How fast can you text

Spike88 · 08-24-10, 04:50 AM

I can text at a normal speed, nowhere near as fast as I can type though. Although I do kinda cheat in the fact that I tend to misspell an odd word here or there and my iphone automatically corrects it.

I also text quite frequently, but I'm always doing something else(whether it be watching tv, playing on my phone, or other stuff). The one thing I do like about my phone is the fact that it does remind me 5 minutes later that I have received a text, if I'm too busy doing something else to check when I first get the text.

Although reading the article, I don't know if this really counts as breaking the world record, as the phone is doing most of the work for you. Kinda like using T9.

Edit: 1000th Post

Sailor Steve · 08-24-10, 07:45 AM

I hate texting. Every time I text I get one part or another wrong, and end up calling the person to explain myself anyway.

tater · 08-24-10, 08:07 AM

Even sideways on my iPhone I have trouble. I'm more likely to "text" a picture or movie of the kids than actually type, lol. I've posted here from my phone, too

(this ain't one of those, I'm way faster really typing).

SteamWake · 08-24-10, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I hate texting. Every time I text I get one part or another wrong, and end up calling the person to explain myself anyway.

LOL OMG U2 ?

Sailor Steve · 08-24-10, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

LOL OMG U2 ?

And that's another thing!!!

papa_smurf · 08-24-10, 09:17 AM

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I hate texting. Every time I text I get one part or another wrong, and end up calling the person to explain myself anyway.

I've found that im doing that more myself.

Jimbuna · 08-24-10, 09:20 AM

Despite having a Blackberry with a qwerty keyboard and unlimited text allowance I reckon I don't use double figures per month.

The only exception is if I get a text or an email off the boy whilst I'm out.

Takeda Shingen · 08-25-10, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Despite having a Blackberry with a qwerty keyboard and unlimited text allowance I reckon I don't use double figures per month.

The only exception is if I get a text or an email off the boy whilst I'm out.

Yes. I send maybe five or six texts a month on my Blackberry and recieve about the same, although some of those are promotional from AT&T. Most of my texts are work-related and I am terrible at typing on it.

Weiss Pinguin · 08-24-10, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

LOL OMG U2 ?

I no rite?

What's really embarrassing is when my parents text like that

STEED · 08-24-10, 11:39 AM

Quicker to phone the person.

I hate text language..C U 8.

XabbaRus · 08-24-10, 03:55 PM

I text a few times a month, usually to my dad to check he is picking up my daughter or something like that.

Personally I find all these people who text and text and text really sad....

Maybe I am just getting old...

UnderseaLcpl · 08-24-10, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

I text a few times a month, usually to my dad to check he is picking up my daughter or something like that.

Personally I find all these people who text and text and text really sad....

Maybe I am just getting old...

Oh, I don't know about that...... I'm only 27 and I hate texting, especially when people spend more than about ten seconds doing it - "Just call the sonofabitch!" Jeez.

Then there's all the stupid text messages I get like "what's up?" and "hey". WTF is that!? What do you want? Do you want me to reply with a brief synopsis of the activity I am currently engaged in? Why? Maybe you want to hang out or something? Then freaking call me! And when you do call me, if you bitch about me not responding to your text, I'll kill you.

Speaking of people I want to kill and stupid messages, I have a special place in my heart for people who use text messaging like its twitter with a direct line to my phone. That place is filled with razorwire, mustard gas, and flesh-eating hellbeasts summoned from the most infernal of abyssal planes. OMFG, ur on a boat!? What am I supposed to do with that? What possible meaningful exchange of information concerning your experience on the boat could we share in a text message? Perhaps you could tell me where you are exactly so I could go there and kill you for squandering precious kilobytes of of storage space on my phone and annoying me besides.

Sufficed to say, I do not text frequently or quickly.

tater · 08-24-10, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Quicker to phone the person.

I hate text language..C U 8.

Perhaps I dislike it because I don't use text language—unless standard English counts.

DarkFish · 08-24-10, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Quicker to phone the person.

Really? Not in my case anyways. Whenever I text someone it's usually something like "you going out tonight?". Takes just a few secs. If I'd call that person, I'd first have to wait for him/her to answer the phone. Then some kind of greeting, and then finally the question. Much quicker just to text them.

08-24-10, 04:50 AM	#1
Spike88 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 3,052 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	I can text at a normal speed, nowhere near as fast as I can type though. Although I do kinda cheat in the fact that I tend to misspell an odd word here or there and my iphone automatically corrects it. I also text quite frequently, but I'm always doing something else(whether it be watching tv, playing on my phone, or other stuff). The one thing I do like about my phone is the fact that it does remind me 5 minutes later that I have received a text, if I'm too busy doing something else to check when I first get the text. Although reading the article, I don't know if this really counts as breaking the world record, as the phone is doing most of the work for you. Kinda like using T9. Edit: 1000th Post __________________

08-24-10, 07:45 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I hate texting. Every time I text I get one part or another wrong, and end up calling the person to explain myself anyway. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-24-10, 09:20 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Despite having a Blackberry with a qwerty keyboard and unlimited text allowance I reckon I don't use double figures per month. The only exception is if I get a text or an email off the boy whilst I'm out. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-24-10, 11:39 AM	#10
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Quicker to phone the person. I hate text language..C U 8. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

08-24-10, 03:55 PM	#11
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I text a few times a month, usually to my dad to check he is picking up my daughter or something like that. Personally I find all these people who text and text and text really sad.... Maybe I am just getting old... __________________

08-24-10, 08:07 AM	#3
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Even sideways on my iPhone I have trouble. I'm more likely to "text" a picture or movie of the kids than actually type, lol. I've posted here from my phone, too (this ain't one of those, I'm way faster really typing).