How much punishment can the BA take? Your experiences please

[HPJ]

Thought it might be a good idea to share info on the physical side of the BA.....ie from what height have you dropped yours and what was the damage?! Let's face it, it's going to happen at some point.

Here's mine so far:

Fell out of my shirt pocket onto the road :-(

Result: slider far more loose now. Also lost one of those little screws at the top of the device. Otherwise all ok! 8)

HPJ

[mike freegan]

02 re adament that mine was damaged by misuse. The whiststling screen happened without even cracking it.

The keyboard scratched itself through use.

[Nazeroth]

So far mine has survived a 1500 two way trip to Switzerland been held by a grip on my bike's handle bars and another one of 300 km one day

I was a little bit rainy but i covered it with celophane plastic

Also has survived the crappy bike charger i made....

BA rules (so far now)

[lotas]

i droped mine a few times on carpet and wooden floors, but no damage done to it. i have also droped it once outside in a carpark onto concret but it was in the holster. only damage that was done was it needed a reboot. bit strange.

[2 phat]

after owning several phones and PDAs I have experienced dropping all except my IIs, though I just had it a few weeks ago I take extra care when pulling it out of the case. Now I have it protected in an aluminum case... Good to know the BA can take a few drops, but Id rather not test it myself :lol:

[Lewisham]

02 re adament that mine was damaged by misuse. The whiststling screen happened without even cracking it.

The keyboard scratched itself through use.

Whistling screen is a hardware component failure, you can't make it happen. Best you could probably accomplish is smashing the BA on a table a few times and just breaking the component completely :)

Chris

[devdarshan]

Have dropped it more than once and this one drop was near fatal.

Mine dropped straight out of my shirt pocket into a puddle...that too in the dark parking lot....when i finally found it - the stylus was gone, my 512 card had come out - and phone was dead.

Took it to the service centre next day - got it back a week later with no charge applied for the maintenance - infact since my body was majorly scratched due to the drops they changed it.

They asked me if i wanted to change it - and was willing to pay abt $50 for it - so i agreed.

Now my phone is inside a perpetual leather case with a new stylus and a 1gB card. incidently i got the leather case modified so that i never have to take it out or open the case - it its quite sleek and convenient.

rgs/DD

[Vaporstone]

ive dropped mine almost 10 times now all from 5 feet or less and nothing is wrong with it minus one scratch

[darkblak]

I've dropped mine a few times down the stairs but it's always been OK. The worst problems is the screwes in the top - these have come loose very easily and I have lost one. Anyone know wher to get replacements or what type they are?

The second screwI just keep tightening all the time. The keyboard has a scratch on it from constant sliding. But that's about it.

[d0z3y]

I dropped mine from a meter onto concrete whilst travelling at 20km/h. SD card and stylus popped out, machine crashed. I soft reset and then everything is fine except a few scratches and the keyboard is looser.

[Twiglet]

Fell over after a few drinks and cracked the screen, o2 wanted 180 for a fix i said how about i give u 25 n u give me a new fone..... god i love insurance :lol:

[Griffy wiffy]

:D I had the ring tone set to old phone and the volume up full. It rang and i pressed the green button and held it to my ear. The button press didn't register and the phone rang again in my ear. VERY VERY LOUD & PAINFULL. My gut reaction was to throw it as hard as i could. Which i did against a wall :twisted: . It needed a hard reset but still worked. To be honest it was falling apart of its own accord anyway.. :cry:

[Twiglet]

Been there also Griffy, think u pressed answer and it goes off in ya ear so bad my ear was buzzin for days, i always check now... never threw it though.
They can take sum punishment coz i was gettin replacment iv been testin how far or how hard i need to chuck it b4 i comes apart... all i can say is its a tuff little brick!

[Raven_coda]

I think it all depends on how it falls. I've dropped mine twice. First time was on a hard wood floor from about 5 feet. Result: just a scratch. Second time dropped on carpet from less then four feet but keyboard was exposed. Result: face popped off and tore the ribbions connecting the two halfs. :cry:
I'm usually rough on equipment so for me this phone is too fragile, the keyboard is a nice feature but the sliding face makes for a week device.

[2 phat]

:D I had the ring tone set to old phone and the volume up full. It rang and i pressed the green button and held it to my ear. The button press didn't register and the phone rang again in my ear. VERY VERY LOUD & PAINFULL. My gut reaction was to throw it as hard as i could. Which i did against a wall :twisted: . It needed a hard reset but still worked. To be honest it was falling apart of its own accord anyway.. :cry:

Hahhaha, I had the exact same experience with my IIs though I didnt drop it...I also have the old phone as my ringtone.... The problem with O2 is that they use only 1 speaker for ringing and earpiece unlike nokia phones and some other brands