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How often do you text message?

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Originally posted by: Bucks
Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: illusion88
Originally posted by: blackllotus
She types a little over two characters per second which I don't even think is possible on my phone because there seems to be a one second pause after I type a character for it to go on to the next one
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most phones seem to transition from one charecter to the next instantly. The only problem is if you want to type something like ABC. then you would have to hit 1, then wait, hit 11 then wait, then hit 111.

Unless it's on predictive text.....
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she must have figured out how much predictive text to use for supercalifragilisticwhatnot and then practiced that pattern to get the timing down right.
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If you are typing say an "a" and you want to hit "b" you can hit the right over arrow key and you can do it instantly instead of waiting
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Yep... cell phone nubs in this thread 😛
 
Originally posted by: Leros
Some girls like text messaging for some reason. I don't really get it.
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Neither do I. My girlfriend pretty much uses text messaging exclusively on her cell phone, but I don't use it at all, which irritates he hell out of her. I always call her back when she texts me about something.
 
The future of our planet ...

someone explain to me why I should bother protecting it when these airheads are going to inherit it
 
Currently I dont send any lol in busy times I used to send about 30-40 per week, and that was it... We do have a free sms plan though, so its normal

Lemme try typing that and see how long it takes 😛

After some tries to memorize the word I managed 19 seconds! What does that get me? 😀
 
Originally posted by: BillyBatson
lol i sent 3000-5000 txt a month and i can txt without looking and without using t9 however i would have lost cuz i can't even spell that
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Shens on 3000-5000 txt a month.
 
Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
Holy crap! 8000 text messages a month?? Thats like... almost 300 a day?? good lord!
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I send 300 IMs a day for AIM maybe.. hah.

Do you make 300 posts on ATOT a day? =]

I text maybe 50 messages a month at most.
 
Originally posted by: Vonkhan
The future of our planet ...

someone explain to me why I should bother protecting it when these airheads are going to inherit it
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Because every generation before you has said the same thing about their succeeding generations.
 
Originally posted by: Kelemvor
I think I've sent 1 text message ever from my phone.
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You have me beat...but not by much...maybe 3 times total, the last one being maybe 3-4 years ago. I have texting turned off on my phone.
 
Originally posted by: Jeff7
So, how much does a text message cost to send? How many bytes does it take to send a typical text message? I'd imagine that the cost per byte for a text message is a few orders of magnitude greater than that required for voice data. That's got to spell pure profit for the cellphone companies - none of this BS of providing video streams to cellphones. The people want to send snippets of abbreviated text!!!! 😕


<---- never sent a text message.
I do own a cellphone, but I use it so infrequently, I don't even know its phone number.
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I would actually think sending a text message uses less bandwidth compared to voice data. Cell companies make a killing on text messages when people don't have a plan since they are so cheap for the company, but they charge 10cents+/txt (whether sending or receiving).
 
I used to a lot. Then i learn a new trick, actually calling people with your phone =p

I use it sometimes in class if im bored, but rarely anymore.
 
clothes? she might as well throw the money away. hopefully someone will steer that kind oif money in the right direction (i.e. parents, not her text friends).
 
Originally posted by: Brainonska511
Originally posted by: Jeff7
So, how much does a text message cost to send? How many bytes does it take to send a typical text message? I'd imagine that the cost per byte for a text message is a few orders of magnitude greater than that required for voice data. That's got to spell pure profit for the cellphone companies - none of this BS of providing video streams to cellphones. The people want to send snippets of abbreviated text!!!! 😕


<---- never sent a text message.
I do own a cellphone, but I use it so infrequently, I don't even know its phone number.
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I would actually think sending a text message uses less bandwidth compared to voice data. Cell companies make a killing on text messages when people don't have a plan since they are so cheap for the company, but they charge 10cents+/txt (whether sending or receiving).
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I guess I should have been more careful with my wording - the cost per byte for a text message is a few orders of magnitude greater for the consumer than the cost per byte for voice data.

10 cents per text - and a text might be what, a few hundred bytes? Voice data probably uses more than that in a second.
 
what i don't get is how she did it in 1 seconds. on my phone (nokia 3100) if you want to spell moment for example, you have to wait atleast 1 second after pressing 6 before you can press it again otherwise it turns into an n. but wow, 8000txt messages a month? i wonder what her bill is.
 
i have all my texts saved since 1/1/07 (...for no useful reason, other than that i can / am too lazy to delete)

1247 inbox
1646 sent

so... start>run>calc-> ~723 a month.

is it bad that i don't think that's a lot? (not just by comparison to the girl in the OP)

my circle of friends also has an understanding that if you call and nobody answers to send a text message instead. (because having to wait through a million voicemail prompts SUCKS.)

i used to text more, but my friends and i have started using a message board to talk to each other while everyone's at work.

i think the fact that you can communicate at your leisure (and not have a phone on your ear while you're at work/class/wherever) via text is what makes it appealing.

....annnnd add 6 more texts since the time i started typing this post.

...make that 7.
 
I send a lot, last month I used 998 out of my 1000 I have on my plan ($9.99/month). I used to think texting was useless too and didn't understand why people didn't just call the other person. Texting is good for when you are at work, or the other person you are talking to is at work, since you can communicate without all the co-workers thinking you are just chatting on the phone all day. Its also good for just sending a quick message without wanting to have an actual phone conversation.

About the short delay before it goes to the next character - you can usually hit the right arrow (or equivalent, to move the cursor to the right) to skip instantly to the next letter instead of pausing.
 
~ 100 as that is what is included in my calling plan. Some months that I'm dating girls I go over but in general I try and avoid txting too much as I have 300mins and 800mins on my other phone. Making calls/ txt over your monthly allowances su ck.

10p per txt outside of my allowance.

Koing
 
i'm deaf so i send a lot of texts via tmobile sidekick3.

i would say 150-200 texts a month. most of them are from parents, they are computer illiterates. 🙁
 
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