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Close up of the first text message saying 'MERRY CHRISTMAS' on the Orbitel 901 phone

‘Merry Christmas’: The 30th anniversary of the first text message

Features | Matt Wall | 03 Dec 2022

Legend has it that 30 years ago, on 3 December 1992, an SMS text message was sent over the Vodafone network to an Orbitel 901 “portable” telephone weighing in at 2.1kg.

an illustration of the world's first ever text message which was sent over the Vodafone network

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