Title: [Plugin: SMS Text Message] Suggestions for Plugin
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: SMS Text Message] Suggestions for Plugin

 *  [gable](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gable/)
 * (@gable)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-sms-text-message-suggestions-for-plugin/)
 * I was testing the plugin today and realized that on my Sprint phone you can only
   receive about 160 Characters (including spaces) at a time. I sent about 300 Characters
   to test and see if it would send two texts to complete the message and it did
   not.
 * This might just be sprint related but I do not know that for sure. Does anyone
   know if the character count includes the subject?
 * If most phones are limited to say 160 Characters it would be a good idea to make
   the message box have a character count associated with it. That way the admin
   can control their content more and make sure their users are getting all of the
   data sent. Another option would be to somehow tell the script to only send x 
   amount of characters at a time. For instance IF x > 160 (send first 160 characters),
   Then send the rest in another operation if not > than 160. You get the idea.
 * gable
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sms-text-message/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sms-text-message/)

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 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-sms-text-message-suggestions-for-plugin/#post-755197)
 * Im pretty sure that all SMS messages have a limit, thats why they have the name“**
   Short**“
 * In fact, my Treo actually ticks off the characters as I enter them, so that I
   know how many are left.
 *  Thread Starter [gable](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gable/)
 * (@gable)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-sms-text-message-suggestions-for-plugin/#post-755272)
 * Another suggestion would be to add Metro PCS. Who owns this provider, maybe they
   are private?
 * gable
 *  Thread Starter [gable](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gable/)
 * (@gable)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-sms-text-message-suggestions-for-plugin/#post-755294)
 * and one more suggestion: It would be nice to be able to remove numbers if someone
   decides to be removed from the list.
 * gable
 *  [Michael Torbert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hallsofmontezuma/)
 * (@hallsofmontezuma)
 * WordPress Virtuoso
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-sms-text-message-suggestions-for-plugin/#post-755346)
 * In the latest version of the plugin, the admin can now remove a number through
   the menu interface.
    As for the SMS limit, each carrier has a different limit.
   I may have the functionality in a future version to show how many characters 
   have been entered, like whooami describes. Gable, I’ll be adding more providers
   as I’m able. I only have so much time to devote to the development of free software:)
 * Thank you so much for all the input, both in the forums and the emails sent to
   me. Every suggestion is appreciated, and most are implemented so feel free to
   start a thread any time you think of something you’d like to see.
 *  Thread Starter [gable](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gable/)
 * (@gable)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-sms-text-message-suggestions-for-plugin/#post-755361)
 * Thank you sir!
 *  [Michael Torbert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hallsofmontezuma/)
 * (@hallsofmontezuma)
 * WordPress Virtuoso
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-sms-text-message-suggestions-for-plugin/#post-755362)
 * At the moment, having it tick off the number of characters entered as per whooami’s
   suggestion is all I can think of. If you have any idea to easily accommodate 
   the various limits (monitoring which carriers are being sent to and their specific
   limits isn’t feasible, since some carriers allow a user to increase their character
   limit for a fee) please let me know and we can discuss it.

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 * Last reply from: [Michael Torbert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hallsofmontezuma/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-sms-text-message-suggestions-for-plugin/#post-755362)
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