Guys,

For years I have carried my Verizon cell phone w/ me sealed inside a waterproof bag since the Verizon cell phone coverage is better then that of a VHF radio were I sail. Last year Verizon started to offer the "ruggedized WATERPROOF Casio Brigade" cell phone ... now it is no Blackberry/I-Phone/Droid w/ apps ... but it does Txt's and E-Mails .... will survive/work when I'm in the water .... and therefore hopefully can/will save my life. And that's the one reason above all else as to why I purchased this particular cell phone!!! (as I spend alot of time near/on the water....)

Harry