[geeks] Smart phone data usage

[Michael Parson]

On Thu, 7 Jul 2011, Jonathan Groll wrote:

> On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:52:29 -0400, Phil Stracchino
> <alaric at metrocast.net> wrote:
>
>> However, if I'm going to buy and Android phone, I want one with a
>> good physical keyboard.  RIGHT NOW, the best physical keyboard on an
>> Android phone is reportedly the HTC Merge.
>
> I wouldn't get too hung up on the physical keyboard. Swype is
> pretty awesome and fast (in fact even faster than those tiny phone
> keyboards), the only reason I would not want to have a touchscreen
> phone was if I had to use it for terminal/ssh work.

Yeah, about the only time I bring up the physical keyboard any more is
if I'm using Connectbot (ssh client for android) so as to not lose my
screen real estate to the on screen keyboard.  For most things (filling
in forms, short emails, txt messages, etc) I use the on screen keyboard.
Real short bits will get done in portrait mode, if I'm typing more than
my name, I tend to turn it landscape and type that way, the 'keys' get
bigger, but you lose most of your screen to have basically a text box
you're typing in and the keyboard.

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Michael Parson
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