me to call a number......
i contact sprint tech support. i was told that the voice mail app on the phone will not work with a 3rd party text app. somehow, they are linked. once i removed the go sms app, i received my voice mail messages....
sorry i was not clearer....

sheldon1451 said:
"out doing"???? what are you talking about???
I'll try to be more specific;
IF i install go sms pro (3rd party text app) and someone leaves me a voice mail message, I do not get the message. I receive a text from spring telling me to call a number......
i contact sprint tech support. i was told that the voice mail app on the phone will not work with a 3rd party text app. somehow, they are linked. once i removed the go sms app, i received my voice mail messages....
sorry i was not clearer....
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Sorry Swype is stupid sometimes... I use google voice sorry didn't know they don't work ....my wife uses handcent and has never said anything though
Also what ROM are you using ? Stock ? Aosp ?
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no problem!! i know about swype!!
i plan on trying handcent next. i used that one on my previous phone (droid) and it kept locking up all my apps!!!
thanks for the input

sheldon1451 said:
no problem!! i know about swype!!
i plan on trying handcent next. i used that one on my previous phone (droid) and it kept locking up all my apps!!!
thanks for the input
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damn. i even work for sprint and had NO idea that go sms was the culprit. me, my girlfriend, and 5 other customers all had the same thing. i just switched us all to google voice. it works great! give handcent a try and let us know, but if you prefer go, i can always help you set up GV

Go sms works just don't override the other notifications when you install. Uninstall reinstall then disable stock notification.
If that doesn't work I've seen a walkthrough fix on sprintusers.com
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bean said:
Go sms works just don't override the other notifications when you install. Uninstall reinstall then disable stock notification.
If that doesn't work I've seen a walkthrough fix on sprintusers.com
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For anyone questioning this...it works!! I use GoSms....Just did it

bean said:
Go sms works just don't override the other notifications when you install. Uninstall reinstall then disable stock notification.
If that doesn't work I've seen a walkthrough fix on sprintusers.com
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GREAT....Thank you. I'll give it a try. I installed Handcent last night, and it does work

stretchwookie said:
damn. i even work for sprint and had NO idea that go sms was the culprit. me, my girlfriend, and 5 other customers all had the same thing. i just switched us all to google voice. it works great! give handcent a try and let us know, but if you prefer go, i can always help you set up GV
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I'm glad I found this forum to post that to....Handcent is working fine, but I'll try the options given for go sms also. Thanks for the offer to help with GV. It's appreciated..

bean said:
Go sms works just don't override the other notifications when you install. Uninstall reinstall then disable stock notification.
If that doesn't work I've seen a walkthrough fix on sprintusers.com
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well i tried that and it's still sending me a text message from "9016" telling me to call Sprint. (I think i did!! that's the option on the go sms app to over-ride the other notifications, correct?..i did try it both ways and it isn't working)...I posted the question on sprintusers.com. i appreciate the time from all of you.
Handcent is working, so I might just go ahead and keep using that app.

sheldon1451 said:
well i tried that and it's still sending me a text message from "9016" telling me to call Sprint. (I think i did!! that's the option on the go sms app to over-ride the other notifications, correct?..i did try it both ways and it isn't working)...I posted the question on sprintusers.com. i appreciate the time from all of you.
Handcent is working, so I might just go ahead and keep using that app.
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It definitely works for go sms. You just have to make sure you're not allowing the over ride when installing. I say give it a go sms again

1brainsurgeon said:
It definitely works for go sms. You just have to make sure you're not allowing the over ride when installing. I say give it a go sms again
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ok...How do you not allow it while it's installing? sorry..but i'm def not a developer!!
thank you.

EUREKA!!Got it. After installing the app, go to the app --> advance settings --> Notification Settings and make certain that the box for "Enable notifications" is UNCHECKED. Problem solved!

