Why does text convert to picture message

[G-UNIT1]

I have a question i dont kno if this happens to everyone but after a certain amount of charecters on my text like 3 message legths it just turns my regular text into and sends it as a picture message!? DOes anyone kno why this occurs? i just think its aqward for it to change to a picture message for no reason

[benthomasg1]

idk but it kinda makes me mad, just my own thought is that from reading post and issues with the texting on the phone it seems there is an issue with sending multiple text in a short amount of time so maybe this was a know issue and this is there way of trying to get around it. idk but it kinda makes me mad.

[XDViPeR]

why are you sending messages that long? send one then write another one...

[benthomasg1]

why are you sending messages that long? send one then write another one...

that's dumb to have to do that.... some of the points to having a full keyboard is to be able to type fast and type a lot... I may want to get my full point across before the person texts me back. I would say more then 2 or 3 msg does not happen very much but still if i want to type that much i should be able to.

[Paging Dr B]

that's dumb to have to do that.... some of the points to having a full keyboard is to be able to type fast and type a lot... I may want to get my full point across before the person texts me back. I would say more then 2 or 3 msg does not happen very much but still if i want to type that much i should be able to.

amen. it makes no sense to me either.

[brokeoutangel]

Just a shot in the dark but as it is named SMS (Short Message Service) eluding to the size of content I would assume that when the data reaches a certain threshhold it converts using different protocals that are built to handle that level of data..ie mms that sends music pic and text...just an idea though

[G-UNIT1]

probaly it jus weird to me becuase u should be able at times wen you are mad or jus fustrated every now and then to get ya poin across in one text but i could understand the point of too much data in one message but had never happened to me on any other phone ever lol this is supposed to be the phone dat does it all lol

[brokeoutangel]

Might be a service character limit were you with tmo previously

[rmyc]

with windows mobile i send liek 5~6 all the time..

Andriod is nice, but it has way too many flaws, and soo much lag

[meetheed]

i have a few thoughts on why this may occur and personally prefer it this way.

firstly cost, clearly this isnt a problem if your on an unlimited sms package but if your not or your on a flex plan then why pay to send 5xSMS at 10p each to get your point accross when you can send the same message for 20p as an MMS? i think android is doing us a favour as once the cost of the message goes over 30p it converts it to an MMS giving you almost unlimited space to write your message for 20p.

secondly there's reliability. you write a large sms and you have to rely on 5 or so messages getting to the recipient, 1 mms can do the same job. i regularly have issues with tmobile in terms of sms not being delivered or only part of a multiple sms getting to the destination. on which network the problem lies i dont know for sure but id rather have 1 mms message be sent than rely on 5 sms to get there.

maybe the above are the reason this is done and i certainly wouldn't consider it a flaw.