Tradesman 4 Feature Rugged and Tough Waterproof Phone 4g Mobile Sim-Free Dual-Sim Phone TP1242 - Black

Why did you choose this product over others?: Fabulous phone - does what it says on the tin! Second to none customer service from Roy following a couple of questions from someone who isn't up with this technical world of ours...... lol - totally professional, helpful, friendly and bob-on throughout, thank you Phone quality: Brilliant!

This is NOT a phone full of features. This is a very TOUGH phone which is what I required & why I bought it. I won't have to be charging it every day. More like weekly depending on use. It only has 4 ring tones . I needed a tough phone that makes and takes calls. Sends & receives texts. I have had this phone for a while and it is all of the above. Has Bluetooth so I can hook it up to the car hands free. It does have a calculator, calendar,measure converter . Calls are clear . Want a tough phone with.no bells and whistles then this is for you, if not then look elsewhere . It's a very good smart phone de-tox I have used this for a while . For a non smart phone I would have expected the battery life to be much longer. It doesn't need daily charging but I expected a couple of weeks at best which is does not have the legs for

Brilliant phone,great price, easy to use, sturdy, good size buttons, sound quality, great battery life.

Purchased a 'Used - Like New' which arrived with no charging lead... Not to worry, got plenty of USB leads knocking about so inserted a Smarty SIM (which works fine in my Motorola) made a call and phone indicates it's its dialing the number but no ringtone and no indication of incoming call on the mobile I'm calling. Tried calling the JCB from other mobile and no indication of incoming call, it just sits there all tough, rugged... and silent. Tried same procedure with another working SIM and the JCB refuses to actually make or accept calls so put it down to being a very exaggerated 'Used - Like New' organised a return and ordered a brand new one. Spanking new one arrives and has exactly the same fault. Called Amazon Tech Support whose entire technical knowledge appears to be "do you want replacement or refund?". Two identical duff phones in less than 48 hours dissuaded me from going for three out of three so the new one is being returned with the 'Used - As New'. I'm technology savvy, used different working SIMs from different carriers and tried every trick in the book but couldn't get either JCB to be an actual mobile phone. Can't recommend and wont be wasting time or money on any of their products after this nightmare.

The 5 stars I've given this phone is for the amazing customer service. We are going to have to return the phone as it doesn't have wifi calling on it and we need it as we live in a rural area, but we are considering replacing it with the Tradesman 3 which does have the wife calling feature.

It comes with a 2MP camera—significantly better than the usual 0.3MP found on most non-internet phones—and includes Normal mode, Night mode, Timer mode, Burst mode, and Effects modes, which is impressive for a non-feature phone. It’s tough and heavy-duty, the torch is powerful, and at £99, the price is reasonable for the durability and features you get.

Not impressed with this dumb phone - returned

This is an impressively rugged phone for the size.. the casing is thick and feels like it can handle a lot of abuse. I tested the waterproof claim by rinsing it under a tap and it still works perfectly. The speaker was a bit quiet for a while until the water dried out but that is expected. The physical buttons are great, as I can type out a text or answer a call while wearing working gloves. Using a touchscreen in the rain is usually a nightmare but this phone has no issues with that. Call quality is clear and the signal remains stable in most areas. Having two sim slots is handy for keeping my personal number and work number on the same device. It isn't perfect. The 2 megapixel camera is poor. You will struggle to read text on any photos you take. It's fine for basic snapshots but nothing more. The battery life is decent but not incredible. I get about five days out of it before needing a charge. I thought a basic phone like this would last much longer. There are only four ringtones available and they all sound quite similar. For the impressive durability and the ease of usage while wearing gloves I think 4.5 is an appropriate rating, rounding up to 5. half a star knocked off for the battery life and camera quality

Funtioniert super und hält was aus

Riesiges Handy. Größen Angaben beachten! Leider war eine Taste defekt und deshalb wurde es retourniert. Sonst hätte es gepasst.

When fully charged, in 4G mode it took two weeks to get to 20% left. I did receive some sms turning that perion. Took 2 photos, but did not call to anyone. After I switched the battery care mode on(When that mode is on it shows 100% before the battery is fully charged. So only 80-85% from full capacity is used). It took about 10 days to get to 20%. In 2G mode and battery saving mode on. It took 2 weeks from fully charged to 20% with battery saving mode switched on. In comparison my old phone wiko lubi3 lasts 3 weeks with on charge and no G's just gsm. Even though it's 10 years old. But the new phone is shock and water proof and with 4g it's more future proof. The sim card holder and charging ports are protected from water only by rubber covers. But for my use it's probably enough water protection. It threads the sms messages that are received from same number, into threads. I don't like that. My old Wiko lubi 3 doesn't do that.

Es könnte ein sehr schönes Handy sein, wenn der Akku richtig funktionieren würde. Leider ist er nach 1 1/2 Tagen, einem Telefonat und zwei SMS schon wieder fast leer. Ansonsten alles sehr gut und ansprechend. Werde mich um Rücknahme und Kaufpreiserstattung bemühen.

Akku hält höchstens 3 Tage, ohne Telefonieren. Beim Hammer Handy 25 Tage.