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Was you mad when you dropped your evo for the first time?

I'm going 2half weeks without dropping it sofar.
When you dropped your evo was it in bad shape? Wanted to get rid of it? Scars very noticeable? Just wondering before I lots of screen pritectors
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i dropped it once from about 1-2 feet. my heart stopped for a sec, but thankfully there was no damage.
after that i went and bought a trident case for it though, heh.

I dropped my last EVO once and one of the corners got scuffed up and some paint chipped. It totally killed my buzz. Haven't dropped my current one yet, knock on wood.
Now, whenever I go drinking I make sure to put a case on BEFORE I take a sip.

who would be happy about dropping their phone? I was pretty chill when I dropped mine though, dropped it on concrete but it was in a case so it was all good!

was you mad should be were you mad
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jmollabi said:
was you mad shoud be were you mad
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shoud should be should

Lol I was mad cause it jumped off the couch...but that's only 1-2 feet with the case haha
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@ms you don't have to be mad, you could of been sad or no effect at all eh
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_MetalHead_ said:
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lol owned.

I got my EVO in August. When I was on my way to buy a case for it the ****er slipped out my hands fell on the concrete from about 4feet high and cracked the **** out of my screen. I was pissed.
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caguirr4 said:
I got my EVO in August. When I was on my way to buy a case for it the ****er slipped out my hands fell on the concrete from about 4feet high and cracked the **** out of my screen. I was pissed.
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lmfao! guess ur phone didnt wanna get wrapped up by that case eh. hahhahaa

djtoonjr said:
lmfao! guess ur phone didnt wanna get wrapped up by that case eh. hahhahaa
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You ain't kidding. I had to take it to the Sprint store pay the deductible and get it fixed. I still bought the case when I dropped it and wrapped that phone as soon as I got it fixed
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I've had mine a bit over 4 months now and still not one drop yet...(knock on wood).

sorry that all the posts have typos..nobody can spell..n yes I own all of you
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I've had my evo for about 3 months now and have dropped it 3 times from a standing position, i am 6 feet so lets say i dropped it from about 4 feet (long legs) each time. Not A SINGLE SCRATCH, MARK, OR DENT!!! I got insurance so it doesn't really matter but i expect the phone to be tough since it did cost me a little bit of money and it is as expected since I do and have for a long time work in the restaurant business.

I got mine on launch day and it still hasn't felt the effects of gravity. I have it in a case for when it does take its inevitable tumble.

Got mine in August and dropped it about 5+ times at various heights with a screen protector. Little scars here or there hardly noticeable.
However I found stupid cracks on power and volume buttons plus and extra on the side. Im pissed about that.
Ill see if sprint might fix or not since I have insurance anyways. But they might just consider it cosmetic like dust under a screen.

dropped mine twice so far once without a case n got a big scuff on the bottom then with the body glove case n it broke the case completly. fingers crossed have a new case and no drops yet lol

Right after I got mine, before I had even decided which case and screen protector to buy, it slipped out of my shirt pocket when I bent down to retrieve my dropped car keys. It ended up sliding a couple feet down a concrete driveway on it's screen. I was bummed but the damage was really minor (a couple small nicks on the sides and a barely noticeable scratch on the screen). It's now wearing a Steinheil AF screen protector and a Sedio Innocase Active.

I was shopping for clothes when I dropped mine. Luckily I was standing on carpet, and it's in the HTC silicone case. No damage at all. Have had it a little over a month and still in mint condition, thankfully.
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What is the toughest possible case for our phone?

Title says it all,already tried the Ballistics and Trident cases, do they make anything tougher?
Thanks

Custom DUI would do the trick.
If you need somewhere to start, you can try spray foam.

I have the D30 case that I purchased at t-mobile. I've flung the thing at walls, at the floor, dropped it down stairs and phone didn't even blink. I also have a Zagg screen protector and it's kept it scratch free from everything I've done to it as well.

Encase it in spray foam..
I wish Otterbox would make one for the TMo. Used one on my iPhone and it was pretty much indestructible.

