SMS Segment Calculator

SMS Segment Calculator

Calculate GSM-7/UCS-2 segments and character usage.

For: Developers, operations, buyers

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SMS Segment Calculator

Interactive planning tool

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SMS segment calculator

EncodingGSM-7
Units0
Segments0
Per-segment limit160

Estimate follows standard GSM-7/UCS-2 segment limits. Carrier-specific headers, transformations or unsupported characters can change billing.

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