I agree "built tough" is great - BUT a clamshell/flip-top is just unprofessional. Fliping a phone open gives it a toy/child's feel. It's not Sanyo's fault it's Sprint's. Lately nobody wants to make professional phones for Sprint.
I too want the perfect phone and why shouldn't I? I have to close multi-million $ deals every day! I like Sprint as a carrier - but all some of us ask for is a rugged phone, "candybar" style, with the ability to program call restrictions and caller groups! Sounds simple, but amazingly doesn't exist.
Hats off to Sanyo and Motorola for at least coming to the Rugged part - but I'm not 12 and shouldn't have to "flip" a phone in front of a VIP.
Gee, Anand, why bother [posting something like that here if you close multi-million dollar deals on your phone? WHy don't you have a Blackberry 8830 Worldly Edition or a Moto Q World Edition?
Sounds like you may have settled for a simpler phone without shopping around for something more suitable to your "jet set".
I was looking for a phone, one I could drop without destroying it, one I could hang on the handlebars of my motorcycle with a little sprinkle of rain without fear of destroying it. I wanted one that actually had some signal reception, speakerphone. Hell, this thing even announces who's calling by voice... "Incoming call from Christi".
It's a man's phone, Anand... If you were looking for something a little more stylish to go with your Gucci's maybe you shoudl have gotten a oink Palm Centro like my wife has.
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I agree "built tough" is great - BUT a clamshell/flip-top is just unprofessional. Fliping a phone open gives it a toy/child's feel. It's not Sanyo's fault it's Sprint's. Lately nobody wants to make professional phones for Sprint.
I too want the perfect phone and why shouldn't I? I have to close multi-million $ deals every day! I like Sprint as a carrier - but all some of us ask for is a rugged phone, "candybar" style, with the ability to program call restrictions and caller groups! Sounds simple, but amazingly doesn't exist.
Hats off to Sanyo and Motorola for at least coming to the Rugged part - but I'm not 12 and shouldn't have to "flip" a phone in front of a VIP.
Gee, Anand, why bother [posting something like that here if you close multi-million dollar deals on your phone? WHy don't you have a Blackberry 8830 Worldly Edition or a Moto Q World Edition?
Sounds like you may have settled for a simpler phone without shopping around for something more suitable to your "jet set".
I was looking for a phone, one I could drop without destroying it, one I could hang on the handlebars of my motorcycle with a little sprinkle of rain without fear of destroying it. I wanted one that actually had some signal reception, speakerphone. Hell, this thing even announces who's calling by voice... "Incoming call from Christi".
It's a man's phone, Anand... If you were looking for something a little more stylish to go with your Gucci's maybe you shoudl have gotten a oink Palm Centro like my wife has.
Choke on that "big Boy".