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fogg88

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Okay, I hardly ever talk on the phone, but text like crazy. I got spoiled w/ my last phone (Sony Ericson) that had true T9. Now I've got a RAZR, which has this crap 'itap' system instead of true T9. Anyone else think this is total crap?

...w/ real T9, entering 4-6-6-9 would bring a list of 'good', 'home', etc. to choose from. With this itap system, it only gives one word. If that's not the one you want, then you have to back out, change the mode from itap to straight alpha, manually enter the word, and then get back to itap??? What a flippin' pain in the ass.

...seriously considering returning this thing. Any hints??
 
motororra racerrrr??
 
damn i didnt even know cells could do that, only thing i dont like about the razor is the battery life, dies WAY 2 quick
 
hotzie said:
that was your first fuck up

obviously. ...consumer reports gave them the best ranking for signal strength, etc in this market (Phx). ...but I'm not too impressed otherwise.
 
go to message , select new message and click on the litte options thing in the middle of the screen , select ENTRY SETUP , then change it to TAP english
 
hotzie said:
go to message , select new message and click on the litte options thing in the middle of the screen , select ENTRY SETUP , then change it to TAP english

Well yeah, I know how to do that...

...but in itap mode, if you type '4663', you just get "goods^". In true T9, you would have 'good', but then also a list of other words like 'home' to choose from. Lame.
 
I was just curious about razr phones after I saw this, I think it said to toggle between the modes instead of going to menu, just hit the * button to make it easier
 
with mine if i hit the #'s you put in there i can scroll left or right through the words it gives me and find good and home
 
hotzie said:
with mine if i hit the #'s you put in there i can scroll left or right through the words it gives me and find good and home

mine has a full qwerty keyboard that slides out, I never use it and tap with my stylus on the touchscreen. That is cool


Fogg, this is the first thing that popped up when I googled your query

Messaging on the Motorola RAZR V3c is quite simplistic. Text messaging consists of a simple text editor with no templates or quick texts available. Text input is handled through the use of triple-tap, the default mode, or through the use of Motorola's proprietary iTap method, which offers word prediction and completion and requires fewer keystrokes. Sadly, the V3c does not remember the last text input mode you used in the message editor, meaning that you will have to switch it back to iTap each time you enter the text editor. You can do this by pressing the left softkey to get the list of input methods, or you can simply press the '*' key to switch to the next mode.

The iTap implementation on the V3c seems to work like it does on non-Verizon handsets, but the word suggestion list that would normally be visible at the bottom of the display is missing. As such, if you enter 4263 in the hopes of getting "hand", you might well get "game" instead. In order to switch to hand, you would need to press right on the d-pad to get to all of the possible alternatives. Without the visual feedback, though, it is not as easy to use and you will often need to resort to the use of triple-tap to enter a word. Words entered with the triple-tap method do not appear to get stored in the iTap system's user dictionary, though. If you can fumble your way through entering an unknown word with iTap, it will be stored in the dictionary for future use.

Another issue has to do with the Verizon user interface (again), especially when used in combination with iTap. Sometimes, such as when creating a new picture message, you are presented with fields for message text, picture, sound, subject, etc - all on one screen. When iTap is in control, such as when entering text, pressing the center d-pad button will do what iTap wants, regardless of what the label for the button on the bottom of the display says - such as "send." The pix message UI is really quite poor in general, and when you first use it for new picture messages, you are likely to send the message before it is finished when you try to add a sound or graphic, since you would expect to hit the d-pad button while the picture or sound field is highlighted, when instead you need to press the left softkey button, which changed when you selected the new field. Very odd design.
Motorola RAZR V3c
 
hotzie said:
with mine if i hit the #'s you put in there i can scroll left or right through the words it gives me and find good and home

Bingo!! ...awesome! ...that's what I was looking for. Thanks!!
 
BrothaBill said:
mine has a full qwerty keyboard that slides out, I never use it and tap with my stylus on the touchscreen. That is cool


Fogg, this is the first thing that popped up when I googled your query

Messaging on the Motorola RAZR V3c....

Thanks for your help too!!!
 
fogg88 said:
Thanks for your help too!!!

lol, I remember wanting to throw my pocketpc/cellphone against the wall trying to figure the simplest crap.
Oh and I made you plat for a week with my winnings from the bookie tonight
 
BrothaBill said:
lol, I remember wanting to throw my pocketpc/cellphone against the wall trying to figure the simplest crap.

Oh and I made you plat for a week with my winnings from the bookie tonight

LOL... I know that feeling. I got pissed at my old ghetto Toshiba VCR and smashed the remote against the wall... only after I was picking up the pieces did I realize I had accidentally smashed the TV remote. D'oh!

...and thanks a ton for the Plat!!
 
fogg88 said:
Well yeah, I know how to do that...

...but in itap mode, if you type '4663', you just get "goods^". In true T9, you would have 'good', but then also a list of other words like 'home' to choose from. Lame.


Mine brings up a list of words along the bottome and you scrol right to change them. It even brings up Ass-hat on it's own, hence the reason I love it. Maybe yours is one of the ones that is fucked up and got recalled, you should have it checked out.

Cheers,
Scotsman
 
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