First SMS in the World

First SMS in the World

First ever SMS sent by Neil Papworth on December 3, 1992. Neil Papworth was a 22-year-old English software engineer sent a text message what we know now a days as Short Message Service (SMS).

Text of first SMS

Neil Papworth sent first ever message just 15 characters long, the text was Merry Christmas.

Who sent first SMS

Neil Papworth was a Software Architect, Software Designer, Software Developer and Test Engineer, sent first ever SMS in history. SMS received on Orbitel 901 cell phonet by Vodafone director, Richard Jarvis.

First cell phone to receive SMS

First SMS received on Orbitel 901 handset and Vodafone cellular network.

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