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Touch screen mobile phones - a vent

They're flippin' useless. So I'm having a rant.

Writing a text takes ages when the screen's on the blink, it's just decided I wanted to change the language to spanish. Hate them hate them hate them. 40 minutes to try sending a text and now had to revert to using pc.
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  • Oliver14
    Oliver14 Posts: 5,878 Forumite
    You could always phone them.
    'The More I know about people the Better I like my Dog'
    Samuel Clemens
  • barbiedoll
    barbiedoll Posts: 5,328 Forumite
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    Yes, I hate them too. I've only got titchy fingers and I can't type on them at all. And I hate the way the photos tilt if you move the phone by a fraction of an inch. In fact I hate all "smart" phones.

    I prefer "slightlythickandabitofatechnophobe" phones! :D
    "I may be many things but not being indiscreet isn't one of them"
  • Humphrey10
    Humphrey10 Posts: 1,859 Forumite
    40 mins to send a text? I think you need a new phone! I've never had problems with the screen on my iPhone, it's quicker to send texts on than it was with my old Nokia mobile.
  • jamespir
    jamespir Posts: 21,456 Forumite
    theres several phones that dont use touch screen buy one of them
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  • Mupette
    Mupette Posts: 4,599 Forumite
    so why did you get the phone then?
    GNU
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  • loracan1
    loracan1 Posts: 2,287 Forumite
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    One of those free upgrades when you tell 'em you want to scrap the contract. I hate the things, always end up reverting to the elderly sony 800i.
  • bluebeary
    bluebeary Posts: 7,904 Forumite
    work with touchscreen on a daily basis at work and its always on the blink so would never buy a touch screen phone, its just a trend, im happy with my button phone and any upgrades will be button phones also
  • Keith
    Keith Posts: 2,924 Forumite
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    Which phone?
  • vyle
    vyle Posts: 2,379 Forumite
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    Why do I have the feeling OP is using a resistive screen, possibly with symbian on it?

    Tarring all touch screen phones as awful because of a resistive one is akin to saying all cars are terrible because you once owned a
    Fuller Dymaxion.
  • I love my touch screen phone! I love being able to zoom into photos and the way the predictive messaging is set up. It annoys me when the screen flips itself sideways too but you can turn that off in the settings.

    OP what phone do you have?
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