Skinny Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 My (formerly) trusty old Blackberry Curve was finally dropping a deuce on me, and last night I went to purchase a new phone. I initially got the LG Ally; web browsing was faster, screen was nice... I took the phone back tonight and got the new Blackberry Curve 9330. The web browser and interface don't LOOK as nice, but I have a much easier time navigating. With the touch screen on the Ally, I had a hard time clicking on the proper object/link. When I visited my favorite website, which of course is Harmony Corner, or my second favorite, Craigslist, I was constantly clicking on the wrong link and getting frustrated. Now, I'm not exactly a dummy when it comes to computers and gadgets. I use and maintain computers and gadgets every day at work. But it makes me feel like a dummy when everyone I know has a touch-screen phone or other device and loves it, when I get one and I am less than competent at using one. I like physical buttons. Touch-screen ain't for me. :idk P.S. I can post to this forum now on my new Blackberry! Couldn't do so on my old one! Stuff and things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Ugh. I agree. I've never understood the reasoning behind touchscreens (The main reason I won't touch the new iPod Nanos with a ten-foot pole). Just not for me. Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpScoey Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Couldn't agree more. On my vodafone contract I can get a free upgrade every 18 months (used to be every 12, but hey-ho). The last upgrade I had about 12 months ago was to Nokias latest 'super-phone' - which was supposed to rival the i-phone (can't remember the model #). What a waste of time that proved to be for me... I hated it. The touchscreen thing was a P.I.T.A - even supposedly simple things like writing a text... If you were a millimetre out, you'd touch the wrong letter, & have to start over . I've gone back to a slide phone (Nokia 6700) with 'normal' buttons, & much prefer it. Sometimes I think these design folks are trying to be TOO clever. John. some stuff on myspace Nord: StageEX-88, Electro2-73, Hammond: XK-1, Yamaha: XS7 Korg: M3-73 EXpanded, M50-88, X50, Roland: Juno D, Kurzweil: K2000vp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 All touch screens aren't created equal either ... [video:youtube]ScfnAH11NxY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I was also against touchscreens, but I recently bought HTC Desire with a big touchscreen, and I must say it is a great piece of tech. Touschscreen works perfectly, and I have no trouble with it. I am also finding new apps each day that are actually very useful. Custom handmade clocks: www.etsy.com/shop/ClockLight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 My wife has the Iphone 4, I cannot get the hang of using the text function, my fat thumbs just mash too many characters at once! Live: Korg Kronos 2 88, Nord Electro 5d Nord Lead A1 Toys: Roland FA08, Novation Ultranova, Moog LP, Roland SP-404SX, Roland JX10,Emu MK6 www.bksband.com www.echoesrocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meisenhower Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Its all a matter of getting used to something different. The first time I touched an iPhone (first gen), I had second thoughts about getting one, because of the touch screen. I bought one anyway and in a day or two, I got used to the touch screen and never want to go back to buttons!! YMMV & Vive la difference! Yamaha C7 Grand, My Hammonds: '57 B3, '54 C2, '42 BC, '40 D, '05 XK3 Pro System, Kawai MP9000, Fender Rhodes Mk I 73, Yamaha CP33, Motif ES6, Nord Electro 2, Minimoog Voyager & Model D, Korg MS10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 The iPhone touch screen took some getting used to, but like anything else there is a learning curve, and now I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I still struggle with texting on the iPhone screen, but the music apps and other apps for iPhone make it worth the trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Its all a matter of getting used to something different. The first time I touched an iPhone (first gen), I had second thoughts about getting one, because of the touch screen. I bought one anyway and in a day or two, I got used to the touch screen and never want to go back to buttons!! YMMV & Vive la difference! Me three I've had an iPhone since the first arrived on the scene. After 3+ years of touch screen use, I tired a friends "button" phone, and was completely lost. David Gig Rig:Depends on the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffLearman Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I'm still getting used to my new phone, which has touch screen. I find myself trying to use my fingernail to hit the right spot. I also find it annoying that I can't right-click! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Man, I have a BB Curve and I hate it. I'm constantly scrolling past what I'm trying to click on, and scroll up order is often different than it was scrolling down! Argh! That said, there are times on my iPod touch I try to double tap to widen the view and it thinks I clicked on a link. Argh! At least I know when I play a black and white keyboard, when I "click" on something I should not have, it's 100% down to me. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I can bang out around 30wpm on the physical keyboard of my Samsung cell. I can't even do 10 on an iPhone, and I've tried over and over. As an avid texter there's just no choice in the matter for me. Fortunately I'm not especially enamored with iPhones anyway so it's not a sacrifice. But I've seen others - women especially - just fly when texting on an iPhone. Touchscreens seem to be perfect for a woman's smaller fingertips. But in the end is all in what works best for the individual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phred Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 My wife hates the iPhone. I love it. It is a learning curve, but has an intuitive aspect to it as well. Zooming in on pics is just the way it should be done, as well as flipping through pages. I'm just saying', everyone that confuses correlation with causation eventually ends up dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwheels Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I'm on my second Blackberry and still love them. Especially when I see others struggle with their droids and whatnot trying to perform what are simple intuitive tasks on a Blackberry. If I'm going to spend time struggling with technology, it will be with my keyboards, lol. Nord Lead A1, Nord Electro 5d, Yamaha S70xs, QSC K10s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reidmc Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Just like everything else. . .practice will improve technique. Switching from Blackberry to an HTC Incredible (touch screen) I was slow for about a week. . .a month later I'm way faster on the touch screen (in the horizontal orientation). Vertical I'd be back to Blackberry speed. "The Doomer allows the player to do things beyond which are possible without the accessory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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