Texting on cellphone, pdas (personal digital assist.)

[Cataboo]

My little brother is deaf, so I end up texting him a lot. He just got a touch diamond and loves it. Has the gps, web surfing, unlimited data no voice plan.

I just have a basic cell phone. .. texting isn't bad, it can be tedious, but you get quicker at it.

I sometimes get jealous of the fancy phones everyone else has, but I'm on the computer or internet so much the last thing I need is it in my pocket... instant gratification.

I also tend to use my phone when I'm off biking, skiing, kayaking, hiking, camping... And the new phones use up their batteries too quickly with all the bells and whistles they have... I just want a phone that'll still have battery when I really need it. And I don't want a phone that I'm going to be upset if it gets dropped on a rock or I take a fall while on the bike.

I also get tri-band phones so that I've got the option of analog when I'm somewhere where I can't get a digital signal.

[Miranda]

I love text. I would rather text than talk.

I can type pretty fast on a regular keyboard and 10key fast too. I was the fastest cashier in the day when I worked retail back in the stone age before they had bar code scanners.

I don't have a keyboard type of cell phone. My cell is a simplier older LG at the moment. Water damaged two LG brand phones. Post 2yrs H2O damage, still working like a champ... keys included.

I use the number pad with the alpha keys. You just memorize how many times you need to touch the number to get the letter of the aphabet you want. Also, adding frequently used phrases in "quick text" you can hit one button to get in the message.

It's handy sometimes to have a written record of your text for future reference. Unlike talking, you don't have to answer "on demmand". This has advantages as well.

Sending pics is nice too. When DH used to travel biz a lot, the kids really loved getting pics of his travels. And he loved getting to see pics of what they were up to while he was gone.

EDIT: Also, in terms of riding... texting can be handy too. If DH wants to let me know that he & the kids are going somewhere while I'm out riding, he will just send me a fyi text. Thus, I don't have to worry about if I need to pull off to answer the phone. People like, the school RN, are on their own ring tone. That way I KNOW if it comes up on the phone will riding, better stop and check it out.

[OakLeaf]

I also get tri-band phones so that I've got the option of analog when I'm somewhere where I can't get a digital signal.

I'm glad I'm not the only one still living on the planet!

Do you find places where you can only get analog signal? I haven't seen that in a while out East, but for various reasons I haven't been getting out into the sticks as much as I used to, either. It seems from the maps that there are a lot more places out West where analog service would still be useful.

in terms of riding... texting can be handy too. If DH wants to let me know that he & the kids are going somewhere while I'm out riding, he will just send me a fyi text. Thus, I don't have to worry about if I need to pull off to answer the phone. People like, the school RN, are on their own ring tone. That way I KNOW if it comes up on the phone will riding, better stop and check it out.

Exactly right, me too.

[Cataboo]

I'm glad I'm not the only one still living on the planet!

Do you find places where you can only get analog signal? I haven't seen that in a while out East, but for various reasons I haven't been getting out into the sticks as much as I used to, either. It seems from the maps that there are a lot more places out West where analog service would still be useful.

West Virginia. Getting a signal period in parts of West VA are difficult. There's a blind spot in Burtonsville, MD that I don't get digital signal in.

If you drive up and down I-95 between Richmond and Washington DC, there's 2 parts of the highway that the signal cuts out in.

Assateague/Chincoteague has really poor cell phone coverage.

Some parts of the Shenandoah.


Doing an Alaska cruise the summer before last, there were quite a few places I could get analog, not digital. Up in Banff national park there were places.


It happens just often enough that I don't want to do without it.

[OakLeaf]

okay, for those who must use vegetable fiber-based information storage systems (scnr):

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[Tuckervill]

My Blackberry's battery lasts longer than any phone I've ever had. I can't say that I've ever been frustrated with the BB. My dh really hates his, though, because he has a first or second generation and the processor is so much slower than mine.

Karen