First, why the hell would I type in 64 digits manually? Second, the router has the capability of using a 64 digit key. Why wouldn't I take advantage of that? I used
this website to generate the key.
Third, I know that the password would save in the WIFI connection software.
Fourth, You say that the phone is old, well that may be true, but is there a newer phone like that with a slide out keyboard? I don't want to use my damn finger to type crap.
I take it you listen to Security Now? :thumbsup:
I used to do the same thing, but it does get tedious typing in a key that long. I just use a shorter random one now and MAC address filtering on my home network.
You may be better off just typing the whole thing rather than going through the trouble of going to copy and paste from any source in plain text, but if you want to do that you can easily just open up a text or HTML file with the key off of microSD or internal storage, highlighting the key, and pasting it when prompted for the network key... though I can't recall offhand if copy/paste is allowed when setting up WiFi on Android.
You really would be better off getting a newer phone, though, unless money is an issue (and I can respect that if that is the case). At least something that shipped with Jelly Bean, if not Kit Kat. Typing with a physical keyboard versus an on screen one really isn't that different when you are talking using your thumbs on a handheld mobile device. It would be a different story if it were a full-size, 104 key keyboard, but any and every mobile solution is going to be a compromise.
Almost anyone who's made the switch - and most of us did a few years ago - from Blackberry-style keyboards will tell you that custom virtual keyboards (e.g. SwiftKey, Swype, or my personal favorite, Kii) while not quite as good, are good enough. You wouldn't be typing a book on a smartphone keyboard, in any case. If a physical keyboard really were that advantageous, then it follows that typing in a 64 character key should be a joy.
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