"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!
>

I have to agree with you RBG... I've had my Treo for almost two years now
and I still love it. I would not trade it even-up for any other phone on the
market right now. It does everything I want. Including, tethering to a
laptop on VZW's high speed network, built-in web, qwerty keyboard (that I
can even use with ONE HAND!), and more. Battery life is great for a phone of
this type. I use the PIM (Personal Information Manager) in my business for
my businesses contacts. It's great! There is not a "Contacts" feature on any
regular phone out there that can even compete with the Treo. BTW, some
don't like its size. Well, guess where the great battery life comes from? A
big battery! Duh...!

BTW, yes, I have the unlimted data plan and the appropriate tethering add-on
plan. If you can't affort the data plan, well, maybe a regular phone is your
best bet.

-Frank