New Phone...what to get?

Discussion in 'Survival Communications' started by Tempstar, Jun 10, 2026 at 18:49.


  1. Tempstar

    Tempstar Monkey+++

    I have decided to go ahead and get a new phone as I hope to retire at the end of this year. I have decided I want ruggedized, waterproof, bigger battery, and it needs to be 5G. I don't live on the thing but use it mostly as...a phone. I do take a picture once in a while or look something up on the net, but no social media or banking apps and damn sure not tapping it on the credit card machine to pay for stuff. What do you guys have that you're happy with?
     
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  2. Cruisin Sloth

    Cruisin Sloth Special & Slow

    NO to Motorola .
    Its a POS with to many things and every update they do (you have no control) It changes crap !!
    My apple was always the same , But the CAF sent this one to use .
    Slow Sloth
     
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  3. SB21

    SB21 Monkey+++

    Yep ,, I've been wondering if there's a phone that isn't connected to the .gov, world .
    Just a freeking phone ,,,
     
  4. VisuTrac

    VisuTrac Ваша мать носит военные ботинки Site Supporter+++

    Just buy trac phones with say 60 minutes. leave 10 minutes on it and 'accidentally' drop it off at a bus stop.
    Then get a new phone like every other month or when ever you use up most of the 60 minutes.
    That way, if someone ponies up for more minutes and you were doing some nefarious stuff and were initially tracked ... well, it'll be tracking someone else when they triangulate the phone.
    Also, don't use the phone in your AO. Drive a few towns over .. hell maybe even a couple of counties.
    also pay cash.

    But that's if you are wanting to play with the watchers.

    Anyway, the folks have cricket phones just basic flip and semi-smart phone, and have a digital camera for pics.
    I'll bet dad hasn't used 20 minutes on his phone in the last year and has never sent a text.
     
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  5. Cruisin Sloth

    Cruisin Sloth Special & Slow

    Sean Ryan has a friend who sold me one , It's my main !!
    Thanks Sean/Beanman
     
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