I tried after market cases and they just broke when trying to take them off my phone. So yesterday I went to T-Mobile store and bought the Body Glove hard case for my Vibrant. What a fantastic case. It is a 2 piece case and has the chrome frame which keeps the phone looking sexy. The case is pricey at $29.99 but worth every penny. And yes you can find this case cheaper on Amazon and such. I just hate waiting for things.
i was also thinking of buying this but 29 for case?? dam.
It is a nice looking case, but my friend has one and says its pretty fragile. It has fallen apart when he's dropped it. Id say there's better cases for that price.
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It is a nice looking case, but my friend has one and says its pretty fragile. It has fallen apart when he's dropped it. Id say there's better cases for that price.
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Must not be the same case then. This thing is so incredibly durable and it is actually hard to take the case apart after it is snapped on.
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Must not be the same case then. This thing is so incredibly durable and it is actually hard to take the case apart after it is snapped on.
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My friend said the exact same thing. He said the plastic chrome frame was real cheap. he bought it at the TMO store.
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Must not be the same case then. This thing is so incredibly durable and it is actually hard to take the case apart after it is snapped on.
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Same case man, Ive seen it plenty of times and was considering it when I first got my Vibrant. I hope that yours wouldnt break (not being sarcastic, wouldnt wish it on anybody), Im just sharing someones experience with it.
too bad you missed my post, i am giving it away for free already have a person interested
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Same case man, Ive seen it plenty of times and was considering it when I first got my Vibrant. I hope that yours wouldnt break (not being sarcastic, wouldnt wish it on anybody), Im just sharing someones experience with it.
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Well that sucks. Wonder if he just got a bad one? I have to use a flat head screwdriver just to take this case apart lol. As far as the price goes, $30 is high but the case will really keep your phone from breaking.
I just paid 12 shipped. Shop around. I am on my second one. I won't use anything but this case. My phone fell out of my hands and the case cracked but the phone didn't have a scratch on it.
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I also use this case religiously, even right now. Yes, i need to use either a flashed screw drive or a key to pry it open, but it's a sad day on merryville. just the other day brushing my teeth, my phone slipped from my hand from a standing position and landed on a carpeted floor. It landed in such a way that it just poped off (the plastic chrome front) and i now have a hair line scratch on the lower left of my screen. :-(
I babied my vibrant, and to have this happened saddens me!
Some how in the momentum of it popping off, scratched my screen. This is why i paided $30 so this wouldn't happen. Should i call the company?
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lawalty said:
I also use this case religiously, even right now. Yes, i need to use either a flashed screw drive or a key to pry it open, but it's a sad day on merryville. just the other day brushing my teeth, my phone slipped from my hand from a standing position and landed on a carpeted floor. It landed in such a way that it just poped off (the plastic chrome front) and i now have a hair line scratch on the lower left of my screen. :-(
I babied my vibrant, and to have this happened saddens me!
Some how in the momentum of it popping off, scratched my screen. This is why i paided $30 so this wouldn't happen. Should i call the company?
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Man that sucks! I would call and complain. If that happens to me I will go straight to the T-Mobile store where I purchased the case and complain.
These are the exact issues I was referring to. It seems tight, but it wont hold up under a fall, and when it does pop open, you're phone could easily fall out or get scratched by the case itself.
I own this case, got it shortly after seeing it in the Tmobile store. I got it off ebay not sure what i paid for it exactly. I've dropped my phone 2 or 3 times since i've owned this case and (knock on wood) each time, the case has stayed together. My heart stopped each time as i watched my phone bounce off concrete and tile but the case has never failed me. The kicker for me was i wanted a phone i could attach to my belt as i've become addicted to havin my phone on my belt and i really hate the feel of alot of stuff in my pocket. On the bonus you get a replaceable piece to flip out if you dont want the belt clip portion and rather a smooth pocket case.
As for my only problems with the case id say first and foremost is its rather bulky. It makes the phone feel really protected but almost feels like twice the phone in your hand with the case on. That and as i've dropped my phone i've noticed the chrome is starting to peel on the cases front.
