What rugged (dumb) phones are people using

[Dan Maynard]

I think it was an AGM that I bought, usually use a smartphone but one day in the rain couldn't use the screen at all. Good battery life, waterproof, camera was crap though.

The problem I found was that even asleep and locked up with a PIN if you click the 9 button three times it will dial, which can happen pretty easily in your pocket. Having the emergency services call you back is very embarrassing, I stopped using it straight away.

[dig-dug-dan]

Cat. Has predictive text, camera, although it's not great, but I have had this 5 years now without issue. I like the fact I can set it to turn off automatically  at night , and on again in the morning.

Battery still lasts well. It's got bluetooth too

[doobin]

1 hour ago, dig-dug-dan said:

 

Scuse me mush, can I have a ten bag? 
 

 

 

 

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Edited December 22, 2021 by doobin

[Rac man]

We use Samsung galaxy xcover 4 seem pretty good dropped it under cars .kicked it still works OK 

[dig-dug-dan]

1 hour ago, doobin said:

Scuse me mush, can I have a ten bag? 
 

 

 

 

🤣

Not sure I understand 😥

[doobin]

3 minutes ago, dig-dug-dan said:

Not sure I understand 😥

Old school phone. Burner phone. Drug dealer phone. 

[dig-dug-dan]

1 hour ago, doobin said:

Old school phone. Burner phone. Drug dealer phone. 

Ha! I see now. I'm a bit behind the times

[Paper Rustler]

I use an Ulefone IP68 phone bullet proof !!  And not expensive. I have a dual sim version.

 

[scbk]

 

On 22/12/2021 at 11:11, dig-dug-dan said:

Cat. Has predictive text, camera, although it's not great, but I have had this 5 years now without issue. I like the fact I can set it to turn off automatically  at night , and on again in the morning.

Battery still lasts well. It's got bluetooth too

 

 

Seems the latest CAT phone is the B40

 

Cat B40 - Cat phones

WWW.CATPHONES.COM

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#THETOUGHCHOICE Introducing the Cat B40, the industrial strength, professional grade, military spec, 4G LTE feature...

 

 

Sounds good, don't know why you'd want an anti bac coating on a phone, and don't think it has predictive text. Shame the battery is only 1800mah, you'd think there would be space for more.

[Acerforestry]

I bought a Sonim XP5 from the States (via Ebay), they are cheap as chips over there as they are pretty common, and if you get a used one there's no duty. They are pretty much unbreakable and waterproof military-grade but more importantly than anything else the sound quality is excellent, I have had several CAT phones and they are very durable but a lot of the time people struggled to hear at the other end. And battery life is super. Or as J said the Ulefone models are pretty good but I still managed to break the screen on mine