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Should I apply my Zagg?

Okay so I have noticed that my bad ass EVO has the future doomed screen separation issue going on. Not to the point of where I can put a card under the edge like some I have seen but I noticed it so its there. Seeing that HTC has recently acknowledged it and plans on changing something during production of the next batch I have yet to apply my still in the box Zagg Invisible Shield. So I'm thinking it may be a few months before we see any new ones should I go ahead and apply the Zagg til then or hold off for a few months til mine can be replaced? I hate to waste it and new phones come in after I had recently placed the shield on but I also don't want to stratch my phone up either even if it will be replaced, just in case.
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might as well apply it. just register your zagg on their site. so you can get a free replacement when the time comes. that's what i plan on doing.

brndnwbb said:
might as well apply it. just register your zagg on their site. so you can get a free replacement when the time comes. that's what i plan on doing.
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Not a fan of the feel of the Zagg... BUT.. thats pretty awesome that you can register and get a free replacement!! I can appreciate a company for their business ethics and it will make me like their product more to know that they stand behind it like that!

frettfreak said:
Not a fan of the feel of the Zagg... BUT.. thats pretty awesome that you can register and get a free replacement!! I can appreciate a company for their business ethics and it will make me like their product more to know that they stand behind it like that!
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i'm not too sure on how i feel about them. this is my first time using them. what do you use?

brndnwbb said:
i'm not too sure on how i feel about them. this is my first time using them. what do you use?
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I just ordered a Steinheil so we will see. They are a more hardened material (more like glass) than the rubbery feel of the Zagg (which is just a 3M material)

Zagg InvisibleShield has a problem (and they know it)

I have a Zagg InvisibleShield on my iPad. After applying it I noticed a few little lines that look like perfectly straight scratches but I chalked it up to user error. I went ahead and ordered one for my shiny new Samsung Vibrant and then waited over a week for it to arrive. When it finally showed up I immediately installed it and it went on without a hitch (after my iPad installation I was a PRO).
I noticed immediately that the lines were there (a couple of vertical lines from top to bottom) but I went ahead and waited a little while to see if they would go away. They never went away and are particularly irritating on white backgrounds (like web pages). I decided that I couldn't handle it anymore and wrote in for a refund. Here is the reply I got:
Hello Don,
Thank you for contacting ZAGG, where we are zealous about great gadgets! My name is David and I appreciate the opportunity to assist you.
In regards to your e-mail, the nature of the invisibleSHIELD has some limitations and it seems you have located one of the few. There can, at times, be some considerably small lines that may appear like an incredibly fine hair or scratch and this is an unavoidable quality.
If you would like, we can offer you a one time courtesy replacement for your invisibleSHIELD, but we cannot guarantee that it will be free of lines.
To process your replacement request you will be asked to provide a credit or debit card....
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It goes on to explain how to get the "courtesy replacement" and how to submit my credit card information so that THEY CAN CHARGE ME FOR SHIPPING! If there's a "limitations" to the product and I have "located one of the few" then they should send it to me for free. These "incredibly fine hair or scratch" lines are not acceptable on a phone where the primary selling point is the awesomely clear and 'vibrant' screen.
They did eventually get around to giving me instructions for how to get the refund so that's the route I will be taking. I have already ordered the Realook screen protector so once that gets here I will be sending the Zagg back to them.
Zagg buyer beware. You might get a good one but they "cannot guarantee that it will be free of lines".
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I have Zaggs on nearly all of my devices (13, including my Vibrant) and have never once had this issue. I hope this is isolated to just you, and I don't mean that in a bad way...
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GODCYPH said:
I have Zaggs on nearly all of my devices (13, including my Vibrant) and have never once had this issue. I hope this is isolated to just you, and I don't mean that in a bad way...
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It's far from just me. Google 'zagg vertical lines' and you will see that there are many people who have had the same problem.
My Realook just showed up. I ordered on Tuesday received in the mail on Thursday where it took the Zagg 9 days to show up. I took off the Zagg and put on the Realook and the difference couldn't be more "clear". If I handed someone my phone and asked if there is a screen protector on it they would say "no" (definitely not the case with the Zagg). It looks and feels like the factory glass and I LOVE IT.
I am definitely going to go with Realook from now on.

could you post a link to where to get the realooks?

