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The first text message was sent from Neil Papworth to Richard Jarvis wishing him a "Merry Christmas!" on his Orbitel 901 cell phone. (Left)
http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4402146/1st-text-message-is-sent--December-3--1992 -
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In 1995, a test was taken and americans sent an average of 0.4 texts per month.
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On June 11th of 1997 Philippe Kahn took the first camera phone picture of his newborn baby (Left) and sent it to more than 2000 other people.
http://petapixel.com/2011/09/27/the-first-camera-phone-photograph-was-taken-in-1997/ -
Text messaging has tripled from 2007 to 2010 with an estimated 1.8trillion to a surprising 6.1 trillion.
http://www.rebtel.com/en/International-Calling-Guide/Texting-SMS/The-Evolution-of-the-Text-Message/ -
In 2007 text messages, for the first time ever, outnumbered phone calls.
http://www.rebtel.com/en/International-Calling-Guide/Texting-SMS/The-Evolution-of-the-Text-Message/ -
Over 8 Trillion texts were generated in 2011 alone.
http://www.rebtel.com/en/International-Calling-Guide/Texting-SMS/The-Evolution-of-the-Text-Message/ -
In 2011 another test was taken and americans sent an average of 357 texts.
http://www.rebtel.com/en/International-Calling-Guide/Texting-SMS/The-Evolution-of-the-Text-Message/ -
When texting you can receive digital images, streaming video, voice messages, and web pages at an unimaginable speed!
http://www.rebtel.com/en/International-Calling-Guide/Texting-SMS/The-Evolution-of-the-Text-Message/
