Misc Texting: A Question - Page 4

**Donger** · 02-09-2009, 09:04 PM

Why do people text? You've got a cellular phone. It's capable of full-duplex voice communication. Why go through the arduous task of typing in characters?

RustShack · 02-10-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Jesus thats rediculous

I've seen my girlfriends friends bill, she sends 5,000+ a month and the one I seen was over 8,000.

memyselfI · 02-10-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

Why do people text? You've got a cellular phone. It's capable of full-duplex voice communication. Why go through the arduous task of typing in characters?

Unlimited texting for my entire family for $9.99 is a steal. Can send pictures or other types of media in my message. The kids can read their message from me anytime during the day and not get into trouble for talking on the phone and vice versa.

I have a $49.99 plan with TMO. That is for 1000 anytime minutes for two lines. I pay $9.99 for another line and $9.99 for unlimited text. I have free My Faves (5 numbers) on all three lines.

With this set up, the kids have NEVER gone over in minutes and text 8-10k texts a month. We use less than half of our minutes each month. I have 3 phone lines with TWO TEENAGERS and it costs me $70 a month.

STEAL.

ToxSocks · 02-10-2009, 12:38 PM

I text because i dont like talking to people. when i call somone, i just want an answer, not all the bullshit that comes along with it. Hence, i Text. I can get a direct answer from someone without having to engage in 2 mins of conversation that i dont care about.

**Bearcat** · 02-10-2009, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by RustShack

I've seen my girlfriends friends bill, she sends 5,000+ a month and the one I seen was over 8,000.

That's 15 texts per hour, 18 hours a day, everyday.

I text because I hate small talk... I'll call someone if I want to have a freakin' conversation.

Sully · 02-10-2009, 12:45 PM

I can't stand talking on the phone. I much prefer texting when possible.

For instance...
My best friend lives in Milwaukee. If we are watching a game or something happens in the news, I'd much rather we have a short conversation texting than get on the horn and pretend we have anything else to talk about.

RedThat · 02-10-2009, 12:46 PM

I was against texting but I like it for this reason, it's cheap and provided that you have a good plan(unlimited texting incoming and outgoing), it saves you big on $$$.

I just find its a different method of communication that is very useful if you don't wish to communicate with someone on your cellphone during the daytime on a weekday.

With my plan I need it for that reason. I only have 200 daytime minutes in my plan that I could use anytime during the day. Once those minutes expire, my phone company charges me .30cents/min just to talk to someone during the day on weekdays. I figured thats a ripoff, and thats how they'd milk me. So Id rather text someone during the day to get my message to them then rather go through that hassle of being ripped off and avoid those high costly charges I would receive if I talked to someone during the day on a weekday.

**Skip Towne** · 02-10-2009, 12:46 PM

My daughter can text without looking at the phone. They had a girl on the Early how who could do it behind her back.

sedated · 02-10-2009, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Skip Towne

My daughter can text without looking at the phone. They had a girl on the Early how who could do it behind her back.

yeah, that's gotten pretty easy, but the numbers that have 4 letters instead of 3 (7 and 9) trip me up sometimes.

NewChief · 02-10-2009, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

I text because i dont like talking to people. when i call somone, i just want an answer, not all the bullshit that comes along with it. Hence, i Text. I can get a direct answer from someone without having to engage in 2 mins of conversation that i dont care about.

This. Double this for my wife. Anytime my wife gets in a phone conversation, it turns into a 10-15 minute deal. With texting, it takes about 30 seconds to deliver or request the information.

Dr. Johnny Fever · 02-10-2009, 12:52 PM

Because sometimes you want to say a quick something that doesn't require a whole phone call AND you can send it to several people at once rather than call them all just to say WOOOOT the Chiefs signed Pioli AND girls especially think its fun AND it's just another little piece of the whole technology pie and people like technology pie AND you can have whole conversations while you would otherwise not be able to (ie. at work etc) AND when having those conversations you can avoid any of those weird lapses in the conversation AND no one wants to call someone 58 times a day for little things AND it's quick, easy and convenient AND talking on the cell phone eats into your minutes generally whereas unlimted texting doesn't AND.... why does Donger always ask why?

