How fast can you text

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.

Jimbuna · 08-25-10, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

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.

Yep....on my third consecutive Blackberry now. I keep going for a slightly larger (dimensionally) model hoping the keyboard will be expansive enough for my fingers.....fail every time.

Looking for one the size of a house brick next

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.

Sledgehammer427 · 08-24-10, 05:30 PM

a couple years ago (whilst I was in high school) my friends and I noticed how quiet the hallways were getting thanks to text messaging. less people talking and more of them were getting to class on time. Once we had this pointed out to the hall monitors they had the no-cellphone policy relaxed a little. It was up to the teachers in the classroom what to do with kids when they were texting on class time but cellphones were allowed in the halls.

that and I enjoy a little peace and quiet. I'm kind of awkward with phone conversations and I don't text much anyways. less than 50 a day. considering some of my friends, that's caveman level.

DarkFish · 08-24-10, 05:32 PM

Another reason why texting is much better than calling:

Imagine you're in a noisy pub, and some friend of yours in some random other noisy pub is trying to find you.

"He..., wh...e ar... ...ou?"
"What?"
"Sor..., ..at di....ou j...st ...ay?"
"I said WHAT?"
"..ere are ..ou?"
"We're in the Jack"
"c...'t hea... y..u"
"The JACK"
"...e w...at?!"
"Ah never mind, I'll text you"
"..an you ...epeat ... at?"
"BEEP -- BEEP -- BEEP"

Wouldn't be the first time this happened to me

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I don't text much anyways. less than 50 a day. considering some of my friends, that's caveman level.

What?! Caveman level?! I usually text less then 10 a week! If I want to talk to someone, I go see him/her in person, maybe find him/her on MSN if I can't. Texting is reserved for short messages like "you going out tonight?", "where are you?", "sry for last night" and the like.

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.

08-24-10, 07:45 AM	#1
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	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,555 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, 05:30 PM	#13
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	a couple years ago (whilst I was in high school) my friends and I noticed how quiet the hallways were getting thanks to text messaging. less people talking and more of them were getting to class on time. Once we had this pointed out to the hall monitors they had the no-cellphone policy relaxed a little. It was up to the teachers in the classroom what to do with kids when they were texting on class time but cellphones were allowed in the halls. that and I enjoy a little peace and quiet. I'm kind of awkward with phone conversations and I don't text much anyways. less than 50 a day. considering some of my friends, that's caveman level. __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

08-24-10, 08:07 AM	#2
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).