Special / What was the world first SMS and who sent it do you want to know the answer

World's First SMS: When you are busy typing and texting on your smartphone, have you ever wondered how it all started? Not only this, do you know which was the world's first text message? Be aware that it was a simple but cheerful 'Merry Christmas' written 31 years ago, on 3rd December 1992. The 15-character message was written by Neil Papworth through Vodafone's network and received by Vodafone employee Richard Jarvis on the sidelines of a Christmas party.

British programmer sent SMS for the first time

At that time, 22-year-old British programmer Neil Papworth sent the first short message service (SMS) from a computer, and then modern messaging began. According to DailyMail, in 2017, Neil Papworth said, 'In 1992, I had no idea that texting would become so popular, and that it would give rise to emoji and messaging apps used by millions of people.'

World's first SMS sold as NFT

British telecom company Vodafone auctioned SMS as an NFT last year. The historical text was recreated as an NFT, which is a digital receipt. The iconic text message was auctioned by Agut's auction house in Paris, reports Daily Mail. The buyer of this Lucky Message is the sole owner of the actual ownership of the detailed and unique replica of the original communication protocol of the text message. The buyer paid through Ether cryptocurrency.