Good Builders Phone???

Frowzy

Want to buy my other half a new phone for Christmas. He's not gentle with his phone and does work on a site so want to get something durable (but in this century if ya know what I mean ;-)

He's a fan of Nokia phones, but I don't think they do a builders phone, I'm thinking of the JCB phone. Has anyone used a JCB phone? are they user friendly?

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Andrew42

Frowzy wrote: »

Want to buy my other half a new phone for Christmas. He's not gentle with his phone and does work on a site so want to get something durable (but in this century if ya know what I mean ;-)

He's a fan of Nokia phones, but I don't think they do a builders phone, I'm thinking of the JCB phone. Has anyone used a JCB phone? are they user friendly?

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

What's a builder?

Frowzy

Andrew42 wrote: »

What's a builder?

lol.... he's not a builder, but I'm looking for a builders phone. or do they have Engineers phones?????

you out of work?

Skerries

All the operators seem to be offering this model, Samsung Solid II

http://www.o2online.ie/o2/shop/phones/detail.php?pid=24

Gooch2k4

The Samsung B2710 is a pretty good place to look

edit: beaten to it

Andrew42

Frowzy wrote: »

lol.... he's not a builder, but I'm looking for a builders phone. or do they have Engineers phones?????

you out of work?

Na, just trying to be funny, JCB phone sounds cool, does it have a back hoe attached?:D

Rick Deckard

Ultimate site phone click here

Frowzy

Skerries wrote: »

All the operators seem to be offering this model, Samsung Solid II

http://www.o2online.ie/o2/shop/phones/detail.php?pid=24

Thanks for the reply, but this phone is exactly why he needs a new one........

If anyone is thinking of buying this DON'T, it's the worst phone that I've ever used, apart from the bad sound, it's completely user unfriendly.

Anyone used this? is it a bit overkill???

http://www.jcbphone.co.uk/handsets/jcb-toughphone-protalk

Gooch2k4

Frowzy wrote: »

Thanks for the reply, but this phone is exactly why he needs a new one........

If anyone is thinking of buying this DON'T, it's the worst phone that I've ever used, apart from the bad sound, it's completely user unfriendly.

Anyone used this? is it a bit overkill???

http://www.jcbphone.co.uk/handsets/jcb-toughphone-protalk

really? samsungs are normally quite nice to use, quite like your bog standard nokia
also is he sure its this one, as this one has only been out like 2 months

Rick Deckard

Frowzy wrote: »

Thanks for the reply, but this phone is exactly why he needs a new one........

If anyone is thinking of buying this DON'T, it's the worst phone that I've ever used, apart from the bad sound, it's completely user unfriendly.

Anyone used this? is it a bit overkill???

http://www.jcbphone.co.uk/handsets/jcb-toughphone-protalk

he'd be too embarrassed to take it out of his pocket while on site

my 2yr old nephew has something similar

Frowzy

Gooch2k4 wrote: »

really? samsungs are normally quite nice to use, quite like your bog standard nokia
also is he sure its this one, as this one has only been out like 2 months

Ya, it's brand new, his company gave it to him....

peatcass wrote: »

he'd be too embarrassed to take it out of his pocket while on site

my 2yr old nephew has something similar

Glad I asked, what a waste of money this would've been.



Someone below recommened a SONIM phone, looks nice, have to find out how much it is!!!

Gooch2k4

Sonim make the JCB phone lol

Rick Deckard

Gooch2k4 wrote: »

Sonim make the JCB phone lol

just not in "bob the builder" yellow

Gooch2k4

peatcass wrote: »

just not in "bob the builder" yellow

fair point lol

partyatmygaff

Just get a phone with a smallish screen and buy a very strong crystal hard plastic case and a leather pouch for it. Most of those "durable" phones are vastly overpriced and have almost twentieth century specs.

jimmycrackcorm

Perfect

Rick Deckard

Frowzy wrote: »

Ya, it's brand new, his company gave it to him....



Glad I asked, what a waste of money this would've been.



Someone below recommened a SONIM phone, looks nice, have to find out how much it is!!!

So what did you get in the end?