"carlkeehn" <crkeehn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "RBM" <rbm@noemail.com> wrote in message
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>> "Wally" <w_cohen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:6424b5db-5044-44c0-a249-3cc572faff00@l5g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
>>> My son continually either loses his phone or somehow manages to damage
>>> the charging ports on EVERY phone I've ever gotten him. This is why I
>>> never buy him a new phone (at least not from Verizon) and get new, or
>>> mostly new, from Ebay.
>>>
>>> Anyone recommend a good, durable vzw phone that I can get him
>>> (again...) that won't be too bad as far as any texting he does? He
>>> has said that for some reason the phones that have charging ports with
>>> internal contact pins are the ones he invariably ends up breaking and
>>> hence cannot be reliably charged.
>>>
>>> I'm initially thinking of the LG VX8300 as I know it has always been
>>> one of LG's better, more reliable phones - more so than their follow-
>>> on models of the phone.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Walt
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>> I don't know how texting is with a VX8300, but I've used one for 3 years
>> and find it extremely reliable in every respect. I got a gel skin for
>> mine, which gives it a little protection and makes it easy to grip. I
>> have always charged mine in my truck, in a pretty awkward position, and
>> the contact never lets go. I bought one for my dad, who broke his, on
>> Ebay for less than $100 shipped
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> Texting must be doable, heaven knows my son does enough texting with his
> 8300.
Definately doable, but if he currently uses something with a qwerty, it'll
be slower
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