Builders Phone

locky76

i had a nokia before which was classified as a builders phone, as the saying goes you could beat someone half to death with it and still call the ambulance.
however it packed in eventually and the two i have had since are constantly giving grief, they don't seem to be able for the dirt and dust associated with manual work, any advice on a type to get?

bk1991

i used to have the nokia 5540 and the 5540i i now have the nokia5500sport and find it good for that type of abuse also dialacom intullamore co.offaly have the 5540i still on there website have a look and see
http://www.dialacom.ie/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29&Itemid=18b

cros13

The best rugged phone at the moment is the sonim XP3:

http://www.expansys.ie/d.aspx?i=176612

The older version is the XP1:

http://www.expansys.ie/d.aspx?i=181960

All the sonim models will survive hopping it off a wall or immersion in water.

The alternative is to get a REALLY cheap phone and make copies of your SIM.
A good cheap mobile is the Motorola F3:

http://www.expansys.ie/d.aspx?i=139429

All the prices on those are for fully unlocked phones as none are offered on any irish network.

JCB also have a rugged phone, but it's exactly the same as the Sonim XP1:

http://www.jcbphone.co.uk/

Power-surge

the JCB one is great!

blue5000

locky76 wrote: »

i had a nokia before which was classified as a builders phone, as the saying goes you could beat someone half to death with it and still call the ambulance.
however it packed in eventually and the two i have had since are constantly giving grief, they don't seem to be able for the dirt and dust associated with manual work, any advice on a type to get?

you could try a "jack and Jill" upgrade for your old nokia, look in the bin for a fresh cover and battery.

masse5455

i have a 5310xpress music and it tougher than any builders phone i ever had and its small and light

blue5000

The best thing about my old nokia is that the battery is a bit dodgy. The phone goes dead every second time the mrs rings me, drives her mad, when I get a new phone I'm putting this one on ebay.

cormywormy

you need toget a jcb phone or one of those new landrover phones but they cost around 400 sterling

cros13

cormywormy wrote: »

you need toget a jcb phone or one of those new landrover phones but they cost around 400 sterling

Nope... the JCB is just a yellow version of the sonim XP1.
The XP1 is ~€200 unlocked.

Robo_Mike

Nokia are launching the 3720 classic in september, supposed to be tough but not too expensive, google it!!