I have some questions about text messaging on the 3.0 OS (or 3.1)
First, will MMS (meaning both photos and videos) work when sending it to a different network? Like if my friend has a Verizon phone, will he/she be able to receive them, and vise versa (send them to me) too?
I'm wondering about photo sizes and/or video size and length because usually this is limited or the quality is downgraded in order to to be sent. I don't see a way or method yet on the iPhone to do this.
Second, I'm wondering about this whole 160-character limit on text messages. I have Verizon now, and sometimes I'll create a long (several hundred characters or so) normal text message and send it to another Verizon phone, no problem. They receive it in one large text. Great.
The problem comes in when I'm trying to send a 160+ text to an ATT phone, which I get an auto-reply back that says "non-Verizon phones only received for first 160 characters". Very frustrating.
Anyway, here's my question. I already know sending Verizon to ATT will cause this. Howabout ATT to Verizon? I think what happens is it will break it up into multiple texts for the Verizon receiver. Correct?
OK. So if it breaks it up, that's not as big of a deal as somebody sending me a longer text and I only get the first 160. Will this change because of MMS? I ask because when I send a photo message on my Verizon phone, I have up to 1000 characters to send a message. Perhaps MMS will increase the character limit?
I know I can bypass this (sort-of) with sending it to the phone's email address...but it would come to my email and not a text like I would like. Plus, this doesn't help unless the person on the other end knows to send it to your email. Ughhh...
And finally, whatabout ATT to ATT texting? Does this limit the characters too?
Thank you for any responses.
