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gruber: I'm looking for opinions re: the iPhone software keyboard from people who have switched after long-time use of a BlackBerry or Treo. 9 days ago reply
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joshwalsh: @gruber Fundamentally works great for me, the completion works well. However, hard for me to use without the click turned on. 2 minutes later reply
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freitag: @gruber Switched from a BB Pearl so I don't know if it's a fair opinion but I like the full QWERTY of the iPhone. Feels fast enough. 2 minutes later reply
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jessew: @gruber I don't have an iPhone, but rather an iPod Touch and my BlackBerry-using wife absolutely loves the software keyboard on it. 2 minutes later reply
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preppyL: @gruber I personally love it. I have pork chops for thumbs and the tiny keys were hard to use and spell correction was nowhere as good 2 minutes later reply
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jskaroff: @gruber hated the soft-board for the first few months (vs treo 650) but I've come around on it. Proper names and 2-3 letter words are a pain 3 minutes later reply
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sfkeydel: @gruber Longtime user of Treo. Don't miss the keyboard, except when trying to text in traffic 3 minutes later reply
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dantekgeek: @gruber Sidekick keyboard blows the iPhone keyboard out of the water, but the context sensitive nature of it allows for a smaller device. 4 minutes later reply
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fivetwelve: @gruber ex-treo user, still miss tactility above all. That alone reduces more errors for me than predictive text. 4 minutes later reply
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AbbiV: @Gruber Long time (4 yrs) Treo user. iPhone keyboard= better but only because of error correction. Without error correction- forgedaboudid. 4 minutes later reply
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daiello: I did that @gruber when the iPhone first came out. I had a Treo 650 from the dawn of that platform until the day I activated my iPhone. 5 minutes later reply
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chartier: @gruber I'm one of those switchers. Decent learning curve, but I type faster on iPhone now. Came from BlackJack and BB Pearl. 5 minutes later reply
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mdhughes: @gruber I find the iPhone keyboard just barely tolerable now that I know hold-to-correct. Treo still kicks its ass. 5 minutes later reply
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stephenbrewer: @gruber After using a BB for about 3 years, I was surprised at how fast the transition was. 5 minutes later reply
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ismh: @gruber Treo= physical feedback, better for driving, etc... iPhone= It's smart, so it knows that i am typing when i drive and corrects stuff 6 minutes later reply
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dsampley: @gruber I switched from a Blackberry and while I do not have a problem with the mac keyboard, I can type faster and easier with the BB 6 minutes later reply
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barclay: @gruber After a number of treos, i don't love it. find myself constantly fat-fingering. also, hate the access to symbols being a screen away 6 minutes later reply
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digiphile: @gruber I can't help it: I miss my Treo. Even the MDA. That being said, I've gotten up to speed tapping and trusting autocomplete w/iPhone. 9 minutes later reply
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lemay: @gruber do you want actual iphone switchers, or people like me who really want to like the keyboard but don't and therefore won't switch? about 4 hours later reply
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pbreit: @gruber physical keyboard definitely easier to type on but iphone overall better; you can id bb/treo users by their longer messages 3 days later reply
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robfromca: @gruber Blackberry v. iPhone typing comp: http://tinyurl.com/5zfpop I use both every day (bb req. 4 work), I call it a draw. 3 days later reply
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boyhow: @gruber Dropped Bberry because iPhone is superior in every way, not least text entry. 3 days later reply
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leonard.fischer@gmail.com: Invest time to learn iPhone keyboard well, and u should be able to match/outpace BB typists. Any BB typists want to duel? 3 days later reply
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