Quote Originally Posted by Norsegoddess View Post
Verizon carries at least one ruggedized smartphone: http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/s...edPhoneId=5634. They also have a few ruggedized not as smart phones. Perhaps I need a bigger bike bag.
That Casio thing is at least a couple of years old, and it runs some off-brand OS, so there wouldn't be many apps available for it, and synching might be problematic.

I don't recommend it , but DH doesn't use a case for his iPhone, and he's prone to dropping it, yet after two and a half years of his 3G and about six months with his 3GS, all he had was a few issues with the camera on the old one. iPhones also seem to be less prone to sweat damage than other brands - I have a feeling both of those might be the up-side of the sealed case and non-user-replaceable battery.

Basically the only reason I use a case for mine is for traction, even though I really don't like the added bulk. It's not that I think the case really protects the phone when I do drop it - it's that I'm that much less likely to drop it when I've got something besides the slippery bare phone to hold on to.


I got the latest firmware update with no problems, either. Apparently Verizon pushed an intermediate update in August to some subscribers, and it's mostly people who got that one who are having trouble with the latest update. There are workarounds posted on the forums (the issue isn't that the phone doesn't have enough space for the update once it's installed, it's that it doesn't have space for the expanded update before and during installation) - but yeah, that's a PITA.

It's a little distressing to hear that I'm the only one here who hasn't had any trouble with my Incredible ... but I hope mine continues to be problem free.