Best Phone for Text Messaging

Finally getting ready to upgrade from ancient LG VX4500.

Putting aside any other considerations - would like to know what phone
sold by Verizon is best if the only decision variable is convenience
in sending and receiving text messages.

vznphoneuser@netnewss.com wrote:
> Finally getting ready to upgrade from ancient LG VX4500.
>
> Putting aside any other considerations - would like to know what phone
> sold by Verizon is best if the only decision variable is convenience
> in sending and receiving text messages.

You might want to look at the Palm Treo! It has a miniature "qwerty"
keyboard. I'd say that is a necessity if you are going to be doing a
lot of texting! Punching the 2ABC key four times to get a "C" may be
tolerable for rare text messages but it would be a royal PITA for more
than twenty or thirty characters a day!

Getting a Palm or any other PDA device would require a pricier data plan. I
would recommend the LG9900 (enV). It has a full qwerty keypad and is very
popular for just that.
"Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> vznphoneuser@netnewss.com wrote:
>> Finally getting ready to upgrade from ancient LG VX4500.
>>
>> Putting aside any other considerations - would like to know what phone
>> sold by Verizon is best if the only decision variable is convenience
>> in sending and receiving text messages.
>
> You might want to look at the Palm Treo! It has a miniature "qwerty"
> keyboard. I'd say that is a necessity if you are going to be doing a lot
> of texting! Punching the 2ABC key four times to get a "C" may be
> tolerable for rare text messages but it would be a royal PITA for more
> than twenty or thirty characters a day!
>

"John Smith" <johnsmith@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:jMDGj.3857$Qv5.1126@trnddc03...
> Getting a Palm or any other PDA device would require a pricier data plan.
> I would recommend the LG9900 (enV). It has a full qwerty keypad and is
> very popular for just that.
> "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:47EAEAE9.9080208@comcast.net...
>> vznphoneuser@netnewss.com wrote:
>>> Finally getting ready to upgrade from ancient LG VX4500.
>>>
>>> Putting aside any other considerations - would like to know what phone
>>> sold by Verizon is best if the only decision variable is convenience
>>> in sending and receiving text messages.
>>
>> You might want to look at the Palm Treo! It has a miniature "qwerty"
>> keyboard. I'd say that is a necessity if you are going to be doing a lot
>> of texting! Punching the 2ABC key four times to get a "C" may be
>> tolerable for rare text messages but it would be a royal PITA for more
>> than twenty or thirty characters a day!
>>
>

How about the Samsung Alias. They have been advertising it on television
lately and it does appear to have a standard keyboard with a flip up display

"Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:47EAEAE9.9080208@comcast.net...
> vznphoneuser@netnewss.com wrote:
>> Finally getting ready to upgrade from ancient LG VX4500.
>>
>> Putting aside any other considerations - would like to know what phone
>> sold by Verizon is best if the only decision variable is convenience
>> in sending and receiving text messages.
>
> You might want to look at the Palm Treo! It has a miniature "qwerty"
> keyboard. I'd say that is a necessity if you are going to be doing a lot
> of texting! Punching the 2ABC key four times to get a "C" may be
> tolerable for rare text messages but it would be a royal PITA for more
> than twenty or thirty characters a day!
>

I have to agree with you RBG... I've had my Treo for almost two years now
and I still love it. I would not trade it even-up for any other phone on the
market right now. It does everything I want. Including, tethering to a
laptop on VZW's high speed network, built-in web, qwerty keyboard (that I
can even use with ONE HAND!), and more. Battery life is great for a phone of
this type. I use the PIM (Personal Information Manager) in my business for
my businesses contacts. It's great! There is not a "Contacts" feature on any
regular phone out there that can even compete with the Treo. BTW, some
don't like its size. Well, guess where the great battery life comes from? A
big battery! Duh...!

BTW, yes, I have the unlimted data plan and the appropriate tethering add-on
plan. If you can't affort the data plan, well, maybe a regular phone is your
best bet.

-Frank

Frankster wrote:
>
> "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:47EAEAE9.9080208@comcast.net...
>
>> vznphoneuser@netnewss.com wrote:
>>
>>> Finally getting ready to upgrade from ancient LG VX4500.
>>>
>>> Putting aside any other considerations - would like to know what phone
>>> sold by Verizon is best if the only decision variable is convenience
>>> in sending and receiving text messages.
>>
>>
>> You might want to look at the Palm Treo! It has a miniature "qwerty"
>> keyboard. I'd say that is a necessity if you are going to be doing a
>> lot of texting! Punching the 2ABC key four times to get a "C" may be
>> tolerable for rare text messages but it would be a royal PITA for more
>> than twenty or thirty characters a day!
>>
>
> I have to agree with you RBG... I've had my Treo for almost two years
> now and I still love it. I would not trade it even-up for any other
> phone on the market right now. It does everything I want. Including,
> tethering to a laptop on VZW's high speed network, built-in web, qwerty
> keyboard (that I can even use with ONE HAND!), and more. Battery life is
> great for a phone of this type. I use the PIM (Personal Information
> Manager) in my business for my businesses contacts. It's great! There is
> not a "Contacts" feature on any regular phone out there that can even
> compete with the Treo. BTW, some don't like its size. Well, guess where
> the great battery life comes from? A big battery! Duh...!
>
> BTW, yes, I have the unlimted data plan and the appropriate tethering
> add-on plan. If you can't affort the data plan, well, maybe a regular
> phone is your best bet.
>
> -Frank


I've been using an older Palm M500 as my "auxiliary brain" for many
years now. I couldn't live without it. My RAZR V3m has some of the
features but I don't consider it a full fledged PDA. The M500 is a lot
easier to use as a PDA than the RAZR. Of course the M500 has no cell
phone capability. If I ever need one box to be both a phone and a PDA,
I think I would chose the Treo or something similar.

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:59:23 -0400, Richard B. Gilbert wrote:

> I've been using an older Palm M500 as my "auxiliary brain" for many
> years now. I couldn't live without it. My RAZR V3m has some of the
> features but I don't consider it a full fledged PDA. The M500 is a lot
> easier to use as a PDA than the RAZR. Of course the M500 has no cell
> phone capability. If I ever need one box to be both a phone and a PDA,
> I think I would chose the Treo or something similar.

I had a Treo 700W and switched it for a V9M after 3 months. Working with
the 700W on phone calls was kludgy (screen changes needed to dial and to
access voice mail box), and my bluetooth headset would not work with voice
command dialing. SInce I do a lot of calling while in the car this was a
definate downside.

I now use a Dell Pocket PC for my PDA stuff. I can bluetooth internet dial
via my V9M and surf/email with it. Larger screen, reads Office files, etc.,
and I use it with GPS software as well. And the V9M performs MUCH better on
phone reception than the 700W did.

The smartphones work for many people, but not for me!