The best replacement for texting is talking.

The best alternatives to texting are rated as following:
★★★★★  talking
★★★★  calling
★★★  email
★★  drunk driving
★  morse code
★  sms
★  drinking and driving
★  calling a girl
★  instant messaging
★  phone calls
★  texting
★  talking on the phone
  writing letters
  calling compare and contrast
  in person
  drinking while driving
  face to face
  talking in person
  calling compare
  twitter
  im
  tweeting
  call
  calling pros cons
  talking face to face
  driving
  academic writing
  formal writing
  conversation
  drunk driving statistics
  twittering
  mms texting
  phone calling
  calling dating
  emailing
  chatting
  driving drunk

Your alternative for texting is not listed? Suggest!
Speaking about texting, one probably shouldn't forget about phone.

Other search terms related to texting and their ratings are:
★★★★★ phone
★★★ cell phone
★ data plan
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Google Trends

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texting
talking
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