Hai guys, looking for a mobile for my dad, he's always on the go and dropping the things.. looking for something that will handle being knocked around a bit.. any suggestions??

i don't if the trendsetters here will be able to help you. my mums uses an old nokia, they owe ya nothing and it dont matter if they get lost.

Any regular nokia and put a case over it?

is it just for use as a phone?
my nokia 6230 was the best *phone* i've ever owned

Nokia 1112. They're relatively new phones made for developing countries. Huge buttons, nearly unbreakable and simple to use. You can still probably find them new.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_1112

to be honest sony erricson seems to handle a few hits, i've had mine for 2 and a half years, ive thrown it, dropped it, touched it with wet hands (its not supposed to be water proof). I don't know why but I found them to last longer then any other phone.

he's got a sony ericsson phone atm, some camera phone K something. it's seriously f***ed up, all static n s***. all he does is make and receive phone calls. accessing phone and scrolling through contacts easily is essential..

not meaning to be an iphone fan, but I was thinking about an iphone for him with one of those thick noob rubber cases? if you think about it, it's pretty f***en easy to answer/make calls and scroll through contacts, thoughts?

my cousin has an iphone with a case, he's dropped it about 5 times he told me from chest height onto concrete and still going strong..

he's got this case: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=854_859&products_id=11115&zenid=4d113df151eec7355a7f1f21f897012d

last edited by Martz at 07:47:33 22/Aug/09

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iphone

we got my dad an iphone simply because it has huge text and he can easily see it without his glasses
also because he can zoom in on text if need be

hes never used it to google or anything fancy but i did end up putting his email on it for him
hes less noobish for having used it for 6 months

motorola F3

Hook yourself up with one of these...

http://fotosa.ru/stock_photo/Rubberball_JI/p_791575.jpg

can you buy iphone outright in Carindale?

You can buy one if you can find one.

You are better off ordering one online, its unlocked and you will get it faster.

my folks both have iphones

but they're cool, and stuff

You are better off ordering one online, its unlocked and you will get it faster.

This. Even if you find a carrier which has stock, you'll have to pay their unlocking fee. Buy direct from Apple online.

The Nokia E63 is pretty f***ing good. Really easy to use (despite being capable of doing heaps of things), reliable as all hell, and has a rubbery back so it's more durable than most other phones.

Plus it's cheap as s***.