Phones By 29598 Apr 3, 1973 Invented May 10, 1973 First call May 10, 1979 First network May 10, 1983 worldwide May 10, 1983 DynaTAC 8000x May 10, 1989 pocket-size telephone May 10, 1991 digital telephone May 10, 1991 First SIM card May 10, 1992 first text message May 10, 2001 First messaging service