T9 sucks

i got stuck with a cell phone that has T9 predictive text entry. It sucks, for several reasons, and can't be shut off. Very rarely does it guess the word i am trying to use (so far, after two years, it has never guessed the first word correctly). Then, i have to use a keypress to change mode, and another to set the mode, then i have to push the delete key numerous times to delete the bad guess. Then i get to type my message the old fashioned way.

Every time i try to search for a way to remove T9, i get web pages that say i will love it when i get used to it. It is like the useless voice dialing system, which you have to train over and over again, and after which will still call the wrong person. If you are willing to teach your phone how to spell every word you use, you can do so by changing the entry mode, then changing it back again after you spell the word. Though you will still have to look away from the screen every time you type, and just hope that you are spelling it right.

Anyway, T9 sucks and i have been suffering from it for awhile. It makes it almost impossible to use the web on my phone, since it is the only input mode available, and it doesn't work.

It reminds me of the first tablet computers which failed. They relied upon handwriting technology that was similarly useless.

It would be nice if my phone didn't keep advertising this very frustrating interference to text messaging.