"John Smith" <johnsmith@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Getting a Palm or any other PDA device would require a pricier data plan.
> I would recommend the LG9900 (enV). It has a full qwerty keypad and is
> very popular for just that.
> "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:47EAEAE9.9080208@comcast.net...
>> vznphoneuser@netnewss.com wrote:
>>> Finally getting ready to upgrade from ancient LG VX4500.
>>>
>>> Putting aside any other considerations - would like to know what phone
>>> sold by Verizon is best if the only decision variable is convenience
>>> in sending and receiving text messages.
>>
>> You might want to look at the Palm Treo! It has a miniature "qwerty"
>> keyboard. I'd say that is a necessity if you are going to be doing a lot
>> of texting! Punching the 2ABC key four times to get a "C" may be
>> tolerable for rare text messages but it would be a royal PITA for more
>> than twenty or thirty characters a day!
>>
>

How about the Samsung Alias. They have been advertising it on television
lately and it does appear to have a standard keyboard with a flip up display