28 replies to this topic

[Mini Man Dan]

Ok so I have a bad history with mobile phones and drowning them, crushing them and just generally breaking them. So I was very curious when I saw an advert today for a 'Land Rover S1' mobile phone. So I have been searching for it online and it supposedly came out last June/July (2009) yet I have never heard of it before. So my question is has anyone else heard of this phone or even got one?

Failing that can anyone recommend a similar kind of phone?

Thats the phone I saw advertised.
www.landroverphone.co.uk

Thanks for any help,
Dan

[shorty]

if you can find the episode of the gadget show im sure they tested 3 supposedly "indestructible" phones
and came out with the best one

worth a hunt for that episode if it can be found

[LESTA MINI]

hey finally i can answer a question. my dads mates got one, he leaves it out while its raining and he treats it really rough and its still fine. bit dirty but all fine

[danie garry]

pricey, could be indestructable but how do u keep from loosing it!?!!?

[xBR4DLEY]

JCB have a phone
but I think a good one to go for is one my dad used to have for work , they got them because as builders they used to break them all the time, will be quite cheap aswell
The Nokia 5140 , it is water/shock proof and way cheaper than the Land Rover phone i'm guessing

[Pooky]

I'm a telephone engineer and have been using a Sony Ericsson K750i for a few years. It takes a beating every day, being dropped, rattling round in a bag of tools, seeing dirt and water regularly but still soldiers on without batting an eyelid and has outlived any other phone I've ever had.

I know it's not built as a 'tough' phone but it certainly is in my eyes.

[rev_]

sony ericson k800i...had mine for 2.5 years still works fine i'm also in the building trade


watch it bloody break now i've said that!!

[pepper20]

lol, cant believe youve had a k800i for 2 1/2years! i had one and afta 2 month the main control buton packed in n then it got wet as i rang sum1 in the rain n packed in. i now have a nokia 6303c and it seems tough as hell. its been dropped in a bucket of water i couldnt reach the bottom of and it fell off the scaff from 2nd floor n just bounced. the only thing i do use are screen protectors (clear film to suit mobile screens available on ebay) and i luv em because all mobile screens seem to scratch really easy. this way i get a shiney new screen every month!

[Jimmy Hat]

K800 no, the camera cover falls off and the control stick stops working properly, k750 definitely, solid as a rock!! Or even the old k700, cant remember how sturdy it was though...

[Mini Man Dan]

Thanks for the replies! I had a K750 and broke the centre button/joy stick thing. But it did last me about 12 months

I will see what others I come across. The Land Rover one comes with a 3 year unconditional warranty which might be worth while, and make it worth it, but still 84 pounds a year and thats only if I kept the phone for 3 years.

Will have more of a look tomorrow at some of the phones suggested.

Thanks,
Dan

[pepper20]

whatever you get mate, get sum screen film covers (i got 10 for a £8). i cant stress how much i love em. iv binned fones before because i couldnt read the screen. using these, i put a new 1 on every maybe 6-8 weeks as im a joiner/builder so gets some heavy abuse and its sound. oh and nokia every time for me lol, but thats probs just personal preference

edit, i ment 10 for £8 lol n not 8 for a tenner

Edited by pepper20, 01 February 2010 - 11:50 PM.

[1995 MK2 IOM]

whatever you get mate, get sum screen film covers (i got 8 for a tenner). i cant stress how much i love em. iv binned fones before because i couldnt read the screen. using these, i put a new 1 on every maybe 6-8 weeks as im a joiner/builder so gets some heavy abuse and its sound. oh and nokia every time for me lol, but thats probs just personal preference

2ND!!!!

the rest of the phone can look like a piece of turd... but if you can see the screen.. its all good!

p.s. I got 10 for about £5 for my blackberry bargain!

p.s.s. I am a stone mason and it get abused like a... well i'm not finishing that sentence! (u get the picture)

Edited by 1995 MK2 IOM, 01 February 2010 - 11:30 PM.

[less is more]

Samsung do a nice range of rubber phones, and fully featured better than the Landy.

just google "samsung rubber phone"



Andy

[alicetheauto]

I think it was the Landrover phone, a guy was on BBC as the manager of the phone company and asked the news presenter to try his hardest to break the phone. Dunked it under water in a fishtank and it still rang. Then smashed it on the side of the tank and it broke in 3 hits, the manager was VERY embarrassed........

[The_Mistro]

the JCB phone is the best, theres a video of them testing it on the internet, i think it was a guy of dragons den!

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Edited by The_Mistro, 02 February 2010 - 12:11 AM.