On my android (Samsung Galaxy S), when I text I usually press the picture of a mic on the keyboard and speak my message. The results are usually pretty accurate! Just a tip that has worked for me.
- Jim W. On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 12:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Discuss mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://socalfreenet.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_socalfreenet.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. off topic: Android (green bean) > 2. Re: off topic: Android (Luis Fernando Gramajo P.) > 3. Re: off topic: Android ([email protected]) > 4. Re: off topic: Android (Roger Bly) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:00:53 +0430 > From: green bean <[email protected]> > To: SCFN Group <[email protected]> > Subject: [SCFN] off topic: Android > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > i know this is off topic for SCFN but anyway: > my wife has an Android, but its difficult for her to text on it. > she wants a mini-bluetooth keyboard. any recommendations > for a mini bluetooth keyboard compatible with Android? > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:52:53 -0600 > From: "Luis Fernando Gramajo P." <[email protected]> > To: "SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SCFN] off topic: Android > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Yeah, texting its hard. But to carry a keyboard? Would be better to > have bigger keys, try better keyboard for android. It doubles de size > of the keys on screen. > > > > --~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~------- > -- Luis Fernando Gramajo P. > > http://www.guatewireless.org > > --~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~------- > > > > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 8:30 AM, green bean <[email protected]> wrote: > > i know this is off topic for SCFN but anyway: > > my wife has an Android, but its difficult for her to text on it. > > she wants a mini-bluetooth keyboard. any recommendations > > for a mini bluetooth keyboard compatible with Android? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List > > To unsubscribe, please visit: > http://socalfreenet.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_socalfreenet.org > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:32:03 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: "SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SCFN] off topic: Android > Message-ID: > > > <206478417-1286901287-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-19152884...@bda909.bisx.prod.on.blackberry > > > > Content-Type: text/plain > > I agree with the hassel of carrying another keyboard. I've been a > blackberry user since when the Tmobile 6210's were the big thing (still have > it). Finding a device with a keyboard that works seems to be trial and > error. In fact, I'm currently typing this on my blackberry curve 8320 with > no issues. I've tried texting on my wife's LG, son's G1 and daughter's > Motorola and have difficulty with those. Then I tried the touch screen on a > friend's iphone and gave up. > > I'm not saying get a blackberry. That is just what works for me. But it > may be one of those situations where she may have to go test some other > devices. Hope this helps and she finds something (even if its external) > that works. > > > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Luis Fernando Gramajo P." <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:52:53 > To: SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List<[email protected]> > Reply-To: "SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List" < > [email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SCFN] off topic: Android > > Yeah, texting its hard. But to carry a keyboard? Would be better to > have bigger keys, try better keyboard for android. It doubles de size > of the keys on screen. > > > > --~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~------- > -- Luis Fernando Gramajo P. > > http://www.guatewireless.org > > --~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~------- > > > > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 8:30 AM, green bean <[email protected]> wrote: > > i know this is off topic for SCFN but anyway: > > my wife has an Android, but its difficult for her to text on it. > > she wants a mini-bluetooth keyboard. any recommendations > > for a mini bluetooth keyboard compatible with Android? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List > > To unsubscribe, please visit: > http://socalfreenet.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_socalfreenet.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List > To unsubscribe, please visit: > http://socalfreenet.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_socalfreenet.org > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:18:25 -0700 > From: Roger Bly <[email protected]> > To: "SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SCFN] off topic: Android > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > iphone4 is the fastest phone for texting (according to people I trust) and > the iphone4 holds the world record according to google search. Samsung > Galazy S is #2 fastest. > > I use several devices for work. iphone4 is my fav overall phone and my > personal fastest texting device... but it takes some time to train. > > Android is great if you want obscure or "black" apps like wifi stumblers. > iphone is the best overall device for most people IMHO... browser, mail, > video, camera, apps. > blackberries (as they are currently positioned) are dying IMHO. > > At big customers we see IT departments wanting web apps, rather than native > apps for internally-support services. Too hard to keep up with versioning > the mobile device native apps. > > I hear big customers saying things like this "we don't even try to provide > apps for blackberry anymore, Android is too fragmented to support native > apps, we will provide native iphone/ipad apps if the cost/benefit is high > enough" > > Cheers, > Roger Bly > > > On Oct 12, 2010, at 9:32 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > I agree with the hassel of carrying another keyboard. I've been a > blackberry user since when the Tmobile 6210's were the big thing (still have > it). Finding a device with a keyboard that works seems to be trial and > error. In fact, I'm currently typing this on my blackberry curve 8320 with > no issues. I've tried texting on my wife's LG, son's G1 and daughter's > Motorola and have difficulty with those. Then I tried the touch screen on a > friend's iphone and gave up. > > > > I'm not saying get a blackberry. That is just what works for me. But it > may be one of those situations where she may have to go test some other > devices. Hope this helps and she finds something (even if its external) > that works. > > > > > > > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Luis Fernando Gramajo P." <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected] > > Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:52:53 > > To: SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List<[email protected]> > > Reply-To: "SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List" < > [email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [SCFN] off topic: Android > > > > Yeah, texting its hard. But to carry a keyboard? Would be better to > > have bigger keys, try better keyboard for android. It doubles de size > > of the keys on screen. > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~------- > > -- Luis Fernando Gramajo P. > > > > http://www.guatewireless.org > > > --~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~---------~--~------- > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 8:30 AM, green bean <[email protected]> wrote: > >> i know this is off topic for SCFN but anyway: > >> my wife has an Android, but its difficult for her to text on it. > >> she wants a mini-bluetooth keyboard. any recommendations > >> for a mini bluetooth keyboard compatible with Android? > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List > >> To unsubscribe, please visit: > http://socalfreenet.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_socalfreenet.org > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List > > To unsubscribe, please visit: > http://socalfreenet.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_socalfreenet.org > > _______________________________________________ > > SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List > > To unsubscribe, please visit: > http://socalfreenet.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_socalfreenet.org > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List > To unsubscribe, please visit: > http://socalfreenet.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_socalfreenet.org > > End of Discuss Digest, Vol 67, Issue 1 > ************************************** >
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