1. lohgan's Avatar
    I am switching from an Env2 which has a very spacious keyboard (which I will be missing) to the Curve 8530 in about a week and I was testing it out tonight and my thumbs were like cramping after the second sentence.
    Will I get used to the smaller keyboard? And how long did it take you to get used to yours?
    12-18-09 01:21 AM
  2. silenttt123's Avatar
    I have a storm 2 which has a bigger keyboard than the 8530, but it took me about two days to get used to it at first. You will get used to it. good thing is that you will be set for the other BB's that come out because the keyboards are all similar in size

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    12-18-09 01:43 AM
  3. Pilot Prop's Avatar
    Took me abt a few hrs to get used to the smaller keyboard on my bold 9700 from the bold 9000....try relaxin ur thumbs as u type, it helps

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    12-18-09 01:51 AM
  4. dragonsamus's Avatar
    I went from a sklx to the 8900. It took me about a week to get used to it.

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    12-18-09 01:59 AM
  5. hondateg91's Avatar
    The tour keyboard was weird at first but once I got used to it I dont like anything else.
    12-18-09 02:01 AM
  6. rmcmann's Avatar
    Going from a MotoRAZR to a first gen Pearl was interesting. Took about 3 or 4 hours to get used to. However, Pearl to Curve, seconds. Curve to Bold 9000, again, seconds.
    12-18-09 02:04 AM
  7. Enceladus's Avatar
    I had a first generation EnV before I got my Curve 8330.

    Didn't take me long to get used to it. Less than 30 minutes I think.

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    12-18-09 08:19 AM
  8. coolguy78240's Avatar
    I just switched from an 8330 to the tour, so im still getting used to the new style keyboard, its a lot different than the curves ,
    12-18-09 08:40 AM
  9. sizzlethemonster's Avatar
    Maybe An hour or so, was using the sk lx before.

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    12-18-09 08:49 AM
  10. bluz's Avatar
    took me a couple of weeks.
    12-18-09 09:09 AM
  11. elvin1983's Avatar
    I just switched from an 8330 to the tour, so im still getting used to the new style keyboard, its a lot different than the curves ,
    +1 on this... it is alot different but you get used to it pretty quickly.

    It took me a couple days, once you get used to all the shortcuts and such, you'll be flying on it in no time!
    12-18-09 09:39 AM
  12. pantlesspenguin's Avatar
    Maybe An hour or so, was using the sk lx before.

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    I came from a Sidekick LX 09 as well, & it took me a couple of weeks to get everything down. With the LX I could type w/ the pads of my thumbs, & for my 9700 I have to use the tips. It's very comfortable for me now, even moreso than my Sidekick.
    12-18-09 09:52 AM
  13. highdesertrose's Avatar
    Had the original EnV before I came over to bb, and it didn't take long to get used to the keyboard.
    12-18-09 10:26 AM
  14. TeritaM's Avatar
    about 5 minutes going from the tour to the bold.
    I never quite got used to the 8320/8900 keyboards.
    the flip keyboard took me about a week.
    12-18-09 10:35 AM
  15. framos242's Avatar
    It took me a few hours to get used to the keyboard and this is coming from a i502 to a 8330 Curve and I have big hands.
    12-18-09 11:45 AM
  16. ReeBerry's Avatar
    I went from a Verizon Blitz phone to a BB 8520 and got used to it within a few minutes
    12-18-09 11:47 AM
  17. davidnc's Avatar
    I pretty much was use to the 8330 keyboard from the "getgo" too. I had a MotoQ , it was only slightly bigger in size to my BB so no really having to get use to. I already was

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    Last edited by DavidNC; 12-18-09 at 11:59 AM.
    12-18-09 11:57 AM
  18. KingDropout's Avatar
    coming from a touch pro it took me about a week.

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    12-18-09 12:32 PM
  19. anon(67796)'s Avatar
    at first i hated typing on the tour keyboard and after a couple hours i got use to it and now i love the keyboard layout.
    12-18-09 12:44 PM
  20. aharv612's Avatar
    Had a sk3 and sklx before so it didn't take too long. I could not go to a phone without a qwerty keypad now.
    12-18-09 12:44 PM
  21. therealtalkk's Avatar
    moved from bold 9000 to 9700 took a day to get used to smaller font
    12-18-09 01:20 PM
  22. diegonei's Avatar
    Getting used to the 8310's coming from a dumbphone took a few hours. There was no learning curve when I moved to the 8520.

    You'll get used, don't worry about it.
    12-18-09 01:26 PM
  23. soccernamlak's Avatar
    I went from a HTC 8925 (full landscape QWERTY) to SureType on a Pearl. Took me about a week before I could pound out quick messages. Then, I went from the Pearl to a Curve 8900. I'm still not 100% yet after 2 weeks as I have large thumbs and have been too used to SureType.
    12-18-09 02:20 PM
  24. Tim_UK's Avatar
    About a week to get used to the Bold keypad coming from a 12 key N95-2, however even now it still gets better every time I pick it up.

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    12-18-09 02:58 PM
  25. skwij's Avatar
    Crappy Audiovox with MultiTap and T9 to a Pearl with SureType took about a day. LOVE SURETYPE!

    From the Pearl to the Storm1 was a breeze as it's still SureType in Portrait for me. Still haven't got the hang of the QWERTY. If they do a SureType in Landscape I'd be set.
    12-18-09 11:00 PM
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