Casio G'zOne Boulder now available
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Casio G'zOne Boulder Specifications
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1. chup12682 (unregistered) posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:42 0 0
This phone looks like it's going to be marketed to the camping and hiking type... However, this idea seems kind of silly if you think about it, because cell phone signals usually can't reach all the way out to the mountains. At least when I go up and hike the Adirondacks around me, I know I don't get any signal... Wouldn't people just be better off with a satellite phone, a compass and a wrist watch? And for those of you who are saying, "but dude! this phone isn't used for avid hikers, couldn't if be used for construction workers who actually use the PTT button a lot?" Well, when was the last time you saw a contractor or a construction worker use a compass!?!?! hehe I hope everyone gets a good giggle out of this concept of a phone as much as I did.
5. (unregistered) posted on 29 Jul 2008, 09:58 0 0
You would be suprised how many contractors and small business owners that have been hounding us (VZW employees) about this phone. The compass is 1 feature of the phone, is someone not going to buy a phone because it has voice-activated dialing and they dont use that feature? No. The simply dont use the feature. The compass is digital and you can take it off and have a different background if you wish.
10. Junior (unregistered) posted on 29 Jul 2008, 12:05 0 0
I don't think chup speaks of the Verizon signal. The only time I've had a problem was when I was at the highest point during a flight to Las Vegas. I do believe it was somewhere around 20,000-25,000 feet in the air. That's far more than the normal, avid hiker might climb. Even then, I had signal that high for probably 20 total minutes of my 2 hour flight. It would come and go for very short periods of time. What I'm saying is, if it's marketed to hikers, then they're getting a quality phone that is rugged and will last them through out those long and very tough hikes. And, with the compass and gps capabilities, they can't afford to not have this type of convenience in the palm of their hands. But again, it's mostly marketed towards construction companies and their employees.
12. GoGirl (unregistered) posted on 29 Jul 2008, 12:53 0 0
I agree, i work at vzw too and we have people asking for this new phone all the time. We already have 12 sold!!
22. Mindream (unregistered) posted on 31 Jul 2008, 02:07 0 0
The way you dismiss the most useful and practical phone to come out in years makes YOU seem silly, not the phone. I work at a paper mill and I have waited for months for this phone. I need something that can take high temperatures, high humidity, dust, water, vibration and a few chemicals. The fact that you can also drop it on the concrete a few times with out having it disintegrate is also be a blessing. The PTT and compass features are just extras to play with. By the way, your coverage sucks.
36. chup12682 (unregistered) posted on 05 Aug 2008, 18:30 0 0
Whoa Minddream.... I didn't think that ANYONE would be offended by my light-hearted post, but apparently you have and decided to go personal, by calling me silly. First of all, I work in a hospital where I encounter the same types of situations that you do (chemicals, fluids, particulate matter in aerosol form... maybe not concrete, as our floors are tiled, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you didn't think that you or your kind were the only people to ever work on a hard surface, seeing as most floors in a building are very hard), and to give you a bit of advice, it's best if you don't walk around your factory with your phone in your hand. It's kind of stupid, reckless and certainly unsafe if you're worried about chemicals splashing around. Also, OSHA would be very dissapointed in you. Also, as a side-bar, I don't know what kinds of temperatures you are subjecting yourself to, but unless you are a fire-fighter and plan to douse blazing infernos with your cheap phone in your pocket, I wouldn't be recklessly slinging the word "silly" at people on a forum, as almost all the phones on the market out there can withstand the same temperature range as a human can. I give credence to those who work at Verizon as well as their comments as I am a very proud customer of their network. But you, minddream, though I am thankful that YOUR kind of people helps supply MY kind with the materials needed to read EKG's or write patient notes on, are a poor return on your trade as you blatantly imply that you are an unsafe worker who needlessly takes poor care of expensive equipment by exposing it to "high temperatures, dust, water, vibration and a few chemicals." which could all be easily avoided if you put your darn phone into your darn pocket, and also, butter-fingers, your phones probably wouldn't "disintegrate" upon hitting the floor, if you simply stopped, took a deep breath, and didn't throw it on the ground out of your obvious anger issues... once again, to avoid that, just put it in your pocket. Listen, if there are people out there who already want the phone, then great! Let them have it... Heck, in fact because you sound so clumsy, I'll even be happy that you're going to purchase it. Just don't be so defensive over a phone that you don't even own yet... It makes you sound like a moron. As to those verizon employees, I can't wait for the blackberry thunder to come out and crush the iphone, I'll be waiting in line! And I do appreciate the service I receive from Verizon.
