Horse people - your mobile phone?

Question

What is your mobile phone of choice for the equestrian lifestyle?

I am looking for suggestions for one that will hold up to the rigors of farm life. I am hard on my phones, drop them constantly and they never last long. What do you use/recommend?

Answer 1

well i live on a farm and i am rough on my cells to. but i get just a phone i really like. but if it is a really nice phone then i would get a case so when your in the barn you wont drop it!

Answer 2

Verizon Chocolate!!!

Answer 3

The enV from Verizon! It's very sturdy and last a long time! My dad gave me his that he used for six months and it didn't really have a scratch, and my dad, being a business man, tears apart phones! He had a razor and he got a new phone in less than a year he tore it up so bad, the buttons were starting to come off! But definitely get the enV, you get great service, an excellent camera, and an all-around sturdy phone!

Answer 4

A very durable one! I

Answer 5

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?o... (most people I ride with have this phone as its indistuctable)

http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/Sanyo-un... (A friend got this one it seems really rugged but the haven't had it long enough to judge properly)

Answer 6

I used to have Nextel now "sprint" as my carrier and the i530 was good because it had a rubber coating on the outside. its used by construction workers because of what they do. it worked well i dropped it probably 5 times a day at least every day!

Answer 7

there is never a phone that will last in the barn.... well i have the env and i broke it 3 times... soo now i have a case and i usualy leave it somewere safe when im with the horses or giving lessons cuz i cant break any more phones..... good luck

Answer 8

OMG!!! u are just lik me!!!!!!!! well i would recomend the verizon enV! i've dropped it in water everything and its always lasted!! so i hope this helps ♥Can't Stop Riding♥

Answer 9

I think that the magic answer is not the phone itself but what you carry it in and how you carry it...I have mine in a little case that I tie onto something...or one could hang it over their neck, tie it to belt loops, or a tie it into a pocket, just make it secure so that it does not fall out or drop easily.  

Answer 10

sprint has great "working man" type phones, but i prefer verizion, better coverage... i have the juke.. and i've stepped on it, dropped, it lost, it so many times.. there is even a crack down the screen.. hehe but i would not recommend it because it's so small and easy to set down and forget about.. i am getting a new phone since the juke is not to horse lovely.. anyways my dad has the verizion envy and it's like the ultimate "working man;s" phone.. it's big, tough, and practically invinsible..it's not that cute, and it's bulky so it depends on if you like bigger ot smaller phones...and have a way to carry the bigger cell

Answer 11

well i would get a verzion i have a chocolate it damages easly get any phone you like but if it is in your price range get insurance

Answer 12

I use Virgin mobile just get a cheap phone like 50 bucks and you can replace it every so often if you damage it bad enough but maybe get a case for it hold it in a bag to protect it , it will last for ever

hope i could help

Answer 13

DEFINITELY the G'z'One!!!!!  I've had my Belgian mare pick it up and drop it in a 100 gallon bucket, step on it, and have a horse trailer run over it!!!!  NO other phone could stand up to that!!!!  

Answer 14

Mines a Nokia N70 with a carrying strap ( which means I can attach it to my bra strap if I don't have pockets !)

It has a pretty good camera just in case I see anything worth taking pictures of.

Answer 15

I like my LG.  It is tough and the battery lasts forever.  I have a cell phone holder that velcro's around my leg for when I'm riding.  I wear it around the barn too.  Keeps my phone from getting hung up in my pocket or knocked off my hip.  Easy to reach while riding too.

Like this one: http://www.chicksaddlery.com/page/CDS/PR...  

Answer 16

Ooooh, good question.

I used to think that phones that would slip into your pocket and not be bulky were the way to go, but then I sent a few of those through the washing machine because I forgot they were in the pocket.  Duh.  So I invested in the G'zOne from Verizon because it's supposed to be very tough.  It's bulky, which is a bit annoying, and not the most attractive, but super tough.  You can bounce it around, get it wet, drop it (which I do a lot), and it seems to still work fine.  Here is some info on it:

http://www.feedthehabit.com/outdoors/cas...

The enV is good too I think but it's bulky too.  If you are gonna have a bulky phone, wouldn't you rather have one that is also extra tough?  I know I would.

Answer 17

i have an LG chocolate from verizon, and i keep it in a holster on my hip when im riding. it has been dropped multiple times and i have fallen off with it on me and its still working fine!

Answer 18

i recomend the sidekick

Answer 19

Haha I am totally like the other girl that answered! I recomend the Verizon EnV. I have dropped mine countless numbers of times. And I have dropped it in a creek and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. I absolutely love it and its perfect. The only thing is that it is kind of long, so it doesnt stay in pockets that well. But it doesnt bother me. I just stick it right in my sports bra and it stays great.

Answer 20

We've got AT&T coverage, which means we have a SIM card inside the phone.  So when I go to the barn, I take the SIM card out of my good phone, and put it into a 5 year old cheapie (no camera phone, no IM, no frills) that's pretty battered and beaten up.  But it still works.

That way, my good phone never ends up as a barn phone.

Answer 21

haha this doesnt really have to do with it. but i have a us cellular motorokr.

i was watering at the barn, and i realized i lost it!

it was in my back pocket and i was sitting on stall guards and putting on a horses boots. so i had to search EVERY stall. i thought it was on vibrate so i couldnt hear it. it turns out the horse must have hit a button, and i called it, and i heard it! thank god the horse was calm and didnt wreck my new phone!