Tech question on the i500 - O/Siris?

In article <M1R_a.106327$Oz4.23501@rwcrnsc54>,
O/Siris <robjvargas@sprîntpcs.com> wrote:
:Phillipe wrote:
:>
:> I always found it far easier to input data on my PC/Mac 's keyboard,
:> and
:> then synch for Palm devices.
:
:True enough. However, if I remember correctly (IIRC), the poster for whom I
:was posting that response was interested in searching for the stuff once
:it's already on the device. Synching is great to put it into the device,
:but then you've got to find it again. And that's what the OP was asking
:about: finding an entryonce it's in the phonebook.

Yep, and the Kyocera 6035 managed t9 style input via the keyboard quite
nicely. It would seem the programmers at Samsung need to get a clue.

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I wrote:
> telecon wrote:
>> In article <eluYa.58451$Oz4.14980@rwcrnsc54>,
>> O/Siris <robjvargas@sprîntpcs.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'll have to check on that. I'll get back to you when I can.
>>>
>>
>> Thanks. That may be the stopper for me picking up the phone, if it
>> doesn't.
>
> I've been fighting something all week long, guys. Sorry if I'm
> missing posts. I'm missing days, too, and that won't do the ole
> mortgage any good, either. Know what I mean.
>
> I still intend to check on this.

OK, I finally got myself back into work, and took a good look at the I500
and its phonebook. I think I need to explain.

When *I* think of "T9", I think of the proprietary word-prediction
technology in our "pure" phones that is supposed to let you use the keypad
at a fast rate. If that's the T9 that was meant in the inquiry, then I
could not get that to happen. Now, since the original user was, IIRC,
trying to determine the ability to use the device one-handed, I think that
answers the question.

What I *did* get to happen was that I could Grafitti the characters into the
"Find" blank, and the phonebook immediately jumped to the first match. More
characters, better match, the selection imediately moved. So the "T9"-type
finding is there, from what I can tell. I just couldn't seem to get the
phonebook to accept keypad input. I'll take a look a bit further later. I
only had about 10 minutes to "play" with it before another tech needed it
for another call.
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RŘß
O/Siris
I work for Sprint
I *don't* speak for them

In article <[email protected]>,
"O/Siris" <robjvargas@sprîntpcs.com> wrote:

> I wrote:
> > telecon wrote:
> >> In article <eluYa.58451$Oz4.14980@rwcrnsc54>,
> >> O/Siris <robjvargas@sprîntpcs.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I'll have to check on that. I'll get back to you when I can.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Thanks. That may be the stopper for me picking up the phone, if it
> >> doesn't.
> >
> > I've been fighting something all week long, guys. Sorry if I'm
> > missing posts. I'm missing days, too, and that won't do the ole
> > mortgage any good, either. Know what I mean.
> >
> > I still intend to check on this.
>
> OK, I finally got myself back into work, and took a good look at the I500
> and its phonebook. I think I need to explain.
>
> When *I* think of "T9", I think of the proprietary word-prediction
> technology in our "pure" phones that is supposed to let you use the keypad
> at a fast rate. If that's the T9 that was meant in the inquiry, then I
> could not get that to happen. Now, since the original user was, IIRC,
> trying to determine the ability to use the device one-handed, I think that
> answers the question.
>
> What I *did* get to happen was that I could Grafitti the characters into the
> "Find" blank, and the phonebook immediately jumped to the first match. More
> characters, better match, the selection imediately moved. So the "T9"-type
> finding is there, from what I can tell. I just couldn't seem to get the
> phonebook to accept keypad input. I'll take a look a bit further later. I
> only had about 10 minutes to "play" with it before another tech needed it
> for another call.

I always found it far easier to input data on my PC/Mac 's keyboard, and
then synch for Palm devices.

Phillipe wrote:
>
> I always found it far easier to input data on my PC/Mac 's keyboard,
> and
> then synch for Palm devices.

True enough. However, if I remember correctly (IIRC), the poster for whom I
was posting that response was interested in searching for the stuff once
it's already on the device. Synching is great to put it into the device,
but then you've got to find it again. And that's what the OP was asking
about: finding an entryonce it's in the phonebook.
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RŘß
O/Siris
I work for Sprint
I *don't* speak for them