Time for a new phone (in Off-topic)

My phone has been through the ringer... it is finally dead after being dropped into oil, antifreeze, water, power steering fluid, and lots of grease...


i need a heavy duty dependable phone that won't break if i drop it, and will last for at least 2 years around the aforementioned doom to the old phone.

im with ATT so it has to be from them

the question is do you want to play CB with it?

not needed... just texting (full keyboard if possible) and calling...
don't need internet on yet another device.

uhh.. grease = oil? :)

grease = ball joint grease, the grease in the lifts

oil = for every vehicle on the roads motors

lol put your phone in the tool box, I know a mechanic he has 2 blackberry's(on for the GF, the other for the rest of 'em) and doesnt destroy either.

No, I am on my 4th this year. I suggest be careful.

constantly on my phone to parts suppliers even while working on the cars

have you ever tried using a bluetooth headset? at least you could leave your phone out of harms way then if you get one with the newest protocol and max range.

headsets disappear too fast around kids

my headset didnt die :)

I have a bluetooth headset which I leave at work, so I don't lose it in transit/at home.

Could you do that?

possibly

knowing me though... no

i'd forget to take it off

I think im going to go with a LG Neon II

http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-details/?device=Motorola+Tundra+%28TM%29+-+Grey&q_sku=sku3320246#fbid=jyE2fz3GoEr

that one seems pretty rugged, not sure what the military standards entails but it definitely makes it sound tough!

horrible reviews on cnet and the AT&T website

four stars just like the neon 2, at least on at&t site. you do know what they say about doing the same thing and expecting different results? : )

I've known that I'm insane.

in my experience, lg phones are cheaply made. i would be wary of buying one to hold up for two years under normal conditions. g'luck though and i hope you find one that holds up!

not sure which model it is but the JCB (yep as in the diggers) seems to be surviving well for my brother-in-law and he usually breaks phones regularly. Seems pretty bounce resistant and grease proof (dont think hes dropped it in liquid yet though).

Brother-in-law (Landscape gardener) swears by his JCB Toughphone Tradesman. Don't know if you can get it in the US and don't know what the general reviews for the thing are, but he likes it and hasn't managed to break it yet.

I got my wife a Casio G'zOne Brigade, because she is very clumsy and accident-prone. Supposedly, the phone meets military specifications for resistance to water, dust, and shock. She's dropped it a few times (accidentally) with no ill effects.

However I think it's available through Verizon only. :/

http://www.casiogzone.com/brigade/

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Lanyard-Camera-Electronic-Devices/dp/B003G90XTA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1308516682&sr=1-1

LOL Pit.

Get a phone that allows a rugged surrounding, as in, immediate surrounding -- OtterBox cases are nice, I got one for my iPhone when the first one just had half the screen stop working...don't even know what drop made that happen.

Fact is, shock-protection built into the hardware is expensive (think Panasonic Toughbook = $$$). A case that stops everything else (oil, water, grime) is relatively inexpensive, and some DO help with the shock by doing the neoprene/plastic shell hybrid (see above: OtterBox).

Cases can be a crap shoot, too, sadly. They aren't cheap, and they are generally so specific to one model of phone that you can never use it twice in a row.

Personally, I think an iPhone in an OtterBox would get through quite a bit, but that phone is overkill for your needs.

The OtterBox website is here: http://www.otterbox.com, but don't pay full price, check Amazon if you go that route, they are stupid expensive at MSRP.

...and cases on other phones might work, I'm just not as familiar with other phone models.

Good luck!