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On older nokia phones un 2000-2004 (when I had them), I could text as long as I know I am on the typing screen. I knew pressing 2 three times gives you c, one 3
by davchana 3y ago
On older nokia phones un 2000-2004 (when I had them), I could text as long as I know I am on the typing screen. I knew pressing 2 three times gives you c, one 3 gives you D, # changes case, 0 gives you space. Two zeros gives you dot.
I remember texting a lot while phone is under the table, or simply in pocket.
- bastawhiz 3y agoThis (T9) was incidentally a great accessibility feature for folks with limited vision. My mom is mostly blind and was able to text my brother and I without her giant magnifying glass, often faster than we could reply. Today, for better or worse, she largely uses speech to text.
- kqr 3y agoWhat GP describes is not T9. The thing known as T9 is a predictive algorithm based on a compressed dictionary that generates words from single presses on each key. If you triple-tap 2 with T9 you get "cab", not C.
- SoftTalker 3y agoYes and every middle- and high-school kid with a "dumb" cell phone could text without looking, holding the phone under the desk or in a coat pocket and using T9 code.