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I would be super into a phone with a physical keyboard, but I am on Google Fi and I am hesitant to switch. I've given up on swipe typing. I have been using it

I would be super into a phone with a physical keyboard, but I am on Google Fi and I am hesitant to switch. I've given up on swipe typing. I have been using it for almost a decade and I still cannot type effectively with it. I am ready to go back to physical keys.

marssaxman 6y ago
I've been really content with my BlackBerry KeyOne and now KeyTwo. I got really tired of trying to type on glass; physical keys just work. I can find them with my fingers instead of my eyes, so there's a lot less ongoing frustration. I will likely try this new BlackBerry whenever my KeyTwo wears out, because the real keyboard makes a big difference.
beerandt 6y ago
I'm amazed no company seems to be interested in filling the market niche for physical keyboards. I swear swype typing seems to have gotten progressively worse since it's early days, I suspect as machine learning from public data is relied on more than personal mechanics. And also as the pool of users became more diverse, especially older (fat finger users like my parents) and less tech knowledgeable (ie don't use shortcuts or "hidden" features like swiping the spacebar, etc). I used to be able to rely on muscle memory to swipe, but now that just seems to beg for the wrong result. I know I'd pay a premium for a blackberry or htc tilt-2 style physical keyboard. At this point, I'd almost go back to pocket typing with a physical dialpad and T3, circa 2000 style.
- Normille 6y ago
  The weird thing about swype typing for me is how it can swing from hugely impressive to beyond lunatic in the space of a couple of sentences. One minute, I'm amazed when I've swyped a sentence using some of my favourite slang words [or even made up words / nicknames etc] and found it's been transcribed perfectly. The next, I'm staring in disbelief as it inserts some completely off the wall term like 'albatross' or 'dar es salaam' for a really everyday word.
walterbell 6y ago
Google Fi should work with most devices, including iPhone, laptops, tablets and mobile hotspots.
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marssaxman 6y ago

I've been really content with my BlackBerry KeyOne and now KeyTwo. I got really tired of trying to type on glass; physical keys just work. I can find them with my fingers instead of my eyes, so there's a lot less ongoing frustration. I will likely try this new BlackBerry whenever my KeyTwo wears out, because the real keyboard makes a big difference.

beerandt 6y ago

I'm amazed no company seems to be interested in filling the market niche for physical keyboards. I swear swype typing seems to have gotten progressively worse since it's early days, I suspect as machine learning from public data is relied on more than personal mechanics. And also as the pool of users became more diverse, especially older (fat finger users like my parents) and less tech knowledgeable (ie don't use shortcuts or "hidden" features like swiping the spacebar, etc). I used to be able to rely on muscle memory to swipe, but now that just seems to beg for the wrong result. I know I'd pay a premium for a blackberry or htc tilt-2 style physical keyboard. At this point, I'd almost go back to pocket typing with a physical dialpad and T3, circa 2000 style.

Normille 6y ago
The weird thing about swype typing for me is how it can swing from hugely impressive to beyond lunatic in the space of a couple of sentences. One minute, I'm amazed when I've swyped a sentence using some of my favourite slang words [or even made up words / nicknames etc] and found it's been transcribed perfectly. The next, I'm staring in disbelief as it inserts some completely off the wall term like 'albatross' or 'dar es salaam' for a really everyday word.

walterbell 6y ago

Google Fi should work with most devices, including iPhone, laptops, tablets and mobile hotspots.

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