Casio's G'zOne Rock - Review and Demonstration

This video is a quick review and demonstration on the Casio G'zOne Rock made exclusively for Verizon wireless. This is one of the best weather resistant outdoor cell phones out there! Since Youtube only gives you a 10 minute maximum video length, I just went over the G'z Gear features, MP3 player, quality of the raw cell phone videos, and an actual water resistant test. Overall, I think this is an excellent phone for the people who love the great outdoors and want some cool outdoor features, or for those of you who have dropped their cell phone on the ground, in the sink, or the toilet... yes, thats me!

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• G'zOne Rock
• The Southwest Backpacker
• Casio
• Weather resistant cell phone
• water proof cell phone
• G'z Gear
• Backpacking Cell Phone
• Outdoor cell Phone
• Casio G'zOne Rock
• all weather cell phone
• G'zGear
• mobile

[700293]

Do the G'zGear features require a data plan? or are the available with a standard talk-text plan?

[CrazyTaileZ]

@700293 The G'zGear features will always work no matter what plan you have. Even if you have no signal at all, (or no plan at all) the G'zGear features still work. It is a feature of the phone itself and is not related to any "plan" or data package. G'zGear is FREE because all the features are simply "built in features" of the phone.

[g0sp0daru]

that's impressive! thanks for shooting and uploading this,it really seems a great phone. do you have any idea if this could be unlocked from verizon and used in europe? i would love to buy one.

thanks

[CrazyTaileZ]

@g0sp0daru Thanks for your comment! I appreciate it! Unfortunately, I do not know if you can unlock this phone for use in Europe. I will attempt to research this and if I can find out, I'll get back to you. Thanks.

[BAMF69ification]

how did you put music on yours? i used a memory card with songs on it but it couldnt read the songs

[CrazyTaileZ]

@BAMF69ification Be sure to make a folder on your micro SD card called "my_music" (in lower case) and then copy all your music to that folder. Once you have all the music you want, goto "My Music" on your G'zOne Rock and select the "Scan memory card for new music" under "options" and you should be good to go!

[davetileguy]

where is the micro sd card located??

[snaggyzman]

GET THE G'ZONE COMMANDO

[HUNGUSind]

@2:27 you state that the Earth Compass points to "Magnetic North".....it does not. It points to TRUE NORTH.

[DeekTheGeekReppinBay]

I have this phone and my keys continue to fall off... So this phone can take it from some water and drops here and there but cannot handle texting or using the keys?

[MrBigBearBrown]

I've had one for a good three months and the speaker progressively stopped working. I could hear others, but they eventually couldn't hear me at all. I just got a replacement (refurb) that now has the exact same problem. I think I'll take it back to the store again, but I'd rather not get the same ol' rock if it has both the speaker problem and the software bugs I've also noticed.

[MegaJoel17]

can anyone give me the charger of the phone i lost mine :(

[Cliffe4567]

I'd also like to add that using the "check for new software update" yielded no updates. It seems like I'm stuck with this frustration known as a phone. Looks cool, though, but that's it.

[Cliffe4567]

The software on this phone is terrible. A couple minor bugs wouldn't bother me. To give you a sense of what kind of bugs it has, let me explain.

- For some reason the phone displayed the wrong thumbnail when I was browsing my photos to delete to free up space (lost photos I wanted..).

- The calendar reminder is supposed to go off at 5pm but actually 15 minutes before. Instead, it goes off 5 minutes after the 5pm.

I didn't note all the ugly bugs I've documented (over 10). You've been warned.

[20ingramStreet]

I have the verizon ravine. I needed a durable phone and have verizon through work. it is a great phone and i have had no software probs as you guys stated below.

[thebchsbassplayer]

@Inrakis i had the same problems with closing the thing!!! turned right off!! as the guy said in the store, "when you buy casio its the hardware (waterproof/shockproof) that makes them nice, not the softwar...."

[thebchsbassplayer]

@700293 i think what your were asking is if it required the new internet data plan and that is NO. since i have the phone, i can confirm for you that you can still do the old-styled talk-text plan.

[Inrakis]

I thought this phone was good for a while. Had mine for 7 months and it decides to shut off whenever I turn it on. So verizon sent me a new one I have had it for 3 days and everytime I shut the phone it restarts. ITs the crappiest expensive phone i have ever bought. I usually get a fairly cheap phone and it can take more punishment than this. My friend went through 3 already. Don't put it in water it isnt covered if water does get in, which it can because my friend tried it. DONT BUY!

[sharpbrick1]

eco!

[themegajosh09]

droped mine and the screen cracked

[tyronium1]

Beware of existing and unadressed software issues. I have had 3 (three) Casio Rock phones since march '10 and they have all been returned for the same issues. The display screen will go blank (white), powers itself off and on, false caller id numbers etc. On top of this, Verizon refuses to deliver me a "New" Rock as replacement. I can only recieve "Like New ", referb/reconditioned phones. These referb's are no doubt phones returned for the same issues as mine. I refuse to accept another Rock.

[g0sp0daru]

@CrazyTaileZ thank you, much appreciated!

[CrazyTaileZ]

@mrswails You DO NOT have to pay extra money per month to use G'zGear. G'zGear is free to use and does not require any change in your verizon wireless phone plan.

[sssub27]

Thumbs up for this phone. The only thing I don't like is the location of the camera...it makes it awkward to hold while shooting. The pedometer is great. So is the flashlight.