Starlink beta test: T-Mobile is letting Verizon and AT&T users send free text messages on Elon Musk-backed satellite network. Here’s how
T-Mobile has partnered with SpaceX’s Starlink to extend service to ‘dead zones’ that cell towers can’t reach, and it’s asking ...
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When was the first SMS text message sent?
On December 3, 1992, 22-year-old software architect Neil Papworth sent the world's first SMS text message (SMS = Short Message Service). Although the concept of SMS technology was originally ...
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Experts urge Britons to STOP sending SMS text messages - amid fears hackers could intercept data
An SMS message is sent in plain text, meaning there is no encryption,' Mr Lattimer, added. End-to-end encryption ensures only the two participants of a chat can read messages, and no-one in ...
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New registry to clamp down on scam text messages
The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) is setting up an SMS Sender ID Registry to identify legitimate organisations in order to help cut down on text message scams. The SMS Sender ...