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[Open Thread] Thoughts On Otterbox Case For EVO Shift 4G

So I just wanted to start a thread for myself and anyone else who may want to read it
Basically anyone who has an otterbox case for the evo shift or has seen/used it or whatever just leave your opinions/reviews whatever. I am thinking of buying one so just wondering

I don't have one for the Shift but I've used an Otterbox on other devices and would recommend it if you have the slightest fear of damaging your handset.
I believe the last one I used was a Commuter which completely encased the handset and seemed to be able to take a hit. The back was too smooth for me so I had a little trouble re-learning how to hold it and the thickness of the handset increased significantly but overall it felt safe. Worth the extra money.

I am using the otterbox commuter case on my shift right now. I like it a lot. The fit and finish seems like it is completely a part of the phone. Only two complaints are:
1. If I try to move an icon from one hone screen to another, the piece covering the screen makes it difficult to move it to the "edge" - not a big deal, you learn to adjust.
2. When opening the slider, I hear a click sound, sounding like the little tabs holding the upper piece on are catching as it moves. Again, kinda not picky.
All in all, I think it is a great case and makes me worry a lot less about dropping my device. I would definitely recommend it.
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Awesome seems like ill want to pick it up. I recently cracked the screen on my shift and made a few scuff marks so that's what seriously turned me to getting the case.

notsointeresting said:
Awesome seems like ill want to pick it up. I recently cracked the screen on my shift and made a few scuff marks so that's what seriously turned me to getting the case.
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Tip for putting on the included screen protector...patience and a clean work surface! I couldn't get it to work well at first, then I ended up dropping it on the carpet. I was ready to give up on it until my wife took it from me and got it to work. So...if you have the patience of an ADHD kid on meth like I do...lol. It was my first screen protector too so. Anyways have fun!
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definitely worth getting. i have the commuter series otterbox and it makes my phone look and feel like a beast. only thing that annoys me sometimes is the dust/lint that gets stuck to the rubber on the case, but i just blow it off.

zeke803 said:
2. When opening the slider, I hear a click sound, sounding like the little tabs holding the upper piece on are catching as it moves. Again, kinda not picky.
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I haven't had a problem opening the slider at all.
I have one and love it! Top of the line case, looks good feels good and protects good! I would totally recommend it to anyone with a Shift!..

I use it on my shift, and have had them on two other phones. Like everyone else said, its a great case, and really does look like a part of the phone.
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I'm now on my second otterbox after a free factory replacement, my only nit pics are the usb port cover doesn't stay closed, and it clicks everytime I open it, feels like one of the clips is catching....
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Just got the Commuter series and I'm a fan so far. Makes the phone feel more substantial and gives a better grip. The only issue was with the headphone and USB port covers, which didn't stay down. I just removed them, but DON'T Rip them off, it'll tear the rubber casing. Found that out on the USB port one so I cut the headphone one off. Either way makes the rubber a little loose around the port but not hugely annoying unless you're a perfectionist(which I can be). I'll just apply a little glue and seat it on the plastic frame.
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Thanks for the answers guys! I'm definently going to pick one up in a couple days.
I do want to keep this thread open just so anyone can ask questions/leave other reviews for other people.

notsointeresting said:
Thanks for the answers guys! I'm definently going to pick one up in a couple days.
I do want to keep this thread open just so anyone can ask questions/leave other reviews for other people.
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Got the Otter Box Commuter of Ebay for 24.97 free shipping. in retail box

wcherin said:
Got the Otter Box Commuter of Ebay for 24.97 free shipping. in retail box
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That's great. The retail price from otterbox.com is $35 so thats a great buy. There's just something about ebay that I can't trust lol. That's me and my paranoia tho.

notsointeresting said:
That's great. The retail price from otterbox.com is $35 so thats a great buy. There's just something about ebay that I can't trust lol. That's me and my paranoia tho.
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Check also Amazon I got mine for about the same price .. 20 something and It's safer than eBay (for me it is)

kbrn said:
Check also Amazon I got mine for about the same price .. 20 something and It's safer than eBay (for me it is)
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Wow I found one for 22 on amazon thanks for the tip man

Once you have the front plate on the phone. How the hell do you get it off????
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Xx12thANG3LxX said:
Once you have the front plate on the phone. How the hell do you get it off????
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Its almost inpossible without breaking the case. I broke one of the clips in the process..... thank goodness for a warranty!
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Rooster85 said:
Its almost inpossible without breaking the case. I broke one of the clips in the process..... thank goodness for a warranty!
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I guess that's not technically a bad thing if the fronts hard to get off.
I just hope the back isn't the same when I get mine.
Is it?

notsointeresting said:
I guess that's not technically a bad thing if the fronts hard to get off.
I just hope the back isn't the same when I get mine.
Is it?
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Nope I can confirm that, being really careful you can take the back without any problem..
I Think that the front parts being hard to take off it's a good thing.

