Just how tough IS the Sprint Touch?

[mebo73]

I have a nice fake carbon fiber case around it and helps it alot, Usually only drop from my pocket. A nice $3 ebay buy helps!!

[e_town]

Originally Posted by TheHoard

LOL no I don't have to climb a ladder to get service. I work in a Frito Lay manufacturing plant and there are many platforms, levels and overhangs throughout the plant, and I happened to be on one when I dropped my phone. The floor is treated concrete, but still, pretty damn hard.

I'm glad to hear the Touch is a sturdy unit. I opted for the Total Protection Plan just to be safe though. Thought for sure I was going to have to use it Monday night.

OFF TOPIC: What do you do there? I work for a beverage co-packer, 5 Hour energy, Stirrings, ect..... Do you ever have problems w/ other people hearing you out in the plant? (assuming there is a relative amount of ambient noise)

[Dr.8820]

when the touch came out in nov., i waited(having the 700wx) i bought one(touch) in jan. 08 off ebay.the box came with accessories but no phone.i disputed the guy but complained to sprint via email about the 700wx.after threatn to cancel,sprint took back the wx 4 the touch.i got a new 1 on a thurs. and friday morning i dropped it n a can of paint! friday afternoon there was another brand new touch at the door! turns out the ebay guy sent his thurs. and sprint fri.after a gallon of oil paint its still going strong!

[TheHoard]

Originally Posted by e_town

OFF TOPIC: What do you do there? I work for a beverage co-packer, 5 Hour energy, Stirrings, ect..... Do you ever have problems w/ other people hearing you out in the plant? (assuming there is a relative amount of ambient noise)

I do a lot of things, but officially I'm a packer, although I also manage box delivery to my dept, and sometimes I work in processing in raw materials pre-inspection (where I was when I dropped my phone). I couldn't tell you about crossed signals in the plant because it's too loud to talk on the phone (we are required to wear hearing protection). I did hear from a coworker last night that some of the processing machinery we run here can actually contribute to draining the battery, though I don't know if that's true. We do have some hard core equipment here, like industrial fryers the size of a full blown RV, so there may be some level of electrical energy in the air.

[e_town]

The biggest equipment we have are the fillers. couple of 36 head rotary fillers, 24 head carbonated filler, and a 45 head hot fill machine. Air compressors are porobably the biggest / loudest equipment we deal with. Its right in the middle of the shop too. I do a little bit of everything here too. Manage our IT, "go to guy" on a couple pieces of equipment when problems come around, head contact for a couple of our bigger customers.