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http://www.calculatorsource.com/tp-pda.html
It looks like it might work given the fact they will custom build it..
The longer flap also has a piece of plastic inside to help protect the screen.
Looking for some feed back. I may order one to give it a shot..
Thanks Kevin
Looks like it would work well, and has the right price (if you don't want leather).
Ok..I ordered one in a horizontal layout with a belt clip. I will take some pictures and post them when I get it. About 2 weeks.....
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Ok..I ordered one in a horizontal layout with a belt clip. I will take some pictures and post them when I get it. About 2 weeks.....
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Hs1333a, has it arrived? Looking forward to your picture
edit: could'nt wait, so have gone ahead to place my order too.
Not yet...They told me it shipped from the mfg on or about 1/16 so it should be here any day. I will get some pics up as soon as I get it...Hopefully it's well made and practical..fingers crossed.
Thanks Kevin
Ok...I just got the case and it's made very well. The only thing that wasn't done to my spec was that I asked for a metal spring clip for my belt instead of the belt loop. I have a call into the mfg about correcting this. I went with the dimensions of 5 1/4" x 3 7/8" x 5/8" Horizontal Layout and that allows enough room to have the keyboard attached as well. I'm going to see about having one made up using a smaller thickness of about 3/8" this should make for a nice snug fit for just the device. Any questions give a shout..
If anyone is interested I would go through the mfg directly.
The Pouch Inc
www.thepouchinc.com
1-800-727-6824
Just an update..The Mfg called back and they were very polite and helpful. Because of the mishap with the belt clip they are going to send me another case. I changed the 5/8" to 3/8" on this one to get a tighter fit. I never expect anything for free and since I'm changing the original dimensions they are only charging me half price for the new unit, which I feel is fair.
New case with belt clip
I just received the updated case with the belt clip and smaller width(thickness). The unit fits in nice and snug. The material they use stretches so it keeps everything in place. The case is pretty nice and very well made.
Thanks Kevin
Did you order the thin case with a hard flap to protect the screen from impact damage when not connected to the keyboard?
I like the spring clip, but without any covering I've always found that they really scratch up the belt after using it for awhile. Is the other option the belt / clip web strap?
Can you post a picture of the bigger case with the complete device with keyboard attached. I'd like to see how bulky it looks.
Thanks
hitch said:
Did you order the thin case with a hard flap to protect the screen from impact damage when not connected to the keyboard?
I like the spring clip, but without any covering I've always found that they really scratch up the belt after using it for awhile. Is the other option the belt / clip web strap?
Can you post a picture of the bigger case with the complete device with keyboard attached. I'd like to see how bulky it looks.
Thanks
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Here's a couple of comparisons of the two cases. The tinner one also has the flap with the plastic on the inside to help protect the screen. The bigger case has the belt loop and I believe the other clip is a locking buckle(see pic).
All in All I like the unit without the keyboard and it fits great in the thinner case...
The picture 2nd from left on above post is the unit with keyboard in the larger case
http://cgi.ebay.com/Leather-Carrying-Case-for-HTC-Advantage-X7500-X7501-New_W0QQitemZ180231674522QQihZ008QQcategoryZ20336QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Just wondering if anyone's tried this case. It would be nice to know about the quality and fitting. I'm also very curious if that belt clip will last.
Thanks in advance!
J
hello,
I've not tried this case but I've had several with the plastic belt clip
and if you have a job that involves sitting a lot they can be fragile,
or if you do lots of manual work. I find the sewn belt loops flatter
and stronger. the krussel case is hard to beat
jay
Never used it, but i'm certain you'll soon be disappointed if you buy that case. IMO, a good case is an absolute must. You don't want your Athena falling off your hip when getting out of the car do you? This always happened with my old axim case with a plastic clip. Nutshell guarantees their case, including the steel clip or leather loop (whichever you get), for two years. Expensive though, but worth every penny to protect my athena.
http://tuff-as-nuts.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=564
Actually, It'll probably end up in my pocket. I like those cases where you don't have to take them off to use the phone. That's why I was eyeballing this one.
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Actually, It'll probably end up in my pocket. I like those cases where you don't have to take them off to use the phone. That's why I was eyeballing this one.
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Just watch the screen. I once put my universal in a case in my trousers pocket, you guessed it the screen cracked! cost £100 to fix it. lord knows how much the athena's screen would cost, more than the machine is worth I guess.
