Comments on: News Flash – Teens Can Text with their Eyes Closed

By: Cameron

Cameron — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:15:08 +0000

As a teenage boy I can say that a cell phone is a necessity. I use mine constantly, not just for texting with friends, but to tell my parents I’m staying after school or need a ride. Instead of putting restrictions on cell phones that hamper teens unnecessarily, how about just stressing that they can’t text or call people while in a car? It’s dangerous, and quite frankly, dumb. No kids write in “text-speak” on stuff that matters, like forms, or homework. And about staying up late texting: kids will stay up doing something else if they can’t use their phones. Computers, video games, books even. Most of the points mentioned in this article are the fault of parents raising their child badly, so they lack common sense. Instead of blaming the newest technology blame what has been the problem for hundreds of years. Dumb teens. (Don’t assume ever teen is dumb though, that’s just stereotypical)

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:50:06 +0000

Well my phone is crap compared to my parents because i dropped my phone in the toliet. It fell out of my pocket but even then it was worthless. Anyway, i can text with my eyes closed as well. I feel it does help my social life, and i rarly talk on the phone. I, however, do not write in ‘text speak’. It looks retarses and incompetent.
heather

By: Sam Sung

Sam Sung — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:19:22 +0000

I just tried this and I can do it quite easily.
Requirements: A Nokia phone and predictive text on.
Simple really, it’s just a case of knowing which letters are on which keys.

I am over 30

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:14:25 +0000

Valerie,

It’s not a big deal. While I’m amazed at my tween’s ability to text so fast. But I understand that this method of communication is preferred by her generation. When I was growing up it was a phone. I remember tying up my parents’ phone line for hours and I’m not even sure we had call waiting back then

I can’t agree with your comment on texting and driving. I do think that is a dangerous combination.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:09:51 +0000

Being able to text with out looking at your cell phone is no diffrent than being able to type on your key board with out looking. Why is this such a big deal? Its a mean of communication. Its better kids are communicating in any form than locked into a video game. Texting is a great means of communication it is instant and can help getting information to someone who might not be able to answer there phone at that moment and have an entire conversation. Its also cheaper than phone minutes. And for the texting while driving I do this all the time and its no diffrent then turning the radio from one station to the next I don’t even look at my phone to send the text. It is no more distracting for me than if that person was in the car having a conversation with me so to be a really effective driver they should make single seated vehicles.