[DM-MUG] boo hoo (iPhone)

[Bill Davis]

On Oct 15, 2007, at 9:36 PM, John Eller wrote:

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> On Oct 15, 2007, at 5:50 PM, Bill Davis wrote:
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> >Which case did you get?
>
> started out with incase - about the only one in stock when i picked  
> up my phone on the first day.

That's what I have now.  I've tried several others.  Don't like any  
of 'em.  Even the incase one.

> left the screen completely exposed.

That's why I don't like 'em.  That or the cases are just plain ugly  
or badly designed or both.

> just ordered a case-mate "Signature Line Leather Case/Holster Combo."
> i'm not impressed.  the phone will be much more secure, but it  
> would take houdini to get the thing into answering position before  
> the other party hangs up should a call come through.

Thank heavens for Visual Voice Mail! ;-)  Or a bluetooth headset.

>
> also recently acquired a 160gb ipod classic.

I'm jealous.

> swallowed hard and ordered apple's own case for that - $100.
> about enough top grade fine supple leather to make a thong for a  
> barbie doll.

OUCH!  That's worse, far worse, than the last Apple iPod case I  
bought.  It's too much.  Even for leather.

> but....  i'm completely satisfied with its quality and design.

I was too, but for the iPhone it'd be a lousy design.

> if apple sold an iPhone case of equal quality for $150,  i'd  
> probably go for it.

Not I. That's too much for a case.  One-third that is too much.

> but design is a problem for this thing.  screen really does need  
> protecting without compromising access.

And that's hard to do.  We need a flip cover like the old Palm III's  
had.  Sorta made your PDA look like the old original-series Star Trek  
communicators....I've had something like that on most of my PDAs.   
All of my cell phones until now have been Motorola flip-phones  
(MicroTAC, StarTAC, RAZR).  It's a great design and protects the  
screen pretty well.

And even that's not perfect for the iPhone. Suppose you drop it with  
the flip up protector open.  <insert tinkle of breaking glass here>  
No, the proper solution is for Apple to use a high quality plastic  
screen not a glass one.

> (the case-mate comes with a plastic screen guard thing that you're  
> supposed to be able to apply without air bubbles - impossible.  i  
> tossed it after a couple of tries.)

I know what you mean. They sell those for Palms and PocketPC's  too.  
They're the biggest scam around.  Fiendishly difficult if not  
impossible to apply and they can actually cause damage on plastic pda  
screens if you apply them wrong and get dust/grit under them.  I was  
able to mostly get one applied, but the reduce the image quality and  
degrade over time so you have to replace them and buy more!

  - Bill