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First Text Message
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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Text Messaging
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Slow Texting
In 1995, a test was taken and americans sent an average of 0.4 texts per month.
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First Image Sent Through Phones
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.
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Messaging Tripled
Text messaging has tripled from 2007 to 2010 with an estimated 1.8trillion to a surprising 6.1 trillion.
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Calling VS Texting
In 2007 text messages, for the first time ever, outnumbered phone calls.
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Texting is Trending
Over 8 Trillion texts were generated in 2011 alone.
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Texting Has Increased
In 2011 another test was taken and americans sent an average of 357 texts.
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Present Texting
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/
