I don't get the complaints with the keyboard.
 

Everyone keeps saying the the keyboard is so horrible etc. I bought this phone yesterday, and after 4-5 hours of constant use I'm now pretty much typing faster with the keyboard than I ever did on my 5800. Maybe not as fast as a normal alpha-numeric phone, but still pretty fast.


Anyone agree, disagree?

Re: I don't get the complaints with the keyboard.
 

i agree, the keyboard actually seems better to use than the one on my N810, which is sigtnificantly quicker - once you learn the keymap you can type reasonably fast.

Re: I don't get the complaints with the keyboard.
 

I find it very good. In Vim, where I have defined quite a lot of abbreviations, I can type 50+ words per minute, which is more than enough for me.

Re: I don't get the complaints with the keyboard.
 

Befor the n900 i had a n97 and that keyboard was great, but n900s keyboaer is better now im used to it,

Re: I don't get the complaints with the keyboard.
 

I haven't really heard complaints about N900 keyboard from the users.
I prefer the spacebar placing on the N900 and most of all keys got great tactile feedback. Lack of it can kill 5 row keyboard that got everything else right(problem with Droid and N97 i have tested).

Re: I don't get the complaints with the keyboard.
 

The keyboard has been fine for the most part. The only problem is when I have to use alternate functions on keys (eg. the numbers). Otherwise it is fine. Although I can't find a better phone keyboard than the Blackberry Bold's, but that wouldn't fit in this form factor.

Re: I don't get the complaints with the keyboard.
 

once you get use to it ... its not so bad ... it feels like the htc touch pro (first one) i find that the way the space bar is located is awesome to me lol most people are annoyed by it ... but i don't know why it it works great for me ... like im natural at using it :)

Re: I don't get the complaints with the keyboard.
 

Only thing that bothers me is that i have to use fn key to get numbers.

Re: I don't get the complaints with the keyboard.
 

The keyboard is great IMHO.

Re: I don't get the complaints with the keyboard.
 

Well, I can agree with you on that slender, but double tap fn key helps alot.