Had mine for 2 or 3 months now
Bought it from Amazon for like $25 when they finally came available for the shift and had to wait a month before I got it in hand.
I'm not as impressed as i would be with the protection if it was a defender case. I had the black case with fake carbon fiber and belt clip before. The otterbox commuter is better then that one, by how much I'm not sure.
I dropped my phone about a month ago. I don't know if it just hit the right place of the case, and the back case came flying off the phone, the side clips where busted off, so the back case would not stay on any more.
I decided to call up otterbox and see if it was under warr. and if they would replace it. AMAZINGLY they said YES so they shipped me a new one for free i didn't even have to pay shipping. NICE. It was quick and easy I thought that was soooo cool. Because of that i will continue to buy otterbox, and recommend them to others.
In future i hope to buy defender cases (better protection) which means no more slider phones which i think i am ready for now that touch screens are so much better. All my old phones have been sliders with full keyboards from back in the day with my old HTC t-mobile MDA, which made me find this site.
Thats my 2 cents.

New Portenzo Hardback Case/Cover

Brand new Portenzo Hardback case. This was just released and is currently on sale for 2 days only @ $19.95! Watch the video for a demo of the super stick grip tape.
I'm still a very happy Portenzo BookCase customer. their quality and customer service is outstanding!
https://shop.portenzo.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=hardback-for-nexus

I ordered one. I'll post some pics next to the bookcase when I get it.
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I have the BookCase and I'm thinking of ordering one of these too. I need to stop this case addiction!

It's nice but there's no way to make this stand right?

Sounds right. No stand.

Looks a lot like the Dodo Case to me.

Ordered one. All black with a red elastic strap. Thanks!

Hanoverfiste said:
Looks a lot like the Dodo Case to me.
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It does, but the Dodo is way more expensive and only available in 4 colors. Portenzo has a better reputation, less expensive and way more colors to chose from. Looks like I am buying another Portenzo today!
I will post pics when I get it.

Was liking it until I saw the adhesive approach to securing the device. Like everything else about it - moleskine type design, quality materials.

Anyone have any experience with the sticky pads?
Do they leave any residue if you remove your device?
I'm assuming they are a one time use as well?
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bourne-nolonger said:
Anyone have any experience with the sticky pads?
Do they leave any residue if you remove your device?
I'm assuming they are a one time use as well?
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If it's anything like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008A1XN28/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
Then the "sticky" is extremely sticky!
Enough so that when I tried to remove the N7, the back cover came off the tablet!
I don't mean that in some awful "it broke!" way...it's just that the adhesive is stronger than the tablet's back cover retainers.
So if you were scared to pry open your N7 with a screwdriver...this is an alternate way to open it.
But if you're careful and go slow, the tablet comes off and there is no residue.
The adhesive can be wiped down with water and when it dries, it's good to go!
I tested the case on my N7, then put my Galaxy Tab 2 7" in it, then back to the N7.
Since the Portenzo costs more than twice as much...I'd hope their adhesive is just as good if not better to work with than the $9 case!

Ordered mine yesterday in firetruck red! Pretty excited about this. I was looking for something classy but with thin profile so Bookcase came close but this hardbook was a better fit for my needs.
Does anyone now how long it takes for them to ship? Happy Friday all

I wonder how the quality compares to the dodocase.
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bourne-nolonger said:
Anyone have any experience with the sticky pads?
Do they leave any residue if you remove your device?
I'm assuming they are a one time use as well?
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I have the casemate tuxedo for the kindle fire using the sticky pad. It's re-usable and does not leave a residue. I sent my first kindle back and got a replacement from Amazon, no issues re-applying the pad on the replacement, just as sticky as the first time.

cant make it stand though, so a big nono for me

was going to wait till i got home to order but byt he time i did the price was back up to 39.99 :crying:

Looks like a good alternative to the Dodocase! I managed to place an order before the sale ended too. At $19.99, it was too good of a deal to pass up.

