# Looking for a good, rugged, outdoors capable VZW phone **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 11, 2007, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-good-rugged-outdoors-capable-vzw-phone/32222 "2007-07-11T11:26:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-good-rugged-outdoors-capable-vzw-phone/32222/1 "2007-07-11T11:26:06Z")
I’m not due for contract renewal until January, and then I’ll have $100 towards a new phone. I keep my phone for at least the 2 years, and don’t really wish to spend much extra on the phone when I get it with the renewed contract? Right now I have a Moto RAZR v3, which was a poor choice for me and I wish I had done research before buying. So I’m starting my research now. Here’s what I would like in a phone. Rugged and durable - I would like to have a phone that I can throw in my pocket while skiing park, and not worry that it’s toast if I bail. Good Battery life, Especially in the cold - The RAZR barely lasts me from 7:30 til 8pm on standby without beeping low battery at me, with relatively little use thru the day, and this is during the summer. Come winter, the battery is toast VERY quickly when outside in the cold. I spend an enormous amount of time outside during the winter, and would like a phone that I can keep on all day when I am outside. Mobile Web - Although not NEEDED, it is preferred as I have been spoiled with it. Bluetooth - Needed for driving Things I don’t find important- -Camera -Flashy looks -Size (as long as it isn’t Zach Morris’ from Saved by The Bell) Now, I have looked around at Reviews at the Casio GzOne Type S phone. Seems like a good fit. Anyone have any personal experiences with it? Just wondering if there are any other phones I should take a look at? Are there any coming out soon that I should keep an eye out for? Phone nerds unite! ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-good-rugged-outdoors-capable-vzw-phone/32222/2 "2007-07-11T11:53:59Z")
![http://imago.phoneus.it/d/584-1/061019-GzOne-TypeV.jpg](http://imago.phoneus.it/d/584-1/061019-GzOne-TypeV.jpg) The Verizon Wireless G’zOne Type–V is designed to perform in the toughest of conditions. In addition to being Certified to MIL–Standard 810F for Water, Dust, and Shock Resistance, it is Ruggedized and sports a 2.0 Megapixel Camera for capturing Picture and Video, Voice Activated Dialing, and a Speakerphone. I dunno. Just do whatever evolve tells you to do. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-good-rugged-outdoors-capable-vzw-phone/32222/3 "2007-07-11T12:03:33Z")
^ can you get a mossy oak skin for it? ---
**Author:** ![layzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/layzie/32/7599_2.png) [@layzie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/layzie)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-good-rugged-outdoors-capable-vzw-phone/32222/4 "2007-07-11T12:09:43Z")
lol dan you and mossy oak. you dont even hunt and you dont need to hide from fish ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-good-rugged-outdoors-capable-vzw-phone/32222/5 "2007-07-11T12:18:27Z")
Type-V was the old one, no bluetooth. But the new Type-S has bluetooth. I’ll likely go play with one of them soon just to see what it’s like. ---
**Author:** ![MidgeX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@MidgeX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MidgeX)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-good-rugged-outdoors-capable-vzw-phone/32222/6 "2007-07-11T12:24:47Z")
im picking up a new phone, u can have my choc cheap, send button rarely works, but u can go to options-\>call make offer shady 🙂 (beer is acceptable, seriously) ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-good-rugged-outdoors-capable-vzw-phone/32222/7 "2007-07-11T12:26:39Z")
i have the type s in stock if u wanna come play with it but yea, ur asking for the type s. ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-good-rugged-outdoors-capable-vzw-phone/32222/8 "2007-07-11T12:27:53Z")
Does it have good battery life? From what I’ve read online it has pretty solid stand-by battery life. Just wondering how accurate the reviews are. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-good-rugged-outdoors-capable-vzw-phone/32222/9 "2007-07-11T12:28:41Z")
havnt sold too many, its kinda niche market. but from what ive seen yea its good. anything is really gonna be better than the razr, dont worry bout it too much. ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-good-rugged-outdoors-capable-vzw-phone/32222/10 "2007-07-11T12:31:46Z")
Hah, well saying it’s battery life is better than the RAZR isn’t saying much. 😛 I’ll likely be in sometime to take a peek and play around with it sometime to see if I like it other than just on paper. ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-good-rugged-outdoors-capable-vzw-phone/32222/11 "2007-07-11T12:34:22Z")
[quote=“BikerFry,post:2,topic:32222"”] I dunno. Just do whatever evolve tells you to do. :tup: [/quote] heck yes ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-good-rugged-outdoors-capable-vzw-phone/32222/12 "2007-07-11T12:52:45Z")
[quote=“layzie,post:4,topic:32222"”] and you dont need to hide from fish [/quote] :lol: Rarely do I actually laugh out loud. The chick that’s standing outside the next office thinks I’m retarded now. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-good-rugged-outdoors-capable-vzw-phone/32222/13 "2007-07-11T13:15:54Z")
[quote=“BikerFry,post:2,topic:32222"”] Just do whatever evolve tells you to do. :tup: [/quote] that could be dangerous…