I have been using GO SMS PRO and I tell you the thing rocks with absolutely no problems. I am using it in my EPI 4G Touch with no problems.
I downloaded Handcent toady and play with it a bit but in my opinion it cna not compare.
The only thing I noticed with GO SMS is that when you attached a picture to your text if you use the GO option instead off the MMS option some people might not be able to see it.

i'm using go sms pro also. it's far better than handcent.

It is messing with the voicemail because you have the default messaging app checked. Uncheck and you should be golden.
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Make sure it isn't check and you will still have notifications.
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Remove text messaging limit

How do you remove the error message "A large number of text messages are being sent. Press OK to continue or Cancel to stop"
Is this gone with custom ROMs (I'm on stock). This is really frustrating and coded really poorly. I have to send a text message, WAIT, and if I click anywhere other than "OK" it auto-cancels my message. I have to repeat this for every text message until my rate of texting slows down. Aarrrggghhhhh Google!!!!!!!
Surely this must be the 1000th thread on this but I just spent an hour searching on my phone and couldn't find a definitive solution. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Seriously? No one knows?
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fatttire said:
How do you remove the error message "A large number of text messages are being sent. Press OK to continue or Cancel to stop"
Is this gone with custom ROMs (I'm on stock). This is really frustrating and coded really poorly. I have to send a text message, WAIT, and if I click anywhere other than "OK" it auto-cancels my message. I have to repeat this for every text message until my rate of texting slows down. Aarrrggghhhhh Google!!!!!!!
Surely this must be the 1000th thread on this but I just spent an hour searching on my phone and couldn't find a definitive solution. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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What device are you using? what is your build number? there are many g-nex variants, this information helps understand your problem.

google play GSM 4.1.1 JRO03C running stock ROM
My impression was this was a purposeful "feature" present in all devices using Google code. But hey what do I know. Thanks for the help
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Download GO SMS, or go into settings, and clear the sent counter. I was getting the message in GO SMS and I just reset the sent counter and it stopped

when you are texting someone youll see the 3 lil dots in the upper right coner. click it go to settings and change the numer of the text limit mine, was set on 250 and i changed it to 500, so it dont bug me also if you unclick the delete old messeges you wont have the prob at all cause it takes the limit away period

electronixgimp said:
when you are texting someone youll see the 3 lil dots in the upper right coner. click it go to settings and change the numer of the text limit mine, was set on 250 and i changed it to 500, so it dont bug me also if you unclick the delete old messeges you wont have the prob at all cause it takes the limit away period
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This is completely different than what the OP is having troubles with.
To my knowledge none of the custom ROMs have removed the built-in limit on sending text message rate.
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Ah so the custom ROMs dont' have this problem? How do I turn it off on stock? Drives me crazy.

You'll only be able to override this limit if you can build your own
version of the Android platform with updated settings built-in, or can
get root access to the devices you're using in the field.
Either way, you can alter the SMS rate-limiting as follows:
# sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/
settings.db
To increase the number of SMS messages allowed per period:
sqlite> INSERT INTO gservices (name, value) VALUES
('sms_outgoing_check_max_count', 101);
Or, more simply, to remove the period check altogether:
sqlite> INSERT INTO gservices (name, value) VALUES
('sms_outgoing_check_interval_ms', 0);
However, I'd be more inclined to find a way to not send so many SMS
messages (assuming you can't simple use a data connection). Surely
you can batch multiple answers into a handful of SMS messages? If
it's a simple multiple choice questionnaire, then you could even fit
the entire session into a single SMS.
Anyway, hopefully that helps.
Regards,
Chris
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doesn't work in jelly bean though, old post for and older version of android

http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#/c/23459/

fatttire said:
doesn't work in jelly bean though, old post for and older version of android
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I'm using Mike's android revolution rom 6.0.1 jelly bean, and i get this all the time, changing message limit doesn't help at all

Like this? same problem with me :crying:
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A member of our team wrote an app that does exactly this. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsImNvbS5iYW1mLnNtc2xpbWl0dG9vbC5kb25hdGUiXQ..

What messages app do you use?

