I also have the Verizon G'zOne and I love it. I catch flack about it from guys with teeny tiny phones, but once they learn that it's shock proof, waterproof, dust proof, and can act as a GPS direction finder (I can also play Tetris and Galaga on it). I haven't dropped it in a creek but I've had to use it in heavy rain, and it's been bounce checked a few times from between three and five feet.