Posted by rudeboymcc
hi. I'm looking for a phone that is desined to be knocked about a bit .
I remember ages ago there was the ericson shark fin one, and a few from siemens that were also waterproof, but i can't seem to find them anymore.
anyon know of a decent phone that will take a few drops here and there?
Posted by bodum
Nokia has the 5000 series I think, which is meant for vigorous outdoors activities. might be worth a try? or are you looking for SE in particular?
Posted by majikman
Nokia's 5140 could take a fair bit of rough n tumble but hav'n't seen one new for a couple of years now.
http://www.mobile-phones-uk.org.uk/nokia-5140.htm
this lot claim to have in stock...^^^^^
cheers majikman
Posted by Nanu
The Nokia 5500 is the latest dust/water resistant phone i know of!
don't make a phone specifically for that sector of the market, but the main reason I now use and not Nokia is having worked on building site's for the last 11 years, out of the 6 Nokia's I have owned only one lasted a full 12months on site, yet i have never had a go down with bad health yet, even my K750i lasted 12 months before the joystick started to play up! 
Posted by icaka
I think there was a Casio model which was water resistant,but I don't remember its name
Posted by Daedalus85
Siemens kept making them up until they were bought out, so the M75 should be a steal on ebay, and was a more powerfull rival to the 5140i
Posted by bodum
if you're looking for something rudimentary and basic, maybe the Motorola FONE F3 would serve you well? it's basic to the extreme, but a lot tougher than most of the phones out there.
Posted by fatreg
the ericsson one is the R310
get a Nokia 5210...
i once played football on concrete with one and it still worked, the same phone was put in a pint for a few secs...
pretty damn hard phone..
or they did the 6250 and that was proper hard...
Posted by arien617
The gadget show once tested the Nokia tough phones. They proved to be resistant:
-To dust (while place inside a vacuum cleaner)
-To water (while being blasted by a fire engine hose)
-To heat/fire (while on a barbeque)
-To knocks (while being dragged through water, mud and stones on a motorbike)
Posted by Daedalus85
My Nokia 5100 took one HELL of a beating before it died. We played football with it indoors (so it hit wooden cabinets, floors, walls, ceilings etc many many times), took it for a 'bike ride' and let it drop in puddles and then get it run over by our bikes. Then stomped on it in a muddle puddle. Then eventually I literally drowned it. I took the battery and back cover of, held the battery flap open and held it underwater until it drowned lol.
And then it STILL came back to life later on!
Posted by Vein
Get the Ericsson R310s or th R250s they're both the daddies and put the Nokia lot to shame
