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AT&T Samsung Rugby Smart Review (w. giveaway)

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With summer vacations on the horizon, does the thought of giving your phone to your child to use or having it near water frighten you?  If you fear what will happen to your phone in the hands of your child or worse yet, you accidentally dropping it in the water during a beach Vacation or time by the pool, the Samsung Rugby Smart is the phone for you.

The Samsung Rugby Smart features a built in waterproof case that not only seals the headphone jack and charging port but also locks the battery in place, and tough Gorilla Glass resists damage due to scratches, drops, and bumps.  But are these features adequate to endure even the most active family vacation?
The rugged Samsung Rugby Smart was recently put through the ringer during my trip to Disney Social Media Moms where my family put it to the test.  How did it do?  Take a look.
The Samsung Rugby Smart performed like a champ!
GIVEAWAY: Win your own Samsung Rugby Smart from AT&T!
TO ENTER: Share a phone horror story in your comment along with your Twitter handle or email address by May 15.  Please note that this giveaway is only for the device and not for AT&T service.
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AT&T provided the Samsung Rugby Smart for review purposes and compensated me for my time in creating this video.

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  1. ScrappinMichele says

    Our worst phone story is when my husband jumped into the pool with his phone still in his swimsuit pocket. He didn’t realize it right away. He ended up needing a new phone. Fortunately, it was a company phone and they just replaced it.

  3. Sasha says

    Last fall, my phone fell out of my purse and landed face-down on the concrete below the stands at a baseball game. Of course, the screen shattered! I learned my lesson and got a hard case for my replacement phone!

  5. coriwestphal says

    I had the same phone for about 3 years. It was old, outdated, and I was due for an upgrade. I went in and decided to go big or go home, and I got myself an iPhone. I had this iPhone for about 3 weeks before I left it on the bumper of my car and took it for a ride! Yikes! Once I realized what happened, I searched that stretch of road, up and down, for about 3 hours before finally giving up. I had to head in and buy a new one. Not only did it suck to spend another $400 (I learned my lesson and bought the insurance this time!), but I had to explain to the people at ATT what I had done. It was so embarrassing!

    coriwestphal at msn dot com

  7. V. Ramsey says

    My horror story started when I picked my daughter up from afterschool one day and decided to stop by grocery store. I only wanted to run in for a minutes and didn’t want her to come into the store with me asking for this and asking for that. So I left her in the truck with tv, radio, air, and engine running with doors lock. I thought I had left the truck running but apparently I just had to truck running the devices plus my phone was charging on the charger. So with all that running and no engine fulling running. I came back out 5-10 minutes later, had her unlock the door and tried to start vehicle and it would not start and to top it off, I guess I blew a fuse of some kind charging my phone because it cut off and would not cut back on ever again. @vivaciousgold

  9. Aimee @ Smiling Mama says

    OMG! Watching that video nearly gave me a panic attack! I can not believe the phone stood up to all those tests! My husband NEEDS this phone. I can not tell you how many screens he has shattered (okay, I can, 3!). He currently has a Sprint phone with a completely cracked screen but his contract is almost up and I would love for him to switch to AT&T to get this phone!

  13. von411 says

    My horror story is I have a old model phone. No android. It falls apart was having my employee review with my boss and I hung up on her because all the buttons stick together.. Rather embarrassing during your annual review…

  15. tannawings says

    My phone story is actually my husbands story- he is a carpenter… I have seen his phone slide out of his tool belt from a 2 story house and hit the ground. I have seen it dropped into drywall compound and be cleaned off, you name it, it has happened !

    baypayments@yahoo.com

  17. sarringt says

    I was at a pool party (you see where this is going), and my friend decided to have some fun by pushing me in while I was wearing my street clothes. And my phone was in my pocket. When it finally dried off, I turned it on, but no amount of crossed fingers could fix the blank screen greeted me.
    @sarringt

  24. HappyEnchilada says

    My kids and I were fishing off of an old bridge on my dad’s farm one day. I was speaking on the phone when my 8 year old decided it would be funny to put a salamander he had caught down the back of my shirt…needless to say I screamed bloody murder and dropped my phone off the bridge and into the little river we were fishing in!
    amethyst2272 at gmail.com

  26. ♡♥♬ Louis ♬♥♡ says

    back in those days when *flip phones* where the trend I owned one, I believe it was a nokia,
    so my friends grabs it flips it open, closes it, flips it open closes it, flips it open….and there it stuck in this position,eventually had to get a new one – now I am really careful whom I give my phone
    Thank you for hosting this giveaway

    Louis
    pumuckler {at} gmail {dot} com

  29. betty baez says

    My horror story is I was 6 months pregnant and granted shouldn’t have been walking around a pool late at night I dropped my cell into the pool and there was no one around so I had to jump in fully clothed to get it which turned out to be a waste because even after doing all the “tricks” like leaving it in rice it didn’t function after that angelgenius27@yahoo.com @angelgenius27

  33. jenzen69 says

    not sure i want to relive this one
    I went out with a bunch of friends for my birthday, had a little too much to drink, ended up puking all over myself and when we got to my girlfriends she got me all tucked in to a fresh nightie and put me to bed. Trying to be nice she threw my clothes in the washer, my brand new android smartphone and all! The worst part was i just received it that day as a birthday gift
    jenzen69atyahoodotcom

  38. von411 says

    When I am at the ball Park I usually but my phone inside my shirt. When the Nokia’s first came out hadn’t even had it a day when I went and used the restroom and there went my brand new phone. Trying to decide how to get it was the worst. Needless to say. I had to buy another phone and stick my hand in the nasty toilet.. Yuck…

  45. Beeb says

    Well, I’ve been very fortunate not to have any issues with dropping or losing my phone. I’ve had the same pay-as-you-go phone for 7 years – that’s gotta be some kind of record, right? LOL. So, my phone horror story would just be when people call me at 3 AM with a wrong number and wake me up. LOL! Thank you for the giveaway!

    ~Beeb
    supercoupongirl AT gmail.com