I was faster on that keyboard than on qwerty on smartphones. :(
Also, I hate T9, always disabled >:(
Back in my day...
Submitted 5 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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Demdaru@lemmy.world 5 months ago
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 months ago
i still need to get a small, foldable portable keyboard for my phone. that would be nice.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 5 months ago
T9 texting also existed, with various levels of success. I remember trying it a bit and it did generally work but at least with the phone I had it was pretty annoying when it didn’t. Should have used the 1 key to toggle T9 on/off and it would have been so much better.
ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 5 months ago
I want this for my tv remote so much! Navigating through an on screen keyboard with arrow keys is just horrible…
Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It’s insane that manufacturers make smart TV remotes without a built in keyboard.
Drusas@fedia.io 5 months ago
I found it easier back then. The tactile nature meant that you didn't have to even glance at your phone to be able to type out whole sentences.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yep. I could send messages with my hand in my pocket.
I couldn’t read them though.
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 5 months ago
I used to keep my eyes in my pocket too!
Nikls94@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I had that Prada KE850 phone. It came out before the iPhone and had a capacitive touchscreen. It also came with this ABC keyboard. Texting was, once you knew where all the buttons were, a whole lot faster than with buttons. No pressing any buttons for 2 millimeters, just some quick finger tapping that stopped at the edge of the screen. Dual wielding the pointy fingies or some acrobatics with the right one.
I’d go back.
GreenShimada@lemmy.world 5 months ago
In that golden moment when the Blackberry was the hottest hot shit
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Woa TIL that existed en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_Prada
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 months ago
A was one press. B was two. C, that fella was three presses. D? Not five, back to one. Texting was tricky like that
protist@mander.xyz 5 months ago
Back when cell phones had physical buttons, I used to be able to type out entire sentences without even looking. Now get off my lawn!!
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
And limited letter too, that’s why in that era everything can be shortened will be shortened.
K thx bye
Nikls94@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Germans were like: GLG HDL BB and shorthened 37 letters down to 10
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 months ago
no they’re just typing welsh
forrgott@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
T9word for the win
Kushan@lemmy.world 5 months ago
To this day I still feel superior for knowing how to use the T9 when everyone else was mashing buttons like plebs.
BakerBagel@midwest.social 5 months ago
Plus you could keep the phone in you pocket while you texted in class, meaning the teacher couldn’t see you
AceOnTrack@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
T9 was eons better than trying to cram all 26 letters of the alphabet on a touchscreen
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 5 months ago
There was a significant period of time where I was faster with t9 than the physical keyboard on my original Droid.
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
This just unlocked a core memory of “prank me when you’re here.” As in, call me a hang up before I answer so it’s free because texting or answering the call would cost money.
frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 5 months ago
I still have nightmares about dialing rotary phones . I miss old texting because I could do it without looking.
ol_capt_joe@piefed.ee 5 months ago
Well sure, gotta keep your eyes on the road and a knee on the wheel (because the other hand shoving a burger in your mouth)
Drusas@fedia.io 5 months ago
You can do rotary phones without looking. The text messaging, though, not quite there yet.
MakingWork@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
It wasn’t necessarily unlimited texting either. Some plans had a fixed amount of texts per month.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 5 months ago
You’re damn right I’m using up all 140 characters in this text.
knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
$0.10 per sms message. Even those you received and had no control over.
mkhopper@lemmy.world 5 months ago
And then the first time you learned about T9. Game changer.
sfxrlz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
I kinda miss being able to type under the table without looking. T9 was great
Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
It took some getting used to, but it was vastly superior to the new-age Morse Code OP is describing. Two words have the same numbers? “Next!”
BilSabab@lemmy.world 5 months ago
what’s cool about t9 is that you can also cipher shit pretty easily and most people wouldn’t bother to decipher it. 94281702665022688081047084280968022602576024743707448077388903274590263066780736753096853618026843708603324743704810
icelimit@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
I never used the t9 text prediction crap. I multi-pressed every character into existence with >5wpm.
LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 5 months ago
Smashing the keys so fast the phone is still typing when you stop.
BilSabab@lemmy.world 5 months ago
a man of culture right here. Salute!