I just ordered mine (yes I know I said it looks like the Dodo but I couldn't help myself). And it was still 19.99 only I ordered the composition which added 9.99.
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Has anyone's shipped yet? I ordered on launch day and have yet to hear anything.
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Went through the link on xda and it was still 19.99 weird...
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For those of you who don't like cases but are worried about traveling with your N7...

I picked this travel case up at Target for about 12$... fits everything nicely.
http://i.imgur.com/riXfL.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/A81Vq.jpg

That looks pretty slick for a travel case.:good:

I like it might have to go buy one, do you happen to know the name of it.

kidnice15 said:
I might have to go buy one, do you happen to know the name of it.
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Its actually not even in the electrinics department of target. Its in the camping supply area next to the travel stuff. Its labeled as an e-reader case and has a cardboard sleeve around it. I'm pretty sure the brand was Embark

Thanks.. I am going to go look tomorrow.. I had a feeling it would be an a area I wouldn't know about.lol

Good find. I may grab one of these.
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Its even got a wrist strap.

Got a brand name or something?

Amon_Re said:
Got a brand name or something?
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I'm pretty sure the brand was Embark
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See above.

From looking online it looks like this is it
HTML:
http://www.target.com/p/embark-compression-case-black/-/A-14021658

Just an FYI, I had a similar case for my old Archos PMP. The elastic band wore away the finish on the PMP's frame after a bit of taking it out and putting it back in. I imagine that, if you're careful, it won't be a problem. And one advantage to plastic over metal is that there's no paint to abrade.

Thanks exactly what i was looking for!

That's the right one in the website posted but it says $16 online. It was definitely only $12 or $12.99 in store.

beardedspoooon said:
Just an FYI, I had a similar case for my old Archos PMP. The elastic band wore away the finish on the PMP's frame after a bit of taking it out and putting it back in. I imagine that, if you're careful, it won't be a problem. And one advantage to plastic over metal is that there's no paint to abrade.
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I'm not sure if this will be a problem with this or not but regardless, keeping it face down will eliminate that problem.

Wow man nice find !!! But I am waiting for a portenzo hardback case !
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hkim.doc said:
Wow man nice find !!! But I am waiting for a portenzo hardback case !
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ok!!

Hmm. This looks pretty decent actually. Simple but effective.
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Dot view case

Anyone have it. Any thoughts on it.
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tommason1968 said:
Anyone have it. Any thoughts on it.
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I had it for a couple days and I really enjoyed it. The only reason I returned it is because it attracts my German Sheppard's hair like crazy...lol but you might not have that problem. Also, it doesn't protect that much but it sure looks good.
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Is there a setting that makes it turn on when you put it on
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It is not as tight or secure on my phone as I thought it would be. Dropped from a couple feet and the phone popped out of it. I have one of the older gray ones. Anyone else have the same or different experience?

The flap would not close all the way because I already had a tempered glass on the screen. It is extremely hard to use with one hand. I tried really hard to like it because I personally think it looks nice, but had to return it for those two reasons.

I just bought mine today. I thought it was broke at first because nothing happened when I put the phone into the case. I turned off my lock, checked to make sure the app was installed. Then I remembered I have a tempered screen protector on. When I took it off, the case works just fine. I think I'm going to take it back because it provides absolutely no protection at all. It only works with HTC apps: no gmail, fb, hangouts, 3rd party sms apps...nothing other than HTC's apps. It looks good and it's a neat trick but for $50 I saw all I needed to see here.

I do really like the principle of the Dot View Case, however its the effort of one handed operation that is hampering the thing... Its not as if i have small hands either - at 6'3" i have absolute shovel hands and still struggle.
Unsure...

Case sucks
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tommason1968 said:
Is there a setting that makes it turn on when you put it on
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There is a magnet on the left side just above the middle that invokes the dot view graphics. You can try it on your M8 with a small magnet.

I wasted 35 on this lol
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Love this case! So unique. Well i am done, you guys can continue nagging now.
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I really like the case and the idea of it, but it is slightly off for me. When it is closed, the case is a few mm to the left, so the dots aren't as sharp and more of a blur. If I push the flap to the right a little they line up perfectly. I don't have a screen protector. Does anyone else have this issue? Possibly a defect?
I don't mind holding the flap to use the phone as the phone is big enough that I pretty much need two hands to use it anyways. I will continue to use the case, but I may end up returning it before my 14 days are up if I don't fall in love with it. Right now the only thing really bother me is what I mentioned above with it being slightly off.

