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That's not true. Firstly, a single tweet doesn't necessarily fit into a single SMS (as the Twitter limit is per character, whereas an SMS is limited per byte).
by richardwhiuk 11y ago
That's not true. Firstly, a single tweet doesn't necessarily fit into a single SMS (as the Twitter limit is per character, whereas an SMS is limited per byte).
Secondly, an SMS is limited to 140 bytes, which is 160 7 bit 'characters', or 140 8 bit 'characters' or 70 16 bit 'characters' (in UCS 2, normally).
- mikeash 11y agoIt was true. Twitter heavily emphasized SMS back when it was new. The 140-thingy limit hasn't been about SMS for a while now, and has just transitioned into a weird artificial limitation that's become part of what Twitter is. But that is how it started out.
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