Keypad For Android Phone - Recommendations?

The Snaffer

06-10-2011

Hi,

Is there much choice available for an external keypad for use with an android phone and if so, which are the better built and more robust makes?

There seems to be a few on the flea pit for around £10 to £15 and I wondered if these were any good?

Snafos

Bagsbunny

06-10-2011

Originally Posted by The Snaffer:
“Hi,

Is there much choice available for an external keypad for use with an android phone and if so, which are the better built and more robust makes?

There seems to be a few on the flea pit for around £10 to £15 and I wondered if these were any good?

Snafos”

Don't bother with an external keypad. unless you're writing a novel. Just get Swype, it's free and has revolutionised text input for me. It's strange at first, but give it 15-20 minutes practice, you'll never want to use any other method.

len112

06-10-2011

Originally Posted by Bagsbunny:
“Don't bother with an external keypad. unless you're writing a novel. Just get Swype, it's free and has revolutionised text input for me. It's strange at first, but give it 15-20 minutes practice, you'll never want to use any other method.”

I can't believe anything could be better than Swiftkey .

paulbrock

06-10-2011

Originally Posted by len112:
“I can't believe anything could be better than Swiftkey .”

yeah I tried swype, didn't do it for me. Swiftkey gets thumbs up though, as for the OP I'm not sure what you're after - something that you carry along with your phone?

or something you only use at home/the office, when you already have a desktop or laptop....

edit: personally I'm disappointed these never caught on:
http://www.mobileburn.com/gallery.jsp?Id=692

loved that phone though.