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by: soundgardner November 29, 2008 4:05 PM PST

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Rugged GSM 850 Cell Phone?

by soundgardner - 11/29/08 4:05 PM

My cell phone has become an electronic swiss army knife that I use daily in my construction job. I need a sturdy unit that would do the following:

Good reception on ATT system
Flashlight
Decent camera
Vibrating ring option
Music/FM radio would be nice
Bluetooth stereo
Able to withstand rigors of a job site.

I trashed a Sony Ericsson w850i & my Nokia 3200 is wearing out and has few of the above features. I've been perusing the internet for too many hours with little luck.

Any suggestions?


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by birdmantd Moderator - 11/30/08 11:33 AM

In Reply to: Rugged GSM 850 Cell Phone? by soundgardner

Look at the new Samsung Rugby handset sold by At&t. Currently it is the only rugged handset sold by At&t. Might suit your needs, not sure it meets all your requested features but worth looking into.


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Rugged GCM 850 Cell Phone?

by soundgardner - 11/30/08 6:22 PM

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I was hoping to find one with a flashlight, its important. I'm afraid I'm searching for the holy grail right now. At least with ATT.


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by christopheran - 6/24/10 3:38 PM

In Reply to: Rugged GCM 850 Cell Phone? by soundgardner

AT&T does not offer a very large selection of rugged phones.

If you can go with Verizon, something like the Casio Rock or Brigade might fit the bill:

http://www.andrews.com/cell-phones/phone/CASIO_GzOne_Rock_Black-Verizon.html

http://www.andrews.com/cell-phones/phone/Casio_GzOne_Brigade_Black-Verizon.html

The Brigade has the better camera and a qwerty keyboard. I don't have this info posted on my site, but they both have flashlights.

Chris


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by birdmantd Moderator - 6/24/10 4:10 PM

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You felt it necessary to dig up a 2 year old thread to comment on??


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by christopheran - 6/24/10 4:54 PM

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Sorry, it was listed under 'More Discussions' on another thread, and I didn't notice the date.

Maybe cnet should not put old threads under 'more discussions' if comments on them are going to bother people?

I'll try to pay more attn to dates on threads as well.


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