The ability to send long (also known as concatenated) messages is built into SMSware Business. When configuring the MO Console the Administrator can define the Maximum SMS length to be used by SMSWare Messenger clients. There are a couple of things to be aware of when sending long messages:
A long message is actually delivered to the recipient handset as a sequence of standard 160 character SMS texts. Each message in the sequence will be charged by your network operator at your standard SMS rate.
The Maximum SMS Length setting is not a multiple of 160 characters. When your network operator splits a long message into a sequence of standard 160 ones, each message in the sequence carries some overhead that identifies its position within the sequence. This allows the individual parts to be delivered out of order and still be reassembled into the full message.
The recombination of the each message in the sequence to create the original full version is performed by the recipients’ handset. Almost all modern phones have this capability and will display the long message correctly. Some older phones, as well as GSM modems and terminals will display each message in the sequence separately.
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