<p>I just sent my D my very first text message. One sentence.. took me five minutes. Then I got a reply from my D within a second with almost a full page. She is very happy with her classes today. Most of all she is glad that I learned how to text.</p>
<p>LOL! That is great!! Reminds me of all the times I made myself learn things or do things for the sake of my child!! (Now that you have figured it out, it won't take so long the next time.)</p>
<p>LOL, once you start to try to text you need to get one of the phones with a full keyboard :) Makes texting much easier.</p>
<p>haha, you're right singersmom.....about 2 days after D1 got to school last year, we a) added unlimited texting to our Verizon family plan, and b) H and I both got keyboard phones!!!</p>
<p>which phones did you find were best for texting?</p>
<p>which phones did you find were best for texting?</p>
<p>I use the Balckberry and have had the Treo for work since I keep up with email. DD loves her LG EnV2 and positively flies in her texting now and several of her freinds have changed to the same one.</p>
<p>I'm a little late to this thread -- and, in fact, skipped over a few pages of posts! :) But, as I'm reading this last page, I started thinking maybe I should join the world of text messages. My dinosaur phone doesn't even have the capability. And it's seen better days, as well as the inside of a toilet! Re: LG phones -- several friends have told me they've had nothing but problems with theirs. Don't know what model(s), but wonder if there's any consensus on that?</p>
<p>I don't know which phones are best, but when you start learning to text get a teenager to show you the ins and outs. There are a lot of shortcuts to make it faster. For example: the T9 feature on my phone, which "knows" certain words. Sometimes it pulls up the wrong word, and I thought I had to back up and switch to regular alphabet mode and type the word again, until last week my D told me to hit the "down" arrow and sure enough the word I didn't want (good) changed to an alternate word (home) which is the one I wanted! </p>
<p>DH has a blackberry that can't text, only e-mail. DS and I have Samsungs that work fine.</p>
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<p>We had problems with other models but this one, the enV2, seems to be fine.</p>
<p>We exhcanged many emailes already. D. called when she felt like it. This way timing of communications is up to her.</p>
<p>I really need a phone with a full keypad to do texting.
I didn't realize that texting is not possible with some blackberries.</p>
<p>I don't know of a blackberry you can't text on, it depends on the cell phone service you get I think. If you do not sign up for the service you can't do it, but maybe some corporate accounts block it. .</p>
<p>Singersmom, that makes sense. I'm sure H's company has blocked texting on their Blackberries.</p>
<p>just received text from my son that he was watching Obama's speech in DC as part of his preorientation program...he said he's having an amazing time. Warmed my soul on so many levels...</p>
<p>Funny thing is that while I was thinking about right time to call my D, my H had been calling her every day. My H doesnt think that as a big deal
if you need to know how she is doing.. just call.<br>
Why do I have to be the disciplined one?</p>
<p>Pretty soon I will be able to text with my eyes closed :) Funny thing, D does not use shortcuts for "you" or "for", so I have to adhere to the same high standard, which slows things down a bit.</p>
<p>So far, I have had a small e-mail exchange (know that her computer is up and running), a call (bank account is up and running) and a few texts (know that she has not lost her phone).</p>
<p>Until recently was using a non-qwerty phone to text. You just have to get the hang of it. Used H's old phone to text last night; it did take a few minutes to remember what I was doing.......</p>
<p>Left S2 on Monday. He called us as promised on Mon. even. & I called once on Tues. night to say we had arrived home safely. I have texted twice and emailed twice (with specific info each time) and he has called once (excited with good news). We're waiting for a longer, chatty call. Not sure that that will ever come. I fear that he will only talk when he is completely alone. Since he has a roommate, those times may be few and far between. We want to hear about him and his opinions/reactions/experiences/successes, and what he would tell us is not the kind of thing he would say before friends.</p>
<p>When he left we had an understanding that we are paying mega-bucks to send him to this school and in return we expect hard work, good grades and regular communication. If he doesn't want me/us calling at inopportune times, he'd better call us (email/text second best options). I told him that especially in the beginning he needs to realize that we are going through withdrawal and need a periodic bit of info from him to keep going.</p>
<p>tango14, remind S that calling while walking to or from classes is a good option. Kids are always talking on their phones while walking so no one would think it odd. S1 usually calls me on the way to or from class. I think it's his way of having a good endpoint to the conversation..."Mom, I'm at my class now, have to go",lol.</p>