I use the d30 case from tmobile. Best case so far.
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pimpsuprazx said:
Title says it all,already tried the Ballistics and Trident cases, do they make anything tougher?
Thanks
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Blast it with piss
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If Ballistic and Trident aren't tough enough for you, I think you may have purchased the wrong device. :angel:

Agree with above, I got ballistics, n have to say its the most durable I've ever owned I've dropped it from 2 stories onto pavement (buddies balcony, was wasted) n it bounced a little, but phone didn't do ****, also dropped it down a flight of stairs to my unfinished basement onto concrete, same thing, just bounced a lil xD had countless drops so far, $ even semi- bricked once n it "accidentally" put a dent in my wall (I accidentally wiped everything, including sd/emmc, forgetting I didn't backup, I was high xD), phone still works flawless
Theres even reviews on youtube of buddy throwing (not tossing) it down the sidewalk a good 30ft n still just picks it up n does his ****
If its still not good enough for ye, maybe you aughta invest in something like this:
http://www.androidauthority.com/sdg...tproof-android-based-rampage-6-phablet-90262/
Get a case for that xD
@Demonr6
Lmao thx for that, BEST answer ever xD

I agree just got my Hercules and have the Ballistic case ,will never b uying another otter box
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D30
I have a D30 case and I dropped it 70 feet of the ground and haven't broke yet.

Winston Yang said:
I have a D30 case and I dropped it 70 feet of the ground and haven't broke yet.
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Had a similar incident and the D30 saved my bacon
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Cases
Had this model about two months now and the D30 from T-Mobile holds up well enough as far as shock goes, but the color starts to fade from pocket ins and outs. Just my two cents

no clue bro.

I didn't have the same luck with the D30 case. It actually cracked down the middle.
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Dropped HOX

Just wanted to say... I dropped my HOX and it now has crack..sss... In the top right hand corner. Ahhhh. I am so pissed off. I've only had it for like 3 or so months. Anyone else crack their HOX or am I the only one :/ and did you get a new screen or nor worry about it?
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Were you using a case protector?

Supermade said:
Were you using a case protector?
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No I am still waiting for our local Optus shop to get some in...
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I must be lucky.
Dropped mine a good 20 times and just a few scuffs and scratches.

mickfitz said:
I must be lucky.
Dropped mine a good 20 times and just a few scuffs and scratches.
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Dropped mine last night! I have 2 cases the one I had on it was one that flips open like a wallet where you can put credit cards etc. Its a really nice case not bulky at all, its leather slim, with a magnetic strap that closes the front shut, anyways it came open when it fell but no harm thankfully. You should have got a case from Amazon as soon as you got the phone I'm sure you paid $600 or more like I did. Some people don't like cases I know, I really don't like them either, but the 2 that I have I like because I fell they look nice, the other case I have is a very slim but gel/rubberized case made from Cruzerlite its clear with grips on the sides and it doesn't take away from the look of the phone at all because you see right trough it and it only cost $10 also. I would advise anyone either pay a protection plan or get a case, I fell for ya man.
Get a case asap even if you got to get one from amazon or somewhere similar, hopefully it doesn't cost to much to get fixed.

drvsbsm said:
Dropped mine last night! I have 2 cases the one I had on it was one that flips open like a wallet where you can put credit cards etc. Its a really nice case not bulky at all, its leather slim, with a magnetic strap that closes the front shut, anyways it came open when it fell but no harm thankfully. You should have got a case from Amazon as soon as you got the phone I'm sure you paid $600 or more like I did. Some people don't like cases I know, I really don't like them either, but the 2 that I have I like because I fell they look nice, the other case I have is a very slim but gel/rubberized case made from Cruzerlite its clear with grips on the sides and it doesn't take away from the look of the phone at all because you see right trough it and it only cost $10 also. I would advise anyone either pay a protection plan or get a case, I fell for ya man.
Get a case asap even if you got to get one from amazon or somewhere similar, hopefully it doesn't cost to much to get fixed.
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I wonder if anyone would swap a galaxy nexus for my cracked HOX? Prob not :/ gunna cost about 160 (if I do it myself) as I have to get new glass and a new LCD screen as I heard you can't separate them. I was waiting for cases to come in to test them before I buy but I think I will just get one from eBay. Sick of waiting...
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Dropped mine couple of times on wood floor.
Can't see any scratches or anything.