As a tip i've always wondered what the cutout on the right side towards the bottom was for. All the other cutouts go to something... i.e. power buttons/volume buttons/3.5 headphone jacks.... but that cutout goes to nothing!? Well i started shoving stuff in it and found a coin fit perfectly and could get the case off easily with a little twist.
you dont know what your talking about i bought the vibrant in november and i bought that case + a screen protector that case is perfect for the phone your friend is just rough on things... ive dropped the phone from like 5 feet like 30 times still fine
I bought this case offline for 12.99 and free shipping. The flimsy chrome cover (piece 2 of 2) wont clip on in one place. Come that way, factory. Hopefully T-Mobile will trade me out in the store since the box is T-mobile branded.
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I feel like I should warn everyone that with prolonged use this case will scratch the hell out of the sides of your phone thanks to the wiggle the top half has
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I feel like I should warn everyone that with prolonged use this case will scratch the hell out of the sides of your phone thanks to the wiggle the top half has
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I haven't seen any scratching with mine, and have been using since June. The cover fits very tight, maybe you got a bad one or I am just lucky so far.
I picked up a case at Best Buy that reminds me of the old Body Glove case I had for my G1. It's lightweight snaps tight and has kind of a golf glove texture. Love it so far.
I've had mine since June as well and the rubber on the back is peeling away. I would go with a Seido case if I had it to do again. Just my 2 cents.
I'm on my second body glove case and about to return it for my third. It's just cheap, hard plastic with a vinyl sticker on the back, certainly not worth the money. The first one I had lasted a month or so but the second one I got, broke the second time I tried to take it off. The only good thing about it is the fact that Sprint gives you a 1yr warranty on it.
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Is that power button easy to access?
The case is junk. Almost anything else is better. It pops open on the slightest drop and the phone goes flying. I switched to an otterbox and would never go back.
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I haven't seen any scratching with mine, and have been using since June. The cover fits very tight, maybe you got a bad one or I am just lucky so far.
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You must just be lucky. Had mine since June, sides are all scratched. Also, the third time it fell all four clips that hold the corners together broke. Oh, and the back has peeled off from the case itself. Not for the active user.
Had mine since June.......the corner chipped off and the back is peeling off. Not worth the money.
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I'm on my second body glove case and about to return it for my third. It's just cheap, hard plastic with a vinyl sticker on the back, certainly not worth the money. The first one I had lasted a month or so but the second one I got, broke the second time I tried to take it off. The only good thing about it is the fact that Sprint gives you a 1yr warranty on it.
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i completely agree, it is because of the plastic strip above the volume rocker that i did not like the case, one it's second drop on the ground the case snapped off and broke. I was disapointed with the craftmanship of the case, especially seeing as how it came from body glove. now i use seidio and i haven;t had any problems with the case so far.
I've had my Otterbox Defender EVO case for a week now. I picked it up this morning and noticed the plastic kickstand in the back is broken in 4 places.
I have not dropped my EVO nor have I placed anything heavy on top of it. My only conclusion is that this kickstand is a VERY cheap, paper thin piece of plastic and basically disintegrated under normal use.
Now I get to sit on hold with Otterbox for 1/2 hour to try and get my money back. Disappointing as rest of the case is great.
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I got the commuter and LOVE IT!!! Love it so much that I sacrifice my extended battery just to use it..
But why the defender.. Isn't it much thicker than the commuter??
Whats the big difference
fastfed said:
I got the commuter and LOVE IT!!! Love it so much that I sacrifice my extended battery just to use it..
But why the defender.. Isn't it much thicker than the commuter??
Whats the big difference
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Bought the Defender for the built-in screen protector. The kick-stand is a joke though. It is literally thin as a sheet of paper. Completely shattered. I have now been on hold for 15 minutes waiting to speak to Otterbox. Grrrr.
Will never buy from these people again.
Good news. I finally got through to Otterbox and they are refunding my money. Apparently the kickstand problem is a known issue and they've been getting some blowback on it.
Too bad. I liked the case otherwise.
Are they paying for the return postage or do you have to?
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Are they paying for the return postage or do you have to?
