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Re:Die With Me – A chat app you can only use when you have l... by phamilton on Sunday August 18, 2019 @05:05PM (#20732853)
At Remind we operate one of the largest SMS delivery systems out there. We also have a 140 character limit, reserving 20 characters for the handle/class name.

In aggregate, having the limit is a cost decision. We absolutely can and do send messages longer than 140 characters. But we make a best effort to limit it to a single SMS segment. If some are over, oh well.

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Re:Die With Me – A chat app you can only use when you have l... by fyfy18 on Sunday August 18, 2019 @10:28PM (#20734429)
When Twitter first came out, in the US it was common to pay for receiving SMS not just sending. Multipart messages weren't always handled perfectly before modern smart phones, often they would be delayed or be received in the wrong order.

interestingly Europe was all over SMS messaging in the 00s, but it didn't really become popular in the US until this decade, when carriers starting bundling unlimited SMS in plans.

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