Edit: See below for link.
This guy has 100% positive feedback and I see why. I ordered it Tuesday and it showed up on Thursday, from CA to TX, so I couldn't ask for faster shipping (and it's FREE).
I can't stress enough how perfect this thing is. If you want your screen to look and feel like glass this is the protector to get.

I'm having the same issue with the Zagg vertical lines. I actually thought maybe the spray messed up the AMOLED so today I took the screen protector off and the lines disappeared. I'll be contacting Zagg and looking into something else...

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cgi.ebay.com/REALOOK-Samsung-Galaxy-S-AFP-Screen-Protector-2PK-/250671452317?cmd=ViewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a5d2ed09d
This guy has 100% positive feedback and I see why. I ordered it Tuesday and it showed up on Thursday, from CA to TX, so I couldn't ask for faster shipping (and it's FREE).
I can't stress enough how perfect this thing is. If you want your screen to look and feel like glass this is the protector to get.
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Just ordered one, nice that it comes in pack of 2. Otherwise, I'll have to order an extra for my wife's Vibrant, thanks for the link.
Was going to order the clearfreak, but I didn't want to deal with the wet application, then having to deal with the haze & bubbles for a few days.

that link is for the International galaxy, it has the mouse hole at the bottom.
Here is the link for the Vibrant
http://cgi.ebay.com/REALOOK-Samsung...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a5d4d4462

Just ordered a set of the real look as well...I grabbed some T-Mobile anti-smear screen protectors yesterday and hate those things. They cover only the screen itself, are matte, feel funny and the worst thing, they distort the screen in some whacked way, making the pixels almost iridescent. Needless to say, I ripped it off after an hour!
I am really looking forward to the new ones, after reading a lot of good testimonials!
Thanks for the link!
--Zax

SykesAT said:
that link is for the International galaxy, it has the mouse hole at the bottom.
Here is the link for the Vibrant
http://cgi.ebay.com/REALOOK-Samsung...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a5d4d4462
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What he said ^^ ... I noticed that as well.

My bad. I went to the seller and clicked the wrong item. I am sorry if I screwed anyone up.
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They sell the realooks on amazon too for the same price.
http://www.amazon.com/REALOOK-T-Mob...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280495459&sr=8-2

Pneumatic said:
My bad. I went to the seller and clicked the wrong item. I am sorry if I screwed anyone up.
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thanks for taking the link out... I ordered one too, thanks for give a comparison between the zagg and realook.

mrmack said:
They sell the realooks on amazon too for the same price.
http://www.amazon.com/REALOOK-T-Mob...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280495459&sr=8-2
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I don't know how it could get any better than the guy on Ebay. It was one of my best transactions there (most definitely the fastest shipping).
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Pneumatic said:
I don't know how it could get any better than the guy on Ebay. It was one of my best transactions there (most definitely the fastest shipping).
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Mostly likely both are from the same seller.

i too had these lines on my cliq xt, my cliq titanium, my G1, and my laptop. i went to physical store though so they replaced them for free each time, mainly cause im a tmobile account manager with deutche telekom and they dont charge me. but they would have offered to replace them for free anyways they told me because it is a flaw in the product and it shouldnt be present in every shield

Anyone using the REALOOK, does the screen feels sticky like Zagg? I remember getting Zagg for Mytouch, and it felt sticky so I ended up buying PhantomSkinz.

The Realook is as smooth as the glass. Absolutely no friction when using Swype.
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If you're going to buy a Realook, there is 10% coupon code flying around. I know it works on Amazon for sure, but dunno about ebay since you have to confirm your buy before using a coupon.

Thanks for sharing. I'm aware.