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I don't have to return it at all. I am guessing this has been a HUGE problem and that is why they are being so nice - that or their profit margins are so huge on these things that they are better off just eating a few and maintaining good customer relations than making me return a defective product and having me tell all my friends that they suck.
Their case sucks (the kickstand anyway), but they did right by me.
I called yesterday with a problem of my plastic inner case not snapping closed completely, and they are sending me out a new case nc today...
Yeah, the kickstand is flimsy, but I dont agree its as "thin as a sheet of paper"..
their customer service is top notch, so far....
Yep, I looked at it today and noticed it was cracked so I went ahead and called and they are replacing it for me. I asked if there were any plans on revising it with a metal kickstand and she told me if they get enough complaints then they would but it would take another couple months to do. Great customer service, just wish they would have used metal in the first place.
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They offered me a new one but I figured, what's the point? It will just break again. They credited back my money without even asking for the case back. I ordered the Impact which will provide protection but I can still use the EVO kickstand.
I just looked an my Defender again. Lord, that kickstand is destroyed. The weird part is that to this day, I still have no idea what happened to it. One day it was fine and the next day it was shattered. I never dropped it or dropped anything on it.
Who knows. Weird.
The overall case is excellent but the kickstand and the holster are complete disasters. The holster literally rattles when you wear it due to the VERY loose clip on the back. Also, as big as the Defender is, the holster seems two sizes again larger. You could carry a paperback novel in that thing.
Defender - odd mix of awesomeness and complete sucktitude.
Yeah this thing was/is a massive fail from the day one shipping issues to the case (and holster) itself. 8 days of prodding them to get mine and they finally shipped it Overnight. Screen protector giving me the oilslick look so I pulled it off,didn't need 2 anyway. The phone was way loose in the holster so I had to stick some felt pads in there. Today I took the phone & case out of my pocket to show it to somebody and the kick stand was cracked. I haven't even used it because I've been reading about all the broken ones. They had decided not to charge me for the case so I guess I can say it was worth the money.
Norwester said:
Yeah this thing was/is a massive fail from the day one shipping issues to the case (and holster) itself. 8 days of prodding them to get mine and they finally shipped it Overnight. Screen protector giving me the oilslick look so I pulled it off,didn't need 2 anyway. The phone was way loose in the holster so I had to stick some felt pads in there. Today I took the phone & case out of my pocket to show it to somebody and the kick stand was cracked. I haven't even used it because I've been reading about all the broken ones. They had decided not to charge me for the case so I guess I can say it was worth the money.
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That's the mysterious part in all this. No one seems to know WHY their kickstands are cracking. Like you, there was no event for me that cracked it. It is almost as if there is a fault in the plastic and it just cracked spontaneously?
I have a feeling that the problem is not in the thinness of the kickstand, but that somehow they got a run of VERY brittle plastic; however, when i pick up what remains of the kickstand and try to break it with my fingers it is very tough and won't break.
Odd.
So it seems that for some reason, the area where the kickstand attaches to the phone is VERY brittle whereas the main body of the kickstand is very tough.
Ah, I see the problem now...
The core of the kickstand on the reverse side is hollowed out. While the kickstand itself is thick and sturdy enough to handle the job, the middle has been shaved down to paper-thin. If there is any twisting of the kickstand at all (like it catches on your pocket fabric as you remove it) that twisting motion puts stress on the weakest part of the stand (the paper thin area between the pins that hold it to the case).
If they had just made the kickstand a solid piece of plastic none of us would even be having this conversation. Since the hollowing out of the kickstand adds nothing to it's functionality and makes it easy to break, one has to wonder why they made that design choice?
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I just looked an my Defender again. Lord, that kickstand is destroyed. The weird part is that to this day, I still have no idea what happened to it. One day it was fine and the next day it was shattered. I never dropped it or dropped anything on it.
Who knows. Weird.
The overall case is excellent but the kickstand and the holster are complete disasters. The holster literally rattles when you wear it due to the VERY loose clip on the back. Also, as big as the Defender is, the holster seems two sizes again larger. You could carry a paperback novel in that thing.
Defender - odd mix of awesomeness and complete sucktitude.
