Originally posted by robtcorl Rebel with a cause, eh?
No doubt.
I carry a Samsung Rugby 4. I have had a Rugby since the first one. Built to mil spec for dust and weather resistance (kind of like a Pentax, eh?), water resistant to 10 feet, also shock and crush resistant. One I had actually got run over by Monstro.
I have never really broken one, but have worn them out. The first three were free with a two year recommittment. The current one I had to buy off of eBay because they don't offer them anymore. I got it for about $60.
The one just before it was nearly worn out and it took a swim in the washing machine. I know, water resistant to 10 feet. But it was about 5 years old, and was the one that saw the business side of a tire on Monstro. I think something about 80,000lbs of heavy truck rolling over it made the water resistance not so resistant.
All in all they are cheap, the plan is cheap, and I can make and receive phone calls.
I'll stick with them until the network goes to whatever #G service that won't be backwards compatible with them and then reevaluate my need for a phone in my pocket.
Hey, I still have a rotary cradle phone that rings like a bell when someone calls me. Works awesome. And I better not see any Rebels trying to run over it.