1-1/2 YEARS OF PUNISHING MY CELL PHONE
Written: Apr 14 '03
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Pros: *Rugged Rubberized Grip
*Water-Resistant
*Shock-Resistant
*Recessed Screen & Buttons
Cons: *Small, Hard Buttons
*Quirky Phonebook Navigation
*Some Reception Drops
The Bottom Line: I recommend it for anyone, especially someone who is hard on their phones! If you find a deal on a used one, don't pass it up!
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| framerkat's Full Review: Panasonic DuraMax EB-TX220 |
Upon having the need to replace my defunct NOKIA 6100 series phone (due to the fact that after a year the battery had very little life left), I dropped into my local AT&T wireless store here in south Florida. They had a display with the PANASONIC DURAMAX phone in a photo with a fly fishing rod and reel. Oddly enough, I was into a fly fishing habit at the time, so it definitely caught my eye. My fiance said "It must be tough enough for you since it's called 'DURAMAX' and is water resistant." This tells you how I tend to treat my phones (albeit unintentionally).
I purchased the phone for I believe $99 (it was a year and a half ago, so I'm pretty fuzzy on that detail). Over that amount of time, I've never really missed that NOKIA. I've dropped this phone numerous times, gotten it wet, left it to bake in the car in the hot south Florida sun, etc., but that's not the half of it until the other night when I went fishing with some friends of mine.
I managed to fall backwards into the water between the boat and the dock with my phone in my pocket (and a fish filet and filet knife in my hands, but we won't get into that here). I quickly scrambled out of the cold (for south Florida standards) water and took everything out of my pockets including my cell phone. My buddy hosed it down to get the salt off and then I took the battery out to let it dry. I didn't want to touch it til the morning to check it out.
In the am when I did replace the battery I powered it on and the screen didn't come up. I set it out to dry some more and put it on the charger to see if the heat produced would help it to dry out inside...not without checking to see that it didn't short out first.
Well, a couple of hours later I powered it back on again and it worked fine! The only effect it seemed to have for the long term is that the ring is now quieter than it used to be (probably because of the speaker cone being damaged from the water), but I certainly can't complain!
The one real complaint I do have (and I feel guilty for saying it after what I've put it through, especially now!) is that when you are in the phonebook and call someone and they are not at home, you can't just bounce back where you were in the phonebook. You have to navigate back in again with the alpha keys. But hey, I'll live with that!
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 99.00
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