Most rugged phone?

Someone I know travels a lot and needs a new cell phone. He's a bit on the
clumsy side and wants the most rugged phone possible. Which Sprint phone is
recommended in terms of ruggedness? It looks like the Sanyo RL2000's the one
to get, but I was wondering if there are other Sprint phones that are
similarly rugged. How good a phone is the RL2000, in terms of reception,
audio quality, battery life, etc.?

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"Kovie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Someone I know travels a lot and needs a new cell phone. He's a bit on the
> clumsy side and wants the most rugged phone possible. Which Sprint phone
is
> recommended in terms of ruggedness? It looks like the Sanyo RL2000's the
one
> to get, but I was wondering if there are other Sprint phones that are
> similarly rugged. How good a phone is the RL2000, in terms of reception,
> audio quality, battery life, etc.?
>
> --
> Kovie
> [email protected]zen

Sanyos are very good in terms of reception, audio quality etc. Sounds like
what ever phone your friend decides on, he should be a neoprene case for it
....

Bob

In article <vWQnc.64455$0H1.6148922@attbi_s54>,
"Kovie" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Someone I know travels a lot and needs a new cell phone. He's a bit on the
> clumsy side and wants the most rugged phone possible. Which Sprint phone is
> recommended in terms of ruggedness? It looks like the Sanyo RL2000's the one
> to get, but I was wondering if there are other Sprint phones that are
> similarly rugged. How good a phone is the RL2000, in terms of reception,
> audio quality, battery life, etc.?

The only other "Ruggedized" phone Sprintpcs sells is the Sanyo RL 7300,
which as a flip phone has its screen and keyboard protected in the
closed position. Either one is good for audio, excellent for reception,
and good for Battery Life if one has the "ReadyLink" feature turned off.

With ReadyLink turned on you could gain "Push to Talk" functionality at
$5 or $10/month, but time between charges may be less than 24 hours in
some cases.
=====================================

SprintPCS just lowered the price of ReadyLink for those without Vision
to $10/month. I assume that those who so had it before April 04 had
their monthly cost automatically lowered from the previously rate of
$15/month?

Can a SprintPCS employee confirm that?

Bob Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Sanyos are very good in terms of reception, audio quality etc. Sounds like
> what ever phone your friend decides on, he should be a neoprene case for it
> ...
>
> Bob
>

I agree with the suggestion about getting a case, although I think the
leather case is a much better choice.

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Thomas T. Veldhouse
Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1

Kovie wrote:

> Someone I know travels a lot and needs a new cell phone. He's a bit on the
> clumsy side and wants the most rugged phone possible. Which Sprint phone is
> recommended in terms of ruggedness? It looks like the Sanyo RL2000's the one
> to get, but I was wondering if there are other Sprint phones that are
> similarly rugged. How good a phone is the RL2000, in terms of reception,
> audio quality, battery life, etc.?
>

There's a company called Phoenix Accessories that makes the Rugged line
of phone accessories. These aremade in the US of very heavy canvas and
leather. The clips are all metal and the round part is nearly an inch in
diameter. They also offer carpenter pouches. Their cell phone offerings
have the same build quality as contractor-grade toolbelts. If your
friend is very clumsy, I'd reccommend one of their products. Can be
found on the internet, some Nextel shops, hardware stores and
truckstops. Pricey though, ranging between $40 and $60.

For handsets, I'll mirror the others here and suggest the RL7300 and the
RL2000. I'd favor the RL7300 with its better screen protection.

If you need more, get a small Pelican Case and a PM-6225 or other small
phone. I used a small phone with a Pelican case quite often when
kayaking. They're very durable and waterproof. They feature a foam lining.

-mike

On 10 May 2004 20:21:36 GMT
"Thomas T. Veldhouse" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Bob Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Sanyos are very good in terms of reception, audio quality etc. Sounds like
> > what ever phone your friend decides on, he should be a neoprene case for it
> > ...
> >
> > Bob
> >
>
> I agree with the suggestion about getting a case, although I think the
> leather case is a much better choice.
>
> --
>
> Thomas T. Veldhouse
> Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1
>

i got hte body glove one for my 7300 and like it, doubles as a holster too

I have the RL2000 and I love it. To protect the screen I cut down a screen
protector I have for my Palm Tungsten C. Reception is outstanding and it has
to be the best phone I ever owned. There is only one drawback to this phone
though. Everyone who sees it says either "Why such a big phone?" or "You
could really hurt someone with this thing!" lol I dropped it once, hard and
all that happened was the battery popped off. I have the extended battery
and I don't even have to charge it every other day like when I had the 8100.
Mostly I charge it about once a week. 4.5 hours talk time and I think it was
like 10 days standby and if I turned the phone off five times in the two
months I have it that was a lot.

"Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
Kovie wrote:

> Someone I know travels a lot and needs a new cell phone. He's a bit on the
> clumsy side and wants the most rugged phone possible. Which Sprint phone
is
> recommended in terms of ruggedness? It looks like the Sanyo RL2000's the
one
> to get, but I was wondering if there are other Sprint phones that are
> similarly rugged. How good a phone is the RL2000, in terms of reception,
> audio quality, battery life, etc.?
>

There's a company called Phoenix Accessories that makes the Rugged line
of phone accessories. These aremade in the US of very heavy canvas and
leather. The clips are all metal and the round part is nearly an inch in
diameter. They also offer carpenter pouches. Their cell phone offerings
have the same build quality as contractor-grade toolbelts. If your
friend is very clumsy, I'd reccommend one of their products. Can be
found on the internet, some Nextel shops, hardware stores and
truckstops. Pricey though, ranging between $40 and $60.

For handsets, I'll mirror the others here and suggest the RL7300 and the
RL2000. I'd favor the RL7300 with its better screen protection.

If you need more, get a small Pelican Case and a PM-6225 or other small
phone. I used a small phone with a Pelican case quite often when
kayaking. They're very durable and waterproof. They feature a foam lining.

-mike

In article <[email protected]>,=20
[email protected] says...
>=20
> SprintPCS just lowered the price of ReadyLink for those without Vision=20
> to $10/month. I assume that those who so had it before April 04 had=20
> their monthly cost automatically lowered from the previously rate of=20
> $15/month?
>=20
> Can a SprintPCS employee confirm that?
>=20

No. I personally opted to go "whole hog" a while back with the $30=20
option that, at the time, was what it took to include Vision, RL,=20
pics, et al. And it has *not* changed.

From what I understand, that's not outside the norm for any=20
subscription service.

--=20
R=D8=DF
O/Siris
I work for Sprint PCS
I *don't* speak for them