JCB Tradesman 4 Feature Rugged and Tough Waterproof Phone 4g Mobile Sim-Free Dual-Sim Phone TP1242 - Black

Why did you choose this product over others?: Fabulous phone - does what it says on the tin! Second to none customer service from Roy following a couple of questions from someone who isn't up with this technical world of ours...... lol - totally professional, helpful, friendly and bob-on throughout, thank you Phone quality: Brilliant!

This is NOT a phone full of features. This is a very TOUGH phone which is what I required & why I bought it. I won't have to be charging it every day. More like weekly depending on use. It only has 4 ring tones . I needed a tough phone that makes and takes calls. Sends & receives texts. I have had this phone for a while and it is all of the above. Has Bluetooth so I can hook it up to the car hands free. It does have a calculator, calendar,measure converter . Calls are clear . Want a tough phone with.no bells and whistles then this is for you, if not then look elsewhere . It's a very good smart phone de-tox I have used this for a while . For a non smart phone I would have expected the battery life to be much longer. It doesn't need daily charging but I expected a couple of weeks at best which is does not have the legs for

Brilliant phone,great price, easy to use, sturdy, good size buttons, sound quality, great battery life.

Purchased a 'Used - Like New' which arrived with no charging lead... Not to worry, got plenty of USB leads knocking about so inserted a Smarty SIM (which works fine in my Motorola) made a call and phone indicates it's its dialing the number but no ringtone and no indication of incoming call on the mobile I'm calling. Tried calling the JCB from other mobile and no indication of incoming call, it just sits there all tough, rugged... and silent. Tried same procedure with another working SIM and the JCB refuses to actually make or accept calls so put it down to being a very exaggerated 'Used - Like New' organised a return and ordered a brand new one. Spanking new one arrives and has exactly the same fault. Called Amazon Tech Support whose entire technical knowledge appears to be "do you want replacement or refund?". Two identical duff phones in less than 48 hours dissuaded me from going for three out of three so the new one is being returned with the 'Used - As New'. I'm technology savvy, used different working SIMs from different carriers and tried every trick in the book but couldn't get either JCB to be an actual mobile phone. Can't recommend and wont be wasting time or money on any of their products after this nightmare.

Not impressed with this dumb phone - returned

The 5 stars I've given this phone is for the amazing customer service. We are going to have to return the phone as it doesn't have wifi calling on it and we need it as we live in a rural area, but we are considering replacing it with the Tradesman 3 which does have the wife calling feature.

Excellent phone that suits me great for what I need . Dual sim and have dropped it and submerged in water . The hands free in calls very loud. It's not bad innit.

It comes with a 2MP camera—significantly better than the usual 0.3MP found on most non-internet phones—and includes Normal mode, Night mode, Timer mode, Burst mode, and Effects modes, which is impressive for a non-feature phone. It’s tough and heavy-duty, the torch is powerful, and at £99, the price is reasonable for the durability and features you get.