phone pad and T9 entry
use numeric keys withmultiple presses
2 – a b c 6 - m n o
3 - d e f 7 - p q r s
4 - g h i 8 - t u v
5 - j k l 9 - w x y z
hello = 4433555[pause]555666
surprisingly fast!
T9 predictive entry
type as if single key for each letter
use dictionary to ‘guess’ the right word
hello = 43556 …
but 26 -> menu ‘am’ or ‘an’