2 phones, Data plan on one, phone/txt on the other
Is it possible to have two phones, a smartphone with only data capabilities(no phone line) and the other rugged phone w qwerty keyboard for everyday calls/txt capabilities (w phone line)?
I've been looking for a phone that is rugged, has a Qwerty keyboard, w good call/txt quality, and good smartphone interface but haven't found anything that fits my needs. I loved the Casio brigades call/txt capabilities and it doesn't matter how much it was tossed around (it was run over by a loader and also fell into a creek and it still worked lol) but it was very limited on smartphone capabilities. I bought the Commando, its slow all around and the digital keyboard SUCKS.
Any suggestions on a phone that meets these needs OR can use two phones as described above?
No.
1. You cannot have a smartphone active with data only.
2. You cannot have two phones active on the same phone number/line.
You might want to look into a tablet for data only. You can put it in an Otterbox case for rugged protection.
And then look into a rugged phone for your other needs. I don't have any specific suggestions for that. Or just get a regular QWERTY phone and put it in a rugged case too. Or put a smartphone in a rugged case (Otterbox, Lifeproof, etc)
The Commando is about the best you are going to get for a rugged smartphone at this point.
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