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More likely is that 160 characters was what the GSM signaling channel comfortably allowed, essentially making it free.
Its still this way today - SMS uses an out of band signaling channel and cell phone companies charge you as data.
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More likely is that 160 characters was what the GSM signaling channel comfortably allowed, essentially making it free.
Its still this way today - SMS uses an out of band signaling channel and cell phone companies charge you as data.