T9 would not work for a BB because the Pearl still has the Qwerty keyboard. But I thought SureType would be the same thing... I don't have a pearl so this is me assuming. I used to loooove T9 but now i have a full keyboard..i type just as fast if you ask me.
I guess if you spend years on T9 getting used to a SureType QWERTY would be hard. My bro tried to text as he normally would on his T9 on my full-QWERTY 8800 just to see what he got...
SureType is T9 on a QWERTY style keyboard. I was a T9 champ, & had little problem switching over. You just have to reacquaint yourself with the key layout. Takes a little practice, but its easy to pick up
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