Sent in 1992, the first SMS in history sold at auction

The first SMS in history will be auctioned on December 21 during a sale organized by the house Aguttes.

This message was written on December 3, 1992 at 6:09 p.m., specifies

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It was sent from a computer to a phone - an Orbitel 901 - owned by Richard Jarvis, then director of operator Vodafone.

Its text: "Merry Christmas".

✨👨🏼‍💻📲On December 21, the #Aguttes house put on sale in the form of a #NFT (“Non-Fungible Token”) the very first #SMS sent by the @VodafoneGroup network on December 3, 1992 during the Christmas parties and, composed of 15 characters where we can read: "Merry Christmas" @Refugees pic.twitter.com/sfa4eyH0nw

- Aguttes (@Aguttes_) December 15, 2021

Between 100,000 and 200,000 euros

According to the description of the house Aguttes, this historic SMS is estimated between 100,000 and 200,000 euros.

The message will be sold as an NFT, a digital ownership certificate signed by Nick Read, the current CEO of Vodafone.

The buyer will also receive a digital frame with a 3D animation showing the receipt of the SMS on the phone.

"An animated version of the full replica of the original communication protocol code" will also be given to the buyer, says the auction house.

For its part, Vodafone has pledged to donate the amount collected to the United Nations agency for refugees.

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