T9 predictive text

wolfmann · Oct 27, 2006, 11:13 AM

Does anyone here have tried using this t9 predictive text in cell phones? Some says it's the easiest way to make quick SMS messages. does it really works?

**dj_stick** · Oct 27, 2006, 11:40 AM

is that the "dictionary" mode? if so i use it all the time

CDsDontBurn · Oct 27, 2006, 11:56 AM

i don't use t9. i find it awful. the reason why, is because it can't always predict the correct word that you will be using. i just simply type out every single letter out individually. i'm quite good at it too

. the only thing that slows me down is when i have to press the same button twice =\.

@ Stick: dunno if that "dictionary" mode you're talking about is the same as the t9 we are, but it basically predicts whatever word you will be using next before it's finished being typed out.

**dj_stick** · Oct 27, 2006, 12:27 PM

oh ok, i had that on my old phone, really useful feature imo

LeanWolf · Oct 27, 2006, 01:28 PM

T9 rules, takes some getting used to in the beginning but then it's sooo much faster.

dsdsdk · Oct 27, 2006, 01:39 PM

T9 is great! Mototola itap stinx (atleast in danish)..

YAYitsAndrew · Oct 27, 2006, 01:50 PM

I think I use motorola itap english. It's really good and I only have to painfully spell out words it doesn't know like restaurant names or people's last names. Even on common collisions like "in" and "go" you just have to press the right arrow key if it predicted the wrong one. Win.

**temeteus82** · Oct 27, 2006, 02:56 PM

Take a good guess who and where T9 was made

niceguyrichy · Oct 27, 2006, 05:01 PM

I use predictive text (whatever one my V3i has), and once you've plugged in people/places you use regularly it works really well.

dsdsdk · Oct 27, 2006, 05:48 PM

Sweden? Korea?

BlueMak · Oct 27, 2006, 05:56 PM

lol (about Sweden)

Now, as for the T9, I don't like it. I have it turned off all the time. 2 reasons, 1) it almost never gets the word I want to and I end up with a totally different word on screen. 2)Half my sms are in greenglish which of course are not supported by T9, thus making it impossible to send the message I want to.

***craig5320*** · Oct 27, 2006, 06:57 PM

Never understood why people don't use T9 it rocks. It don't like the dictionaries that predict the rest of the word as i type, they're annoying, T9 on my Nokia works by giving you the word that matches the number of keys you've pressed, and the combination of letters each key represents hello would be 43556, if that wasn't the word i wanted hitting * shows me all the other words that can be made from the letters available from 43556.

I hate not being able to use it

danjufo · Oct 27, 2006, 08:05 PM

its definately faster and isn't that hard to get used to (my mum can use it)

It's annoying when it gets the wrong word but you just scroll till you find it. I would say there are a load less key press's needed to type out the same conversation using it.

niceguyrichy · Oct 27, 2006, 08:11 PM

the other thing is that once you've used it a while and gotten used to it, even when people send you txts with words wrong, I find I read them fine without thought. example: I forever get "I'm on my way good." I've been txting long enough that I don't even go uh? I just know that it's supposed to be 'home'

**temeteus82** · Oct 27, 2006, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsdsdk

Sweden? Korea?

Sweeden = HELL NO!
Korea = no....

Geminiwave · Oct 27, 2006, 10:30 PM

I love T9 except apparently Sony is run by a bunch of puritans. No word that comes anywhere CLOSE to a swearword or racial slur gets into there. Cock was even taken out. What if im a farmer?!?! Jeez.

Course you can program them in yourself but thats a pain. Especially since I know the Verizon phones with t9 have all sorts of colorful words programmed in. *grumble*

wolfmann · Oct 30, 2006, 08:03 AM

Thanks for the quick replies. Now my only problem is that it doesn't recognises a lot of names and some words. Ive found the t9 site i hope could learn more about this very cool feature.

LHC · Oct 30, 2006, 01:25 PM

The predictive text on my phone is rather annoying. After every word it tries to add an s or some ending that won't make sense at all. I've gotten used to it, so i just always hit the down arrow to cancel it out on the word

Son_of_Thunder · Oct 30, 2006, 09:29 PM

I have the T9 that goes by the number of button presses rather than predicting what you want (as mentioned earlier) but unlike a lot of people I can't add words, and mine doesn't have crap as far as tech/popular terms go. So if a friend sends me something funny, the closest thing to "lol" that I can type in T9 is "heh". "Haha" turns into "gag" etc.

