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Text messages

According to the BBC, the first text message ("merry christmas") was sent in 1992. By the end of the decade, cellphones had begun to be used primarily for things other than phone calls, though that may be due partially to the fact that call quality wash vry prrr BEEP BEEP BEEP

Credit: Consumer Reports

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