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

[SteveA]

 

Funny stand up talks about phones, gave me a laugh.

 

hehe.

[Mike Dempsey]

If you have problems with the speaker on your phone blow it out gently with an air gun from a compressor. This is what I do to my blackberry z10 about every week or so. Big improvement.

[Darrin Turnbull]

http://dewaltphones.com

[SteveA]

The DEWALT Phone - Waterproof - Dustproof - Weatherproof

[ATTACH]203044[/ATTACH]

 

That looks pretty darn good - made by RugGear too so must be well made. How much is that? Doesn't look cheap.

cheers, steve

[Darrin Turnbull]

No idea.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36082146

[Woodworks]

Hmmm so much for "Lifeproof" cases

 

Got given an Iphone 4S (much nicer than my cheapo phone). To keep safe bought a Lifeproof case. First time it got wet the darn thing leaked. To be fair to Lifeproof they sent a new one which actually had the seal for the charger fitted! Today dropped my phone for the first time and the screen has broken. Not a mark on the screen protector. Maybe I have been unlucky but pretty peeved with this case.

[richardwale]

Hmmm so much for "Lifeproof" cases

 

Got given an Iphone 4S (much nicer than my cheapo phone). To keep safe bought a Lifeproof case. First time it got wet the darn thing leaked. To be fair to Lifeproof they sent a new one which actually had the seal for the charger fitted! Today dropped my phone for the first time and the screen has broken. Not a mark on the screen protector. Maybe I have been unlucky but pretty peeved with this case.

 

Have the same phone with a Griffin cover. My kids think it's highly amusing dropping it on the paving as a test. It's such a hard wearing case. You tube shows the camera turned on and it tied to the bumper of a car and off it goes. No damage to phone at all.

[Dave Martin]

Just seen this thread and I don't know if this has already been mentioned but my son has just bought one of these,

 

[Hairyloon]

There's one coming up in Aldi tomorrow by chance, don't know if it's any good, but I will probably be getting one!

 

https://www.aldi.co.uk/rugged-mobile-phone/p/069930022893700

 

I bought one. It is very nearly a really good phone, but that's the same kind of "nearly" as in "nearly made it over the chasm".

I think the hardware is pretty near the money for what I want: claims a fortnight of standby battery life, can act as a mobile WiFi hotspot or happily tethers via bluetooth or USB.

But I get the impression that the programmers who set up the operating system haven't actually used a phone: almost everything about it I think they've got wrong.

 

Hopefully they'll put out a firmware update sometime, or some geeks will hack a fix...

[SteveA]

I bought one. It is very nearly a really good phone, but that's the same kind of "nearly" as in "nearly made it over the chasm".

I think the hardware is pretty near the money for what I want: claims a fortnight of standby battery life, can act as a mobile WiFi hotspot or happily tethers via bluetooth or USB.

But I get the impression that the programmers who set up the operating system haven't actually used a phone: almost everything about it I think they've got wrong.

 

Hopefully they'll put out a firmware update sometime, or some geeks will hack a fix...

 

Ref: Aldi Workzone phone

The battery life is stunning.... I bought mine on 15th April (six weeks ago) and have recharged it 3 times (and it still has loads of battery life in it before the next recharge)!

 

The ring tones are a cross between a Bolywood CD playing in your favourite curry house and supermarket music on a slow day.... absolutely dire!

 

The alarm tone I use reminds me of the Adams Family.

 

The navigation in sunlight takes a bit of guesswork because it's impossible to see which category is being selected.

 

I hate inserting a number 1 into a text message!

 

Bluetooth doesn't connect to my iPad, which is very annoying.

 

Definitely seems rugged and waterproof / so far.

 

Overall.... it's a fairly cheap and crap phone with AWESOME! battery life.

 

cheers, steve