48. (unregistered) posted on 14 Aug 2008, 09:37 0 0
the sound quality is poor and the battery life is worse than I have ever had on a phone in 15 plus years of cell phone use. Other than that the features are very well thought out
49. BRRCC1 (unregistered) posted on 20 Aug 2008, 17:17 0 0
SERIOUSLY GUY........ITS JUST A PHONE.....FOR PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR A LIVING...FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE BETTER THINGS ON OUR MINDS THAN A STUPID PHONE, YEAH GREAT THAT ITS WATER PROOF, I CANT TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE BEEN SOAKED WORKING IN THE RAIN AND FILTHY, SO PLEASE GO AHEAD EVERYONE AND PUT YOUR PHONES IN YOUR POCKETS AND PROTECT THEM TILL THE END, BUT I THINK I AM GOING TO WORRY MORE ABOUT MY LIFE RATHER THAN SOME PHONE (BLACKBERRY) WHICK I WILL NEVER BE STANDING IN SOME LINE SOMEWHERE WAITING LIKE AN IDIOT FOR A PHONE THATS COMING OUT, SERIOUSLY..........GROW UP!
2. (unregistered) posted on 29 Jul 2008, 01:12 0 0
the ptt is sweet n all..but what about customers who want the phone for phone purpouses and not just ptt...can you order it without actually having to activate the ptt? do you have to have ptt with this phone..and if you dont need it, can you turn it off so you can have better battery then the miserable 63 hours this thing is sporting...because iwant to get this because i beat the living shit out of my phones but i would never use ptt
3. (unregistered) posted on 29 Jul 2008, 06:05 0 0
you don't need the ptt... its a good option for those who beat on their phones and work outdoors
6. (unregistered) posted on 29 Jul 2008, 09:58 0 0
PTT is an optional feature for $5 per month extra.
11. Junior (unregistered) posted on 29 Jul 2008, 12:06 0 0
PTT capabilities can actually be shut off through the phones main menus.
7. (unregistered) posted on 29 Jul 2008, 09:59 0 0
the phone is available to order in the stores as of the 28th, but will not actually be in stores until next week
8. (unregistered) posted on 29 Jul 2008, 10:08 0 0
I am on the water, fish and kayak, several times a week. My first g'zone was invaluable to maintain contact with my home if I was out longer than anticipated. It's the only phone I will use and was online at 9:00 am to order my new one. Indispensable.
9. Gemini Machining (unregistered) posted on 29 Jul 2008, 11:19 0 0
As a machining and welding business owner, this phone it most practicle. It will withstand grinding dust, tough treatment of anykind. This is the best product because its ruggidized, and the push to talk capabilty is great to communicate even when we are in a nother location of the shop. Perfect for our needs.
13. onetime (unregistered) posted on 30 Jul 2008, 08:44 0 0
The phone appeals to everyone who complains to verizon wireless that there phones are not durable. Yes, style could have been taken more into consideration, but for those who take care of there equip and care what people think, this isnt the phone for you....
28. (unregistered) posted on 02 Aug 2008, 09:46 0 0
You drop most phones they are more likely to break. I happen to like the style of this phone so do most people who are buying it. You mean to tell me that i should buy my next phone based on what other people think? do these other people buy my phones or pay my phone bill?..NO they do not..I bet your phone is purple
