John P
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| posted on 27/6/10 at 09:54 AM |
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Which Robust Mobile Phone
I need to replace my "pay as you go" mobile but as I now work as a self-employed handyman the screen on my my old phone got very scratched
very quickly so I could really do with something more robust.
Can't afford a fortune so do you have any suggestions?
John.
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thunderace
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| posted on 27/6/10 at 09:58 AM |
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JCB tough phone and ...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nokia-5140i-Tradesmen-Tough-Sport-Mobile-Phone-Unlocked-/280526462128?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_MobilePhones_MobilePhones&hash=
item4150ae1cb0
[Edited on 27/6/10 by thunderace]
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indykid
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| posted on 27/6/10 at 10:04 AM |
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any cheap phone and screen protectors? buy a roll of helicopter tape and cut your own?
just avoid anything with slides. plaster dust ate my d900
tom
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NigeEss
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| posted on 27/6/10 at 10:15 AM |
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Probably outside the budget at nearly 300 squid but the Landrover S1 is military graded
and ( allegedly ) virtually indescructable.
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.................Douglas Adams.
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BenB
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| posted on 27/6/10 at 11:05 AM |
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Iphone 4. Doesn't matter how you try and break it, it still won't work if you're left handed  
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hillbillyracer
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| posted on 27/6/10 at 01:00 PM |
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If you just want something straight forward & basic how about a Nokia 3720?
I've got one & so far it's been no trouble despite enduring some unplanned "tests".
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bob
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| posted on 27/6/10 at 01:27 PM |
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Nokia 2330
I have a nokia 2330 on pay as you go, £25 or less in most phone shops witrh free minutes thrown in.
Dropped the phone plenty of times in the last 6 months with no problems to phone or screen,at the end of a shift i just hoover the paper dust out and
carry on.Nice and small easy to use nokia with bluetooth and i can even pick up my e-mails if needed.
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PSpirine
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| posted on 27/6/10 at 01:51 PM |
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My C702 sony ericsson has survived 2 years of abuse. Including burying in the sunny sand in Cyprus, falling into a hot bath and staying there for 30
minutes before I realised, and being through a laundry cycle.
It's rated IP56 I think (splash and dust proof) so shouldn't really have put up with all that abuse but has been brilliant.
Comes with GPS (albeit a crap one) in case you get super lost.
+1 for the Land Rover phone, the toughest thing out there at the moment and the spec isn't too basic.
However, if it's a land rover, whilst it'll probably withstand a nuclear blast, the electrics may wish to malfunction on a daily basis 
(shouldn't say that working for LR, should I?)
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iank
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| posted on 27/6/10 at 03:25 PM |
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http://www.mphone.co.uk/rugged_tough_phone.html
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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Liam
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| posted on 27/6/10 at 10:20 PM |
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As above - nokia 5140i. Indestructible - had mine for years now. Got a spare new one off ebay for when the worst happens (if it ever does).
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