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I suck at T9. |
PiPod
Joined: Sep 09, 2005
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So T9 has a little website about itself and they have these interactive flash games on them, teaching you how to use it. www.textfast.t9.com So i tried it and I was supposed to type "concert". Instead, I ended up with "bomb". I suck at this.
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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
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Give it time, buddy. My mom, 60 years old, had never even handled a phone until last year, yet even she is sending text messages like it's going out of fashion...
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defensive
Joined: Jun 23, 2005
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don't worry about it mate, I can use both equally as fast but prefer manual input over T9 anyway.
they are both just as easy/quick when you can use them (sending on average 40 texts per day helps)
just use what you feel comfortable with
p.s. welcome to Esato! & a nice little site you found there.
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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T9 is good but the predictive input on the windows mobile devices is better IMHO.
I don't write many text messages but I do write alot of emails and I have never understood why T9 has not been extended to actually show word prediction in the same way since they already have the dictionary on board
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amnesia
Joined: Jan 15, 2004
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NEC mobiles have word prediction.
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PiPod
Joined: Sep 09, 2005
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I guess I've just never really understood how T9 thinks. The site tries to explain it, basically it pre-empts you and tries to guess what will come next based on a whole bunch of calculations. It all seems really cool. Now if only i could get something like that that could help me find my keys....
and thanks for the welcome 
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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
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There is a better way to not only input text, but also to input without even actually touching a keyboard... It's called a WIFE who is my best friend, secretary, and the love of my life. Oh, and she finds my keys too :-) By the way, Masseur, in which way is the predictive setup better than T9? I haven't had the opportunity, as yet, to spend much time playing around with one of those neat devices.
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Bianca
Joined: Dec 29, 2002
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From: The Netherlands
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I really hate t9. Never got used to it and i can sms very fast using manual input, so it isnt a problem. |
EastCoastStar
Joined: Dec 07, 2003
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agreed. i use manual - never gave t9 a chance  |
PiPod
Joined: Sep 09, 2005
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well I'm not a fast typer, so I might just give T9 a chance. There are a few games on that site which might help me familiarize myself with the program. Hopefully I won't get too frustrated |
DeLa
Joined: Jan 22, 2003
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I think most people that don't like it assume that it is impossible for such a tiny 'computer' to do all that guesswork. If you stick to the everyday vocabulary, it makes typing very fast. No way you can go that fast manually because you have to wait every now and then if you want to type two letters from the same key, which does not occur with t9.
Another thing to come over is to ignore what it shows you as long as you have not completed the word or have at least entered four or five characters. Many dislikers look at what t9 produces which is not what they want. You need to have confidence.
Eveery time I use it am a little surprised that it is so correct. It even learns to some degree.
I only wish you could edit the added words, especially to delete misspelled and rarely used ones.
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EastCoastStar
Joined: Dec 07, 2003
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you NEVER have to wait manually! if u want N and N or M and N or anything together, you don thave to wait, just push the joystick down or to the right, and you are movin on to the next letter! its easy, it becomes natural, like adding a space. |
brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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I don't know what I'd do without T9...plus with SE's phones it's quite simple.
Have to agree with EastCoastStar... I'd like to edit or delete some of the words rarely use like "strident"
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PiPod
Joined: Sep 09, 2005
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haha "strident"? I know T9 has a dictionary, but does it actually define what the words are? What does strident even mean? hahaha |
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Joined: Jun 23, 2005
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definintion of strident on Google
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Posted: 2005-11-16 19:50
