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Chris Wilson

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I asked a while back about mobile phones as my contract allowed me something that to me was state of the art. I was persuaded to buy some called a C905. having had it a few months I have dropped it in the cattle water trough twice, on to concrete twice, and it's been left under the side pod of a race car whilst on a test drive round Donington. It still works, just, which is quite remarkable, but sometimes doesn't ring, or get a message at all until hours after the event, leaving our respected mod Pete sat at the pub wondering where the hell I was, and other embarrassments. I think I'll get something much more basic next time, I don't understand or need 95% of its capabilities, and this is how it currently looks:

http://www.gatesgarth.com/phone/1.jpg

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I'd still recommend looking at the Sonim Enduro.

Submersible to 1 metre

Military certitfication against rain, fog, salt air

Operating temp of -20 to +60 degrees C

3 year unconditional warranty

 

http://www.sonimxp3.com/

 

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/02/26/review_mobile_phone_sonim_enduro_xp3/

 

Would even bet you £20 you wouldn't break it with a year's use Chris unless you run it over with your lorry or drop anything more than 50kg on it

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I'd still recommend looking at the Sonim Enduro.

Submersible to 1 metre

Military certitfication against rain, fog, salt air

Operating temp of -20 to +60 degrees C

3 year unconditional warranty

 

Would even bet you £20 you wouldn't break it with a year's use Chris unless you run it over with your lorry or drop anything more than 50kg on it

 

The Land Rover S1's created by Sonim as well. :D But it does have added features such as a camera, radio, torch and stuff.

 

http://www.multicellphone.com/land-rover-s1-and-s2-g4-by-sonim-exclusive-rugged-mobile-phones/

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With re to the texts coming through hours later, this can happen on any phone new or old. It depends how clogged the network is at the time.

 

In regards to it not ringing, do you blame it? Probably shuts up so it has no chance to be broken any further. :)

 

Ha, I have a c905. It broke twice in the 1st month and I never put it through anywhere near as much pain. Least the 3rd one I have now is lasting. Fingers crossed. :blink:

 

Mine broke first month, common earpiece fault and got a new one. Dropped the replacement (first time I have ever dropped any phone and I was sober too :blink:) and it is still working. Had a glitch last week when the keypads stopped working and could not switch it off. Could not see anything loose but gave the sim a clean and all is fine. :) Oh and the little metal covers on the side of the phone where the camera slider is, if they come loose i.e. you dropped it like me. Don't pull them off as some copper stuff under it.

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Mine broke first month, common earpiece fault and got a new one. Dropped the replacement (first time I have ever dropped any phone and I was sober too :blink:) and it is still working. Had a glitch last week when the keypads stopped working and could not switch it off. Could not see anything loose but gave the sim a clean and all is fine. :) Oh and the little metal covers on the side of the phone where the camera slider is, if they come loose i.e. you dropped it like me. Don't pull them off as some copper stuff under it.

 

I've had the dodgy earpiece and the buttons in the first few months of owning it. I recently sent the phone back again as the microphone was intermittently working.

I've had my C905 for about 9 months now and it doesn't have one scratch on it, a far cry from what Chris's one looks like :D

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I've had the dodgy earpiece and the buttons in the first few months of owning it. I recently sent the phone back again as the microphone was intermittently working.

I've had my C905 for about 9 months now and it doesn't have one scratch on it, a far cry from what Chris's one looks like :D

 

Your car is mint, too :) My car is only good in so far as it's so rancid inside no one expects a lift except the dogs :) It was my turn to do the driving to Cosford air show this year, (read big booze up squinting at planes), no one would come in my car, they claimed they saw a mouse in it last time. I think it was just a bit of one of the dog's coats blowing about myself. Pete will vouch for my car being as bad or worse than my phone.

 

Tricky is right, if you could use a micrometer for phone calls mine would be as new :)

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  • 1 year later...

To bump an old thread I saw another tough as old boots mobile phone launched and thought strangely of Mr CW here!

 

http://www.reghardware.com/2011/04/15/review_sonim_xp3300_force_rugged_mobile_phone/

 

Standard test of running it over

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Oh yes, battery/sim card removal requires a flathead screwdriver. Manly.

image

 

Oh and it's not quiet. 100db :) which is louder than a Nur-spec RX girly car's exhaust.

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the 1.5mm thick gorilla glass screen can, apparently, resist the equivalent force of a 50g steel ball being dropped on it from a height of four metres. As i as was fresh out of steel balls i hit it with a hammer and then drove over it with a toyota previa.

 

:D

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