Texting
The first SMS was sent Location: UK Date: 3rd Decemeber 1992 Msg Sent By: Neil Papworth of Sema Group \ Airwide Solutions Sent By Device: Personal computer Recieved By Device: Orbitel 901 handset Sent To: Richard Jarvis of Vodafone TEXT MESSAGE: " Merry christmas" The first SMS typed on a GSM phone was sent by Riku Pihkonen, an engineering student at Nokia, in 1993. Sign in to see full entry.