Why Do some pepople not know how to text fast?

[sumzup]

Re: Why Do some pepople not know how to text fast?

Calling is way easier than texting. The only reason you would need to text is to covertly communicate in class or something, which is pretty dumb. If you're bored, there are better ways to have fun.

[welsh_girl]

Re: Why Do some pepople not know how to text fast?

As long as they actually text you back thats all that counts right ?. Slow or not.

[Izzy]

Re: Why Do some pepople not know how to text fast?

They don't know how to because they either don't texts enough or they just don't know where the buttons are. They need to learn quick cause when people that text fast are doing stuff and we get a text...we stop and text back quick, but the slow ones take forever just to text back. Now tell me if I am wrong about this.

I am more interested in why some people are so ignorant.

[foilman8805]

Re: Why Do some pepople not know how to text fast?

It's called muscle memory, you just develop it as you do something more and more. Like typing, or playing video games, or doing anything with your hands.

Hey foilman, pointing out things like that doesn't make you any cooler, and it certainly doesn't improve the thread.

I know you're a mod and everything man, but you don't exactly make the most on-topic posts either. Not to mention you frequently double post, and triple post for some 'funny' occasions.

Thanks for the heads up though.

[Relambrien]

Re: Why Do some pepople not know how to text fast?

If I bothered to use predictive texting, then I could sure as heck text very fast. As it is, the only texts I ever send are short messages like "Leaving," or "on bus," or something like that. I don't even carry my phone with me while at school--it stays off and in my locker. Generally if someone needs me, they just call me. I mean, it takes like 30 seconds to do so, whereas with texting, you have to wait for the message to be sent and received, which I've seen take upwards of three minutes.

In those cases, calling is actually a lot faster.

[benguino]

Re: Why Do some pepople not know how to text fast?

I hate anything that causes you to press the buttons on the phone alot. Its annoying as hell because those freakin buttons are so small and stupidily shaped. This includes texting and playing games on the phone (and every phone game that exists does suck)

[inflames07]

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Brb, making a question thread and answering it in the OP.

[welsh_girl]

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I never knew so many people disliked texting =/

[MrRubix]

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T9 is pretty cool but the dictionaries are quite limited in many cases, and it isn't very "smart" (e.g. I hate that it confuses of and me all the time. That one's the worst). Texting is useful if you don't want to engage in a long-ass conversation, but instead want to simply drop a line for someone to read/reply to later at convenience. What's stupid is when people text back and forth to each other as if it were a normal conversation -- just call.

[s0ulst0n3]

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What's stupid is when people text back and forth to each other as if it were a normal conversation -- just call.

But Nathan lives in Colorado and my texts are free. better then long distance fees. :P

[bluguerrilla]

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Long distance fees on a cell phone? I disagree.

I don't mind people texting all the time as long as it's not in a movie theater or while they're driving.

[Tasselfoot]

Re: Why Do some pepople not know how to text fast?

a lot of it will also depend on what type of phone someone has. if they have a sidekick or a "texting" first type phone... aka, one that has a full keypad and is MEANT for texting... then they're going to be fast. if someone has a standard type cellphone, that only have the normal 9 buttons + whatever few other buttons they have... they're going to be slower, and it will take much more practice to get fast; yet they still won't be as fast as someone with a texting phone.

with my iphone, i'm sort of in the middle. i have a keyboard, and it's touch-screen... but it's slower than with a sidekick and more prone to errors. plus, there is no T9... just an auto-correct that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't.

[iCeCuBEz v2]

Re: Why Do some pepople not know how to text fast?

meh I could text reasonably fast because I was on a bus ride for four hours and that's pretty much all I did the whole time so I got the hang of it. It's not like it takes long to learn but texting is kinda dumb anyway so haha.

[FishFishRevolution]

Re: Why Do some pepople not know how to text fast?

I know you're a mod and everything man, but you don't exactly make the most on-topic posts either. Not to mention you frequently double post, and triple post for some 'funny' occasions.

Thanks for the heads up though.

Frequently being once, because the site was having updating issues, but yeah, you're still as cool as ever, publicly challenging moderators with invalid/untrue points.

Complaining about how much "fail" something has is more annoying than the actual something, because "fail" is an overused 4chan meme.

[knuckles2224]

Re: Why Do some pepople not know how to text fast?

They don't know how to because they either don't texts enough or they just don't know where the buttons are. They need to learn quick cause when people that text fast are doing stuff and we get a text...we stop and text back quick, but the slow ones take forever just to text back. Now tell me if I am wrong about this.

Lol, I laughed at you.. But I'll try to stay on topic.. They don't know how to text fast because they are slow at it they want to becareful with spelling, and maybe because they aren't rushing. So how about instead of text, call? Unless they're slow at talking?