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Poor man's texting phone.

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/poor-mans-texting-phone.94872/

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k6153r Original post #1
Aug 4, 2008 at 10:10 PM
Hello everyone,

Sorry for bugging you all again and again. This is the last time I will be asking for adivce regarding this, so please help me out.

What I want to know is: Which is the best phone for SMSing?
ie, in terms of keypad and dictionary.

I heard that Motorola's predictive text feature is useless, and actually hampers fast typing.
I have never used anything other than Nokia, so I'm very confused.

Also, my budget is very less, around Rs. 2500.

Thanks.
sandeepkochhar
Aug 5, 2008 at 11:18 AM
If you are using Tata then Samsung Hero is the Best for typing messages both in English as well as Hindi. Cost just Rs 999/-
Pathik
Pathik #3
Aug 6, 2008 at 8:12 AM
Nokia 1200.
K
k6153r #4
Aug 6, 2008 at 10:33 AM
Thanks for such quick help.

@sandeepkochhar
I'll be using Airtel, and in any case only a GSM phone.

@Pathik
1200 is good, but I guess there could be something better?
(Anyway I'll buy 1200 or 1209.)