I've never used Message+ before, but it's the default messaging app. Is it a good app, or another crappy verizon bloat app?

I love Handcent.
Even let's you back up sms and mms separately to the cloud. And restore. Without root.

ajgates92 said:
I've never used Message+ before, but it's the default messaging app. Is it a good app, or another crappy verizon bloat app?
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I use Hangouts.

ajgates92 said:
I've never used Message+ before, but it's the default messaging app. Is it a good app, or another crappy verizon bloat app?
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You could call it a bloat app with actual functionality. With Message+ you can send texts on wifi (no Verizon signal) and from other devices (Mac/PC, Android/iOS tablet, other phone) and have it sync on your phone. I use it as my default because its the only multi-device texting app that doesn't need your phone to be on in order to send messages as they are sent directly through Verizon.

I absolutely love textra. nothing pulled me from 8sms for over a year until I found textra.
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I just find that 3rd party apps don't run as "smoothly" as built in messaging apps. Maybe it's just my mindset idk lol..

I use it on my WiFi only tablet. Works good. Aside from that I use stock.

I use Samsungs message app. I am a little irritated that took quick reply and the detailed lockscreen info away. Along with other little things like the ability to change folder colors. Annoying, but nice phone

I use Verizon Message + to restore all my messages and then I revert to using the included Android app. I've tried many of the third party apps, but I hate hate hate the advertising and I feel they are generally slower as well.

changt34x said:
You could call it a bloat app with actual functionality. With Message+ you can send texts on wifi (no Verizon signal) and from other devices (Mac/PC, Android/iOS tablet, other phone) and have it sync on your phone. I use it as my default because its the only multi-device texting app that doesn't need your phone to be on in order to send messages as they are sent directly through Verizon.
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I use it for these same reasons.
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jayochs said:
I absolutely love textra. nothing pulled me from 8sms for over a year until I found textra.
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I am with ya on this! I have used 8sms for a long time and textra has made some huge improvements and pulled me away

Rippley05 said:
I use Samsungs message app. I am a little irritated that took quick reply and the detailed lockscreen info away. Along with other little things like the ability to change folder colors. Annoying, but nice phone
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Both of these options still exist...

I switch between GoSms and Handcent. Might have to check out Textra if people really like that. Also saw one called Sliding Messaging that looked kind of cool.

I moved to Message+ just for the fact I can text from my tab or pc even if my phone is dead.
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heystek said:
I moved to mlMessage+ just for the fact I can text from my tab or pc even if my phone is dead.
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i use hangouts its linked to my google account and backs it all up for me

I refuse to use message + because Verizon's security is absolutely garbage. I've been hacked and people have gotten into my integrated messaging and it's absolutely ridiculous what a security flaw this is. If i were you guys, I wouldn't use it.
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Pretty sure no one's trying to hack me plus I keep my text threads cleared out. I'm ocd and hate the clutter.

I've been partial to EvolveSMS lately, other than that I just user stock, which is apparently Message+ now.

hopesrequiem said:
Both of these options still exist...
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Where?

In your messages inbox, goto the settings menu. Then click on notifications
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What's up with Message+ texting as default and...

So Sammy or Verizon made this the default texting app. I'm not liking that I can't even set an individual text alert sound per contact. I even went into contacts, added the extra field "Message Tone" and selected a unique one for given contact but always defaults to same stupid sound for all texts from all contacts. doh
Do I have to go 3rd party app to get what I want?

Nope. I disabled that crap and am using the real message app. It's there...

Same here. disabled and using samsung messages

lazer9 said:
So Sammy or Verizon made this the default texting app. I'm not liking that I can't even set an individual text alert sound per contact. I even went into contacts, added the extra field "Message Tone" and selected a unique one for given contact but always defaults to same stupid sound for all texts from all contacts. doh
Do I have to go 3rd party app to get what I want?
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This is definitely a Verizon App and I'm uninstalling and turning off as many of them as I can. I don't even want to their cloud.

