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    Smart phone in the shop

    So where do you keep your smart phone in the shop? They seem too big for the front pocket of my jeans. I worry in a rear pocket I will sit on it and break it. Do I have to become a women and carry a purse all the time? fanny packs came and went in the 80's. Should I buy a pocket protector like my Dad's?
    i am still in the flip phone mode but I really need to update soon.
    Bill D.

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    Left shirt pocket - all the time...
    Funny, I don't remember being absent minded...

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    Right front pants pocket. I still have an iPhone 6, so it fits well. Having a calculator on your person at all times is handy

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    cargo shorts/pants wallet left side in front phone right side in front
    Dickies has pants with a lower front pocket on right leg perfect for the phone

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    I wear carpenter-style jeans, and the phone goes in the pocket on my right thigh. Won't fall out, but easy to retrieve. With the phone on vibrate, I can usually feel it if it rings.

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    I've been using a horizontal belt holster for as long as I've had smartphones...it's always with me, always immediately accessible and always protected. I NEVER put a phone in a pocket for the most part. The holsters I've used now for quite a few years are from Nit-eze.
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    The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...

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    Phone goes on a shelf next to the bluetooth speaker.
    I hate having stuff in my pockets and I have no reason to keep the phone on me. It's easily accessible on the shelf. I'm alerted to calls or messages through the speaker, and sometimes I ignore it anyway. Shop time is my time.

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    I've had large phones (Samsung Notes) for quite some time. I always have them on belt clips with Otterbox protection and have never had an issue with any.
    I guess I usually carry too much stuff in my pockets, so worry about getting the screen scratched if putting it in there.
    I also rarely wear shirts with pockets (usually polo style), so that's not practical either.
    It's never too late to have a happy childhood.

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    Until recently, I never carried my cell into the shop. Im just not that fond of carrying one. But after reading more than one safety thread here, I decided it needed to be in my pocket or on my belt so that I could call for help if I got hurt, fell down, etc. Having it on the shelf or bench doesnt help me if Im on the ground, across the garage. YMMV.
    Fred
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    “If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”

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    In the shop it’s usually plugged in and on the bench with a podcast on.

    Other than that it’s in the front right pocket.

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    I use a horizontal holster and keep it in my belt. My wife requires that I have it with me in the shop or outside. She frequently checks and I am in big trouble if I do not have it.

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    A cell phone can save your life...mine did. I had no idea 5 years ago that on May 1st I was going to need my phone when I opened the door to my shop and dropped down to the floor in front of my mill. I was unable to get back up but I had my cell phone in my shirt pocket and was able to call for help. My heart attack was a bad one and i can remember to this day how fortunate I was to be able to get help. If I had a land line or left my cell phone on a a shelf out of reach I would not have been able to get to the phone.

    Just some food for thought!

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    I set my Samsung GalaxyS8+ on a charger when I go in shop. My hearing aids are blue tooth connected to the phone so any calls I hear in my ear. There is a button also that hangs on a cord around my neck(under my shirt of course) that I can receive or make calls with by pressing a button. Hearing aids are great these days......it's like having an all day set of nice ear bids in your ears(streaming music from my phone, etc. I can set hearing environments, and/or filters for the
    Wonders of technology!

    Jim

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    ANy thoughts on the Kcyorea Brigadier rugged smart phone sold by Verizon? Seems like it would be sawdust proof and not need a separate protective case.
    Bil lD.

    https://www.kyoceramobile.com/brigadier/

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    I keep mine in a vertical holster from Duluth Trading in or out of the shop. No reception in the shop so I have a land line I forward it to
    Steve Jenkins, McKinney, TX. 469 742-9694
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