Text Message Keypad

[tulanejosh]

Anyone else notice that when you are dialing a number to send a text message (as opposed to selecting a contact) that instead of the old phone keypad (that shows the numbers and the corresponding letters for each number - like a touch tone phone keypad) it just uses the standard text keypad?

I've noticed this for a while, but never questioned it.

Is this a bug or something?

 

[anjinha]

Anyone else notice that when you are dialing a number to send a text message (as opposed to selecting a contact) that instead of the old phone keypad (that shows the numbers and the corresponding letters for each number - like a touch tone phone keypad) it just uses the standard text keypad?

I've noticed this for a while, but never questioned it.

Is this a bug or something?

No, because in that text field you can also write your contacts names or email addresses (for MMS).

 

[tulanejosh]

No, because in that text field you can also write your contacts names or email addresses (for MMS).

right but you could always do that - type in names etc... they used to provide a telephone style keypad when you pressed the number button. so for instance - if you are trying to text message KGB at KGB KGB, i could use the phone keypad to know what numbers to type. Additionally - the numbers were far easier to press.

you sure this was intenional?

 

[mackmgg]

right but you could always do that - type in names etc... they used to provide a telephone style keypad when you pressed the number button. so for instance - if you are trying to text message KGB at KGB KGB, i could use the phone keypad to know what numbers to type. Additionally - the numbers were far easier to press.

you sure this was intenional?

Yes, because you could just type "kgbkgb" and it would send the txt to them

 

[Clete2]

Yes, because you could just type "kgbkgb" and it would send the txt to them

Yeah. I do that a lot for "thirst" (coke rewards).

I usually type contact names -- I know very few people's numbers.

 

[PkennethV]

I know very few people's numbers.

Same. I've probably only got about 4 phone numbers memorized, so I'm always typing in names as opposed to numbers. I don't think this is a bug either.

 

[Appdict]

But say you just picked up a friends cell-phone number. You enter the number into the field when composing a new message, send the message, then simply tap "Add to Contacts" then you're done.