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December 4, 2012 03:19 am GMT

Texting Turns 20: The History of SMS


The first SMS was sent in 1992 by Neil Papworth. He sent the message Merry Christmas from his personal computer to his friend Richard Jarvis' Orbitel 901 handset over the Vodafone GSM network.

The text message was first commercially deployed a year later, in 1993, and after a relatively slow start is now one of the most popular ways for people to communicate with one another.

SEE ALSO: Is Texting Really on the Decline? [POLL]

Text messages are used for companies to send news to subscribers, as a way to enter contests, and were even used as a way to campaign during this years political election.

Check out this infographic created by Twilio for a look at how the text mess…
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