I've gotten at least 60 texts from 5 or 6 different people today and it's a pretty average/kinda slow day.

**Buck** · 02-10-2009, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by sedated

yeah, that's gotten pretty easy, but the numbers that have 4 letters instead of 3 (7 and 9) trip me up sometimes.

I have a phone w/ a qwerty keyboard.

Once I got that phone my text messages went from about 200 a month to 1500 a month.

RustShack · 02-10-2009, 12:58 PM

texting is so fast an easy if you know how to use t9word

wutamess · 02-10-2009, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by beavis

the ability to tell someone something without having to engage in a full conversation.

This.

My sisters and I constantly talk about the people that call you right after you text them. The point is, I didn't want to talk to your ass so why are you calling? Texting'll do.

Otter · 02-10-2009, 01:02 PM

You're married Donger. When you're single things like these still work:

sry gonna be late
have to cancel tonight - call u tomm
is ur friend hot?
im already drunk

Trying doing that with a phone call with such a clean break.

Johnny Vegas · 02-10-2009, 01:04 PM

ever have that friend that never answers the phone? texting they'll never say they didn't get the message.

Texting is good in all sorts. It beats the 'hi, hows it going? what are you doing? Hey I got to go' talk and gets to the point. Its good instead of leaving voice mail which most the time never gets heard leave a text and they'll get it faster than listening to the voicemail which also requires you to punch in a code to access.

02-09-2009, 09:04 PM
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02-10-2009, 12:38 PM	#48
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02-10-2009, 12:45 PM	#50
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02-10-2009, 12:46 PM	#51
RedThat Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Earth Casino cash: $10004900	I was against texting but I like it for this reason, it's cheap and provided that you have a good plan(unlimited texting incoming and outgoing), it saves you big on $$$. I just find its a different method of communication that is very useful if you don't wish to communicate with someone on your cellphone during the daytime on a weekday. With my plan I need it for that reason. I only have 200 daytime minutes in my plan that I could use anytime during the day. Once those minutes expire, my phone company charges me .30cents/min just to talk to someone during the day on weekdays. I figured thats a ripoff, and thats how they'd milk me. So Id rather text someone during the day to get my message to them then rather go through that hassle of being ripped off and avoid those high costly charges I would receive if I talked to someone during the day on a weekday.
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02-10-2009, 12:46 PM	#52
Skip Towne Supporter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: T-Town Casino cash: $10004900	My daughter can text without looking at the phone. They had a girl on the Early how who could do it behind her back.
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02-10-2009, 12:52 PM	#55
Dr. Johnny Fever stax of wax Join Date: Feb 2004 Casino cash: $10004900	Because sometimes you want to say a quick something that doesn't require a whole phone call AND you can send it to several people at once rather than call them all just to say WOOOOT the Chiefs signed Pioli AND girls especially think its fun AND it's just another little piece of the whole technology pie and people like technology pie AND you can have whole conversations while you would otherwise not be able to (ie. at work etc) AND when having those conversations you can avoid any of those weird lapses in the conversation AND no one wants to call someone 58 times a day for little things AND it's quick, easy and convenient AND talking on the cell phone eats into your minutes generally whereas unlimted texting doesn't AND.... why does Donger always ask why? I've gotten at least 60 texts from 5 or 6 different people today and it's a pretty average/kinda slow day.
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02-10-2009, 01:04 PM	#60
Johnny Vegas MVP Join Date: May 2008 Casino cash: $3174814	ever have that friend that never answers the phone? texting they'll never say they didn't get the message. Texting is good in all sorts. It beats the 'hi, hows it going? what are you doing? Hey I got to go' talk and gets to the point. Its good instead of leaving voice mail which most the time never gets heard leave a text and they'll get it faster than listening to the voicemail which also requires you to punch in a code to access.
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