September 20, 2012 By

JCB Toughphone vs Toilet

The inside view from Jason Kemp, Marketing Director for JCB Toughphone

At JCB Toughphone we make waterproof and water resistant phones. Marketing types like me imagine our phones being used in extreme environments by the emergency services, sportspeople, builders and so on. Facing the elements head on, we know our the JCB Toughphone range can take the worst of the British summer with ease.

But you know what? Our phones are more likely to be dropped down the loo than be caught in a storm on the North Sea! It’s no surprise that most water damage in mobile phones is due to people dropping them down the toilet. (I’d guess between the hours of 11pm and 3am but I haven’t got the stats to back that up).

So when we conducted a water resistance test on the Sitemaster 2 did we head to the Ocean, Sea Life Centre, Lake District? Nope, the downstairs loo at my house (obviously cleaned beforehand!). Who needs water damage cover on their phone insurance…

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About Chris Ward

Better known as 'Wardy', digital media is where his interest lies. Responsible for many elements of the Clove website and external advertising activities, Wardy is our interactive media graduate.

Always chilled out, there is never a time when you see 'Wardy' stressed. A keen music follower, he knows his DJ's and how to mix a few tracks together. Always eating, he remains stick thin and is the envy of the rest of us! A very deep character, there are some suprising twists to what Wardy knows and you'll never meet a nicer bloke if you tried!

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  1. JCB Toughphone Pro-Smart vs A Rocket says:
    October 15, 2012 at 11:38 am

    [...] Kemp, Marketing Director for JCB Toughphone, to see how the JCB Sitemaster 2 could cope with being flushed down the toilet (video after the cut). Jason is back again, but this time he has a JCB Pro-Smart and some rockets [...]