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ive only just started sending text messages so i'm mega slow at it, hahaha! the worst part is when two letters in a row are on the same key and you have to wait for a second for it to shift to the next letter.

anyways, I have some questions

1. I take it that these days txt'ing has smilies and everything... or is it just plain text like it was years ago?


2. How fast can you text 2 sentences?


3. If somebody has their mobile switched off, will you still be able to send them messages?

1. Well these days they have it all, pictures to sound to go with it, but that's just some people. For me, it's just plain text. Current phones are capable of GIF animations along with the text which makes it interesting. Though you can always attach videos aswell, not sure if all phones are able to do it.

2. Well with the Motorollo when i had one it's a bit different, it doesn't have the T9 Dictionary the Nokia has to finish the word for you, each letter you type it gives you alternatives to your word and you just keep adding letters and choosing the right alternative to make your word, which is pretty slow.

Not the fastest texter though, pretty average.

You could always buy these and it will just determine on your average keyboard speed.



3. Of course it will, you can even set your alarm and turn your phone off and it will still go off.

No matter what kind of phone you got, youll get used to texting with it, and your speed will come up heaps wen you text alot. Texting on any other phone feels retarded after that

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Originally posted by Psygnosis 3. Of course it will, you can even set your alarm and turn your phone off and it will still go off.

oh now thats cool... i'll post another thread in a couple of days asking which phone is the coolest to get (but I will specify that it has to have the features i want )

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Originally posted by minski No matter what kind of phone you got, youll get used to texting with it, and your speed will come up heaps wen you text alot. Texting on any other phone feels retarded after that

do u guys have like a one second wait when you have to press a button twice, or does your phone advance to the next letter really quickly?

mine takes a while so i quickly hit the capital key to move it on quickly - So soME OF MY MESsages loOK LIKE THis

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Originally posted by meneedit oh now thats cool... i'll post another thread in a couple of days asking which phone is the coolest to get (but I will specify that it has to have the features i want )

My opinion is only get Nokia, you will regret any other phone in the long run.

This is my phone at it is bloody awesome, it is such a cool phone:



the reason i say Nokia is for the fact that other companies make their phones very inferior in my opinion. Though i'm basing my opinion of the 2 big brands other than Nokia and those are Ericcson and Motorolla.

The Motorolla will screw up mostly in the audio area in which you can hear the other side but they can't hear you. This can take up to a year for your phone to be like this. About 5 people had Motorollas including me and they all screwed up the same way.

Ericcson make good phones but they will just malfunction on you simply, one phone i had just turned off and wouldnt turn on, my brother has the one where you it's a tablet phone (P900) and the tablet is screwing up already so early in the phones life.

But i'm sure some models would be better than the other, but i wouldn't risk it.

Nokia can be compared to a Toyota in terms of quality, and that is, the best of the best for your buck.

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Originally posted by meneedit do u guys have like a one second wait when you have to press a button twice, or does your phone advance to the next letter really quickly?

just put it on dictionary and you dont have to hit the keys twice best feature on a phone

i hate dictionary with a passion. those who send me msgs however swear by it. to those people i suggest PROOF-READ BEFORE YOU SEND. ASSHOLES.

menedit: are you amish?

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Originally posted by Psygnosis My opinion is only get Nokia, you will regret any other phone in the long run. the reason i say Nokia is for the fact that other companies make their phones very inferior in my opinion. Though i'm basing my opinion of the 2 big brands other than Nokia and those are Ericcson and Motorolla. The Motorolla will screw up mostly in the audio area in which you can hear the other side but they can't hear you. This can take up to a year for your phone to be like this. About 5 people had Motorollas including me and they all screwed up the same way. Ericcson make good phones but they will just malfunction on you simply, one phone i had just turned off and wouldnt turn on, my brother has the one where you it's a tablet phone (P900) and the tablet is screwing up already so early in the phones life. But i'm sure some models would be better than the other, but i wouldn't risk it. Nokia can be compared to a Toyota in terms of quality, and that is, the best of the best for your buck.

Actually of the major brands Nokia has the second highest return rate within 12 months.

If you are talking reliability funnily enough the best on the market is panasonic tho i'd never buy one.

