Another smartphone bites the dust

[V8Druid]

it's 'Duggee Time'

 

[Engcon UK]

Dual sim? Hiding something from Mrs Engcon are we?!.....

Mrs Engcon doesn't even know about the first one...........

 

[Engcon UK]

Dual Sim ??? So you have a work and private number on same phone ?

That's the point. I try and keep my work and private life separate, emails, everything. You can choose which one you call from, with the exception that if you are in the car you need to set the default as the Bluetooth won't allow you to differentiate.

 

[Quattromike]

Me too with the CAT S61. Had the S40 before and lasted over 3 years
Was a no brained to get the S61. Also has the thermal imaging camera which is just a bit of a gimmick but is a cool feature none the less.

 

[Left hooker]

Had cat s40 that lasted 6 years now got s61

 

[craig]

Dual Sim ??? So you have a work and private number on same phone ?

Yes, if needed
I spend a fair bit of time out in the sticks, so 2 different networks for better chance of coverage. My main number transfers to the second number rather than answer phone.

 

[JD450A]

you were f***ing robbed ..... it's no better than the last several phones ... still only get every fifth word ..... or is that the way you speak down there

Signal.....

We are not empovrished enough like you welsh to get telecoms hand outs

 

[Furniss]

Had cat s40 that lasted 6 years now got s61

6 years -

 

[Engcon UK]

Yes, if needed
I spend a fair bit of time out in the sticks, so 2 different networks for better chance of coverage. My main number transfers to the second number rather than answer phone.

Same here. EE for work and O2 private. Pretty much guarantees coverage wherever

 

[Engcon UK]

Me too with the CAT S61. Had the S40 before and lasted over 3 years
Was a no brained to get the S61. Also has the thermal imaging camera which is just a bit of a gimmick but is a cool feature none the less.

I thought so too, until I dropped a cast iron fitting onto the kitchen floor and broke one of the tiles, cutting the electric floor warming at the same time. I snapped it with the infrared camera while the floor was still hot and this allowed me to accurately place the wiring so I knew where to cut the tile out without doing any more damage. Not something I'd use every day but that one incident paid for the phone many times over.

 

[Left hooker]

My little one hates the in ear thermometer so I can do it with phone with out touching his ears

 

[V8Druid]

Signal.....

We are not empovrished enough like you welsh to get telecoms hand outs

Got me own personal mast Rory .. as you know ... can see it across the valley from the patio .. if you look carefully

 

[Stubota86]

Our local merchant started selling these Tuff phones, literally seen one of the guys behind the till smashing it against counter as hard as he can with no damage to screen

 

[T whiting]

I've got a ulefone 6e, I've had it a couple of months you won't break it by pressing on it but tracking over it may be a bit much, I had a sonim xp7 and it lasted over 2 years I did think I had killed it when it fell out my pocket and landed face down on the concrete floor as I sat on a 9t dumper but it was absolutely fine when I climbed down and picked it up

 

[Furniss]

I've got a ulefone 6e, I've had it a couple of months you won't break it by pressing on it but tracking over it may be a bit much, I had a sonim xp7 and it lasted over 2 years I did think I had killed it when it fell out my pocket and landed face down on the concrete floor as I sat on a 9t dumper but it was absolutely fine when I climbed down and picked it up

Yep that Ulefone 6e is on the shortlist

Someone recommended a Blackview BV9100

 

[Furniss]

Our local merchant started selling these Tuff phones, literally seen one of the guys behind the till smashing it against counter as hard as he can with no damage to screen

Will have a look cheers

 

[Jimoz]

samsung s7 NOT edge. Supposed to be water and dust proof to an extent thats what sold me. Keep it wrapped in an aftermarket case. Had about a year now so we will see

 

[Russell]

I like doogee tough phones.
My first one (£88) lasted 2 years and survived a 8foot drop off a scaffold to concrete.
My second (£80-£90) lasted a couple months because it got ran over buy several cars. It still worked but screen cracked.
My third (£90) 11 month old now and camera has stopped working but the rest still works.
They are basic smartphones but you can still browse internet and watch videos and they are very tough.

I would like to retract my recommendation of doogee phones. My loud speaker failed yesterday.

 

[Brendan]

well turns out ive bust my phone this week, back to using my old windows phone
is the cat s61 worth getting them?
been looking at reviews and even though its last years phone is still rated as the best about.
for those with the s61 what is the voc sensor like?

 

[Left hooker]

well turns out ive bust my phone this week, back to using my old windows phone
is the cat s61 worth getting them?
been looking at reviews and even though its last years phone is still rated as the best about.
for those with the s61 what is the voc sensor like?

Dropped my s61 from my lap out the door of one of our scanias on to our tarmac'ed yard tiny little scuff on Ally frame that a file sorted out the sharp edge, that was 6ft drop
Can use it in rain and under water
The vocs is ok was constantly telling me the air was bad on a 10hrs flight to Vegas
And it's good to know house needs to be vented when air is full of sprays