Student Thumbs Her Way to Cell Phone Text Record

[ramesh]

Student Thumbs Her Way to Cell Phone Text Record

Business-administration student Kimberly Yeo, 23, thumbed her way into the Guinness Book of Records by typing a complicated 26-word message on hercell phone Latest News about cell phones in 43.66 seconds.

Yeo performed her record-setting feat of texting during the "SingTel SMS Latest News about SMS Shootout," organized by Singpore Telecom.

Yeo's effort could beat by a wide margin the existing SMS text message record of 67 seconds, set on September 24, 2003, by UK citizen James Trusler in Sydney, Australia, Singapore Telecom said.

Like many of her fellow Singaporeans, Yeo is reportedly an avid sender of text messages, sending about 50 a day, or 1,500 a month.

Mobile phones are now commonplace in the Southeast Asian city-state, especially among teenagers and young adults. Four out of five people in Singapore already have a cell phone, one of the highest densities anywhere.

http://business.newsfactor.com/story...story_id=25645

[Xenocrates]

Sou desuka? ;D

[ramesh]

I'm afraid I cannot type that fast.

[MiTcHiE]

What was typed though???

[digitalchef]

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Sou desuka? ;D
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wat does that mean??
50 sms a day, wow thats crazy

[Skillachi]

I can type my text messages quicker than that i am sure. I sent long messages on ma 3310 in little or no time.

[Greatis]

maybe you should go for the record Skillachi... Hats off to that girl though. I would never do that caan badda fi type so much...

[Skillachi]

Ive always wanted to know the process of setting/breaking a record away from in sports. If i wanted to challenge that record for example what would i have to do? I would need a witness and a stopwatch im guessing? and also do i use a certain set of words etc etc

[Malloc-X]

i think Kimberly Yeo has to much free time on her hand , she fi go look wuk and man to ;D ;D ;D

[MiTcHiE]

I wonder y they didnt tell us what was typed.