Why are the numeric keypads on cell phones opposites of numeric keypads on computer keyboards?

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Why are the numeric keypads on cell phones opposites of numeric keypads on computer keyboards?

Does anyone know why the numeric keypads on a phone start from top left to bottom right 1-9 and on a computer keyboard start bottom left 1-9 to top right?

How does that make sense?

2006-10-18 09:18:51 · 2 answers · asked by hebegeebees 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans

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The design of keypads from touchtone phones was simply copied for the cell phones.

Computers are designed, engineered and built by an entirely different group of people who were not copying a phone.

2006-10-18 09:29:32 · answer #1 · answered by mysacryfice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

cell phones match landline phones makes sense to me.

2006-10-18 09:55:40 · answer #2 · answered by moglie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