Text messaging question.

I did a quick search and didn't find any posts relating to text message limits.

I have what I believe is a Motorola Droid 1 (How do I find out for sure?) using Verizon as my carrier. I'm pretty sure it's the first generation Motorola Droid.

Here is my issue:
I was told that any text message sent to me that is larger than the standard 160 characters, would be split up into two or more messages. This is not happening on my phone, and I'm wondering if this is an OS problem, phone problem, or if I just need to call Verizon to have them investigate?

I have gotten several texts that were cut off, never to receive the rest of the message.

Also, is there a way to have text messages forwarded to an email address as a backup?

Thanks.

 

Yep, that's my phone.
I looked at every option in the settings, and saw nothing about splitting messages. I will go through them again anyway.

There is a "text message limit" option, but that is for how many text messages to save, and doesn't have anything to do with the message size or splitting.

Thanks.

 

Same here. My old blackberry used to split the messages. With my Droid 1, I get the first part of the message, and I never get the rest of it.

I was able to forward the text message to my email, and it is 160 characters, up to where it was cut off.

Here is the exact message:

"(kinda tsar related computer question) So my laptop crashed and I was unable to transfer data from my hard drive before it did. I really want my TOPO! and Garm"

Hope this helps.

 

Thanks, I will check them out.