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Bwhite357
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Q: Are there limits to the number of MMS or SMS recipients on a message?

I would like to know if there are limits to the number of recipients that can be included on a MMS or SMS message. Seems there may be a limit of only 10.

iPad, iOS 9.2

Posted on Mar 22, 2016 10:41 AM

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Q: Are there limits to the number of MMS or SMS recipients on a message?

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  • by Michael Black,Helpful

    Michael Black Michael Black Mar 22, 2016 11:11 AM in response to Bwhite357
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    Mar 22, 2016 11:11 AM in response to Bwhite357

    Most carriers do impose a maximum limit on the number of SMS/MMS recipients as the carrier's system is the one processing those texts.  AT&T restricts it to 10 maximum, and I image most other carriers are similar.

     

    I don't know if there is any limit on iMessage recipients though.

  • by Bwhite357,

    Bwhite357 Bwhite357 Mar 22, 2016 11:13 AM in response to Michael Black
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    Mar 22, 2016 11:13 AM in response to Michael Black

    Thank you for the prompt response. I pay them enough money to not have a limit on groups of messages.

  • by Michael Black,

    Michael Black Michael Black Mar 22, 2016 11:47 AM in response to Bwhite357
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    Mar 22, 2016 11:47 AM in response to Bwhite357

    While I certainly agree with you in principle, I'll just mention that I've been with AT&T for over a decade now and they've always had the limit of 10 and there have been plenty of posts in their own web forums asking it be removed. They seem to simply ignore any and all such requests.

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Mar 22, 2016 12:17 PM in response to Bwhite357
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    Mar 22, 2016 12:17 PM in response to Bwhite357

    Bwhite357 wrote:

     

    Thank you for the prompt response. I pay them enough money to not have a limit on groups of messages.

    I suspect AT&T doesn't want to be dealing with (any more than they already are) complaints about people being spammed by robo-messages. For now, I get far less spam through SMS than I do through email. I think that's partly due to the fact that it's harder to send them out in bulk. I, for one, am in favor of that.

     

    If you need to do larger group messaging, I'd recommend one of the dedicated apps. I've used both GroupMe and Telegram with good results.