How Fast can you Text a message?

@poohgal (6845)
Singapore
December 24, 2007 10:35am CST
Some of us here prefer 'texting' to calling. We become so good and fast in 'texting' that we can even close our eyes to Text. LOL I actually prefer calling to 'texting'. I think talking to a person over a phone is a faster and more effective way of communication. Despite that, there are times when you have no choice but to text a friend regarding something. Personally, I think I am a fast Texter. I've been 'texting' everyday over the past few years. I can 'text' and send out a message in less than a minute. How about you? Do you think you are a fast Texter? How fast can you text? Anyway, Merry Christmas! Have a Blessed and Joyous one! =D God bless you!!
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
24 Dec 07
haha.. I will prefer msging den calling a fren because i find it more convenient instead.. hehe.. HOw fast in msging depends on how long the msg is lo.. if it's just one page, under 1 min is the fatest i can msg =P
@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
24 Dec 07
Haha.. Of course I am referring to long message and not those short short ones..
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
24 Dec 07
How long?? 3-4 pages long?? LOL.. if i were to send a 3-4 pages long msg, i will take at least 2-3mins.. hehe.. But it's without special charcters, just normal words and with smiley too =D
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
25 Dec 07
What special characters? You mean Chinese characters? I hardly sms in Chinese. If I ever do, it will take me a very very long time.. LOL My hanyu pinyin is really bad. I can't remember Chinese characters well too. =P
@ratyz5 (7808)
• Philippines
30 Jan 08
I prefer calling. More direct and you can sense the voice of the one your calling if they're sure with what they are saying of hesitating which grants them more time to think over when replying through text. However, when I text, I always type correct words and don't abbreviate them. Brevity in messages.
@ratyz5 (7808)
• Philippines
30 Jan 08
I mean, if its something serious, they should call about it instead of prolonging the discussion with text messages. And I just don't get it when they shorten the words even though there are still spaces left that could have been used to type the correct words. Anyway, if its for quicker means of communicating or fitting long discussions on a single message, I just couldn't abbreviate the words I use.
@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
30 Jan 08
I prefer texting in proper English too. However, I do use abbreviations to make my message shorter. I know of some people who text using improper English. They misspell the words deliberately and they insist that those are text language. =X
@subha12 (18441)
• India
25 Dec 07
I can text in moderate speed. earlier when i used to sms my good friend, i had a good speed. nowadays i rarely message anyoine. So i think the speed jhas decreased a bit. still its quite good i think.
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
25 Dec 07
Yup I thin you should be still quite fast too. =)
@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
25 Dec 07
Yup I think you should be still quite fast too. =)
• China
22 Jan 08
Hi,there poohgal, I am also a fast Texter.. Most of the time I text tge short message within one or two minutes expect some special occasions I will text even more longer messages so it will take me more time to arrange the words of the text....... Molly;-)
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• China
22 Jan 08
Most of the time I text in chinese as I am a chinese.... There is only small amount of the time I text in English ,that is when I communicate with my foreign teachers or foreign friends..When I text in chinese it is much faster than text in English... Molly;-)
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
22 Jan 08
Do you text in English or Chinese? I text very fast in English. As for Chinese, I take a very long time to text out a full sentence.
• China
25 Dec 07
ha ,I am a fast texter.In the college,texting a message is the main way for me to contact with friends and classmates.It's so convenient and cheaper than making a call.
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
25 Dec 07
True. Texting is cheaper. That's the only reason why I am still texting. LOL
• India
25 Dec 07
Indeed texting is cheaper method.. But that can be limited to the friends only and not to everyone. And if there is any important discussion to be made, then its always better to talk and understand the scenario, and this makes talking more cheaper than texting.
24 Dec 07
about 30 seconds
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
24 Dec 07
Thanks for timing yourself. =)
@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
24 Dec 07
Welcome to mylot. Have a happy time here =)
@wisedragon (2325)
• Philippines
25 Dec 07
What I like about texting is that you can reply at your convenience. No one is disturbed at a bad time. Unlike calling, which requires the attention of the person being called at that very moment.
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
25 Dec 07
Very true indeed. Thanks for responding. =)
• Singapore
27 Dec 07
I think I am a pretty fast texter. Just as I can type on a keyboard with my eyes closed, I can text with my eyes closed too. And, I am text with both hands and many fingers "at the same time". So I think I am rather fast but I naturally pale in comparison to those champion texters at those piranha contests.
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
27 Dec 07
A master typist and texter! Very li hai! One thing for sure, I cannot type on a keyboard with my eyes closed.
@squaretile (3778)
• Singapore
16 Jan 08
yes i think i am a fast texter. especially with T9 or the dictionary function. and yes i can text with my eyes closed. but typing is still much faster and i can definitely type with my eyes closed or looking else where or carrying out a simple conversation with someone else and still type on! I think texting is useful when you need to communicate discreetly , for instance during a meeting or a movie.
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
16 Jan 08
It seems like many people can text with eyes closed. I must start training in this aspect =P
@oliverdt (1958)
• Philippines
25 Dec 07
normal texting, im not fast texter.
