The world's first SMS is offered for sale for more than $ 200,000
The Vodafone UK network will hold an auction of the historic message, which includes just two words, and was sent in 1992 by a company employee.
The buyer will receive the message via an NFT token file, while the proceeds will be donated
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20/12/2021
Monday, 20 December 2021, 09:10 Updated: 09:24
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The first SMS in the world (Photo: Vodafone)
Richard Jarvis, an employee of the Vodafone network, made history on December 3, 1992:
he sent the world's first SMS.
The message, sent from an Orbitel 901 device, contained only two words: "Merry Christmas".
Now, the Vodafone network is putting the SMS up for auction for a huge sum.
Tomorrow (Tuesday) the French auction house Aguttes will hold the auction in Paris, with all proceeds from the sale being transferred to the UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, to support asylum seekers. It is estimated that the SMS
is expected to sell for more than £ 150,000 (About $ 200,000) to
be paid using the Atherium cryptocurrency.
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FOR SALE: World's first text message?, 1992 #NFT
Used once, over 14 characters, festive theme?
To be auctioned 21/12 with proceeds going to @UNHCRUK?
- Vodafone UK (@VodafoneUK) December 14, 2021
How to buy an SMS message?
The buyer will receive the message via NFT token - an original copy of the digital file created on top of blockchain technology
.
"We are proud to bring together a great technological innovation of our past with today's advanced technology to help people in desperate need of support. This initiative embodies the spirit of togetherness we can 'ours," said Ahmed Assam, CEO of Vodafone UK.
"The first printed book "The first phone call, the first email - all these inventions changed our lives and our communication in the world," said the founder of the auction house, Maximilian Agoutes. "This first text message received in 1992 is a historical testimony to human and technological progress - This piece of history for this purpose. "
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