Free full body guards (like invisibleshield)

Get them while they are still free. Just pay shipping. $2.85 each.
http://www.stealthguards.com/index.php
Since I have an Aria, thought I'd share.
I also submitted the news to the XDA Portal in hopes of attempting to let everyone else know aswell.

thanks for that link i think im gonna order me one

They include 2 full guards per order too, incase you mess up putting it on.
If you don't you've got a backup. Pretty cool of them. Plus, they offer lifetime replacements.
Easy Installation
Stealth Guards are easy to install. We provide you with detailed installation instructions. And we include 2 Stealth Guards per order, in case you don’t get the first one right. Plus, as a Stealth Guards customer, you can enjoy lifetime replacements!
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msgnyc said:
Get them while they are still free. Just pay shipping. $2.85 each.
http://www.stealthguards.com/index.php
Since I have an Aria, thought I'd share.
I also submitted the news to the XDA Portal in hopes of attempting to let everyone else know aswell.
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Thanks for the headsup. Have you received your order yet? Are the wraparound parts fitting well to the back of the phone?

not yet, i wasn't informed about the deal until late yesterday. Should be here hopefully by this weekend. I'll know then.
Grabbed a few for all my various phones. lol
For the Aria, I really only want the front guard. I like the feel of the soft touch., but I may use the full guard for a little while.

thanks for the heads up.

Thanks, ordered mine last night. I have a silicon case for the body, but I may still use the wrap-around.
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the website is down

i was able to get on the website just now. it's slow but working. 9:35 am pdt.

they up it to 2000 now

funny thing is they charge you the shipping for each item even if the go to the same address

I would almost do this, but what is the catch? I mean they can't just have free stuff without some sort of forkover of currency, whether it be money or info. To those of you who have done it explain please to the rest of us. Otherwise I am putting this in my pyramid scheme/spam file.

Jus got my Aria and ordered one of these... In the video on the website on how to apply the guard they spray some liquid on the phone and the screen guard... Does anyone know what it is?

breakeven said:
I would almost do this, but what is the catch? I mean they can't just have free stuff without some sort of forkover of currency, whether it be money or info. To those of you who have done it explain please to the rest of us. Otherwise I am putting this in my pyramid scheme/spam file.
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Just a promo they are running to get people to try their protectors. The catch is, you pay for shipping and you've got to be one of the first 2000 (originally 1000) orders.
cdinz said:
Jus got my Aria and ordered one of these... In the video on the website on how to apply the guard they spray some liquid on the phone and the screen guard... Does anyone know what it is?
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Most likely just water or a windex type solution. Just makes it easier to install. You can slide the protecter around to get the perfect fitiment then squeegee the liquid and air bubbles out. Thats how I've always installed screen protectors.
Came in today, but havn't put them on yet. Got to leave for work. XD

thanks
for 3 bucks you cant beat trying it out. ordered mine.

well I'm disappointed. Thr skins themselves are of very good quality however some off the skins I received were perfect while others were not.
The Magic and Evo skins were perfect.
Some off them were cut so close to perfect but ever so slightly to large which made it impossible to set it correctly without trimming it back after install else it would lift when touched. Thr arias was this way.
The nexus one skin however, wasn't cut properly. You can see were it was supposed to be cut, but it wasnt cut all the way thru so there is just an outline were the cut should be.
I guess it's hit out miss with these skins. Hows everyone elses?

I ordered on Tuesday morning and still no shipping confirmation.

I ordered like 10 days ago.. still nothing

Ordered mine two weeks ago. After the first week, I hadn't received anything, so I emailed them. They promptly sent a shipping confirmation, but no tracking number. Said delivery could be up to 9 days. Still waiting. Only paid 3 dollars though, so I'm not really that frustrated yet.
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Ordered mine on 8/12, email with shipment # on 8/17, received product today.

Need a good Case? Captivate Hybrid Tough Case... Interested?

OK, there have been a few different post asking about available hard cases for this phone and there seems to be very few if any that are worth having. I have been looking around at different companies trying to get some hope and came across a company out of Tucker, Ga called Case-mate. They make many different styles of cases for many different phones, even one for the Vibrant. So what I have done is posted on their feedback and product forum requesting support for the Captivate. Please if you are interested a hard case for the captivate and like what you see on their site BE PROACTIVE! Post on their site and ask for what you want, tell them what you would be interested in. Don't just leave it up to these companies to brush aside the Captivate because of lack of interest. The squeaky wheel gets the oil!
Here is the link to Case-mate's main page:
http://www.case-mate.com/
Here is a link to the already running post about trying to get a Captivate case made:
http://feedback.case-mate.com/forums/26011-product/suggestions/997283-at-t-captivate-samsung-galaxy-s?ref=title
For reference here is the case that they made for the Galaxy S/ Vibrant:
http://www.case-mate.com/Samsung-Galaxy-S-T-Mobile-Vibrant-Cases/Case-Mate-Samsung-Galaxy-S-T-Mobile-Vibrant-Tough-Cases.asp
PS: I actually leave fairly close to where they are based so if need be I would be more than willing to drop by and check it out!

