I’m not sure why this had 0 votes, but it’s true. I’m old enough that my first cell phone experience was a bag phone from the 1980s.
Texting wasn’t even a thing for a while, but once it started, it was charged per message with like a 16 character limit. Then that limit was expanded, but it was always per message, not per character.
But, actually typing out a message was a pain the ass. There were no keyboards at first. You used the letters on the number pad to send your messages.
When T9 texting debuted that was a GOD SEND. Only needing to tap a lil number once to guess your word? Holy crap!
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
T9 made this way better.
HiTekRedNek@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Oh yeah, I remember realizing my new razr had that and started going text crazy.
I felt the same way the first time I discovered swipe-to-type on a smartphone! 🤣