7 questions on mobile phones
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I was very disappointed when I got this question wrong: BBC mobile phone quiz, Q3:
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The first text message was sent by a 22-year-old engineer more than 20 years ago. What did it say? 1. Happy Easter 2. Merry Christmas 3. Hello World
It's obvious, isn't it? What sort of engineer would send anything else???
Jon CodeWrite
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I was very disappointed when I got this question wrong: BBC mobile phone quiz, Q3:
Quote:
The first text message was sent by a 22-year-old engineer more than 20 years ago. What did it say? 1. Happy Easter 2. Merry Christmas 3. Hello World
It's obvious, isn't it? What sort of engineer would send anything else???
Jon CodeWrite
It's amazing how text messaging suddenly took off. For a long while you could only send messages to people on the same network (in the UK anyway) but then it worked across all networks, and wham it went big. When I first got a text-capable phone I remember wondering what point a text message had when you had a phone in your hand and could speak to people. I know now its because we don't actually like talking to each other much and asking someone out/dumping them later/bunking off work/etc. is so much easier this way. That said, when I used to ask girls out I always rang them up - texting is for wimps.
Regards, Rob Philpott.
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It's amazing how text messaging suddenly took off. For a long while you could only send messages to people on the same network (in the UK anyway) but then it worked across all networks, and wham it went big. When I first got a text-capable phone I remember wondering what point a text message had when you had a phone in your hand and could speak to people. I know now its because we don't actually like talking to each other much and asking someone out/dumping them later/bunking off work/etc. is so much easier this way. That said, when I used to ask girls out I always rang them up - texting is for wimps.
Regards, Rob Philpott.
Text communication doesn't require the immediate availability and good conversational environment text (SMS or Email) does. I am currently looking for a job, and I really get annoyed when people phone to ask questions, give directions, or make appointments.