Getnord Walrus Rugged Waterproof IP68 Cell Phone. Works in AT&T, T-Mobile and Other US GSM Networks.

I was excited when my Walrus arrived but there are some quirks about it that I wish I had known before I purchased.Less than two weeks after I received it the phone began to malfunction. I contacted seller who advised me to return it.Because of the need for special cables and the limitations on contact names I decided not to replace it.Some things I wish I had known before purcasing the Walrus:1. It uses a 8-9mm long micro USB connector plug with a slim profile. None of my other micro USB cables will work with the Walrus because their plugs are the 5-6mm long plug which is too short to connect. My car charger won't work either. The Walrus came with one USB cable so that one cable is the only one I have to either charge it or connect it to the computer. Any micro USB connector with a long plug also has to have a slim profile because the USB and headphone jacks are recessed into the case on the Walrus.2. It uses a 3.5mm headphone jack that is 17mm long. The Walrus comes with a pair of earbuds but they aren't very comfortable or have great sound. All of my other 3.5mm headphone jacks have the 14mm long TRRS plug which is standard here in the USA, so none of them are compatible with the Walrus including my favorite noise-cancelling ear buds that cost more than the Walrus. Again, any 3.5mm plug will also have to be slim profile to fit into the jack which is recessed into the Walrus case.3. It won't send or receive pictures via SMS text message. The only options to get pictures off the phone are via Bluetooth or USB. If someone sends you a text message with a picture you get the text but not the picture. This is a huge disappointment to me because sometimes a picture IS worth a thousand words - maybe more when you are entering text on a numeric keypad without predictive text or trying to describe something by voice to someone who isn't familiar with the subject.4. The Contacts are limited to 20 characters for the name and 40 digits for the phone number. That's it. One field for name which will take up to twenty letters, numbers, or symbols. One field for the phone number up to 40 digits. No field or space to add notes or extensions or addresses. You can store up to 100 contacts on the SIM card and up to 200 on the phone, but there is no way that I have found to add contacts other than manually typing them on the keypad.The Walrus is great to hold and fits comfortably in my hand. It was very easy to start up: I simply inserted the T-Mobile Micro Sim card and the 8GB MicoSD card from my old phone into the Walrus, inserted the battery, plugged it in to charge and turned it on. I had no issues with connection to my service provider and it had as-good or better reception than my old phone.The Walrus has an easy to read display and had very crisp sound when making calls. It has a very loud speaker and I find it easy to hear it ring at mid-volume. It allows for .mp3 format ringtones so I was able to plug it into my computer and copy ringtones from the computer to the phone and use them. It took multiple attempts but I got the Walrus to pair with my Motorola hands-free device and so far no issues. The .mp3 music player is simple but works ok. It took multiple attempts to figure out what folder name the Walrus required on my MicroSD card to recognize my music files and the Walrus manual was no help, but I finally figured it out by copying the folder names in the Walrus to the MicroSD card. The Walrus music player lists songs alphabetically by file name - that is the only option. You can scroll backwards or forwards but if you have 500 songs and want to listen to song #250 in the middle your only choice is to scroll through 249 to get to it.

Phone works great!Flashlight stop working.

It is a very durable phone, good for calling and texting. But the software on it could really use an upgrade.

phone is just what I needed....easy to navigate, rugged..great look...happy all around

I Like This Phone.I purchased this because I need a durable communication device, one that will function when wet, and if dropped, and that has a good usage life between charges.Waterproof: Carried during very many rainy motorcycle commutes in an outside pocket, dropped in a bucket of water to see if it would float (Does NOT Float).Drop Proof: Just threw it at the floor while sitting here, not to hard, but, hard enough.Battery life: It's been a week and a half, I don't talk or text much, have not charged it.It's a mobile phone, it works very well as a mobile phone, not a social media portal.For anyone born before, during or after the 'smart' phone era, you might want to consider the last observation as a positive attribute.Reception and delivery of both voice and text are exceptional (using t-mobile in a US urban area).Everything works as advertised.The screen graphics need updating to provide an option for use by those who want to see at a glance or who need corrective lenses.The 'torch' works well enough to find a real flashlight, not super bright but good.Would be interesting if the motion detector could recognize a crash and be part of the emergency call feature.I like the FM Radio.Have not used the pedometer.getnord, the way it is on the phone the o looks like an e, getnerd, awsome.Adendum 160412:A small improvement to the screen visibility can be made by saving a pure white jpg at the screen pixel resolution and using it as wallpaper.I have used it a couple times for FM radio and it has good reception and a decent station memory. Good for weather reports and traffic.I would not use the FM radio on a bus or other common area as the lowest volume setting is quite loud.The headphones are adequate, though an adapter plug for shorter audio jacks would be helpful.While the game 'snake' is OK, wouldn't mind having 'mine-sweeper' or even 'tetris' in addition.

I've used this phone for over a year and it's been great. I don't want an android or an i-whatever; I don't want to walk around with my face glued to a screen. I just want a phone that gets good reception and sends/receives simple texts.This is it, its a straight-forward rugged communications device that will not shatter your world if you drop it or if it gets a little wet or dirty.It has a long battery life, a scratch resistant screen and basic tools such as a calculator, calendar, ebook reader, mp3 player and FM radio among others.It's a good phone.

Super sturdy. Great radio. Great flashlight. I like the buttons.

i love it. great phone. thank you