> Also, Americans were using awful phones while the RoW was using much better phones like Nokias thst even in their non-communicator series made texting far eas

> Also, Americans were using awful phones while the RoW was using much better phones like Nokias thst even in their non-communicator series made texting far easier thanks to stuff like T9. Worth mentioning the unique phones sold in the Japanese market by domestic manufacturers prior to smartphones, which were some of the most advanced in existence at that point and had been for many years. People in Japan were doing things on their phones in the late 90s and early 00s that most of the rest of the world wouldn’t for another 10-15 years.