diff -r b348d8f15b0a -r 48fba7b4afe9 iro/offer/smstrade.py
--- a/iro/offer/smstrade.py	Fri Mar 23 16:21:22 2012 +0100
+++ b/iro/offer/smstrade.py	Fri Mar 23 16:22:32 2012 +0100
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         parameters= {"key": self.key,
                 "route": route,
                 "to": to,
-                "message": sms.content.encode("utf-8"),
+                "message": sms.content,
                 "charset":"utf-8", 
                 "debug": self.testmode,
                 "message_id":True,
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
        
         length=len(sms.content)
         for s in doubleChar:
-            length += sms.content.encode("utf-8").count(s)
+            length += sms.content.count(s)
         parameters["concat_sms"] = True if length > 160 else False
 
         ps={}