When was Text Messaging Invented?

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Sending a text message, or texting, with your mobile phone was first completed in 1989. In 1995, only about one message was sent by customers per month. The average increased to around 35 in 2000. Today, sending a text message is the most widely used service on cell phones. TTYL, LOL.

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When was Text Messaging Invented?

Sending a text message, or texting, with your mobile phone was first completed in 1989. In 1995, only about one message was sent by customers per month. The average increased to around

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Who Invented Text Messaging?

Matti Makonnen was paid $300 USD to invent text messaging! Crazy, right?! Well, now he's a VP at Nokia, so don't shed any tears for him!

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Text was invented in the late 1980's by a group of Europeans developing standards for data additions to GSM.

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The first instant messenger program was invented by the company Mirabelis. They came out with their program ICQ in 1996. It was based off of MIRC chat room technology. Look here for

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Text messaging

Text messaging, or texting, is the act of typing and sending a brief, electronic message between two or more mobile phones or fixed or portable devices over a phone network. The term originally referred...