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After reading what happened to you I won't even try to open the kickstand on mine. As far as the holster is concerned I solved the looseness by small pieces of transparent silicone tape in the inner four corners and it's a snug fit now.
I have done almost everything I could to break mine including bending it pretty good and everything is fine. Doesnt rattle at all and I have opened and closed it over 1000 times.
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I have done almost everything I could to break mine including bending it pretty good and everything is fine. Doesnt rattle at all and I have opened and closed it over 1000 times.
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good idea!
i guess ill be buying the ballistic case
My kickstand is thick i did tape my corners. Good case just big
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They sent me a new case and i received it Dec 24, order was placed just a few days earlier by a csr. Was told it had a redesigned kickstand but it is still very similar in design. It is slightly thicker but now has issues with staying locked in when not in use. Durability is tbd.
W t f just used my kickstand 1 time and it popped off.. and I can't get it back in to the slots
from my phone duh
Slipped out of my hands taking it out of my leather holster. The phone fell down face first from about 3 feet high. It made a loud "pop" sound when it hit the floor.
I think it's possible the case made a suction cup type of effect so there was no place for the shock to go which ended up cracking my screen -_-
I probably won't be buying any more cheap $3 cases, but then again this was probably my fault for dropping it in the first place and I'm just trying to find an excuse not to take the blame... lmao
Sorry to hear that...it can (and does) happen to anyone. Try the Otterbox Commuter for your next phone. You can buy replacement screens on Ebay, but you may be better off selling the phone for parts.
Lol... I HAVE the Commuter for the Atrix. I just decided not to use it today because I felt like having less bulk for Mother's Day brunch. LMAO
I've got a couple options so I'm not even worried.
I can get it fixed for about $50 or file an insurance claim for $125. I was wondering though, if anyone knows if they force you into shipping the broken phone back through asurion?
Dropping any phone on its face is going to cause it to shatter probably the only thing that would have saved you is the defender
Have to say though... that's one impressive looking crack. I'm not entirely sure about the whole suction-cup-y thing... seeing as that pocket of air would have been so tiny it would have hardly been an issue.... but that's probably the issue right there. very small lip means that the phone probably still either came in direct contact with the ground.... or just the edge of the case smaking the ground somehow cracked the screen. It's just odd to see it crack quite like that.
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Have to say though... that's one impressive looking crack. I'm not entirely sure about the whole suction-cup-y thing... seeing as that pocket of air would have been so tiny it would have hardly been an issue.... but that's probably the issue right there. very small lip means that the phone probably still either came in direct contact with the ground.... or just the edge of the case smaking the ground somehow cracked the screen. It's just odd to see it crack quite like that.
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Lol however it happened, the end result still sucks I'm pretty sure though that if it were in my defender or commuter case, it would have been fine...
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Since its in this state already, why not see if dropping it with the other case does more damage? It'd be great for the rest of us to find out if you were to experiment a couple more times...
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Since its in this state already, why not see if dropping it with the other case does more damage? It'd be great for the rest of us to find out if you were to experiment a couple more times...
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I still need it to work until I figure out what I want to do! LOL
BUUUUUUUUUUUT... I did slam it in the Defender for the time being. I dropped it a couple times flipping it into the air and failing to catch. The cracks aren't getting any worse from what I can tell. =D
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black case, got the phone on first day, went to best buy every day untill they had the commuter in stock.
so you can figure out when that was, but i think its a few months or so.
that is how long this case has not left my phone.
I work prewiring houses, use tools all day running up and down the stairs.
now and again, ill stick a set of pliers in my back pocket, the same pocket as my phone is in.
i had a friend, she was skateboarding with here evo 3d in a defender, and she was going quick, but hit a rock and fell, and slid on concrete on top of her phone and slid. case had some serious gashes in it, and obviously no damage to the phone. well its the same plastic but less of it. but enough for me not to worry when my phone falls about 4-5ft on concrete, and maybe 10 feet onto plywood. this has happened many times.
yeah, i love it.
buttons are a bit hard to press, it gets a little better after a bit, im used to it by now, but its nowhere near like anything like on my sgs2 bonefish case, which was awesome, not nowhere near the protection.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Titan...48205082&sr=8-1&keywords=epic+touch+bone+fish
well, if anyone cares, after all the abuse of my otterbox commuter, it looks beat up now, and the screen protector that came with it needs to go.(but it held up great, its not glass, but its pretty hard). never looked back. will post pics tomorrow if people care. Defiantly thinking of just getting another otterbox, this one is scratched to hell.
but all that aside, there is not a doubt in my mind, that when i take of the case, the phone will be spotelss.
