Comment text input and social factor (Score 1) 186
I live in the UK. It's amazing how the popularity of things like SMS (Short Messaging Service), WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) and 3G (Third Generation Phones) differ between countries (i.e. USA, Europe and Japan). Although my old phone didn't have predictive text input, it was a key factor in organizing my social life.
Everyone I know organizes nights out using SMS. This is why people aren't doing this type of thing on a Palm Pilot - It's kind of inconvenient to pull out your PalmV while at a nightclub and start `writing' on it - and besides, a few people i know can type SMS's quicker than they can write.
SMS messages are also a good (free) way of communicating with my friend who's in the Canary Islands right now. For me and my friends, SMS will continue to be an important means of communication (until the UK gets fast/reliable/cheep or free WAP or Third Generation phones). Even then SMS will probably still have its place, just like some people still using pagers.
Everyone I know organizes nights out using SMS. This is why people aren't doing this type of thing on a Palm Pilot - It's kind of inconvenient to pull out your PalmV while at a nightclub and start `writing' on it - and besides, a few people i know can type SMS's quicker than they can write.
SMS messages are also a good (free) way of communicating with my friend who's in the Canary Islands right now. For me and my friends, SMS will continue to be an important means of communication (until the UK gets fast/reliable/cheep or free WAP or Third Generation phones). Even then SMS will probably still have its place, just like some people still using pagers.
