indestructable water proof phones - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Raven · 02-19-2009, 02:14 PM

http://www.toughestphone.com/en/features

perfect for surf fisherman....

Darn i hate when that happens...

for $499.00 they had better be tough

The Dad Fisherman · 02-19-2009, 02:21 PM

I think you got a bum link there Raven...this is a story about dolphins

Starfish · 02-20-2009, 08:31 PM

I didn't see any color options! (pink??) LOL!
But if it really works...it would be worth it. My 6 year old dropped my cell into an ice fishing hole the other day at FABBIT 1.1, luckily it was not a drilled through hole, it was the one the fish were kept in. It would have been a good time to have that phone. $499 is not that bad of a price, I mean my phone outright would have been $350 and its been busted 3X now.

Raven · 02-20-2009, 08:55 PM

the other color was yellow and they
we good to a depth of ten feet

Tagger · 02-20-2009, 10:09 PM

Oh ,,,, Van Staal came out with a cell phone ?

Raven · 02-21-2009, 05:19 AM

made in CHINA

JohnR · 02-21-2009, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Starfish

I didn't see any color options! (pink??) LOL!
But if it really works...it would be worth it. My 6 year old dropped my cell into an ice fishing hole the other day at FABBIT 1.1, luckily it was not a drilled through hole, it was the one the fish were kept in. It would have been a good time to have that phone. $499 is not that bad of a price, I mean my phone outright would have been $350 and its been busted 3X now.

Cheaper & Floats: http://www.otterbox.com/waterproof-cases/otterbox-1000/

cheferson · 02-21-2009, 11:16 AM

If you have verizon, Try the casio gzone.It doesnt have the most options, but its waterproof and doesnt cost $500. On others positive reviews i got one this past summer . I took it with me in my dry top, tossed it in dish sinks, into friends beers , and some underwater photos and It still works like new.

crash · 02-21-2009, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by cheferson

If you have verizon, Try the casio gzone.It doesnt have the most options, but its waterproof and doesnt cost $500. On others positive reviews i got one this past summer . I took it with me in my dry top, tossed it in dish sinks, into friends beers , and some underwater photos and It still works like new.

On my 4th one due to water damage..... I've decided that there is no such thing as a waterproof phone. It ihas been good for small spashes, but one died just sitting in a wet pocket.

cheferson · 02-21-2009, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by crash

On my 4th one due to water damage..... I've decided that there is no such thing as a waterproof phone. It ihas been good for small spashes, but one died just sitting in a wet pocket.

Really? How long?

fishaholic18 · 02-22-2009, 07:39 AM

Have had mine going on 2 years now. Been submerged several times.

crash · 02-22-2009, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by cheferson

Really? How long?

First one died after a week, just a light splash, i chock it up to defective from the factory.
2nd made a few months, dies in a beer at the bar....... oops.
3rd also made it a few months, submerged a few times for short periods, eventually dies when I was walking the dog in a rainstorm for a little over an hour. should have put it in my waterproof coat pocket, but it was in by jeans.
I don't plan on getting the 4th one wet.
Don't get me wrong, its an OK water resistant phone, but you still need to take care of it. I think I just expected too much from the phone. Still much sturdier than most phones on the market.

fishaholic18 · 02-22-2009, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by fishaholic18

Have had mine going on 2 years now. Been submerged several times.

I also used it at the bottom of a swimming pool..had to try it..I also clean it in the sink...No problems...

Slingah · 02-22-2009, 02:44 PM

how is the sound(hearing) on that casio??? I read it was so-so..I need a new phone bad and am debating between that one and the Samsung Rugby. Does anyone have the Rugby???

Katie · 02-22-2009, 02:44 PM

Katie · 02-22-2009, 02:50 PM

Slingah · 02-22-2009, 02:58 PM

thanks Katie...

Stewie · 02-22-2009, 09:11 PM

I bought one of those G zone phones. Before I activated it, I read the warranty. If you get it wet, you're on your own. In their ads people pull it out of an aquarium and use it. If you do that you are out the 179 plus the 499 replacement charge. I sent it back to them. No thanks

crash · 02-22-2009, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Slingah

how is the sound(hearing) on that casio??? I read it was so-so..I need a new phone bad and am debating between that one and the Samsung Rugby. Does anyone have the Rugby???

Sound quality was decent, no complains there.

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Originally Posted by Stewie

I bought one of those G zone phones. Before I activated it, I read the warranty. If you get it wet, you're on your own. In their ads people pull it out of an aquarium and use it. If you do that you are out the 179 plus the 499 replacement charge. I sent it back to them. No thanks

Verizon switched mine out without batting an eyelash, actually seemed surprised to see a broken one in the store(all three times)

Raven · 02-23-2009, 05:01 AM

a name like Crash

I'd imagine you'd need indestructible everything

TheSpecialist · 02-23-2009, 07:17 AM

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Have had mine going on 2 years now. Been submerged several times.

I had mine replaced once, for software issues. After usnig it for almost a year i hate the damn thing. There are times when I just flip it closed after a conversation and it gets stuck on the last call. I have to remove the battery to reset it. Some time I go to edit a phone number in the thing, and even though I can see it on the phone as the right one it edits the wrong entry. Another thing is if I put it in my pocket the ringers always shut themselves off. I won't buy another one.