Choosing a mobile phone

   i know im late here but hey,
i have a nokia 30something and its lasted for a years . it used to be my dads, he dropped a lot and it got trampled on the tube and hit it with a hammer once. then my sister inherritted it. then i got it. it has been left in my boardies pocket during a several swims, get home, take the case off, leave it on a radiator, its fine. its been thrown out my coat and run over by my bike several times, its been run over by a moped once, it is still working, these things are indistuctible 

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mike ellis Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 30 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2339	Post Options Post Reply Quote mike ellis Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Choosing a mobile phone Posted: 01 Dec 06 at 5:04pm
	i know im late here but hey, i have a nokia 30something and its lasted for a years . it used to be my dads, he dropped a lot and it got trampled on the tube and hit it with a hammer once. then my sister inherritted it. then i got it. it has been left in my boardies pocket during a several swims, get home, take the case off, leave it on a radiator, its fine. its been thrown out my coat and run over by my bike several times, its been run over by a moped once, it is still working, these things are indistuctible
	600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318

yellowhammer Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 08 May 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 270	Post Options Post Reply Quote yellowhammer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Nov 06 at 7:01pm
	shame you didn't say so earlier tigs, we could have come to a deal ... is that a an inbuilt compass on the RH display? in the end I got the cheepest carphone whorehouse Nokia I could find (so cheep they didn't even put a number on it) thanks for all the advice!
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tgruitt Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Dec 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2479	Post Options Post Reply Quote tgruitt Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Nov 06 at 4:42pm
	I have one of those i dont use anymore!
	Needs to sail more...

carshalton fc Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Jan 05 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 2337	Post Options Post Reply Quote carshalton fc Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Nov 06 at 3:38pm
	i think this might be the badger!! the 5140, my boss has it and seems to still be living after being dropped in sand lots, dont think it is 100% water proof but anyway who wants to ring the mrs when you are sailing? or worse her ring you!
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ftms Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 15 Nov 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote ftms Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Nov 06 at 1:39pm
	I had the nokia 5-- brick phone. It survived about 18 months, but in those 18 months, it was - lived in sailing bag and surfboard bag-with wet stuff - Run over - Dropped x1000000 - Chucked in pints. Something on the line of 'hey, this the waterproof phone' next thing you know its in your pint. - Dropped on beach and various other water bodies. Then it finally died. I now have a Motorola v980 - crap phone that breaks alot.

laser47 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 11 Feb 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 349	Post Options Post Reply Quote laser47 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Sep 06 at 7:30pm
	apparently nokia seam to make the best phones for getting dunked on the high street really

foaminatthedeck Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 18 May 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 318	Post Options Post Reply Quote foaminatthedeck Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Sep 06 at 10:48am
	I replaced my phone about a mounth ago of my brick like nokia finaly died after years of abuse, Imho no phone will suvive being left in salt water for any length of time (beer is different!). The nokia builder style phone were the best around for me but are no longer being sold. Orange have given crap service so far.
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Guest Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 21 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guest Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Sep 06 at 10:36am
	Use a boxit mobile cover and you'll be fine with any phone.

Dangerousday Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 20 Jun 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 79	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dangerousday Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Sep 06 at 1:27am
	I'm maybe a little late for this thread, but here goes... I've been pondering over this myself recently and rather than change the phone, less than a year old, thought this http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=133167 and stick the phone in one of those waterproof 'safe' type things, could be the job. Hmmm, if you only wanted to take calls the phone could even go in one of those bags that fits inside the Holt-allen type inspection hatches for buoyancy tanks as you don't need to touch the handset. I, of course at the end of the day would remember it was in the buoyancy tank either once the cover was tied down good and tight or halfway home....

Isis Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 01 Sep 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2753	Post Options Post Reply Quote Isis Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Sep 06 at 4:54pm
	Ive just got a new slidy samsung jobby ( a D900) full of random crap ill never use and I definantly dont fancy its chances aginst a light mist, let alone taking it sailing. You dont want one of those... On the other hand (and theres a theme developing here) we put an ex's nokia through quite a bit and it took it all in stride. By 'quite a bit' I mean washing and drying machines, being thrown out of an upstairs window, and toddlers for a good 15 minutes. It should be noted that it was the todldlers who eventualy destroyed the phone in a seperate incident. They were my relations, not hers. She wasnt impressed.