26 out of 26(100%)reviewers recommend this product.
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2/ 5
Performance
4/ 5
strange blizzard
Durability issues
PostedMarch 17, 2010
This product is over all useful and effective for those who send texts often. Even if you do not it vastly improves the accuracy and speed of your texting. It is comfortable and does not get in the way of your hands when holding the controler and playing a game. The one flaw in this product is it can be less durable than other similer products. The main focus of these issues involves the microphone jack from the text pad to the headset. The problem seems to be that the microphone plugin protrudes oddly and can be bent and easily be broken. This leves the pin like peace loddged inside the text pad jack and renders the headset usless. The pin like part of the headset is than blocking the jack. making it imposible to use a replacement headset. Meaning that you must either use the text pad and headset separatly or buy this product again.
4 of 6 found this review helpful.
Overall rating
5/ 5
Design
4/ 5
Performance
5/ 5
Mobius157
Great Product.
PostedDecember 28, 2008
This is a good product for anyone that uses Messenger and sends a lot of text. When I saw this the first few time I didn't get it, but then I finally got it. It works great for messages, MUCH better than thumbing the joystick to a letter then all the way across the screen to another. I just look down and type away. I have no problem with it being attached all the time. It feels great, but it took a little while to get used to, you just move your thumbs down to it. I forget that it's there most of the time. I LOVE that its lighted, unlike the PS3 chat pad that used when at a friends house. It's just bright enough to read but not too bright. I hardly use the standard mic that it comes with, because I have the wireless one. Which is a great buy on its one. My friend says it WAY more comfortable than his PS3. But back to the Chatpad. The only thing I don't like is it only comes in white and I have an Elite, so it looks stupid, but it's a great product non the less. I haven't had it miss a letter yet. It's very durable. I've dropped it so many time I forget. Its great that it plugs into the mic port and has studs that go into the screw holes that are already there, so it holds tight. It was weird to put on the first time, but you have to watch and make sure the plug goes in right, because my friend put it in under the hole. It still works after a year. I would recommend it to anyone that uses Messenger a lot or send a crap lot of texts.
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Posted bybobji
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onMay 7, 2011
best thing but orice
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5/ 5
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5/ 5
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5/ 5
Catracoth
A Must-Have Accessory for Xbox 360 Gamers!
PostedDecember 28, 2008
I'm glad that I finally got my hands on one of these messenger kits. I was sick and tired of having to select letters for messages, taking ten minutes for a sentence, and I never used Live Messenger for the same reason until now. Now that I have one of these things, I never dread sending messages, and I'm always on Live Messenger. This is very useful not only for Xbox 360 personal use, but for typing in URLs in Grand Theft Auto IV's internet. It fits comfortably on your Xbox 360 controller, wireless or wired, and although it makes your controller seem huge, you get used to it the moment you start using it. Very easy to use, very comfortable. People who use T-Mobile Sidekicks will find this very familiar. It is compatible with European letters as well; by pressing the orange button on the bottom right side of the keyboard, you can change the letters at hand to foreign symbols. I recommend this to anyone who loves to send messages or talk on Live Messenger, that are sick of manually selecting letters to make words.
10 of 11 found this review helpful.
Overall rating
5/ 5
Design
5/ 5
Performance
5/ 5
Super Sniper
An amazing accessory for people who love to text!
PostedAugust 6, 2008
I just got this last week, and already I am impressed. I only just set up an MSN, so I have not been chatting on Messenger. But, I do send text messages much more than voice. I prefer text because you can still hear and speak to the people in the game or in a chat while you are sending the message, and this has sped things up a lot. I usually send a lot of long text messages, and I am used to typing in full words, so that would draw out the message. But with this, I can message at more than 2x the speed that I was previously typing by clicking each individual letter. It is a very good package, as it includes the mini-keypad, which weighs almost nothing, and it also includes a standard Xbox 360 Mic. At first, I had some trouble getting the mic plug to fit into the keypad all the way, but I just had to give it a little sharp whack. After that, all it needed was a little push to go in all the way. I have dropped heavy things on this keypad, and have dropped it multiple times, and still, works like new. Its design is also great, as it hooks on to your controller the same way the mic does, and it also has a plug slot for the mic to go into. It has a great backlight that lights up whenever you are typing, so that you can see all the keys, no matter what the lighting is. I have heard from other people that if you type to fast, it may skip a letter, but I have yet to experience this. So, all in all, if you use MSN a lot, or if you send a lot of text messages, then you will enjoy this accessory.
