24-12-2014, 11:01 PM
So I have a mobile phone dilemma but this is not your usual what should I get thread.
My current phone is f*cked, its an 18 month old Sony Ericsson Xperia Z, the back is shattered (this is now the 3rd back), the chassis of it is dented (this damage occurred even with it kept in a polycarbonate case). I have no sound in calls without it on speaker phone, the battery life is down to being 2 hours of use and the headphone jack doesn't work. It is f*cked beyond economical repair.
Anyway my dilemma is I have 6 months left on my contract so cant get a new phone on that but I need a new phone I want something that is far far less fragile as I do very physical job that often sees me rolling around on the floor at no notice and in places where I cant pop my phone out somewhere safe however I also find having 4g internet on the phone to be incredibly useful for both mapping and internet access.
Anyway the choices are:
- do I take out another contract to get a new phone and have to pay off this current contract (which will cost £100-200) and get another smart phone that will probably be just as fragile (does anyone know any that are less so).
- do I buy the Caterpillar S50 phone that is both impact and water resistant so should be a bit more hardy but is £350 and you cant get it on contract here.
- do I get an older generation JCB sitemaster phone that will be indestructible but only support internet up to 3g (about £100)
- do I get one of the chinese smart phone copies, many of which are ruggedised like the JCB/Caterpillar phones and cost substantially less than the Cat S50
Or is there a better idea out there?
My current phone is f*cked, its an 18 month old Sony Ericsson Xperia Z, the back is shattered (this is now the 3rd back), the chassis of it is dented (this damage occurred even with it kept in a polycarbonate case). I have no sound in calls without it on speaker phone, the battery life is down to being 2 hours of use and the headphone jack doesn't work. It is f*cked beyond economical repair.
Anyway my dilemma is I have 6 months left on my contract so cant get a new phone on that but I need a new phone I want something that is far far less fragile as I do very physical job that often sees me rolling around on the floor at no notice and in places where I cant pop my phone out somewhere safe however I also find having 4g internet on the phone to be incredibly useful for both mapping and internet access.
Anyway the choices are:
- do I take out another contract to get a new phone and have to pay off this current contract (which will cost £100-200) and get another smart phone that will probably be just as fragile (does anyone know any that are less so).
- do I buy the Caterpillar S50 phone that is both impact and water resistant so should be a bit more hardy but is £350 and you cant get it on contract here.
- do I get an older generation JCB sitemaster phone that will be indestructible but only support internet up to 3g (about £100)
- do I get one of the chinese smart phone copies, many of which are ruggedised like the JCB/Caterpillar phones and cost substantially less than the Cat S50
Or is there a better idea out there?