My phone might be more rugged than most with a case. I can submerge it, drop it, and even drive over it with no case. …and I have the micro SD slot. I tossed it across our terrazzo floor just to prove the point to my kids. I also spilled a huge cup of coffee on it in a passenger seat of a rented car with bucket seats, so the phone sat in the coffee like it was in bath.
Patrick Leary, Telrad 727-501-3735 From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 7:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Cell Phones I'd never have a smart phone without an extremely rugged case. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com [http://www.ics-il.com/images/fbicon.png]<https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL>[http://www.ics-il.com/images/googleicon.png]<https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb>[http://www.ics-il.com/images/linkedinicon.png]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions>[http://www.ics-il.com/images/twittericon.png]<https://twitter.com/ICSIL> Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com [http://www.ics-il.com/images/fbicon.png]<https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix>[http://www.ics-il.com/images/linkedinicon.png]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange>[http://www.ics-il.com/images/twittericon.png]<https://twitter.com/mdwestix> ________________________________ From: "Patrick Leary" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 11:25:00 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Cell Phones That’d be great. I’m likely just not aware of it. It certainly did not come with it. I do miss the Kevlar back. I don’t use cases; ugly and bulky. But, the new model is fairly non-slip and I can take a corner at normal sped and not have it fly off my center console. Patrick Leary, Telrad 727-501-3735 From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nate Burke Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 12:23 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Cell Phones Hmm, the Spec says wireless charging... "Supports PMA and Qi wireless charging (wireless charger sold separately)" On 1/6/2016 11:08 AM, Patrick Leary wrote: Yes, a special adapter. Only Verizon sells this model phone; it is unique to them. Bad part of that is the bloatware, but those can be hacked out of the phone. No wireless charging on this model. � Patrick Leary, Telrad 727-501-3735 � From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nate Burke Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 12:07 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Cell Phones � Does it do wireless charging?� What is 'Turbo charge'?� A special charger? or just regular USB Charging with a high output supply? On 1/6/2016 11:05 AM, Patrick Leary wrote: ..and the battery is the best I�ve ever had. I can pound on it all day with btooth, Wi-Fi and cellular downloading and easily make it through a day. The turbo charging gives a full charge in about 30 minutes too. � Patrick Leary, Telrad 727-501-3735 � From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patrick Leary Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 12:04 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Cell Phones � I have it. Loved the T1 too, but mine had a MIC issue. The T2 is not especially attractive, but it�s really well put together. It is nearly shatter-proof. My nephew works for Verizon. When his area manager introduced the phone to the assembled store teams, he threw it down the hallway and announced, �Introducing the Droid Turbo 2!� Subsequently, he allowed my nephew to drive over it with no breaking at all. � It also permits up 2 terabyte external storage (so it claims), but the only common micro SD card I�ve found is 64g. Lots of other subtle cool features, from chopping twice to turn on and off the LED as a flashlight, to twisting twice to open the camera. I love the remote sensing too, as it can silence calls, let me check the time, etc. without touching the phone. � Another cool feature is that is �knows� when you are looking at it, so the screen does not time out if you are simply reading a page. As long as it sensing a face with so many inches, the screen stays active. � Patrick Leary, Telrad 727-501-3735 � From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nate Burke Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 11:57 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Cell Phones � The Turbo2 looks intriguing. On 1/6/2016 10:48 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: Droid Turbo meets those. I primarily want battery life and that thing delivers. Never had cold effect the speaker at all, but it definitely drops the battery like a brick. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Jan 6, 2016 11:42 AM, "Nate Burke" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: The Boss got a new toy for Christmas and it won't work with his old Smartphone, so he's looking to upgrade. I'm happy with my ancient smartphone, so I haven't had a reason to pay attention to the 'new' things that are out there. In looking at what's out there now, It seems like MicroSD cards are going away, as well as removable batteries. Do they just figure that everything goes to and from the cloud now, and doesn't need to be stored on the phone? We'll stick with Android phones. The Samsung Edge6 and Note 5 look to be almost the same thing, but no SD card. I thought I remembered seeing a TV ad for a Sony phone where they were using it outside, then washed it off under a faucet, but I can't remember which model it was. Some things that would be nice to have: Rugged, survive a drop from a couple feet while working outside. Decent screen size, and daylight viewable. Good battery, especially in cold. Good Speaker phone Minor weather resistance, splashes etc, not submersion. I like how the CAT phones look http://www.catphones.com but with that size of screen, I'm afraid if you need a keyboard, you'll lose too much screen real estate. 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