Shock, Water & Dust Resistant Cell Phones

by camp Jan 30, 2004 7:33PM PST

Three years ago two manfacturers of cell phones mad water and dust resistant cell phones - a necessity for the tropics Surfing the web to find a replacement for my rotting ericsson R310s I find the Nokia website is 3 years out of date..
I'm looking for a commo unit without the cameras, bells and whistles that will survive the monsoons and operate for several years
Is that too much to ask?

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Re:Shock, Water & Dust Resistant Cell Phones

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jan 31, 2004 1:13AM PST

I can only share that I worked for a non-cellphone related part of Mot as a contractor and the outlook I see for such devices is grim. Not enough volume to justify the continued production. And when you do the numbers on the remaining consumers of said product, they won't buy if for the over thousand dollar price tags you see for the ruggedized units.

You may be stuck with what you can find and replace it yearly.

Bob

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Maybe Nextel is what you are looking for...

by Lee.Koo Feb 2, 2004 3:26AM PST

Since Nextel deals a lot with clients who are contractors/contruction workers --who are subject to extreme environments, you might want to look into their phones and service. They do offer a phone that is ruggedized. Check out the Motorola i305 on this page:

http://nextelonline.nextel.com/NASApp/onlinestore/Action/PhoneLanding?initstate=true&redirect=false

Hope this helps.

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(NT) (NT) My thoughts exactly.........nextel's the only way to go

by femgeek1 Jan 19, 2006 5:14AM PST

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my thoughts exactly

by thatfamousguy Mar 12, 2011 9:28AM PST

i too want to buy a waterproof phone

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motorola

by thatfamousguy Mar 12, 2011 9:37AM PST

motorola make a water resistant phone, but i wont buy their phones as they also make undetectable land mines.
i am waiting for a company with ethics to make a waterproof phone, is that too much to ask?

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suggestion

by birdmantd Forum moderator Mar 12, 2011 10:54AM PST

Look into Casio phones. They also make rugged/weather resistant phones.

BTW: You do realize this thread was started over 7 years old?? You could have started a new thread.

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Shock, Water & Dust Resistant Cell Phones

by alexsmth114 Mar 13, 2011 3:00PM PDT

Go for Motorola DEFY, one of my friends is using and it is just too good!!..

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cracked screens

by thatfamousguy Mar 14, 2011 1:05PM PDT

what about the reviews where people have had cracked screens

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