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badgerboy · 03-22-2014, 03:49 AM

I don't see how this works. My mobile allows me to send >160 characters at once (although I've never tried to send anything really large) and when I receive >160 characters it recreates the single message that was sent (ditto for receive). Unlimited SMS send is typical now in most mobile contracts (and a lot of the PAYG) and it doesn't cost anything to receive SMS.

If it came through as a single (very long) SMS then deleting it is only a few key presses.

I think in the US you often pay to receive messages, and that would be a real killer for the miscreant, but there I guess there'd be some sort of legal comeback for the financial loss he suffered. I'm ignoring the financial loss of the sender at this point....

I may carry out some experiments. Apologies in advance to my long-suffering wife!

03-22-2014, 03:49 AM	#10
badgerboy Wannabe Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Location: East Yorkshire, UK Device: Nook HD+, Galaxy S3, PC	I don't see how this works. My mobile allows me to send >160 characters at once (although I've never tried to send anything really large) and when I receive >160 characters it recreates the single message that was sent (ditto for receive). Unlimited SMS send is typical now in most mobile contracts (and a lot of the PAYG) and it doesn't cost anything to receive SMS. If it came through as a single (very long) SMS then deleting it is only a few key presses. I think in the US you often pay to receive messages, and that would be a real killer for the miscreant, but there I guess there'd be some sort of legal comeback for the financial loss he suffered. I'm ignoring the financial loss of the sender at this point.... I may carry out some experiments. Apologies in advance to my long-suffering wife!