Sonim XP3300 indestructible celly. Have ya seen it?

[jport]

I have absolutely no affiliation with this company whatsoever, but thought it was worth a look. Check out the hell they put this thing through too on YouTube. 22hour 29minute talk time though!? Wow.

http://www.sonimtech.com/products/xp3300force.php

[Makiaveli]

If the "grid" is up, you should be able to get a new phone if yours dies. If the grid goes bye-bye, no point in having spent the no doubt large sum they would want for this phone...unless I am missing something....

[nightrunner]

Technology changes too fast imo for this to be viable.

Id rather have a backup phone or too and know how to swap activation

[Timestepper]

I bought a virtually indestructible Casio from Verizon in July of '09. Believe me, I've put it through more hell than a phone should ever have to go through - from being dropped (more than once) off the top (12 - 13 feet) of a load onto concrete and into mud puddles, to keeping it on my belt for several hours of submersion while fishing in waist deep water and even dropping it out of the canoe into 10 feet of water (I now have a float that I attach to it when I fish) and having to strip down and dive for the darn thing. (Not to mention more dust and dirt and crap than even my boots can tolerate.)

I'm more than eligible for an "upgrade" but I LOVE this phone and I'm not giving it up until it completely gives up on me. (Oh, plus it keeps a signal better than any other phone I've ever had!) Don't have the 22 1/2 hour talk time, but I'm satisfied nonetheless.

[broylz]

i like the AT&T ability to keep a spare go phone and swap sim cards if needed.