How many KB's are standard SMS's

N-I-C-K · 28-03-2004, 11:31

Hi,

My Motorola v525 has 5mb of memory and i am just wondering how big sms messages are so i can work out how many my phone can store.

jonat8 · 28-03-2004, 11:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Grant

Hi,

My Motorola v525 has 5mb of memory and i am just wondering how big sms messages are so i can work out how many my phone can store.

I once remember reading something about this, and it transpired that SMS messages, once you include the header information etc. were about 256 bytes each. I might be wrong. I think it was on this forum I read about it though...

Which makes SMS the biggest rip off in mobile communications. At Orange's PAYG £4 per Mb GPRS rate that would mean each message would cost something like 0.09p if shifted over GPRS... assuming my maths is right.

Luke567 · 28-03-2004, 12:13

I read a thread a while ago(on another forum). Average SMS were said to be 500bytes.

hxbro · 28-03-2004, 13:57

the max size for the message on a sms is 160 chars, add on a few bytes for the header so max I'd assume would be 256 bytes.

the memory you are referring to most likely won't be used for storing the sms messages as most of the time they can be stored on the sim, either way you won't be filling it up soon (I reached a few hundred on one of my phones before removing the ones I didn't need anymore), the phone manual should say how many messages the phone can store.

The reason why sms's are expensive is due to the fact that you have to do the equiv of a call to your provider to send it, so you end up been charged for a few seconds of call to send it

Luke567 · 28-03-2004, 14:45

The reason they are so expensive is because no one objects to sending them at 10p!

jonat8 · 28-03-2004, 19:23

I do! But it doesn't stop me sending them... *sigh*
Seriously thinking about switching one of the 3Pay VideoText tariffs.

sb123 · 28-03-2004, 22:18

I think I read somewhere a comparison on sending a text document to somewhere like Iceland. Cannot recall all the categories but it was something like this...

Which one was the most expensive?

1. Email
2. Fax
3. Reading the text out to someone over the telephone.
4. Mail.
5. Personal courier (like a bike)
6. UPS super next day before 8am service
7. First class flight by hand
8. Text message.

The answer was text message.
I wish I could find the original source as there are some friends who still think text messages are a bargain.

Simon.

Papyrus · 04-04-2004, 15:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Grant

Hi,

My Motorola v525 has 5mb of memory and i am just wondering how big sms messages are so i can work out how many my phone can store.

My Sagem myX-6 has 2mb of memory and I have well over a 100 stored SMSs. I've never filled it. However, with MMS there is a limit to how many I can store, irrespective of free memory. Such a limitation could exist with SMS's too. Just something to consider maybe...

LTT · 04-04-2004, 23:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Papyrus

My Sagem myX-6 has 2mb of memory and I have well over a 100 stored SMSs. I've never filled it. However, with MMS there is a limit to how many I can store, irrespective of free memory. Such a limitation could exist with SMS's too. Just something to consider maybe...

It does? How did you do that?
I have a Myx6 and the most I can store is 100 and then 20 on the sim card. I'd be internested to know if I could change it.

28-03-2004, 11:31	#1
N-I-C-K Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Manchester Posts: 3,119	How many KB's are standard SMS's Hi, My Motorola v525 has 5mb of memory and i am just wondering how big sms messages are so i can work out how many my phone can store.

28-03-2004, 11:58	#2
jonat8 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Norwich Posts: 1,584	Quote: Originally Posted by Nick Grant Hi, My Motorola v525 has 5mb of memory and i am just wondering how big sms messages are so i can work out how many my phone can store. I once remember reading something about this, and it transpired that SMS messages, once you include the header information etc. were about 256 bytes each. I might be wrong. I think it was on this forum I read about it though... Which makes SMS the biggest rip off in mobile communications. At Orange's PAYG £4 per Mb GPRS rate that would mean each message would cost something like 0.09p if shifted over GPRS... assuming my maths is right.

28-03-2004, 12:13	#3
Luke567 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Wakefield Posts: 1,241	I read a thread a while ago(on another forum). Average SMS were said to be 500bytes.

28-03-2004, 13:57	#4
hxbro Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 2,161	the max size for the message on a sms is 160 chars, add on a few bytes for the header so max I'd assume would be 256 bytes. the memory you are referring to most likely won't be used for storing the sms messages as most of the time they can be stored on the sim, either way you won't be filling it up soon (I reached a few hundred on one of my phones before removing the ones I didn't need anymore), the phone manual should say how many messages the phone can store. The reason why sms's are expensive is due to the fact that you have to do the equiv of a call to your provider to send it, so you end up been charged for a few seconds of call to send it

28-03-2004, 14:45	#5
Luke567 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Wakefield Posts: 1,241	The reason they are so expensive is because no one objects to sending them at 10p!

28-03-2004, 19:23	#6
jonat8 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Norwich Posts: 1,584	I do! But it doesn't stop me sending them... sigh Seriously thinking about switching one of the 3Pay VideoText tariffs.

28-03-2004, 22:18	#7
sb123 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,865	I think I read somewhere a comparison on sending a text document to somewhere like Iceland. Cannot recall all the categories but it was something like this... Which one was the most expensive? 1. Email 2. Fax 3. Reading the text out to someone over the telephone. 4. Mail. 5. Personal courier (like a bike) 6. UPS super next day before 8am service 7. First class flight by hand 8. Text message. The answer was text message. I wish I could find the original source as there are some friends who still think text messages are a bargain. Simon.

04-04-2004, 15:51	#8
Papyrus Banned User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 3,809	Quote: Originally Posted by Nick Grant Hi, My Motorola v525 has 5mb of memory and i am just wondering how big sms messages are so i can work out how many my phone can store. My Sagem myX-6 has 2mb of memory and I have well over a 100 stored SMSs. I've never filled it. However, with MMS there is a limit to how many I can store, irrespective of free memory. Such a limitation could exist with SMS's too. Just something to consider maybe...

04-04-2004, 23:30	#9
LTT Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,295	Quote: Originally Posted by Papyrus My Sagem myX-6 has 2mb of memory and I have well over a 100 stored SMSs. I've never filled it. However, with MMS there is a limit to how many I can store, irrespective of free memory. Such a limitation could exist with SMS's too. Just something to consider maybe... It does? How did you do that? I have a Myx6 and the most I can store is 100 and then 20 on the sim card. I'd be internested to know if I could change it.

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