Ericsson R310s

Robust, simple voice mail phone kind to user with larger hands. easy menu selection and logical layout. Where can I get A NEW ONE PLEASE?

I both own the Ericsson R310s and the r250s, and nothing can compete to these cellphones! Being an outdoor loving person I have used the phone thoroughly. It still works.

The technical advantages of this phone are outstanding. This phone is used only for being reachable and dialling 112, it performs well. The antennae looks silly, but gives a high gain.

One hell of a disadvantage is that the software tends to be a litlle bit fizzy.

I have had 10 phones in so many years so I never buy, or keep a mobile long if it does'nt have good points, and this mobile has so many good points. Don't be afraid of the price...believe it... and be happy while you own it!

It has everything that one would expect from a heavy duty phone. I once used it for more than an hour in pouring rain. It feels great to have one.

I bought an Ericsson R310 mobile phone in january of 2002. After around 4 months of minor sorts (power offs and freezes) i decided to send the phone for a software update. The phone came back with another problem - a key pad fault. The result was that each time the 7 key was pressed 9 would appear onscrean instead. As you can imagin this was a disaster when it came to sending SMS and ringing people. The phone went back again. It came back with the same fault. A little phone call to the helpdesk revealed that the handset should have been exchanged but for some reason had not.

So now i'm waiting for a new handset which should arrive next week.

Apart from the disasterous customer service and software (hopefully it'll be sorted) i've been impressed with the handset. Unlike some critics of the phone, mine has been subjected to abuse non-stop: from immersion in water to drops and dusty environments. Almost any other handset (bar the R250 PRO) would be dead by now. So it sorta makes up for its flaws.

It is still available in small quantities from various online specialists.

Thing is though, it throughly beats its most common rivals - the Siemens M35 (M45 not being around much) and the Nokia 5210 in terms of shock, water and dust resistance and does it for a better price.

The only thing that might compare is the Nokia 6250 - but i would not trust its waterproofing half as much as the WL Gore membranes featured on the R310.

The Ericsson R310s is a very good phone for active people who aren't too careful with the phone.

All in all the Ericsson R310s is a good mobile phone.

The Ericsson R310s mobile phone is just great for people who use it in heavy conditions. My phone is in contact with water very often, also dust and not at last place - i drop it. Looked at the other side - this phone is not suitable for people who buy it for its shape and looks. I can't say anything about the signal and data transfer rate, WAP and T9, but I don't need them anyway.

I have had this Ericsson R310s phone for about 3 months, after the R250S PRO, which was a very good phone. Before I had a Nokia 3210 - absolutely perfect. I'm changing to the Nokia's heavy duty model soon. I'm really disappointed from that model - it's a real failure and something that I was not expecting from a company like Ericsson, especially after such a nice experience with the R250s PRO.

This is a serious warning to any potential buyer of that model.

I have a habit to change my Mobile phone periodically. I have an experience using it for a couple of months before i trade it w/ a much smaller one. Smaller indeed, but more fragile and couldn't cope w/ harsh treatment i seldom(accidently) do. Now i really Regret having sold it to a friend(who doesn't know it's value then sold it again). I have intention to buy R310 again and experience the life the r310 way.