Cheers.
Waiting on my Otterbox for my S3. Been planning on getting one glad I waited. Two reasons 1, they are super cheap on amazon (lame that have to pay tax now). And recently my otterbox for my G2 broke.. They do not make the case anymore, so the replacement will be for my S3. Just wish it would come. I have the Zagg HD protector on the screen. Most important. Always put it in pocket byitself, so the rest stays good.
Was going to get the defender, but heard that the included screen protector makes the screen look like poo.
I have the green one and love it. I actually like the stiff buttons because I watch a lot of videos and it prevents me from hitting the buttons all the time. And actually in time they get easier to push. I just ordered the seido active for the kickstand.
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Worth every cent you spend on that case, especially in badname's case
Try doing without and ending up buying a new phone... ouch, the wallet won't like it
http://www.amazon.com/Moto-2015-Case-Technology-Protection/dp/B00VAV86JK
I just got this case for the moto e 2015. for $10 its not bad, seems very well made, and its very slim. even came with a screen protector (which i ruined, and have now thrown away... who needs screen protectors with gorilla glass)
I bought this one and it fit very well: http://www.ebay.de/itm/351048617227...49&var=620479314402&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
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I bought this one and it fit very well: http://www.ebay.de/itm/351048617227...49&var=620479314402&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
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Yeah i think thats the cimo case on amazon US.
I will try this, thanks, i was looking for a good case
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For $10 is really nice , plus it does look good . i would totally buy one
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For $10 is really nice , plus it does look good . i would totally buy one
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It's slim in person, and the phone didn't fall out when I dropped it on the floor.
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I have one and it's decent. Doesn't add any bulk or interfere with any touch points on the sides like some cases do.
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Wanted to order one but all they have left is black. Want white with my white moto e
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I considered a case but i don't want to lug around a brick..
I put a screen protector on it.. which is delectably useful. LOL
I figure it could save some scratches potentially.
But i got a black-leather belt clip phone holder from Wallmart that fits perfectly.
Good for listening to music when roaming around on a bike etc
I also just pulled mine out and for the first time in 1 year of owning it i dropped it
It bounced super mega hard on the concrete 3 times and landed face down.
I must have hit the sides then it rested face down.
I picked it up and the band around it started to separate..
So i blew any dirt off it then clicked it back in place and plugged my headphones back in..
Worked fine still ..music did not stop playing
Later i looked at it and i had no scratches at all anywhere but two micro pin prick gouges into the outer replaceable rubber band thing that comes off.
I have a spare too in case i need it ever.
So i was impressed.. she is a trooper of a machine !
I played basketball with it on Concrete and it did nothing
..with no case.
I also had debated before on pulling off my protector film on the glass.
But i just feel better having it on there.. maybe a security thing in my head.
It would suck to have the glass scratched.
There is other options though people.
When i go around town i see 99.99% of all people doing the same thing.
Everyone has their phones in cases which add to the bulky size of it.
Especially those iPhone users.. looks like they have massive thick huge bricks in their hand.
Then i pull mine out and it's like half the width LOL
And far faaaaaaaar cheaper.
I just wanted to offers some other ideas.
Also i looked at the picture and the case does seem sort of thin, so that is cool.
And i was just being careless when i dropped my phone.
Where do you put your phone people ? In your pocket ?
That to me seems like a far bigger risk than anything else.
Easier to sit on it or get crap in the holes or put your keys / change in there to scratch it up etc.
My belt-clip has it kept safe & secure and clean and accessible.
Just some thoughts
i need this, is perfect for my moto e :3