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Alasdair Baxter

2005-10-29, 11:48 pm

Can anyone tell me whether it is possible to buy a small keyboard so that I
can send texts on my Nokia 6230i more easily than pressing the same key many
times to get the correct letter?

--
Alasdair.


GlenC

2005-10-29, 11:48 pm

If you mean whilst at home, then may I suggest a bluetooth dongle and
something like Oxygen Phone Manager. Works great....

But if you're meaning whilst out and about... not sure.

Thanks,

Glen.

"Alasdair Baxter" <baxter@bobaxter.coo.uk> wrote in message
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> Can anyone tell me whether it is possible to buy a small keyboard so that
> I
> can send texts on my Nokia 6230i more easily than pressing the same key
> many
> times to get the correct letter?
>
> --
> Alasdair.
>
>



Iceberg

2005-10-30, 5:48 pm

I've seen small bluetooth and infra red keyboards about(like the ones for
Palm pilots), I looked into it when I had a Nokia 3650, but never bought one
due to the expense. A quick look on the web found this :
http://www.thinkoutside.com/stowawaybt_product.html

"GlenC" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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> If you mean whilst at home, then may I suggest a bluetooth dongle and
> something like Oxygen Phone Manager. Works great....
>
> But if you're meaning whilst out and about... not sure.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Glen.
>
> "Alasdair Baxter" <baxter@bobaxter.coo.uk> wrote in message
> news:3si9vbFohqg7U1@
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David Skinner

2005-10-30, 5:48 pm

In article <pI19f.35409$iD.21448@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk>,
big_bad_iceberg@ooha
y.moc says...
> I've seen small bluetooth and infra red keyboards about(like the ones for
> Palm pilots), I looked into it when I had a Nokia 3650, but never bought one
> due to the expense. A quick look on the web found this :
> http://www.thinkoutside.com/stowawaybt_product.html


This is a nice keyboard when used with a PDA or compatible smartphone,
however it doesn't work on my K750i (nor on the old T610) - the phone
sees it, communicates with it, then doesn't understand how to use it.
It's worth making sure that someone else has been successful with a 3650
before splashing out!
cool_and_funky@yahoo.com

2005-10-30, 5:48 pm

There are some out there ( like
http://shop.brando.com.hk/btsmartkeyboard.php ), but they all seem to
be for smartphones, so I guess you're knackered.

One of those chatboards like old ericssons had (IIRC) seem to be what
you're after, but I've not seen them for nokias recently.

Loz

2005-10-30, 5:49 pm


"Alasdair Baxter" <baxter@bobaxter.coo.uk> wrote in message
news:3si9vbFohqg7U1@
individual.net...
> Can anyone tell me whether it is possible to buy a small keyboard so that
> I
> can send texts on my Nokia 6230i more easily than pressing the same key
> many
> times to get the correct letter?



Have you tried to use predictive text?
Takes some getting used to but I find I can write a text very quickly now
without looking. Of comparable speed to that I type at (around 45wpm)

Certainly cheaper than another option and may be worth at least trying. The
Nokia 6230i has a sensbile keypad and you do just learn what letters are on
what keys. I'm very, very slow at the traditional multitap method you seem
to be using above.



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