Plum Gator 7 4G VoLTE Unlocked Rugged Smart Phone Military Grade IP69 Water Shock Proof 5580 mAh Battery - Black

So far it's amazing,time will tell

I tend to use tech until it no longer works, so the Gator 7 sounded like a good choice, right? I count on a couple things from my cellphone: appointment/event reminders to keep me on schedule, and that the hardware works as advertised. Both of those ended up being ... ahh ... SO disappointing!I discovered after some testing that roughly 30% of the time there's no audio alert generated for programmed event reminders, and in 1/4 of those cases, a notification is not generated at all ... no bubble, nothing in the notification bar or history ... nothing!!Then, there's the hardware ... should be solid, right? Specs indicated SD card memory expansion up to 128GB, so I obtained and installed a premium 128GB SDXC card but the storage display showed it as 256GB (it's definitely not). After about a week of normal usage, the device couldn't mount the card, reporting it as "corrupted" ... I pulled it, and checked the card in a laptop card reader ... the analysis reported that the phone formatting created a file system with more data blocks than the card actually contained (major no-no)!It's been over 3 weeks (as of this writing) since I emailed Plum support (as published on their site) and still haven't received a response, so to get back to the headline of this review:If you rely on event reminders or expect support ... don't buy this piece of crap!

this phones important features like notifications on chat or even messages has just stopped even thought in settings they are all turned off. all was fine for awhile but suddenly notifications just stopped. plus i get a call when the phone rings the screen does not allow me to see the answering icons and therefore i cannot answer the call...i have to go in later and see who called and call them back. at least it still allows calls and chat and msgs...i just have to go in and see is anyone there...the notification dot no longer appears..wow. but for this cheap price i dont really to much mind all these ridiculous inconviences. i hope not many more functions begin to go away or stop working. one thing this phone takes an extra long time to charge up too. i will keep it because it water proof and shock proof and cost little of nothing compared to other phones and so far it DOES work as a phone...all this was my ignorant mistake...i finally found out that i had accidentally turned on the DO NOT DISTURB function....soon as i turned that off all notifications worked just fine....my total bad...lol

It's a pretty basic phone with a big battery, which is what I was looking for. I had no problems with it, actually liked it but it's not at&t competible like the description says it is.

El celular en sí me gusto, lo que no me gusto es su bateria que no dura nada, una mañana de trabajo mandando msjs de WhatsApp y llamadas y una mas que otra visita a las redes ya hay que cargarlo a las 12, así no era que decía decia que la batería duraba mucho es falso......

I was able to remove the SIM card from my Motorola and insert it into the Plum Gator 7 and it worked immediately, with TMobile and QLink as of July 2022. The screen states it is using 4G and VOLTE.This phone is heavy and feels durable. I did not notice any pre installed, unwanted Apps.The one problem I had is the plastic cover for the recharging port. The cover is hard to fit, but I would think that also makes it more resistant to water.I use google voice when around my internet connection, and had problems hearing one other person. I don't think it is the phone's fault, because most calls work fine.A great phone, though I have only had it a week. I did find tempered glass for it, but not a protective case. I realize the phone itself is supposed to be durable, but I like to protect a phone as much as possible.

The built on case is really nice, and cameras are good. But the phone constantly crashes and restarts for no reason at all. I do not have any "unusual" apps downloaded, only my banking and utility bill apps. It restarts on its own every 5 minutes, even if it is just sitting next to me not even being used. I have no idea why that is. It cannot be auto update or auto sync because I have those features turned off because I prefer to know what needs to be updated and do it manually.

I bought this for my mother who wanted a rugged phone. I used a Red Pocket mobile sim card that uses T-Mobile network. 4G works great. VoLTE works great. Easily get two days battery. Supports all T-Mobile 4G bands.Just for fun tried it with a At&t sim card, 4G data works, Text works. No VoLTE. Phone only supports 2 of the 3 4G bands required by AT&T.Verizon sim card. 4G Data worked. No voice (it dials out but get a message that says not available on my calling plan. I think VZW blocks devices not on their approved list sometimes.) Phone only support 4 of 7 VZW 4G bands.