I have one, the 2nd week the belt clip brike getting in the car. Not to mention the phone slipped right out from it twice, with my foot action as a cushion (broke a piece of th tab on the battery door) and the 2nd time was last week at the gas station. The cases are designed with crappy materials but with a bit of mod I saved mine from going into the garbage. I had to cut the back open and put a piece of plastic in it for more support against it flopping. I used a hot air gun to soften the side holders and bend them in slightly for a more snugged fit. At the end of all that the next morning I broke the plastic tab on the case going into the car. Now I still have the case using but only because I've not finished mounting the belt clip on the OEM case as yet, as i've already already cut a caller display into the case and used that strip to make a leather flap to close it. Once I find a steardy belt clip I will post pictures of the mod. If I can't find one strong enough that will not break I will go for a standard clip mounted back and stitched on for a better look.
Back to this clip, I would recommend getting it if you can do a little bit of mod on your own, but BE WARNED if you don't mod the rails on it, your liable to damage your device, when (i said when, because eventually it will) slide out.
See what I said about that ebay case, and what you should buy instead on my thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=344605
Bottom line, run FAR, far away from that ebay case.
Tuff-as-Nuts now has an option to get a slightly larger Athena case that will accomodate the Athena+case (thanks to my having one special ordered one). You can now have it either way.
Brad Miter
Ebay Trash
I had the ebay case for one week before the clip broke. It is made of the cheapest, thinnest plastic I have ever seen. I have a Verizon phone from my employer that came with a clip similar to this one. Even though the Verizon phone is about 80% lighter than the Advantage, the clip that came with it has plastic three times thicker. After the Ebay clip broke, I started using the case with my Verizon clip. It took another week for the post on the case to break.
It is amazing how shoddy this design is. If you can get it on ebay for $3 (including shipping) I would get it, but only to use as a case. It will not survive on your belt.
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I It took another week for the post on the case to break.
It is amazing how shoddy this design is. If you can get it on ebay for $3 (including shipping) I would get it, but only to use as a case. It will not survive on your belt.
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I bought this case recently (based on the similar device dimensions) and was quite pleased with it. I need a belt clip so I can always have both hands free. It adds a bit of bulk to the device but feels quite secure on the belt. I thought the case would be a tight-fit but the athena (+ keybd) feels just slightly loose in it which is good. I just push the edges upwards to eject. Worth the price I think.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Leather-Case-...photoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262
PS: Not related at all to seller,etc,etc. Just helping fellow travellers on the quest for decent belt-clip cases for athenas.
Abram said:
I bought this case recently (based on the similar device dimensions) and was quite pleased with it. I need a belt clip so I can always have both hands free. It adds a bit of bulk to the device but feels quite secure on the belt. I thought the case would be a tight-fit but the athena (+ keybd) feels just slightly loose in it which is good. I just push the edges upwards to eject. Worth the price I think.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Leather-Case-...photoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262
PS: Not related at all to seller,etc,etc. Just helping fellow travellers on the quest for decent belt-clip cases for athenas.
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A very good, protective black leather case. No belt clip.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Book-Type-Lea...hash=item120199602780&_trksid=p3911.m14.l1318
Post 12 from wajiguqu0223 reported. Completely meaningless in the context of this entire board, and my guess is its a precursor to some major spam campaign.
edit: old post 12 has been deleted. Good. (which now makes this post 12, lol)
Finding a leather case that's really made for the Note 2 that goes on your hip is a heck of a challenge at best. There's lots of pleather cases out there, and ones that aren't made for the Note...they're big enough to hold two of them I've heard! The case made right is big enough already, it doesn't need to be bigger than needed.
So after lots of looking I settled on the Smartphone Experts Side Pouch.
From what I could tell in the pictures, it looked like a good case and with the black friday discount, I got it for ~$21, not bad for a leather case.
It came in today, and I must say I'm pleasantly surprised. It truly is real leather, smells great and is stamped so on the back (you can see it in the pictures.) Stitching is done nicely, and with black thread instead of the white I see so often. Thank god for that, I don't need my case looking like a leisure suit!
There is extra padding on the exposed side of the case, I haven't seen this before in other cases. This can be seen in the pictures too. The belt clip is sturdy and strong, even though it looks small. The closure is magnetic and holds the flap down securely. Honestly, I don't know if magnets really mess up the phone, but it would be a simple matter to slide a sheet of mu-metal foil inside of the padded area to help with that.
