Saturday, November 6, 2010

Dial W for "Yes"!

So, Jon got his new company phone this week - A Blackberry Bold 9700 with all the bells and whistles.  We had already secured a temporary phone last week for Debbie so that we had a UK phone number.  Debbie's phone is a Nokia-cheapo Model.  Jon tried a test text to Debbie on Thursday night, which she received on the 202 (Bus) returning from Blackheath.  The Nokia-cheapo does not have a QWERTY keyboard, so it is frustrating at best to type a text message.  The text exchange that ensued is below:

From Jon to Debbie:  Testing...do u receive this text?
From Debbie to Jon:  Roommate
From Debbie to Jon:  Hi
From Debbie to Jon:  Hi
From Debbie to Jon:  Lloyd's
From Jon to Debbie:  Leaving shortly, I'll call you later from the train station

Later that night, Jon finally figured out how to turn off the "smart typing" feature (where it figures out what you are trying to type instead of sending what you type)...or so he thought...

Day 2 of texting in England:

From Jon to Debbie:  Will you be near the phone at 3:00 p.m.?  I am asking a y/n quetsion so your phone doesn't thwart you.  If I get a Y from you I will call at 3. ok?
From Debbie to Jon:  www
From Jon to Debbie:  It sent me "www" - I will assume that is "Y"...
From Debbie to Jon:  W

So "W" is yes until tomorrow when we get Debbie a "big girl" phone (or what the English would call a "proper" phone).

Cheers!
Deb and Jon in South London

4 comments:

  1. I would stay with the Nokia; the garbled messages are so entertaining in a British-y way! Once you figure out all the work arounds, i.e. "WWW" = "Y" you will have your own secret coded language and it will drive homeland security crazy!

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  2. So true. Jon texted me a yes or no question from London Bridge so just for fun I answered....W. How are you doing Mr. Jim?

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  3. No, no, no, see, "WWW" means "Y," but just "W" means "Go ahead and jump!" Keep up the good work!

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