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Gillian Densmore

cell phones options-

Cell phones seems to be a common topic on these lists.

At anyrate.

I currently have a NEC Terrain. And it's fairly good for what it is. How ever either google or NEC don't support it all that well.

This leads me to all manner of questions about a possible (yet another ) phone:

What has peoples experience been with androids with real keyboards?

What might they recommend?

For instance google androids and physical keyboard comes reviews like:

http://www.androidauthority.com/moto-x-wood-finishes-337626/

I'd prefer a physical keyboard combined with it being rugged because it breaking due to sliding from a pocket would suck. Though that could be fixed with a awesome case.

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Parks, Raymond

Re: [EXTERNAL] cell phones options-

If you've got a chunk of money, you could always buy a Panasonic Toughpad Handheld (basically an Android or Windows phone that's really hard to destroy -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id4Mvp316p8)

From: Friam <[hidden email]> on behalf of Gillian Densmore <[hidden email]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2015 3:07 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group; [hidden email]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [FRIAM] cell phones options-

Cell phones seems to be a common topic on these lists.

At anyrate.

I currently have a NEC Terrain. And it's fairly good for what it is. How ever either google or NEC don't support it all that well.

This leads me to all manner of questions about a possible (yet another ) phone:

What has peoples experience been with androids with real keyboards?

What might they recommend?

For instance google androids and physical keyboard comes reviews like:

http://www.androidauthority.com/moto-x-wood-finishes-337626/

I'd prefer a physical keyboard combined with it being rugged because it breaking due to sliding from a pocket would suck. Though that could be fixed with a awesome case.

Roger Critchlow-2

Re: [EXTERNAL] cell phones options-

Then there's the new Motorola Force, http://www.androidauthority.com/motorola-moto-x-force-launching-december-628-640424/, reported to have a shatterproof screen, but not for a while yet. But with claims like that, everybody would be wanting to test your phone's powers, ...

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On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Parks, Raymond <[hidden email]> wrote:

If you've got a chunk of money, you could always buy a Panasonic Toughpad Handheld (basically an Android or Windows phone that's really hard to destroy -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id4Mvp316p8)

From: Friam <[hidden email]> on behalf of Gillian Densmore <[hidden email]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2015 3:07 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group; [hidden email]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [FRIAM] cell phones options-

Cell phones seems to be a common topic on these lists.

At anyrate.

I currently have a NEC Terrain. And it's fairly good for what it is. How ever either google or NEC don't support it all that well.

This leads me to all manner of questions about a possible (yet another ) phone:

What has peoples experience been with androids with real keyboards?

What might they recommend?

For instance google androids and physical keyboard comes reviews like:

http://www.androidauthority.com/moto-x-wood-finishes-337626/

I'd prefer a physical keyboard combined with it being rugged because it breaking due to sliding from a pocket would suck. Though that could be fixed with a awesome case.

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cody dooderson

Re: [EXTERNAL] cell phones options-

Heres another phone with a very durable screen. http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SCH-R270ZKAXAR

Cody Smith

On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Roger Critchlow <[hidden email]> wrote:

Then there's the new Motorola Force, http://www.androidauthority.com/motorola-moto-x-force-launching-december-628-640424/, reported to have a shatterproof screen, but not for a while yet. But with claims like that, everybody would be wanting to test your phone's powers, ...

-- rec --

On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Parks, Raymond <[hidden email]> wrote:

If you've got a chunk of money, you could always buy a Panasonic Toughpad Handheld (basically an Android or Windows phone that's really hard to destroy -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id4Mvp316p8)

From: Friam <[hidden email]> on behalf of Gillian Densmore <[hidden email]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2015 3:07 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group; [hidden email]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [FRIAM] cell phones options-

Cell phones seems to be a common topic on these lists.

At anyrate.

I currently have a NEC Terrain. And it's fairly good for what it is. How ever either google or NEC don't support it all that well.

This leads me to all manner of questions about a possible (yet another ) phone:

What has peoples experience been with androids with real keyboards?

What might they recommend?

For instance google androids and physical keyboard comes reviews like:

http://www.androidauthority.com/moto-x-wood-finishes-337626/

I'd prefer a physical keyboard combined with it being rugged because it breaking due to sliding from a pocket would suck. Though that could be fixed with a awesome case.

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Steve Smith

Re: [EXTERNAL] cell phones options-

In reply to this post by Roger Critchlow-2

> Then there's the new Motorola Force,
> http://www.androidauthority.com/motorola-moto-x-force-launching-december-628-640424/,
> reported to have a shatterproof screen, but not for a while yet. But
> with claims like that, everybody would be wanting to test your phone's
> powers, ...
Might be a good replacement for the ceramic inserts in shrapnel-vests?

Maybe hang them like "plate armor"?

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