CAT S42 Rugged Smartphone – North America Variant – 2 Year Warranty Service in U.S. and Canada. (Optimized for North America Carriers- Will not Work on Verizon)

I've been very pleased w/my s42, approaching 1.5years of ownership. Just to clear up some currently out-of-date info :: My s42 was auto-upgraded to Android v12 several months back (so it is not limited to the stated 'v10'). My s42 works fine w/a 512GB XC SD card (not the max of 256GB advertised my mfg, THOUGH I only tested it in the 'Separate Storage' config, not the alternative of 'Shared Memory' ...). And one day plan to try it w/my 1TB XC SD card, too, but 512GB addresses my needs (for FLAC audio and pic files).I have also used it on both AT&T and T-Mobile 4GLTE networks (and, yes, in the fall of `21 AT&T did have an issue w/the s42, where the s42's mfg had not yet gotten it thru AT&T's approval process, but that was resolved w/AT&T in early `22). And since 5G is only viable in cites of significant size, 4G LTE will be with us a long time (& personally I have zero desire to watch any HD video content on the tiny screen of any kind of phone).I've also found the s42 acts well as a home WiFi hotspot, going thru multiple walls to deliver decent signal strength. And for USB tethering you can cofig the battery charging to be limited to 30% min -to- 70% max, to avoid damaging the battery via constant 100% charging while tethered via USB. Otherwise, I appreciate the s42's robust construction, Gorilla Glass screen, sealed ports, dedicated 1/8" stereo audio output jack, long-lasting battery and the solid reliability this phone has provided me to-date.CORRECTION : 512GB XC SD card works fine for playing audio w/Pulsar app, and you see the album artwork fine (via Pulsar) that also resides on the same SD card. However if you download a file from the internet w/the SD as destination, it appears when viewed via s42 that the you've downloaded a 0-Byte file (despite the length of download time), but the correct file is actually on the SD card. But rather than deal w/that I went back to the S42's suggested max 256GB XC SD card w/o issue.

it works really good i dropped it over 2 billion times it survived fire, water even a girl on my bus poked it with a nife and siccors really hard multiple times and it got ran over by a school bus, a golf cart, a 200 pound person threw it on the floor and stepped on it, and my dog kept finding ways to bite it and scratched it. it survived for 3 years but then the sound buttons stopped working then my power button stopped working i know it turns on it charges still i still get notifications but it dosent turn on anymore

I purchased this phone listed as a US model. I did this only after receiving a link from a CAT Support agent advising that the US model would work with the 5G AT&T network when it goes into effect. When I received the phone and tried to set it up on AT&T's network, it told me that it was not compatible with the 5G network. I contacted CAT Support and was told that the IMEI number on the phone was not a US model. I contacted the seller who admitted that it was not a US model but stated that it was a wrong listing on the marketplace. I do not normally write reviews, but I do read them before purchasing products and I felt that this was important enough as sellers are taking advantage of buyers who are not aware and believe that they are buying a phone that is advertised to be a US model but it not! This phone will not work on the 5G network! After all this, the seller charged me a 15% re-stocking fee for a phone that was listed to be something it was not.

This is my third CatPhone. Being able to take the phone. dropped in wet manure, and hold it under the faucet and scrub it with a toothbrush is awesome. If you work for a living, this is the phone for you. The screen is viewable in sunlight. If it had stereo speakers, it would be great.Like past models, the S42's features are OK for the price. VoIP and VoWiFi worked out of the box with my existing T-Mobile SIM. Handover from VoWiFi to VoIP is seamless. The VoWiFi (which sends calls over your internet) is awesome as I live 15 miles from the nearest tower. No more dropped calls. Hope to use the handy second SIM slot as soon as overseas travel is safe.I had a concern about a non-deletable app (Wiko) that appears to be malweare: non-changeable permissions include access to all files, send emails to all contacts, make calls, send texts, etc., without notifying user.After a diligent, but unsuccessful web search, I emailed CatPhones Customer Service. They replied in less than 12 hours to let me know the app wasn't theirs but suggested a fix. It probably came with a bunch of bloatware from Google at setup. For privacy, I dump all Google apps and replace them with FDroid open source apps. For instance, SimpleContacts keeps your contacts in a file that is inaccessible to other apps, so can't be stolen.Happy with the purchase. Wish I could afford an S61, though.