Dude,
I have a $0.99 case from eBay, dropped it once and not a single scratch or anything...
I think it's worth the price, I might have a broken screen for all I know...
Cheers,
Jay

The HOX is such an awkward phone to handle, I've dropped it a few times and almost dropped it a few hundred times... The worst was getting out of my car, fell on the driveway with no case (case was on order).. It suffered a couple scuffs, but, the screen as ok ..
Now I have a case on it

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slashd0t said:
The HOX is such an awkward phone to handle, I've dropped it a few times and almost dropped it a few hundred times... The worst was getting out of my car, fell on the driveway with no case (case was on order).. It suffered a couple scuffs, but, the screen as ok ..
Now I have a case on it
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Agree with the awkward comment and have dropped mine a few times, one left a minor chip on the side of the screen, the other fell face down on a escalator, nothing not even a scratch.

I dropped mine on concrete a couple off times, no more than a scratch on the backside.
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obsydian said:
Agree with the awkward comment and have dropped mine a few times, one left a minor chip on the side of the screen, the other fell face down on a escalator, nothing not even a scratch.
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Definitely why I dropped mine twice last week. Once the HOX bounce a couple times, then fell flat on its back. The Rock Quicksand case did it's job I guess.

shinigamikris said:
Just wanted to say... I dropped my HOX and it now has crack..sss... In the top right hand corner. Ahhhh. I am so pissed off. I've only had it for like 3 or so months. Anyone else crack their HOX or am I the only one :/ and did you get a new screen or nor worry about it?
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Oh that really sucks man, bad luck..

Cracked Screen
I dropped my phone a couple of times. I find the phone very slippery. I drop from my night shelf last night and dropped about 50cm onto the titled floor and I also got small crack, in the top right corner as well.

It is a very slim but gel/rubberized case made from Cruzerlite its clear with grips on the sides and it doesn't take away from the look of the phone at all because you see right trough it and it only cost $10 also.

It's times like these I'm happy I got an otterbox :/ The otterbox for the HTC one X honestly isn't my favourite one, especially since it only comes in black (the SGSIII version comes in white!!!! )so I keep taking it off, but I get scared and put it back on. Still, I don't blame people who don't use the otterbox, this phone feels damn good in your hand naked.

i dropped my One X 30 minutes ago when i was sleep..now he show me there are no SIM
sorry for my english
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I hate looking at my cracked screen, it makes me depressed :sly:
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Dropped mine yesterday, now have a big smash in the glass at top left, and some parts of the touch screen are now dead :banghead:
Does anyone have experience with getting the screen repaired, or fixing it themselves? Nothing on ifixit for this phone
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Friend dropped his phone from his lap while getting out of car and...

this is what happened from a 2 foot drop on to concrete. The car is a bmw 3 series so it's not even that high up...had it on his lap and got out with it still on his lap..fell to the ground
only protection was the flip cover, which obviously didn't help and you can see his cover tucked behind in the picture
dang, these phones are fragile!

Remember this is a GLASS touchscreen. Last time I checked, glass easily breaks ( for the most part)
Glass is glass, you can't really change that
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Jbluna said:
Remember this is a GLASS touchscreen. Last time I checked, glass easily breaks ( for the most part)
Glass is glass, you can't really change that
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true...he claims his iphone has never shattered from a drop at that distance...seems he laps his phones a lot

Whiners gonna whine, you drop glass on the ground, it breaks. End of story
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ktrotter11 said:
Whiners gonna whine, you drop glass on the ground, it breaks. End of story
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who's whining here? he had it covered under insurance, so no biggie

eyecon82 said:
this is what happened from a 2 foot drop on to concrete. The car is a bmw 3 series so it's not even that high up
only protection was the flip cover, which obviously didn't help and you can see his cover tucked behind in the picture
dang, these phones are fragile!
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In my opinion the phone looks sexier that way! Lol OK no
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iPhones do break, in fact the most common thing I see break on the iPhone 4 is that damn back.

