Rugged phones, any good??.....

[harvey b davison]

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Nokia 105 £15 sim free from Amazon, charge it once a month. Can't see a point in these tough phones!

 

Snap :001_tongue:Haha, i've found my old phone, complete with all my old numbers. Magic.:thumbup:

[scott's_pine]

A word of warning... I bought the JCB Sitemaster 2 full price a couple of years ago. It is advertised as "Guaranteed tough". I had it in my pocket when I climbed up onto the back of the Transit tipper. The screen cover (not the screen itsself mind) cracked. I sent it in for repair under the guarantee and was told by the repair centre that they would not repair or replace it because it appeared to have had an "impact" which was excluded from the guarantee. The phone is still usable albeit with sellotaped-up screen cover.

Buyer beware. If you can find one cheap it may be worth considering. There are plenty of used options for basic tough phones, try Nokia 5100 or 5210 if you want to go old school.

[Darrin Turnbull]

what about a Galaxy S5 .

Shiny glass might look good, but it just doesn't bounce as well!

[richy_B]

I broke two s5's in a year until I got an otterbox.

[Midge]

I've got an s5 in a spigen case. Dropped it multiple times and only time I've damaged it was when I was going down a slide and it fell out of my pocket without the case on and the screen cracked. Still plenty use able mind!!

[Burgess]

I used to have a Nokia 105 was fine, lasts ages on charge etc. but limited phone storage.

 

I have a Galaxy S6 now with a case like grenade grip case and screen protector, drop it often and it just bounces no problem.

[dan494]

Snap :001_tongue:Haha, i've found my old phone, complete with all my old numbers. Magic.:thumbup:

 

 

I've got an iPhone as well but work calls get routed to the Nokia which fits nicely into the phone pocket in the back of my chainsaw trousers 👍🏻

[SteveA]

Thanks for all the advice and user reviews. Nice one.

 

I'm getting closer to buying a phone because the speaker on my phone is barely audible. (it's gone really, really uber quiet). (Everyone calling sounds like they are macro sized and from Honey I Shrunk The Kids).

 

Somebody left me an answerphone message but it's so quiet and distant I had to give up and delete it. Sorry if it was you.

 

Okay, so I really don't need a SmartPhone (as nice as they look).

 

What I really need is a phone that:

- has a battery that only needs charging once per week.

- is dirt cheap

- has a torch built into it

- is waterproof

 

Do Nokia make a basic waterproof phone like that? (I already have a Nokia battery charger so that would save me a few quid).

cheers, steve

[harvey b davison]

Thanks for all the advice and user reviews. Nice one.

 

I'm getting closer to buying a phone because the speaker on my phone is barely audible. (it's gone really, really uber quiet). (Everyone calling sounds like they are macro sized and from Honey I Shrunk The Kids).

 

Somebody left me an answerphone message but it's so quiet and distant I had to give up and delete it. Sorry if it was you.

 

Okay, so I really don't need a SmartPhone (as nice as they look).

 

What I really need is a phone that:

- has a battery that only needs charging once per week.

- is dirt cheap

- has a torch built into it

- is waterproof

 

Do Nokia make a basic waterproof phone like that? (I already have a Nokia battery charger so that would save me a few quid).

cheers, steve

 

In that case go for a samsung solid.

[SteveA]

In that case go for a samsung solid.

 

Hey thanks for that.... I'll check it out. cheers, steve