Choosing a mobile phone

Originally posted by Charlie

Originally posted by Charlie

But then were would that leave the consumer driven society that demands to have the newest objects to show off, just look at mobile phones, and the fact that many people get a new handset every year even if they don't really need to.

speaking of which, i've just wrecked my second mobile this year ... water ingress
can anyone recommend a good value, water resistant mobile, nothing flash, just rugged and reliable with decent talk time
my original brick lasted me 8 years ... these new gadgets are whimps in comparison ... wish i'd never traded it 
i'm sure the manufacturers design them to break in ways you can't claim on warranty