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what limits are there on sending SMS text

  • October 8, 2025
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JEL

I have the monthly pre-paid plan (currently $18 / month) and a ZTE Cymbal2 flip-top phone.

 

When sending SMS text messages,   sometimes a pair of numbers pops up on the phone,    and the first of the pair starts counting down towards zero as I type,   which I assume is some kind of limit on how much or how many characters or messages I am currently allowed to send.

 

What limits are there for sending SMS text for this plan and are these numbers somehow indicating that I am nearing one or other of these limits?

 

Cheers,     John Lumby

Best answer by Dennis

All prepaid plans come with unlimited SMS and MMS so there is no hourly or daily limits

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    • Dennis
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    • October 8, 2025

    A standard SMS is limited to 160 characters (emoji’s will reduce this further).

    Depending on your phone and it’s texting settings, a longer sms may be split to multiple segments (note there is no additional costs for this) OR be sent as an MMS.

    Mobile Masters are not Koodo Employees. Our opinions are our own. But consider us Super Users who can answer your questions or at least point you in the best direction to resolve your issues. https://community.koodomobile.com/mobile-masters-231240/mobile-masters-faqs-6831949
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    • JEL
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    • October 8, 2025

    Thank-you Dennis.

    As far as you know,     can you confirm that there is no limit to the number of SMS texts sent per hour/day or time period?

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    • Dennis
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    • October 8, 2025

    All prepaid plans come with unlimited SMS and MMS so there is no hourly or daily limits

    Mobile Masters are not Koodo Employees. Our opinions are our own. But consider us Super Users who can answer your questions or at least point you in the best direction to resolve your issues. https://community.koodomobile.com/mobile-masters-231240/mobile-masters-faqs-6831949
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    • Timo Tuokkola
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    • October 8, 2025

    All prepaid plans come with unlimited SMS and MMS so there is no hourly or daily limits

    True, within reason, but if you're spamming text messages to hundreds of users every hour, there is a point at which the system will temporarily suspend your ability to send messages.

    (I don't remember the exact numbers, but they're high enough that you'll never encounter them unless you're sending high volumes of bulk messages).

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