Need an app that tells me the amount of characters typed in an SMS

[masterell]

Hey guys,

I'm going abroad soon and every text message I send counts as 4 from my monthly allowance when abroad. Therefore it is exceptionally important that I know how many text messages I'm typing and if possible reduce the amount of characters typed to fit the character limit.

Is there an app that does this?

 

[severe]

I believe almost any jailbroken SMS app will do this. I know biteSMS does. You can also purchase texts from their own service and choose whether to send each text via their or your phones plan.

Could be perfect for you.

 

[masterell]

I dont really want to resort to jailbreaking my iPhone though. Is there a more legit solution?

 

[Rayfire]

I dont really want to resort to jailbreaking my iPhone though. Is there a more legit solution?

AFAIK none, you have to jb to have that kind of option

 

[chrbau]

masterell, can you just up your text plan to unlimited while your abroad?

 

[chrbau]

just came across this app WordCounter in itunes...

 

[severe]

I dont really want to resort to jailbreaking my iPhone though. Is there a more legit solution?

Fine, but it seems pretty legit to me. It's your phone, yea?

 

[leandromp]

I don't know why the iphone doesn't tell you how many characters you typed or the exact time for each message.

10 minutes ago i received a sms and like 2 minutes ago another one but with no time.

 

[severe]

I don't know why the iphone doesn't tell you how many characters you typed or the exact time for each message.

10 minutes ago i received a sms and like 2 minutes ago another one but with no time.

I believe it shows the time in 15 minute intervals.