T9 predictive text
 

I love t9 it makes texting abit more easier and faster.:thumbsup: Anyone here using it too?

That's a little random but I find it to be the worst feature of almost every cellphone I've ever purchased. It never assumes the words I commonly use and where it would be convenient to use (when spelling large words) even if it finds the right word it's conjugated improperly and I have to switch back between normal text entry and T9...

...and all that effort reminds that if I really cared then I'd have called from the beginning.

I love it - Typing with 9 keys has never been easier. Most T9 phones can be taught the words you want them to predict, too.

I hated the older versions of T9 where it would predict "duck" everytime I wanted to say "fuck." Honestly, I think they did some poor calculation when they considered the chances of someone talking about waterfowl in their text messages versus using a common US slang. Nowadays, its programmed, and it knows. :)

i wish my phone knew fuck. Actually, the one that bothers me the most is the word "me" versus "of." I almost never use "of" but that is the default.

I switched to a Treo and I like the predictive text much better. And least you get the choice to accept or keep typing in your own word.

The best bit about getting a new phone is adding all the swear words to the dictionary.

Also, you get the odd moment when you realise you've had the phone six months without using the word "bastard". Then you make a mental note: "must say 'bastard' more often."

That is probably the most annoying part of it for of me as well. :)

I hate T9. I actually found I can text faster using the regular texting method. When I use my wife's phone to text, I get so pissed because hers is set to T9

meh, I have a Blackberry, qwerty FTW!

ditto. I have hated it since I first encountered it on my old Nokia. Switched it off, and have never looked back.

I used to hate t9 but with my new phone, I love it (also I now know how to work it properly). The "of" versus "me" is also an issue I have though...which might mean I'm vain...LOL

Actually, I don't mind it so much. On my phone, it gives the possibilities as I type, so it's easy to switch between of and me, and once I type in my version once, it becomes part of the dictionary.

I tend to use it but it can get on my nerves a bit. You have to not get too complacent about the texts that you send and make sure that you read them through. Last week someone got my back up and I hit them with a text telling them that they were a 'complete aunt.' Somehow it didn't quite have the right ring to it.

Same, I can't stand T9. It never gives me the word I want when I try to use it so I don't even bother with it anymore.

but then again, I suppose I would grow to use and like it if I actually used my phone to send text messages. But that's a whole 'nuther topic. I am very impatient when using my phone for other than it's original purpose, which everybody knows is playing Worm's Armageddon.

I wouldn't be able to go back to typing the old way - T9 is faster and the fact that most phones now 'learn' which words you most often use, the me/of thing happens less and less.

On a side note, does anyone know whether a phones dictionary entries can reach capacity? I often add shortened versions of longer words to the dictionary and the T9 then picks it up whenever I want to use 'em again. The problem is, I'd be typing along merrily and get to one of the abbreviated words I know I added, only to find it no longer there. Am I adding too many?

I'm not a big fan of texting, cuz it costs me 10 cents per message, but I'm glad I have T9 when I do have to text, and my phone even saves the words I have to spell out so I can use them later.