Thanks for the replies. Didn't even realize it was a damn Verizon bloat app. Going to go back to "Chomp SMS" I think.

I think it has some great features. such as being able to text on wifi if there is no signal. if someone send you a link it gives you a preview of the site before the need to click on it. it also handles pictures that have been sent back and forth very nicely. I could go on but check it out.

midwboss said:
I think it has some great features. such as being able to text on wifi if there is no signal. if someone send you a link it gives you a preview of the site before the need to click on it. it also handles pictures that have been sent back and forth very nicely. I could go on but check it out.
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I was just going to say this. The vzw app is really nice. I have it on my Note 12.2 tablet too. Wifi texting is awesome. It's also integrated with glympse, which is so incredibly useful. my wife and I use it all the time.
Just because it's made by Verizon doesn't mean it's some hellishly crappy battery sucking phone melting app

I started using it last week. I discovered it by accident. It allows me to install it on my computers, my N7, and my phone. I can text from any of these devices and receive texts on all of them.
It is missing some of the cool functionality of the Samsung stock app, but it is definitely worth having. It's kind of like what Apple did with their "being able to text from phone, iPad, or Mac" thing.

Thats kind of cool.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/consumer/products/verizon-messages.html
If it works then I could stop using MightyText to text from my computer.

Cool will check this out, thx! I use handcent and pay $9.99 for the gold plan to backup all my mms/sms and can use on ipad, windows to text a year. Will check out verizons app more!
: )

Reporting back and it isnt the prettiest or hardly customizable at all but it works and honestly no complaints. Putting Textra and Mightytext sms app sync on the backburner while I try this out.

I installed the update in the google play market for this app and it allows much more customization with fonts, colors, backgrounds, list types, chat bubbles.
First Verizon App I like and use lol. Saying it here.:good:
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Piercing Heavens said:
I installed the update in the google play market for this app and it allows much more customization with fonts, colors, backgrounds, list types, chat bubbles.
First Verizon App I like and use lol. Saying it here.:good:
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Not sure if I had applied the update or not. Can you tell me if it allows individual per contact notifications assignments?

lazer9 said:
Not sure if I had applied the update or not. Can you tell me if it allows individual per contact notifications assignments?
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It allows individual sounds for different people.
Other than that its texting that works through wifi and my pc.

OK, that desktop app is pretty cool. On my iMac (OSX Yosemite) it wants access to my contacts, then my phone number, then sent me a text with a code that I popped into the app and wham! All my texts are now on my desktop app. Thanks for the heads-up!
BTW - I am still using the default Android text app on my phone and not the Verizon Message+ and I still seem to get the full functionality, so you can have the best of both worlds. One caveat - My Android contacts were not shared on my iMac so some of the desktop app messages show only the phone number and not the contact name. Looks like it is time to synchronize!
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Wow, what a surprise that this app is actually worthwhile. I'm not sure I'm curious enough to stray away from Hangouts though, I get a lot of use out of that app. If only verizon would allow wifi texting to 3rd party apps.
Is it a battery/cpu hog? I'm hesitant to believe this is a well constructed app

theRZA001 said:
Wow, what a surprise that this app is actually worthwhile. I'm not sure I'm curious enough to stray away from Hangouts though, I get a lot of use out of that app. If only verizon would allow wifi texting to 3rd party apps.
Is it a battery/cpu hog? I'm hesitant to believe this is a well constructed app
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I've been using it since yesterday. I haven't noticed any battery drain from using it.

Piercing Heavens said:
I've been using it since yesterday. I haven't noticed any battery drain from using it.
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Is the "cloud" texting intuitive enough to justify jumping ship from hangouts? I'm really torn here.

Honestly. Just use it for a whole day.
Only disadvantage I see is that its not as polished and if your friends are using hangouts then it might not work.

Piercing Heavens said:
Honestly. Just use it for a whole day.
Only disadvantage I see is that its not as polished and if your friends are using hangouts then it might not work.
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Will do. Thanks