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
25 Dec 07
You are not slow too then. =)
@izathewzia (5134)
• Philippines
16 Jan 08
I am for sure faster than an average one. BUt not reeally that fast. I usually send short messages. If it's long, I'd rather call the person. That is why it is fast.
@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
16 Jan 08
Yea. I am lazy to type long text messages =P
@fanji008 (775)
• China
25 Dec 07
Hi,there! Well,frankly speaking,I like both.But maybe for different people and at different situation,we choose different ways:) I can type somehow very fast with my last cell phone.With my current new one,I'm not that fast but not bad either.When it's the holiday time,I'll type the messages to send my best regards to some friends.While with some classmates or close friends,I may call them more often instead of typing short messages.I can't send out a message in less than a minute right now.That's really fast,huh? Maybe in two or three mins,I can send a long message out:)Thanks for the discussion and Merry Christmas^_^
@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
25 Dec 07
Which mobile phone do you like best for texting? I am fine with most mobile phones except Motorola. I do not like to use Motorola for texting. I think it's user unfriendly. As for the other brands of mobile phones, I am fine with them. =) Merry Christmas!! =D
• Indonesia
25 Dec 07
If you asked me how fast, I don't know how to answer it coz I don't really count how much time I spend to write a certain text. But if it's between fast or slow, I guess I'm really fast, I even can write my text without seeing my cellphone screen. Maybe that's becoz I'm choosing texting over calling. Especially to my boyfriend, it's more personal. And sometimes with texting people can say things that might sounds funny or even heavy with less pressure on it. I don't know with other people but honestly sometimes I feel so much easier to say something in text, especially romantic things. Texting help me a lot on that. LOL
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
25 Dec 07
LOL I know what you mean. Things like 'I miss you', "I love you' are easier said over a message. But of course, you still need to say it verbally once in a while =P
• China
25 Dec 07
I don't like texting English message. The length of an English text message is 180 letters here in China. I'd rather type Chinese message, for I can be very descriptive in 180 Chinese characters. By the way, Chinese is easier to type on mobiles than English. But when using computer, I'd rather use English for it's easier to type English then.
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
25 Dec 07
Hmm.. For my case, it's the reverse. I am very slow in texting chinese words. It takes me forever to type out a message. The main reason is because I am not good in mandarin. For me, it's definitely much faster to text in English. =D
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
25 Dec 07
oh you bet i'm a fast texter. i can even type with my eyes closed. LOL its really helpful when i'm sleepy and i want to close my eyes but still want to text. ^__^;; i don't know how many texts i can do within a single minute but i know i'm fast. ^__^ texting and calling both has advantages of their own. calling is easier because you just have to dial the number and talk. and then you can hear the voice of the person you are talking to and somehow you can tell the emotions. with texting, you can chose to reply or not and pretend that your cellphone was off. LOL its cheaper than a call and you can hide your emotions and everything. ^__^;; Merry Christmas to you too!
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
25 Dec 07
LOL. Now I know secretbear is an expert in texting. =) I am not good with texting with my eyes close. I always make typo errors. LOL Maybe you can give me some tips so that I can rest my eyes while texting too. =P
• Philippines
25 Dec 07
i can text in just a few seconds and without looking at my phone.. haha.. I think i'm already addicted to texting... hehe... I just feel happy while texting.. hehe.. new friends, and have bonding to my friends...
@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
25 Dec 07
A true Text Messaging addict. LOL =P
@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
25 Dec 07
i had to laugh at this post.i had a friend text me the other day and it took me about 30 minutes to work it out,in the end the kids showed me how to do it,now i can sort of do it in about ten minutes.i think i prefer to call someone.lol cheers sue
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
25 Dec 07
Practice makes perfect. Don't worry. With more texting, you can soon do it in under a minute. =)
@Vucjak (242)
• Macedonia
25 Dec 07
I'm slow "Texter" :) Not cause I type the letters slow, but I simply think too much what to write. I want to say a lot in a few words, and it's not so easy
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
25 Dec 07
Practice makes perfect =)
• India
25 Dec 07
Texting.... I dont like texting. I prefer to call anyone if at all I have to give any message or wish or rather communicate. When you are talking to a person, the person gets to know your mood and vice versa. This way there is a clear picture of a person who is contacting you or whom you are contacting. Moreover I'm the slowest texted, always searching for the right keys for texting and apart from that I dont remember the short forms of any particular word at that moment and this makes me the slowest texter.
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
25 Dec 07
You are right. Calling has more advantages. I do not dislike texting. It's sometimes more convenient to text than to call. For example, during a lecture or meeting when you can't talk on the phone but you want to talk to your friends, you can actually text! =P
25 Dec 07
Yes,I'm a fast texter,too.I prefer to make telephone calls,I think it's convenient.But in many conditions you can't make a call,such as in a class,in a metting,and so on.The disadvantages is also obvious,it takes a lot of time,and I think it also not good for your eyes.so when you use a phone to send messages,you'd better take these into account.
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
25 Dec 07
Yea. When the lessons get boring, I text during lessons or meeting too =P