So yes, I use it, but I wish I could add words. Also I find myself typing out longer statements to make them make more sense. Or even words. I can't type "PC" but I can type "Computer." Or another example is my friend Lecia, I can't type Lecia, I can't type Alecia, so I end up typing Alisha (which is in its dictionary)

**dj_stick** · Oct 30, 2006, 09:44 PM

i'm pretty sure you can add words? you used to be able to on my old phone

wolfmann · Oct 31, 2006, 09:03 AM

I learned something on that T9 site, after pressing 1 for a full stop, I could then press the * key to cycle through the punctuation marks. Makes text messaging so much easier now.

Oct 27, 2006, 11:13 AM	#1
wolfmann DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	T9 predictive text Does anyone here have tried using this t9 predictive text in cell phones? Some says it's the easiest way to make quick SMS messages. does it really works?

Oct 27, 2006, 11:56 AM	#3
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	i don't use t9. i find it awful. the reason why, is because it can't always predict the correct word that you will be using. i just simply type out every single letter out individually. i'm quite good at it too . the only thing that slows me down is when i have to press the same button twice =\. @ Stick: dunno if that "dictionary" mode you're talking about is the same as the t9 we are, but it basically predicts whatever word you will be using next before it's finished being typed out. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

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dsdsdk DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Denmark, CPH. Posts: 586 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	T9 is great! Mototola itap stinx (atleast in danish).. __________________ No more Kitty! Last edited by dsdsdk; Oct 27, 2006 at 05:46 PM.

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YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	I think I use motorola itap english. It's really good and I only have to painfully spell out words it doesn't know like restaurant names or people's last names. Even on common collisions like "in" and "go" you just have to press the right arrow key if it predicted the wrong one. Win. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

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dsdsdk DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Denmark, CPH. Posts: 586 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Sweden? Korea? __________________ No more Kitty! Last edited by dsdsdk; Oct 27, 2006 at 05:54 PM.

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BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,247 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	lol (about Sweden) Now, as for the T9, I don't like it. I have it turned off all the time. 2 reasons, 1) it almost never gets the word I want to and I end up with a totally different word on screen. 2)Half my sms are in greenglish which of course are not supported by T9, thus making it impossible to send the message I want to. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Oct 27, 2006, 06:57 PM	#12
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,282 Rep Power: 428 System Specs	Never understood why people don't use T9 it rocks. It don't like the dictionaries that predict the rest of the word as i type, they're annoying, T9 on my Nokia works by giving you the word that matches the number of keys you've pressed, and the combination of letters each key represents hello would be 43556, if that wasn't the word i wanted hitting * shows me all the other words that can be made from the letters available from 43556. I hate not being able to use it __________________

Oct 27, 2006, 08:05 PM	#13
danjufo DH.Sig.Maker Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: england Posts: 1,231 Rep Power: 0	its definately faster and isn't that hard to get used to (my mum can use it) It's annoying when it gets the wrong word but you just scroll till you find it. I would say there are a load less key press's needed to type out the same conversation using it. __________________ [COLOR=dimgray]DeviantArt Gallery[/COLOR] [COLOR=silver]How to add your signature image[/COLOR] [COLOR=white]Signature + Avatar Rules[/COLOR]

Oct 27, 2006, 10:30 PM	#16
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	I love T9 except apparently Sony is run by a bunch of puritans. No word that comes anywhere CLOSE to a swearword or racial slur gets into there. Cock was even taken out. What if im a farmer?!?! Jeez. Course you can program them in yourself but thats a pain. Especially since I know the Verizon phones with t9 have all sorts of colorful words programmed in. grumble __________________

Oct 30, 2006, 08:03 AM	Thread Starter #17
wolfmann DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the quick replies. Now my only problem is that it doesn't recognises a lot of names and some words. Ive found the t9 site i hope could learn more about this very cool feature.

Oct 30, 2006, 01:25 PM	#18
LHC Stingy and Stubborn Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,325 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	The predictive text on my phone is rather annoying. After every word it tries to add an s or some ending that won't make sense at all. I've gotten used to it, so i just always hit the down arrow to cancel it out on the word __________________

Oct 30, 2006, 09:29 PM	#19
Son_of_Thunder HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,441 Rep Power: 50 System Specs	I have the T9 that goes by the number of button presses rather than predicting what you want (as mentioned earlier) but unlike a lot of people I can't add words, and mine doesn't have crap as far as tech/popular terms go. So if a friend sends me something funny, the closest thing to "lol" that I can type in T9 is "heh". "Haha" turns into "gag" etc. So yes, I use it, but I wish I could add words. Also I find myself typing out longer statements to make them make more sense. Or even words. I can't type "PC" but I can type "Computer." Or another example is my friend Lecia, I can't type Lecia, I can't type Alecia, so I end up typing Alisha (which is in its dictionary) __________________

Oct 31, 2006, 09:03 AM	Thread Starter #21
wolfmann DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	I learned something on that T9 site, after pressing 1 for a full stop, I could then press the * key to cycle through the punctuation marks. Makes text messaging so much easier now.