JCB Tradesman 3 4G and WiFi Rugged Feature Phone Waterproof With Whatsapp, Hotspot, Dual-Sim and Bluetooth - Black

Why oh why did I not take note of the negative reviews before buying this phone for my husband? Like others have written it is the worst phone we have ever purchased. The buttons don't respond, which makes texting difficult, no, it makes everything difficult. No clear instructions. Persevered for months with this but eventually gave up. A shame as he had used an earlier model for years, so stuck with JCB thinking it would be as simple to use. It was almost as if the company were trying to go for a simple phone which had internet access, unsuccesssfully.We have now bought another phone and yes a JCB, but the Tradesman 4 is in a different league , perhaps the company read the review for the 3 and decided to go back to basics. In which case why is the 3 still available?One star for ruggedness.

What a great product. My husband has been working outside and at heights so I bought this to save his smartphone and a good job too. He managed to drop it multiple times off the ladders and scaffolding and it didn’t flinch.He’s been up there in real downpours and the waterproofing has been tested fully along with his waterproof radio which he connected to the phones Wi-Fi hotspot to listen to his tunes.It’s even got WhatsApp so he could stay in touch and share some of the work he was doing on a video call.Easy to use, buttons big enough to use when wearing glove’s with an amazing battery life. What else can you want from a button phone? Brilliant

I should have returned this when it arrived but thought I'd get the hang of it eventually. I didn't, and have now replaced it with something which cost less but is immeasurably better. I agree with other reviewers on the very poor instructions and unintuitive interface but the phone's greatest weakness is its keyboard. The buttons simply don't work properly. Text inputs are randomly successful or unsuccessful (in the sense of registering at all) in a ratio of approximately 2-to-1. Possibly the most frustrating piece of kit I have ever bought. Avoid.

Difficult to navigate although seems durable enough

I bought this replace my old ruggedised Samsung Solid X cover, which did not work well in the house after a change of phone and broadband provider. The new Trademaster phone has very limited features, is not intuitive to set up and use and there is no manual to speak of and you cannot find one anywhere. A big fat disappointment.

No, I bought this phone for my husband because it was tough enough for on a farm.It is not easy to use my husband can’t work it !! There is a very small info on how phone works totally useless and so went on website for more info but just the same.The phone is very disappointing and really want to return !!!£100.00 is a lot of money for a phone that doesn’t do the job!!No proper instruction manual to follow - just a little card with pictures!!

What a great little phone! It worked right out of the box. It's perfect for an easy to carry and quick to use communication device. It even has WhatsApp so I can stay connected when I need. The screen is better than I would have expected and the front and rear camera also work well! Would highly recommend for anyone looking for a simple feature phone!

I really wouldn’t recommend this item. I bought this as I didn’t want to have a smart phone anymore but still having WhatsApp would be useful for work purposes. It is really slow and frustrating to text on as you have to pause between typing each letter and sometimes the keys do not respond at all, also there is a slow delay on nearly everything, especially WhatsApp, even tasks like trying to call someone is somehow difficult to navigate and often unresponsive. I am switching back to a £15 Nokia instead as this is so much easier to do simple tasks like texting and calling. Avoid this phone you will 100% be very disappointed.

Il solito telefonino comprato online. Incomprensibile, difficile da usare e da intuire. Mai più. Ed è il secondo che compro così.

Es muy robusto

My grandfather likes this phone since his old one broke

Ce téléphone ne conviendra pas à tout le monde ! Il est très solide, un bon feeling de qualité, mais trop cher pour ce qu'il offre (80 euro serait un prix plus juste)Il me fallait Whatsapp, très bien pour lire, mais vraiment pas top pour écrire (5 à 10 fois plus de temps qu'avec un smartphone avec un clavier complet) et totalement inadapté pour partager des photos (à ce niveau de lenteur de chargement du fichier, il est probablement plus rapide transmettre la photo par La Poste... J'ai abandonné après 1 heure de chargement infructueux...). Autre point négatif, les podcasts cherchés (et là encore, saleté de clavier à l'ancienne...) ne sont pas lus, il faut les mettre dans le fichier en passant par un ordinateur. La radio ne fonctionne qu'en branchant des écouteurs filaires (qui servent d'antenne), ce n'est pas le plus pratique... La batterie est décevante, 2 jours en utilisation modérée, c'est bien loin de ce qui est annoncé ! Dernier point, pourquoi cet antique mini-USB qui charge à la vitesse d'un escargot estropié ?! Malgré tous ces points énervants au quotidien, je l'aime bien, il correspond à ma philosophie qui veut éviter la surconsommation d'app et l'utilisation effrénée d'internet, il est solide et sympa a avoir en main, mais les multiples vérifications pour les achats en lignes m'empêchent de me séparer d'une tablette un peu plus poussée...

Super Handy, kann unterwegs WhatsAPPs lesen (theoretisch auch schreiben). Was sehr wichtig ist: WhatsAPP Web funktioniert auch! Das ist für mich völlig ausreichend...Lange Akkulaufzeit (kanns nicht genau sagen, weil ich WLAN , Bluetooth und Standort ausgeschaltet hab. Schalte auch die mobilen Daten nur bei Bedarf ein.)Warum das Handy einen GPS Empfänger eingebaut hat weiß ich nicht, Maps funktioniert nicht.Eine Schwachstelle ist sicher der Browser, bei dem funktionieren viele Webseiten nicht (Maps, Gmail, Telegram,...)Es gibt keine Angaben über die Kratzfestigkeit vom Display und die Anleitung ist englisch und dürftig.Die Einrichtung von den mobilen Daten ist aufwendig, diese APN Daten von der SIM Karte musste ich händisch eingeben.Update: Es gab ein Update, der Browser wurde aktualisiert. Maps funktioniert jetzt, aber nicht alle Webseiten (z.B. Telegram ist nicht möglich).