Tonight mine was on top of a toolbox and my dad opened it not thinking... took a flight to the floor. Not a scratch. Lucky me!!! I took have the flip cover. About a 5ft drop.
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Pebble blue....lightning edition.
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I used to drop my Epic 4G all the time from at least four to five feet, often directly onto the screen itself and it shook it off every time. No screen cracks, barely a scratch, and no internal damage. That damn phone was bullet proof, brick proof, and thanks to the CM team, future proof. I don't think we'll see another phone like it again.

I agree I use to drop my epic touch sometimes but it never cracked. I had a close call with my S3, had my phone in my lap at the doctors office when I stood up my phone fell straight into my purse. I didn't even hear it. I thanked God.
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mikalhernandez said:
I used to drop my Epic 4G all the time from at least four to five feet, often directly onto the screen itself and it shook it off every time. No screen cracks, barely a scratch, and no internal damage. That damn phone was bullet proof, brick proof, and thanks to the CM team, future proof. I don't think we'll see another phone like it again.
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You said it. Over my two years with it I must have dropped it a dozen times. It was never the worse for wear.
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I've dropped my vibrant many a time. Several times on concrete face down and barely a scratch. I hope your incident is a freak occurrence. It's hard to imagine it cracking so easily with the cover and all.

That sucks for him. At least he had insurance. This is why I got me a otterbox. There is a video where they did a test between the GS3 and the iPhone and the iPhone won as far as dropping it etc. But its a thin phone. So not much protection. Just like above glass is going to break. Glad he had insurance.

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That sucks for him. At least he had insurance. This is why I got me a otterbox. There is a video where they did a test between the GS3 and the iPhone and the iPhone won as far as dropping it etc. But its a thin phone. So not much protection. Just like above glass is going to break. Glad he had insurance.
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Yeah, the great thing about insurance is that you don't need a case/protection which makes the phone bulky and look ugly.
If it's worth 10$/mo is up to you. Personally, I think it is since I end up breaking my phone and getting it replaced at least once every few months. And that was with my old phone which was EXTREMELY durable.

Ya I did this at least 5 times with my old Evo lol I really try to be carefull now. THat phone took a beating, doubt this one will.

The glass on the SIII is thinner than the old epic and even the evo, couple that with the larger overall screen size and it makes for an easily cracked piece of glass. I have tried taking the glass of a couple at work to change from white to blue because I dont like the trim color on the blue and it cracks every time. the screen itself is even glued to the glass.

The gs2 had way more durability.

yousefak said:
Yeah, the great thing about insurance is that you don't need a case/protection which makes the phone bulky and look ugly.
If it's worth 10$/mo is up to you. Personally, I think it is since I end up breaking my phone and getting it replaced at least once every few months. And that was with my old phone which was EXTREMELY durable.
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Insurance...$11/month plus $150 deductible right? It's basically like buying another phone, better than not having insurance and having to pay $600 or whatever the retail without a contract costs. I have a very cool looking Rearth Ringke case on my phone right now (more looks than protection) but have an Otterbox Defender on back order right now for peace of mind.

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Insurance...$11/month plus $150 deductible right? It's basically like buying another phone, better than not having insurance and having to pay $600 or whatever the retail without a contract costs. I have a very cool looking Rearth Ringke case on my phone right now (more looks than protection) but have an Otterbox Defender on back order right now for peace of mind.
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I actually buy it from bestbuy so I can get their $10/mo geeksquad protection. There's also no deductible.
Personally, I think any case is ugly and ruins the phone. I'm also a sucker for phones being thin (makes it look sexier) and cases make them fat. A lot of people will probably disagree with me, but that's my own personal opinion.
That said, if bestbuy adds a deductible that's more than $100, I'd probably stop using insurance and put a case on it even if it means I have to sacrifice looks.

Seen 2 people with broken note 2s today

First I just have to say this phone is freaking awesome. I have mine running Jedi X7 with Perseus kernel. Basically it's the best phone there is. Samsung took it to a whole new lol.
So this guy at work has a Grey Note 2 from Sprint. He dropped it getting out of the car. He has a crack going from the top left corner to the middle of the right side of the glass. Like a triangle basically. Brutal. But then today a girl I hadn't seen in a while had a Grey Note 2 for AT&T. It was hanging out of her pocket with tape holding the battery in. I asked to see it and I looked at the front and I was shocked. A Completely shattered front screen. At least 50 pieces of glass. Evidently her digitizer still worked but she didn't have insurance on her plan so she basically is screwed.
Be careful with your Note's guys. If you don't have a case GET ONE! My flip case saved mine from a drop out the car just the other night lol.