$30? Jeez that's a 1/5th of the phone cost heh.

richierich1212 said:
$30? Jeez that's a 1/5th of the phone cost heh.
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If it's a quality case I wouldn't mine it at all. I'd rather spend $30 on a case that I will be happy with and will last for a long time than spend $10 on a crappy case that doesn't fit right and doesn't last a month.
I'd really like to see Incase make a case for the Captivate. Their iPhone cases are awesome.

richierich1212 said:
$30? Jeez that's a 1/5th of the phone cost heh.
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Complain about paying $30 for case but when you drop your phone that one time and the screen cracks it would be a lot cheaper than paying for a new phone. Some people just don't understand that quality does always come cheap, hell an Otterbox for the iPhone 4 is $50 and I would plunk that cash down in a heartbeat for a quality case.

richierich1212 said:
$30? Jeez that's a 1/5th of the phone cost heh.
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lol you're telling me D: that's almost half of what i paid for the phone! I just ebayed a rubber hardcase.. and this thing is charm! arrived in 2 days as well o_o. 8$

Well they just posted up a big screw off,
"We'll only have cases for the Vibrant."
Dayna Hogan-Mclean

zaures said:
Well they just posted up a big screw off,
"We'll only have cases for the Vibrant."
Dayna Hogan-Mclean
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I just saw that. Pretty lame. Didn't stop me from voting for the other captivate suggestions however.

I'm shocked the admin wrote that. You would think they'd be in the business of wanting to make money
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75% off XtremeGuard screen and/or full body protectors

Not sure how long this will last so get them while you can!
Here's the deal, add 3 items or more to your cart, enter code "big75", without the quotation marks, during checkout and get 75% off your total. Here's the order I just placed....2 full body protectors and another screen protector, grand total $6.25 shipped!!! It's free shipping in the US but shipping worldwide is very affordable as well.
http://www.xtremeguard.com/Samsung-...-Protectors-p/galaxy_s_3_screen_protector.htm

I bought one Full Body for my Skyrocket and it's pretty good. I mean, for that price, it's great. Buy with confidence from them...

The discount code is invalid. This sucks

Hate to say it topgun... you must have entered it wrong. I literally just placed my order, and it went through fine.

You need to pick 3 items for the code to work.
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Just installed mine, very nice and no bubbles or anything.

I have this and im not a fan.
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they are .99c on Amazon

Code still works
I literally just ordered mine too and the code does indeed work. Even if I am ultimately not satisfied I'm out a whopping $3.75 total shipped for 3 protectors. Still ordering a hard case though as I just can't fully bring myself to trust more than scratch/screen protection. A very affordable way to give this company and product a try!

I ordered mine and then cancelled it because I was hearing about some banding issues. Received my paypal refund. Yesterday I check my mail and I still received my products (3 full body, 1 screen)

Finally got my gs3 yesterday and installed this. The back cover went on horribly (user error, didn't really take my time). The first front cover didn't go on so well, but the second went on fine. There was some odd streaking because of the remaining liquid, but they're all but gone this morning. I have one small blemish that looks like the material bunched up, but I can live with it, might go away anyway.
In retrospect, the first front cover's problems probably would have disappeared, but I kind of panicked. This morning when I picked the phone up, it was clear enough that for some reason I forgot I put one on. Worth the money spent.

You're doing it wrong. I just tried the code and it works fine for me, as of 2 minutes ago.

I'm kind of shocked this code is still working, I didn't think it would be going on for so long but that's good for us! Keep those reviews coming, and include pics if you can. That helps us see what you're talking about and factors into the decision making process as well.

the code is still working, thanks bro.
but to get the advantage, you need at least 3
Coupon code "big75" is not valid. Your shopping cart must contain a total quantity of at least 3. Your current cart quantity is 1.

iSpanish said:
the code is still working, thanks bro but to get the advantage, you need at least 3
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LoL, I said in the OP you need to put at least 3 items in your cart. It's alright bro, brain fart, we all get 'em

Wow, what happened to my thread, it used to be many pages long???

It's here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695024