When was the first cell phone message sent? One of the fastest means of communication in these times, is cell phone messaging. But have you ...

When was the first cell phone message sent?

One of the fastest means of communication in these times, is cell phone messaging. But have you ever thought about when the first mobile phone message was sent?

For the first time a message was sent on a mobile phone 30 years ago and for the first time this message was sent in the UK.

30 years ago, mobile phone company Vodafone was the first to send a text message to an engineer in Berkshire.

The first message was sent during the Christmas celebrations.

An employee by the name of Nelly Papworth sent a message in 1992 to one of the company's bosses, Richard Jarvis, while he was celebrating the Christmas holiday, but did not get a reply.

The phone Jarvis had was new at the time, it was called Orbitel 901, and it weighed 2.1 kg.

This phone weighed 12 iPhones or 14 other phones in use today.

In this age of mobile communication technology, people send billions of text messages every year.

Ten years ago, the word "text message or SMS" entered the dictionary.