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in and comes complete with a wind-up charger, for when there is no power available.
Hard choice The Sitemaster 3G is exactly what it says – a 3G device for improved mobile network data connectivity and data performance. In addition, it has a fi ve-megapixel camera onboard that can produce stunning photos. It’s drop- and pressure-tested like the Sitemaster 2 and is water- and dust- resistant with an IP54 rating. The Pro-Smart is a rugged Android smartphone, wrapped in a reinforced waterproof body with toughened glass. A cutting-edge Android device, the Google operating system means you have as standard full turn-by-turn sat-nav built in, access to hundreds of thousands of Android apps, email, Wi-Fi connectivity, internet browsing, fi ve-megapixel camera with geo-tagging, and the ability to access MS Offi ce documents on the move. With a better battery life than many smartphones, the Pro-Smart is the business. What’s more, all JCB Toughphones are backed with a comprehensive two- year warranty.
Tough love
The range has been enthusiastically received by the press and TV, from T3 to The Mail on Sunday, Bear Grylls to Something for the Weekend and Stuff to The Sun. Everyone who has put the phones through their paces has been impressed with the results. From formidable drops to jet washing, running over with heavy machinery and burying in a ton of gravel – the Toughphone comes through with fl ying colours. Most recently, JCB Toughphone marketing director Jason
Kemp put the Pro-Smart through its paces on Mount Tryfan in Snowdonia. The Pro-Smart was loaded with OS maps and a compass to assist with the ascent, washed down in a waterfall and generally bumped and bashed on the way up and down. ‘We’ve been building JCB Toughphones for the last fi ve years, and now have a range to suit all budgets and needs. The Pro-Smart is a formidable piece of kit, offering all the benefi ts of a smartphone and the reliability of a Toughphone,’ said Kemp.
Survival instinct Of course, these phones are not completely indestructible, but they are able to work in environments other phones could simply not handle. If left out in a rain shower, dropped off a ladder, sat on or generally thrown around, this is where the JCB Toughphone excels. Like any tool, a Toughphone should still be respected and looked after.
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Hard cases: some of the JCB Toughphone range – (left to right) Sitemaster2, Sitemaster3G and Pro-Smart smartphone
JCB Toughphones are sold in more than 35 countries around the world, including territories in South America, Scandinavia, South Africa and Europe. Adopted by a wide range of users, from fi eld workers to active outdoor sportsmen, emergency services to white van men, it’s a product that suits a number of consumers. In the UK, the JCB Toughphone is available from Carphone Warehouse, eXpansys and
Play.com – and is now available to buy from the ECA and ELECSA online stores (details at the bottom of this article). You can also visit the dedicated JCB Toughphone website at
www.jcbphone.com for more details Often, the Toughphone is used as a second phone.
Just as your VW Golf gets driven at the weekend and the Transit during the week, many customers don’t want to risk damaging their smartphone at work. Many people don’t realise the cost of replacing an iPhone or Samsung Galaxy S3 is the thick end of £500, so it makes fi nancial sense to invest in something like a Sitemaster for around £100 ex VAT. If you have been unfortunate enough to break your phone while you are in contract, you’ll know that you have to keep on paying each month even though you no longer have a phone.
Buy a JCB Toughphone SIM-free (that means it’s unlocked Different
situations require different tools to achieve the desired result, and mobile
communications are no different
from any network) and all you have to do is pop your SIM card in and away you go. Once you’ve fi nished at work or your outdoor pursuit, then you can switch back to your regular smartphone. That way, you can make sure you always have the right tool for the right job. In summary, the JCB Toughphone range has been designed to perform in conditions where most mobile devices would fail. Every product in the range is a minimum of IP54 (water- and dust-resistant) and all bar the Tradesman have been drop- and pressure- tested. All come with a two-year warranty. From a simple talk and text device right up to a fully-featured smartphone, there is a JCB Toughphone to suit you.
For more details, see the ECA and ELECSA online shops by visiting
www.eca.co.uk or
www.elecsa.co.uk and going to the ‘Shop’ sections, or call 0333 321 8225. Visit the JCB Toughphone website at
www.jcbphone.com for full specifi cations of the handsets available.
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