The fit is quite snug, but one can expect that with all leather cases. They usually take about a week or so to form fit to your device. After that, it'll be quite easy to get the case in and out of my pocket. It does have a finger hole in the bottom center of the case to enable you to pop your device out easily. One miss, as pointed out by BrooklynAvi is that there is no headphone hole. I don't use headphones, but I can certainly see how that'd be a problem.
So, all in all, a very nice quality case. Definitely would recommend to anyone looking for a leather hip case.
Thanks for the review. Do you think this pouch can fit the Note Ii with a case? Maybe I'll be a tight fit.
Kinda hard to tell; my phone is naked. The extra padding is soft, so it does have some give in it. If the case is thin, it'll probably go. Good thing is that leather stretches with time, so it should stretch to fit eventually?
I love the Seidio holster but they aren't making it for the GNote 2 without an additional case. In addition to the cost of the extra case, I don't want to have a case on my phone. The strange thing is they make two of those type of cases which annoys me. One should have been the regular one. Well, they said they don't plan to make one so I was in the market for a traditional hip case. I found this one and you confirmed a few things I wanted to know so I'm ordering it now. I used this type for my Dash and several other devices so it shouldn't be too bad. Better than my pocket.
I thought this thread was going to be about a hip ie. fashionable case
I've been deceived ha ha
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I've been deceived ha ha
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Yeah, well.....
One thing I can't stand is a phone in the pocket. Only way to make that worse is to have a LARGE phone in my pocket. It may not look cool, but you can't beat a case on your hip for ease of access.
One (or two) big issues
OP: Can you add this comment (in brief, of course) to the OP so others know the headphones hole is missing?
So I received the case and it was exactly what I expected in terms of quality. It really is designed for a belt but works well on my pants alone when I don't wear a belt but falls off my sweatpants at home (I don't wear my case at home much anyway and this is to be expected). Here are the issues. There are no cutouts for the headphone and charger. The charger isn't truly and issue for me as I doubt I will charge it while wearing it like I've done with other phones (while out and using an external charger) because the battery life is tremendous on the GN2. But I really use the headphones while wearing the case. I actually think that this is a vital feature that was overlooked. My solution will be to pay $5 or $10 to have a professional seamstress cut a hole in it and stitch up the hole. Yeah, it's that important to me.
So if you need a case like this then it's really your only choice. I just didn't think to ask. It's solid though and once it stops being stiff I'm going to enjoy not having to carry the device in my pocket. I'm a huge fan of side cases and this is a really good one. (Anyone remember the awesome one that came with the T-Mobile Dash?)
After a week or so of use I've decided I'm returning the case. It simply doesn't stay on my side and it's fallen off in my car a few times. It even fell off while I was walking. I'm so disappointed in a case that could have been so good.
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I never buy those belt clips like that, i had a bad experience with those. The belt part becomes every flimsy very fast. Im still looking for a nice belt holster that isn't ottercase or siedo.
I haven't had a problem with it falling off, but then I always had a belt on when I was using the case. It's a good case, but I've switched to the Best Buy Pt/seidio surface case. Gives the extra grip I need and love the holster.
I have been looking online for a vertical pouch style holster for a while.
I found one I think might work but it's 39.99 and I hate waiting for shipping...
Every time I'm out I check for any type of anything that I might be able to shove this thing in! Drives my family crazy I'm sure.
Last night I was in hhgregg (a store I never go to) and I found this Garmin pouch that fits the gn2 perfectly!
I also have a flip cover, modded cruzerlite tpu case and a flygrip on the phone.
The pouch was just that. No clip or anything.
Tonight, I was about to go out to get lunch/dinner and hunt for some sort of belt clip that I could try to attach to the pouch. I looked down and saw a metal clip that came off one of our garage door openers..
OMG I had it all along!
The clip is optional so it slides off the opener. It also happens to have 3 holes in the back of it. Perfect for sewing!
Ok dinner would have to wait.
I got out some black thread and a needle and proceeded to sew the clip to the pouch.
I also mashed the clip down a bit with pliers because I think it's made wider to be able to clip to a car sun visor.
It's not perfect because it sags just a little. The pouch looks like neoprene but it's actually fabric covering some sort of thin foam so it's not quite as firm as neoprene. BUT....
It is very low profile and will definitely work for now! I can't believe I will finally have something to hold my phone in where I can actually get to it without digging through my purse.
I figured I'd share this in case someone else might be interested!
Ok It's time to eat now! I'm starving!
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Adding a pic with my note 2 in the case and a pic of it clipped to the pocket of my jeans.
Courtesy of my husband's gs2.
