Thanatos340 1 #1 August 8, 2007 Maybe I am finally showing my age. I just don’t get this texting stuff at all. I can see the use if you need to tell 5 people the same thing like "Meet for Dinner at 8:00" or something.. But people having conversations via txt just doesn’t make since to me. Why not just call them and ask whatever it is, Get an answer and be done??? I get several text messages every week, Almost never respond unless it is "call me" or I will just call them and answer their question. What am I missing here? I don’t get why anyone would want to sit and try to type word on a little number pad. Someone please enlighten me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #2 August 8, 2007 I can't sit here at work and talk on the phone, but i can txt. Plus i hate talking on the phone anyway. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifall 0 #3 August 8, 2007 QuoteI can't sit here at work and talk on the phone, but i can txt. Plus i hate talking on the phone anyway. Bingo!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simplyputsi 0 #4 August 8, 2007 ahhhhh its simple really. People like to hide behind a screen these days. I am just like you I don't get it, until the other day I got a bill and had texted/received almost 200 messages in a month. Ooops. For me it's mostly I'm saying stuff that others around me don't need to hear and I can't leave where I'm at. I have more than once just called a person back that has texted me and asked why they just didn't call. You're making my head hurt.Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #5 August 8, 2007 What sunshine said... I can text all day long, but the boss frowns on us being on our cell phones. I hate talking on the phone at night because I am on the phone all day. The last thing I want to do is *talk* to someone. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #6 August 8, 2007 Quote I can't sit here at work and talk on the phone, but i can txt. Plus i hate talking on the phone anyway. Then why not Email or IM where you have a full keyboard?? And it doesnt cost $.10 a message?? Dont get me wrong, I dont mind getting text messages, I just always think, why the hell didnt they just call me because there is no way I am typing an answer on this number pad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaM 0 #7 August 8, 2007 I use it to text my son to tell him to take out the garbage then I don't have to see the eye roll or hear the groan. ~ Lisa ~ Do you Rigminder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micduran 0 #8 August 8, 2007 You know you basically just asked to get text message from every person who has your cell phone number, right?Be patient with the faults of others; they have to be patient with yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #9 August 8, 2007 Quote Then why not Email or IM where you have a full keyboard?? And it doesnt cost $.10 a message?? It's not .10 a message if you have a text plan. I have 400 any person texts, unlimited mobile-to-mobile texting and some internet thingie as a "plan" on my phone. It's cheaper than paying text by text with no plan. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simplyputsi 0 #10 August 8, 2007 Just and FYI, AT&T when they took over cingular upped the charged to .15 a message. Mother fookers!!!Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #11 August 8, 2007 Quote You know you basically just asked to get text message from every person who has your cell phone number, right? Oh, good idea... I'll text him when I get home. Thanks!! "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #12 August 8, 2007 Quote You know you basically just asked to get text message from every person who has your cell phone number, right? Dont bother me either way. But if they expect a response they will be disapointed.Actually I wonder if I can set an Auto-responder to my Phone that just responds to all texts "I dont Text" and a Picture of my nuts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #13 August 8, 2007 Quote Actually I wonder if I can set an Auto-responder to my Phone that just responds to all texts "I dont Text" and a Picture of my nuts? I was thinking I'd send you a text message... but that scared me in to not following through... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifall 0 #14 August 8, 2007 Quote Then why not Email or IM where you have a full keyboard?? And it doesnt cost $.10 a message?? Not if you have unlimited texting in your plan. You do know that they have word recognition on them right? Its pretty damn easy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #15 August 8, 2007 Quote You do know that they have word recognition on them right? Its pretty damn easy. So does a Keyboard. And you dont even need word recognition for a Phone call (Well most of the time anyway). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brittentay 0 #16 August 8, 2007 Quote What sunshine said... I can text all day long, but the boss frowns on us being on our cell phones. I hate talking on the phone at night because I am on the phone all day. The last thing I want to do is *talk* to someone. ditto. and plus. i mainly only txt people that are on the same cell phone service as me. = FREE. plus, with some of my friends, texting is the only way i CAN communicate with them as we have such different schedules taht one of us is always at work! it just makes life easier. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psipike02 0 #17 August 8, 2007 Eh sometimes its just quicker to text. It's pointless to call someone and waste minutes when I can type 5 simple words and just say what I need to say, get the response and go.. Other times its just fun to pass time. Like at work or in class, you're not gonna call your friend and have a conversation. Texting is WAY easier and quieter, plus you can get unlimited text and picture messages....which is why verizon kicks assPuttin' some stank on it. ----Hellfish #707---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #18 August 8, 2007 QuoteEh sometimes its just quicker to text. It's pointless to call someone and waste minutes when I can type 5 simple words and just say what I need to say, get the response and go.. I guess I am just the opposite. It would take me 5 times longer to Type 5 words on a number pad as it would to Call them, Ask the question, get an answer and hang up. I am not much for small talk on a phone anyway. (And I do agree that verizon kicks ass) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #19 August 8, 2007 I have free txts to verizon peeps, plus 1500 txts to anyone. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #20 August 8, 2007 I really like Tm's when I'm at work - I can carry on a semi-intelligent conversation without letting my Boss' know that I'm talking to my friends. The only thing that bugs me about TM's is Text spam I get from the phone company. before I signed up for a text plan, I was paying some .15 per message sent or recieved. I kept telling Alltell to NOT send me text spam, and I kept on getting them. The thing that bugs me is that I had to PAY to get spam! Now I'm on a plan for $2.50 a month, so it doesn't bug me, but I think it's criminal to send you unwanted junk and make you pay Text fees for it.=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifall 0 #21 August 8, 2007 Plus, some people will sit there and talk your damn ear off when all you wanted to know was what time your game starts that evening. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BikerBabe 0 #22 August 8, 2007 lol, thanatos...i'm with ya. that's all that needs to be said. totally 100% with you. i hope anyone who texts me expects a call from me...because if you ask a question, i'll call you to answer it Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydveraz 0 #23 August 8, 2007 My Cellphone is so old that It doesn't Have Text Messaging.. Problem Solved!! Arizona only has two seasons, Hot and HOTTER! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #24 August 8, 2007 Quote My Cellphone is so old that It doesn't Have Text Messaging.. Problem Solved!! Is it as old as airtwardo? I didn't think anything could be THAT old. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psipike02 0 #25 August 8, 2007 QuoteQuoteEh sometimes its just quicker to text. It's pointless to call someone and waste minutes when I can type 5 simple words and just say what I need to say, get the response and go.. I guess I am just the opposite. It would take me 5 times longer to Type 5 words on a number pad as it would to Call them, Ask the question, get an answer and hang up. I am not much for small talk on a phone anyway. (And I do agree that verizon kicks ass) I can understand that and when I first started texting, I was so slow at it. Then I learned how to use T9 Word, which is amazing. It basically types the word for you when you hit the first letter and the more words you type, the more words it learns...so a txt message takes no time nowPuttin' some stank on it. ----Hellfish #707---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
