text messaging,who likes it?
 

i hate text messaging but god damn, every female in the world loves to text all day long,is this a female thing?

It's annoying when someone could just as easily call. It's great though if you're in a club or a bar and it's too loud to talk. Typing on a phone keypad blows but It would probably be better on a Blackberry or a Sidekick.

In Europe, Asia it's used by everyone - for business, personal, sex, shopping, contests, you name it. I SMS my gf all the time but I think here in N.America it's still considered a "kids" thing.

its better than talking to girls on the tele

I'am a test message whore, i have even dumped people on it. like 20/day

yes, that is right.. here in the philippines... at least 8 out of 10 person has a mobile phones. and most of them use text messaging for everything.. whether business or personal..

text messaging is the way of the future, much easier sometimes then calling and getting stuck on the phone.

I love it, it's great for dirty messages :thumbsup

Philippines send an even more whopping ?120 to 150 million messages? per day as of 3Q 2004, beat that

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every Filipino texter send an average of 300 SMS per month, damn

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I send about 600 text messages a month :helpme

I'd be lost without it.

Saves soooooooo much hassle... :upsidedow

use it all the time, very convenient.

Its good for getting notifications from our servers, but that's about it.

call me old fashion but i like talking on the phone, i like hearing peoples voices,especially if its a gf or some prospective gf.i think texting is cold and not personable,however it does come in handy when yr at bar/club etc...

I like it..mainly because you can get to the point..it's perfect for booty calls!

its cheaper...but i still prefer to call

Costs me more to text cause I don't have a plan that supports heavy use. I prefer to talk it's quicker and less trouble. But like ICQ and AIM you can do multiple things at once when you can respond to a question, or multiple questions at leisure.

my day will be incomplete w/o sending my usual txt numbers

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I totally love it just for the simple fact that I'm not really a phone person and can respond at my leisure.

I think too that I'm so used to doing most of my communication over icq, it doesn't seem that odd to me.

And since I got the new treo I have to make a special effort NOT to get carried away cuz it's soooooo easy! I love it.

I text a lot-it's cheap, and to the point, and I don't like being stuck on the phone unless I'm havign a very interesting convo, so it's better for that.

I find it useful.. like when I can't write down a number I just tell them to text message it to me.. if they can't I tell them to go to cingular.com and do it

it's ncie too if you integrate it with IM software like MSN.... then it's easier to talk.

I do not like text or instant messaging. I can barely handle having a cell.

It is an introvert extravert thing.

I send a ton of text messages. Much better when you aren't in the mood to talk to someone :thumbsup

I do not understand: if I do not want to be disturbed or talk with someone, I simply do not answer (if my phone is even on).

I guess responding is simply the polite thing to do.

my old ass phone wont text , is there a way i can use my computer to text my friend's phones and to receive their text messages?

We use it all the time here in mexico as well. It costs a lot less, and you can do about the same thieg. For the the cost is a great thing, as where I live, ( a roaming area ) my calls are 48 cents a minute. so for 3 cents, I can send a message.

i only text my friends back in Pittsburgh once in a while. its so much shorter than a phone call & yet, it lets them know you care :) (and i can get more work done) lol

I get text messages all the time but rarely send them. When someone sends me a message that requires a reply I just call them. I don't have the patience for typing out a message on that shitty little keypad.

I text all the time. sidekicks are very nice

Yahoo Messenger

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what phone are you using?

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icq will send text messages but how do I receive them back on my computer?

Love it. Love texting dirty. Hate talking on the phone !!!!!!!!!!!!

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It's good if I need to communicate something to someone but do not want to actually speak with them for whatever the reason may be. It's also nice when you're at a bar or club when it's hard to talk on the phone.

Motorola v551.

It's not the female thing.
You're right female loves to text...
You know what's a good thing in texting... You can hide your identity.

Yeah, because Filipino loves to text and plus they are romantic.

I agree with you... even driver here and street vendors have cellphones...

Use it all the time and find it really usefull.

usefull.. yep you are so right and cheaper too..

but then i've gone tired pressing those small keys...

Takes me too long ..small buttons

that's really a small one. :winkwink:

I do get at least 10 messages daily from my network provider that they claim are alerts. And I must say aren't really useful.

My old Nokia made it easy to text. The auto spell functions rocked.

Not the same on my Motorola, so I don't do it as much.

I do alot of texting with my girl but thats about it.

text messaging is sometimes better then talking. I hate people calling just to tell me they are running late especially when i don't have time to pick up the call. or instead of texting me a quick message they leave a message on the voicemail which means I have to waste my time to call the voicemail to retrieve.

no texting isn't a gay or female thing.

i use it a lot, its easier than calling someone if you just have a quick question to ask, and its good for when you're out and the bar is too loud to talk on the phone.