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I wore my G2 on my hip for 2 years, but I'm just thinking this thing is too big to belt clip.
Don't you feel a bit funny with that much hardware on your hip?
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I got this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-G...220889?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4170231259 but I dont use the belt clip
My wife refused to leave the house with me when I jokingly attached it to my belt.
Queue515 said:
I wore my G2 on my hip for 2 years, but I'm just thinking this thing is too big to belt clip.
Don't you feel a bit funny with that much hardware on your hip?
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It really doesn't feel that big to me. I guess I'm used to the size now.
I also have the option of covering it with my shirt which I tucked behind for the picture.
It's just so convenient to have it there that I've decided I don't care if it's big. It really is slim in the pouch. I'm not sure I would like it if it were thicker like a normal leather pouch.
Maybe I'll take another pic with more of me showing for size reference. Of course if I just put my shirt over it no one would even know it was there...
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Has anyone found a credit card case that is a non flip cover design? I want one where you simply slide some cards to the back of the phone similar to these iphone ones.
http://www.speckproducts.com/smartflex-card-for-iphone-5.html
http://www.case-mate.com//iPhone-5-Cases/Case-Mate-iPhone-5-Pop-ID-Cases.asp
Thanks for any help!
There are some on ebay but the credit cards goes inside the case between the phone and the case. so you would have to remove the phone in order to remove the card.
Deal Extreme (dx.com) has several. Search for "N7100 Wallet"
I was just looking through these yesterday and am going to order a couple to try out also!
example:
http://dx.com/p/wallet-protective-p...-for-samsung-galaxy-note-2-n7100-white-163143
I've been looking for a case that hold cards in the back for months, but no luck. You can buy a card holder pocket and stick on the back of your phone or case. I bought 2 different styles from Amazon, but returned them. I didn't like how it looked and felt.
http://www.amazon.com/Sinjimoru-Cellphone-Holder-Samsung-smartphones/dp/B007Y9H0V2
http://www.amazon.com/Pouch-Attachment-Mobile-Phone-E-Wallet/dp/B007X5ITNA
3 for $6 http://www.amazon.com/Cosmos-Adhesive-Credit-pocket-cellphone/dp/B00AZVTWPI/
I like the leather look of this one. It's made to cover the entire back of an iPhone5. You can cut off the excess material and it'll barely fit the back of the Note 2 without blocking the speaker and camera.
black http://www.amazon.com/Sinjimoru-Sinjipouch-Leather-Cellphone-Holder/dp/B00BC44PR2
white http://www.amazon.com/Sinjimoru-Sinjipouch-Leather-Cellphone-Holder/dp/B00BC419UI
3 card holder (white only) http://www.amazon.com/Sinjimoru-Sinjipouch-Leather-Cellphone-Holder/dp/B00BC4AZVW
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I just bought this one. Since it loads cards sideways, I can put my finger inside when I hold the phone to prevent it from dropping.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006GD0OJC
Excellent question! I've been looking for the same thing for ages!
I found out that javoedge used to make a card case for the note 1. I think it's been discontinued.
The attachable card holders that HKSpeed mentioned look really good. Now, if only I can get my hands on one in Malaysia...
i think spigen sgp sold that
I got the card holder pocket from Amazon yesterday. It holds 2-3 card easily. The material is stretchy cloth. I attached it upside down so I can slide my finger into it when I hold the phone in my right hand.
I got one
I got one of those Sinjimoru pouches that HKSpeed mentioned. It's very useful, I now barely ever take my purse with me.
However, I noticed that the edges on the seams aren't that great, it started to lift off after a little while, but maybe because I've stuffed like 4 cards in there. I've "fixed" it for the time being with super glue. And don't get the white, it gets dirty easily and can't wash it off
Thanks for the suggestions. Still wish there was an actual case made instead of back attachments. Maybe I will give some of these a try.
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Are you looking for one like this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...lue-Orange-Card-Wallet-Gummy-Ma-/360563483654
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Been searching for this too. Was looking for one with a wallet on the back to slide money or cards into. So far i haven't found any.
Dakota, that's close but the cards should be on the outside of the case in slots on the back.
How do you like the candy shell case? I want one but don't like how they scratch up
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I fully understand what you are looking for. I searched for something like that too, could find any. But then i found something very promising on Kickstarter - http://www.tightstore.com/
Ordered it, living with it for 2 months already. i just love it. exactly what every man that had enough with regular wallets need.