Second to them and my preferred brand becuase of style/features/functionality is Samsung. Just about everything else they do is shit but for some reason they get it right with their phones.

Ericsson were the worst until they merged with sony and now seem to be alot better tho.

keep in mind this is based on retail statistics from 2005 so things may change this year.

Faster than a speeding bullet. I can send a number text messages before the other person even replies.

and i bet your txt msgs make Shane Warne blush like a schoolgirl Anita

my contract has just run out, so as soon as this baby is released it's all mine! heheh

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Originally posted by meneedit do u guys have like a one second wait when you have to press a button twice, or does your phone advance to the next letter really quickly?

Sounds like you're not using predictive text it makes things much faster. Here's are two examples of how i would write the word "gone" on a Nokia mobile with predictive text and without:

1) With predictive text:

I punch in "4663", the word "good" appears underlined, i press "*" to cycle through the possible words, it goes "good" then "home" then "gone" at which point i press "0" (space) and continue typing the rest of the message.


2)Without:

I punch in 4, 666, across arrow, 66, 33, 0

One other important thing that I forgot to ask before...

every time I send a txt it asks me for my number (callback number)

If I send a txt and dont give a callback number can they still reply?

I work at the Vodafone call centre and with predictive text/T9/single tap mode/dictionary/whatever the phone calls it, ppl either love it or hate it.

I get a real laugh out of the words that my phone comes up with on its way to producing the word I actually want.

Real life examples:

"I'm at the bum" (atm)
"We're going to the Anal and Bull for my Dad's birthday" (Cock)



And what's with the complete random words it makes up? My old phone used to spell "Hobbsu" instead of "Hobart" ... wtf is a Hobbsu?
My current phone couldn't spell Hobart until I put it into the dictionary. Before I did that it would spell "Incap" and then complain. It was incap-able of going any further.

haha I knew a girl named Erica who we used to call Dribb (not to her face!)

I was on a hens night last week and had to teach my phone to spell 'penis'


Has anyone else had their phone 'forget' all the words entered into the dictionary? I have a SE T610 and it's done it about 4 times in the 2 years I've had it. (I'm assuming it's happening once the 'my words' dictionary is full, it has a rather small memory)

i hate my phone, it's so old. i wish it could store more than 8 sms's at at time

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ive only just started sending text messages so i'm mega slow at it

rofl thats so cute.

reminds me of when i taught my mum & granny how to text. hahaha.

OH Anita should be in the Guiness World Book of records for fastest text typer.....

Samsung is the future!


For news and pics for upcoming mobiles:

www.gsmarena.com
www.imobile.com.au

Lets get serious about this.

People only like Nokias because they once had most of the market and everyone had one. They were easy to use, because every model was the same. It still stands, but if you weigh up features vs price you'll find that Nokia is leagues behind.

I was a Nokia boy, through and through, but Sony Ericsson's recent handsets have been top notch.

I work in a phone dealer, so I see a lot of handsets, and to be honest, Sony Ericsson takes my vote.

Stay away from cheap panasonics, any LG and majority of motorolas.

Thought this might be of interest to everyone

Wonder why in Australia, Telstra, Optus, Vodafone etc have not let this one out of
the bag... wouldn't mean that they would lose profit would it ??

To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following on your
phone:

star hash zero six hash as ( * # 0 6 # )

A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to
Your handset.

Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. Should your phone get
stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code.
They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief
changes the Sim card your phone will be totally useless.

You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that
whoever stole it, can't use/sell it either.

If everybody did this, there would be no point in stealing mobile
phones.
Send this to as many people with mobiles as possible.

haha, yeah. ive lost count of the amount of times ive told my friends they are ducking aunts

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Originally posted by Teflon_Teapot Wonder why in Australia, Telstra, Optus, Vodafone etc have not let this one out of the bag... wouldn't mean that they would lose profit would it ??

It's hardly a secret.
Vodafone offers IMEI (serial number) blocking any time someone calls in to report their phone missing. We can even block a handset without you having to give us the 15-digit number - it's recorded on the systems every time you make a phone call.

i just got it in an email and thought it was interesting, i am sorry i am not in the loop like you tasmanians

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