The short answer
Plain text fits 160 characters, then splits into 153 character parts. Emoji or non latin letters drop the limits to 70 and 67, and characters like the euro sign count twice.
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How segments are counted for banks and lenders
Security messaging has to be unmistakably from you. Why is my message two segments? Plain text fits 160 characters, then splits into 153 character parts. Emoji or non latin letters drop the limits to 70 and 67, and characters like the euro sign count twice.
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Why banks and lenders ask this
Security messaging has to be unmistakably from you. It usually surfaces the first time a real list goes out, when transaction alerts, login codes and card notices stop being a plan and become a send.
What it changes for you
Get this right and the outcome is customers who trust the message and act on it. Get it wrong and the cost shows up quietly, in messages nobody read and money already spent.
Doing it in the platform
The compose screen shows the segment count, the cost and the sender name before anything leaves, so the decision is made before the money moves.
Getting started
Message support on Telegram at @exerioco. The account is usually open in under five minutes. Then you log in, paste your numbers, write the message, pick the sender name and send.
FAQ
Why is my message two segments?
Plain text fits 160 characters, then splits into 153 character parts. Emoji or non latin letters drop the limits to 70 and 67, and characters like the euro sign count twice.
Is this different for banks and lenders?
The mechanics are the same. What changes is the volume and the timing, because banks and lenders mostly send transaction alerts, login codes and card notices.
How do I get started?
Message support on Telegram at @exerioco. The account is usually open in under five minutes. Then you log in, paste your numbers, write the message, pick the sender name and send.
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