Texting? Is it easy to text? Are you able to use the #1,2,&3 buttons okay due to them being at the top and so close to the bottom of the sliding screen part?
1182235
I haven't had a problem with that. I have average size hands for a woman. It might be more awkward for my husband. You should be able to play with the phone in a store before you buy. It might be worth it. The texting took me a little time to adjust to as far as its predictive text, it works differently than my razor. But it didn't take long to adjust.
1182541
Yes, I found the phone extremely easy to text with. It is one of the best phones as far as texting goes that I've ever had. The 123 buttons work just fine, that wasn't a problem at all, there's plenty of space between them and the sliding screen. It is really one of the best phones for texting.
2150314
I don't do a lot of typing just when searching and surfing or using it for a movies for volume and pause when I sit across the room. It reminds me of the slider cell phone key board. I think its pretty easy to use. you would use it like you were texting. Just thumbs. I like it, never had any problems with it.
922959
I almost never used it for texting because I had problems without from the beginning since people could not hear me.. For that reason I had to replace it very quiclky. Sorry I cannot help more.
2177402
Hi Marrianne. I'm sorry to say I'm not savvy about cell phone, I got this phone for my husband, this the most simple and rugged looking phone out there. He doesn't use any buttons at all, just opened and answered. I'm sorry I couldn't be any more helped.
635616
Yes you can touch the screen. If your gloves are designed for smart phone use it will also work. Texting is hard.
1466609
Yes it is touchscreen and you could also use the buttons for the same thing. Some of the buttons act as shortcuts rather than going through the touchscreen. Basically you have more than one way to get to the same result. And the touchscreen is pretty sensitive so you don't have to press down, just touch.
216139
Its a simple phone to use ,I am not into texting, the keys might be small for that ,this phone is very tough ,I bought this one for work ,the company I work for provides my service but I have to buy my phone.The company I work for turned mine own through there computer.
2070478
No, you use the number keys. If looking for a good phone with a full qwerty slide out keyboard, I'd go with a droid 2 or 3. I've had both. They're excellent.
1065994
A couple of reviews commented about the texting functionality not meeting their expectation - too slow or one even said he effectively could not use it to send texts (no detail provided). Given that there is also a great many comments about Peek continually improving the service, has the texting functionality improved? Thinking about getting my 13 yo his first cell phone, but this might be a more functional (QWERTY keyboard) and less expensive solution especially given how text-heavy teens are.
1806771
No! It's so easy to text . The case is soft totally keeps the water out I recommend
1527206
Believe you can text, but I never used it. The sound is good depending on where you are and who your carrier is The tiny keyboard is querty.
1705381
No, but there are GREAT features on the phone...I had mine 7 months and feel like a complete idiot. If you are going to send a text down to the left of the space bar there is a microphone icon...press it and wait for a few seconds until it tells you to record and you can talk all of the texts instead of handy typing it out. You just have to check it because sometimes it messes up words or says something slightly different than what you said!
1154953
Well, you can't feel the buttons click through the case so there's no real feedback, and they're somewhat harder to press then other cases, but I wouldn't call them impossible. After about a week I got used to it. I also find the power button a bit harder to press then the volume buttons, maybe it's just me.
1707912
Texting is fine but talking on the phone is aggravating because I bend the credit card part back so all that is exposed and I don't like that. Also this picture shows a place to put cash my case did not have a place for cash and I thought it was suppose to. I basically have been using mine for my credit cards and took my phone out.
2276962
The keypad is smooth to the surface, although you have to text the old-fashioned way of hitting the pad each time to display the letter you want. All in all it is an easy phone to use...(for those of us who still want to keep our "traditional flip phones"). May this help in your decision.
1666629
Yeah you can operate the volume buttons very well but I warn that the home menu is difficult to open and I would suggest not having a screen protector on the device it makes it hard to type.
833971
Yes, but it is a little awkward, since the clasp gets in the way. It's fine for texting, though.