Hello Joe I have an IPhone and absolutely love it but, the one drawback for me is the on-screen keyboard. I would definitely recommend that you purchase a keyboard. Apple have a nice bluetooth keyboard that works very well with the phone. It is light weight and, it is very easy to type on as, the keys are about the size of the keys on a computer keyboard. I am using a little keyboard made by Freedom which is about the size of the IPhone. The keys are quite small but, I think, it is great. I can now write texts/e-mails quickly without getting stressed out *smile*. I bought it as it is extremely portable and the battery life is fantastic on it and, it can be charged from the computer using USB. If this is something you are interested in, let me know and I will get the full name of the keyboard for you and let you know where on-line it can be purchased. Joan Ann. -----Original Message----- From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of joe bollard Sent: 11 May 2011 17:27 To: vip students Subject: [vip_students] mobile corner hello friends, i'm making steady headway with my new i phone, but for my own curiosity i'm wondering if many people use a blue tooth keyboard with their phone, i haven't purchased a blue tooth keyboard yet and i'm wondering if i should do so, a question, would the keyboard not be somewhat awkward to be carrying around when one is on the move?? just a thought, will welcome any help, take care, travel safely, joe.