T9 PhonePad:Virtual Qwerty Keypads for Windows Mobile

Jul 6, 2010 by Shivendu Madhava

The good old numpad and T9 combination…

In the end, no matter how many virtual Qwerty keypads come out, some of us still prefer the numerical keypad and the awesome T9 dictionary. We’ve been witness to speed-typing contests between the followers of the T9 and a clan that touts the superiority of the Qwerty. In a 2-on-2 contest, the result was 2-0 for the T9 side. And regardless of that, isn’t it just more convenient to use your phone with one thumb, typing out on 12 keys?

Given this, it can be quite frustrating for such users to have no recourse to a T9-numpad on many WinMob phones. HTC had initially package a virtual T9 numpad with some phones, but then discontinued it. Well, some guys at the XDA developers forum figured out a way to extract that and package it into a simple, easily-installable CAB file.

Dubbed the T9 PhonePad, the application is just what the doctor ordered for those suffering from T9 withdrawal. Goodbye, stylus!
The keys are so large, it would take Yokozuna’s fingers to be able to make typos here. What’s more, the grey and light-grey colour scheme with white lettering looks great, well complemented by the glossy effects.

Of course, PhonePad comes with an autocomplete dictionary, like any good T9 would.

However, it’s not like the application is restricted to T9 usage. You can always type normally without the T9, which is quite handy when writing out those long Hindi messages.

This small piece of software brings with it a bagful of utility. The T9 is dead, long live the T9!

Platform: Windows Mobile

Price: Free

Download:Search for “Phone Pad – English only.CAB” in Google.

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