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Are you looking for one like this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...lue-Orange-Card-Wallet-Gummy-Ma-/360563483654
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That's pretty cool but would find it annoying having to take the case off all the time.
Here is a similar one but it seems that there is a cut out for DMB antenna at right upper corner.
FOXJAIL
I have been looking for those forever. Keep finding them for the iphone but no luck with note 2
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HKSpeed said:
I've been looking for a case that hold cards in the back for months, but no luck. You can buy a card holder pocket and stick on the back of your phone or case. I bought 2 different styles from Amazon, but returned them. I didn't like how it looked and felt.
http://www.amazon.com/Sinjimoru-Cellphone-Holder-Samsung-smartphones/dp/B007Y9H0V2
http://www.amazon.com/Pouch-Attachment-Mobile-Phone-E-Wallet/dp/B007X5ITNA
3 for $6 http://www.amazon.com/Cosmos-Adhesive-Credit-pocket-cellphone/dp/B00AZVTWPI/
I like the leather look of this one. It's made to cover the entire back of an iPhone5. You can cut off the excess material and it'll barely fit the back of the Note 2 without blocking the speaker and camera.
black http://www.amazon.com/Sinjimoru-Sinjipouch-Leather-Cellphone-Holder/dp/B00BC44PR2
white http://www.amazon.com/Sinjimoru-Sinjipouch-Leather-Cellphone-Holder/dp/B00BC419UI
3 card holder (white only) http://www.amazon.com/Sinjimoru-Sinjipouch-Leather-Cellphone-Holder/dp/B00BC4AZVW
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I just bought this one. Since it loads cards sideways, I can put my finger inside when I hold the phone to prevent it from dropping.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006GD0OJC
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Out of those 3 adhesive credit car pockets above, which one do you think has the best quality? In theory, they all look similar, full adhesive back, elastic stretchy pocket that holds 2-3 cards and a few bills, right? One is $15, the other one $10, and then you have 3 for $6. Big price spread, so I'm curious what do you think since you had tried them all. What is max holding capacity of each?
Here is what I'm thinking. Per my review in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38809235&postcount=28 since there is a gap between UAG/phone and CONVERT holster, I want to stick one of these pouches on inner side of the holster. This way I can carry my phone in a holster and when take it out I have a pocket in there for credit cards and a few 20s. I'm leaning more toward the 3 for $6 value, but not sure if its a crappy quality? Plus, since holster inner side is not solid flat, do you think it will be an issue with sticking? In theory there should be enough surface to hold on to, but would like to her your opinion.
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Out of those 3 adhesive credit car pockets above, which one do you think has the best quality? In theory, they all look similar, full adhesive back, elastic stretchy pocket that holds 2-3 cards and a few bills, right? One is $15, the other one $10, and then you have 3 for $6. Big price spread, so I'm curious what do you think since you had tried them all. What is max holding capacity of each?
Here is what I'm thinking. Per my review in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38809235&postcount=28 since there is a gap between UAG/phone and CONVERT holster, I want to stick one of these pouches on inner side of the holster. This way I can carry my phone in a holster and when take it out I have a pocket in there for credit cards and a few 20s. I'm leaning more toward the 3 for $6 value, but not sure if its a crappy quality? Plus, since holster inner side is not solid flat, do you think it will be an issue with sticking? In theory there should be enough surface to hold on to, but would like to her your opinion.
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I really liked the very last one in my post (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006GD0OJC). since the opening is longer/wider, it can hold/stretch more. I dont know if it can hold more than 3 cards plus cash, since i never tried to put in that much stuff. I think sticking a pouch to the back of a UAG case will cause lint and dirt to get stuck to the adhesive side of the pouch through the UAG's openings. Plus the UAG's material is textured, so adhesive won't stick as strong to flat plastic.
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I really liked the very last one in my post (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006GD0OJC). since the opening is longer/wider, it can hold/stretch more. I dont know if it can hold more than 3 cards plus cash, since i never tried to put in that much stuff. I think sticking a pouch to the back of a UAG case will cause lint and dirt to get stuck to the adhesive side of the pouch through the UAG's openings. Plus the UAG's material is textured, so adhesive won't stick as strong to flat plastic.
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you misunderstood him. he asked about sticking it to the holster's interior, not the UAG case's interior
I have looking myself for a while and this is the best I can find so far. alibaba .com
and search for Black_ID_Credit_Card_Case for note 2, sorry i'm new and can't post links
Any luck on your end? A friend of mine has the bullettrain case for his Iphone 5 and I'm jealous!