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Any future plans for T9?
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Posted by: JohnnyK

I'm an SMS freak, and I got a P800 because I thought it would help...but without T9, how the hell am I supposed to type anything??

Why on EARTH would they make a phone like this with no T9?

Siiigh....any plans for T9 firmware updates? Or any programs I can download and install to get it?

Posted by: hkh201

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Originally posted by JohnnyK
I'm an SMS freak, and I got a P800 because I thought it would help...but without T9, how the hell am I supposed to type anything??

Why on EARTH would they make a phone like this with no T9?

Siiigh....any plans for T9 firmware updates? Or any programs I can download and install to get it?

Why would you want T9 on P800? You want to damage the touch screen? The touch screen on P800 is not for heavy use of Keypad (like T9). With a T9 on P800, you will kill the touch screen. I bet they will never release T9 in order to protect the screen...

Posted by: snoopy20

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Originally posted by hkh201
Why would you want T9 on P800? You want to damage the touch screen? The touch screen on P800 is not for heavy use of Keypad (like T9). With a T9 on P800, you will kill the touch screen. I bet they will never release T9 in order to protect the screen...

exactly!

Posted by: Boner

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this is ironic...
releasing T9 will actually SAVE the screen as t9 require less key stroke compared to using the mulit-tap method now which most pple will press more frequent on the buttons and on the screen thus killing it!

Posted by: oferlaor

My mind boggles at such questions.

Why buy a flip phone with a huge screen if you're planning to write messages with one hand and with the flip closed?

GET A T39! P800 is not for you!

Posted by: hkh201

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Originally posted by Boner
this is ironic...
releasing T9 will actually SAVE the screen as t9 require less key stroke compared to using the mulit-tap method now which most pple will press more frequent on the buttons and on the screen thus killing it!

That's not true. Because using T9 will cause the keypad to tap on the same location over and over again. (and that will be the very very same location, probably only 1 mm +/- because the keypad is fixed) So the pressure on that spot will built up and damage the touch screen.

Virtual Keyboard is different because you can't assure you will tap on the same location (same .1mm +/- everytime, can you do that?

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hehe.. try to tap your P800 keypad about 100 times/day, and see if the screen can take that hit after 1 month.....

Posted by: Boner

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Originally posted by hkh201
That's not true. Because using T9 will cause the keypad to tap on the same location over and over again. (and that will be the very very same location, probably only 1 mm +/- because the keypad is fixed) So the pressure on that spot will built up and damage the touch screen.

Virtual Keyboard is different because you can't assure you will tap on the same location (same .1mm +/- everytime, can you do that? ).

hehe.. try to tap your P800 keypad about 100 times/day, and see if the screen can take that hit after 1 month.....

the fact remain u need to tap on the keypad and screen less often with T9 compared to multitap.

Posted by: hkh201

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Originally posted by Boner
the fact remain u need to tap on the keypad and screen less often with T9 compared to multitap.

Ah, sorry about that, I totally forgot to talk about this....

The fact is that, a fewer # of continuously hit on one single point by the keypad, will do far more damage than you tap a greater # of random spot on the touch screen. (just like if you want to break a wall, you would rather hit one single spot over and over again, instead of hitting random spots on the wall, coz that won't do as much damage.)

Do you own a Palm? If so, you should notice the hard graffiti area is usually the most damaged area on the touch screen because a continuously writing on that particular area.

IMO, T9 should be developed by 3rd party, but not SE. I don't want to hear people complaining about the damage touch screen because an "official" T9, and start giving bad comments on P800. If it's a 3rd party T9, then we can said, "Use it at your own risk!"