Agree, as careful as we are, we cant never know what will happen, just last night, I put mynote on my bed, about a foot away from the edge, my daughter move the pillow and the note just slipped and fell to the floor, lucky I have tpu case on it

Stuff happens -- it's a fact of life. You never know when your phone might be accidentally knocked off the table, fall out of your lap as you get out of your car, you could slip on ice walking in the winter and your phone could go flying, etc etc. You can never guarantee 100% that your phone will never be dropped or that an accident will never happen. Even just a basic case would be better than leaving it completely naked.
Just my 2 cents.

Waiting for someone to post how strong gorilla glass is, dropped face down so many times, still looks brand new, cases are like condoms for sissies, bla bla bla ...

Get a d30 case from tmobile, their $30 and let me be abusive as i want to my phone lol

Seeing as there is glass corner to corner on this device I dont get how EVERYONE doesnt have a case on it out the door. I mean ins or no ins .
Once I saw that I didnt even use my GN2 until id received the case in the mail.

dropped my phone the other day on cement, good thing I had a tpu case on and no damage occurred but the S-Pen fell out after the drop and the chrome top of the pen got scratched. Anyone else have issues with the S-Pen falling out too easily?

I have a flip case, so far been good to me. Only things that have Bern damaged are bottom left corner on the metalized plastic ring is bent up (not sure how, but I bent it back, almost good as new) and the Samsung logo on the flip case is half missing....wish the rest would rub off lol.
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Mine vibrated off the table onto the tile floor and cracked the screen to the point where it wouldn't even turn on anymore. It was only about a 4 feet drop. I had a TPU case on it but it seems to me that this phone is just prone to damage if dropped (maybe due to the thinness of the phone?) Right now I'm using a Vibrant that I've dropped a few times from a higher distance and it's fine.
Luckily AMEX is covering my phones repair cost so I lucked out there.

Everyone should get this case
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TPU-CASE-CO...624762?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a7c20c1fa

No.

Square trade for me.
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predation said:
Square trade for me.
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Are you opting for the monthly or the 2-year?

Best case ever!
http://m.otterbox.com/Samsung-Galax...r=J5&start=2&cgid=samsung-galaxy-note-2-cases
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I got the afg ballistic case from amazon on mine, it's pretty much drop proof, only thing is the phone is huge, the phone plus a case is enormous feels like I'm walking around with plate armor on my thigh lol, my advice is get bigger pockets!

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I did the the two year. With coupon it only cost me $85. Ill probably sell the phone in a year for the next phone.
Good thing out square trade isbthe policy is transferable.
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xmv540 said:
Best case ever!
http://m.otterbox.com/Samsung-Galax...r=J5&start=2&cgid=samsung-galaxy-note-2-cases
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+1 Didn't use my GN2 for over a month until this was available. I've seen way to many Ppl not use a case and crack their screen. Not a huge fan of the holster as I broke mine already.
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Here's a link to a great writeup of the Ionic Guardian case. That's what I ended up getting. It has great protection on the corners. I've dropped it twice, having mini heart-attacks each time, but it's been well protected by this case. AND it's only like 15 bucks with shipping.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984867&page=2

predation said:
I did the the two year. With coupon it only cost me $85. Ill probably sell the phone in a year for the next phone.
Good thing out square trade isbthe policy is transferable.
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I did the monthly plan bc I dont have alot of money after dropping $750+ dollars, how did you get it for $85, even with a coupon code it maxed out at $30 off, so it was stll $102 after the discount.
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kdunn1994 said:
I did the monthly plan bc I dont have alot of money after dropping $750+ dollars, how did you get it for $85, even with a coupon code it maxed out at $30 off, so it was stll $102 after the discount.
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there was a facebook deal going on on black friday which i expoited. lol
fake FB account FTW!