I have no interest on Dot case. And also don't have any one.

sending mine back. it's fun but not practical as it hinders one hand use impossible .
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kennypow3rs said:
Case sucks
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I have no interest on Dot case. And also don't have any one.
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Fantastic contribution guys...!!!!! Really. Why did you bother wasting your energy posting?

Given the quality of the doubledip cases for M7, I wasn't expecting much in quality. I hope 3rd parties are allowed to do their own dot view. I've only seen S view type cases for the M8 right now.

Nekromantik said:
sending mine back. it's fun but not practical as it hinders one hand use impossible .
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Flip the cover around the back and one hand use is just fine- it may not wrap around the back perfectly due to the curve, but does not stick out enough to hinder one hand typing, browsing etc, unless you have smurf size hands....

Res215dg said:
Flip the cover around the back and one hand use is just fine- it may not wrap around the back perfectly due to the curve, but does not stick out enough to hinder one hand typing, browsing etc, unless you have smurf size hands....
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same here, after folding flap back I have no problem with one handed use..

Purchased the Dot View case from VZW originally, wasn't very happy with the Warm Gray color. Purchased the Warm Black Dot View case from the Shop Android part of the site and received it today, its the exact same color that VZW is advertising as warm gray, I was expecting a black case as depicted in the photos, the part numbers on the packaging are different, the VZW packaging has an HTC SKU 99H11530-00 and the Shop Android packaging has an HTC SKU 99H11416-00. I will edit this post with a photo in a little while but has anyone else found a similiar situation or has anyone received the shop android Warm Black case that can comment and/or share a photo to compare the Warm Black color? Thanks! VZW Warm Gray on the left and Shop Android Warm Black on the right...

Anyone interested in buying a case? I bought it earlier thinking I'd like it, but it just isn't for me. Instead of returning it to sprint, I'd rather sell it to someone who's had a hard time looking for one. PM me for details.
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80% off Extreme Guard

http://www.xtremeguard.com/v/vspfiles/mobiletemplate/mobiledefault.htm
Enter 80off at check out for 80% off your order. Enjoy.
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Placed an order. Still waiting for it... :good:

I use these all the time on every device. Just as good as Zagg Shield at a ridiculously low price.

Have one on my M8 now and I like it.

Yes, you can't beat the price.
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I've always used best skins ever but the price seems to good to pass. Can anyone compare the 2. Also is the dry one they have even worth it? Most cheap protectors end up getting filled with scratches after a couple weeks
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They're excellent, with 80% off they are gorgeous.
Just bought 2.
Thank you

The dry ones are just like the crappy, scratch prone protectors. Learn from my mistake & don't bother.
I can vouch for their normal ones though, Zagg/BestSkins quality!

Worst. Protectors. Ever.
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Zomb!e said:
Worst. Protectors. Ever.
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Least helpful post ever.
At least give a reason...
I just bought a full body protection and a nd screen protector for $2... Seeing as I normally only last a week or two before I peel them off, it's worth it? Haha
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grneyez said:
http://www.xtremeguard.com/v/vspfiles/mobiletemplate/mobiledefault.htm
Enter 80off at check out for 80% off your order. Enjoy.
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Last month i got 90%off
Btw, thanks for the info

Using it on my N5. Bought one for my M8 and for my gf iPhone 5c. I think they are pretty nice.
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Looks like the code has expired. Just tried to use it and it isn't taking it anymore says it expired on the 16th. Hate I missed out.

Bought some when they were 90%. Got a bad batch and contacted customer service. They immediately sent replacements. It's still curing but I'm liking the look thus far. I bought the full body protection. I like how the back has a better grip now.

If anyone has a new discount code for these, please pass it on. Would love to try them out. Thanks.

Just got mine today, shipped to Sweden in about a week.
Bought 1 regular and one "HD" (dry install). Payed all together $2 (!!!) with shipping to Sweden.
Just applied the dry HD one, looks all right, but doesn't reach all the way out to the edges, missing 1,5-2 mm.
Got 2-3 dust particles stuck when applying, and all of them creates a small air pocket around it, that I hope will go away.
Gonna let it stay on for a while, and see how it works out.

whitlecj said:
If anyone has a new discount code for these, please pass it on. Would love to try them out. Thanks.
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Use 90offtwo

Thanks so much for the link!
Got two dry-apply screens for 80 cents!
I just needed the thinnest scratch-resistant screens to protect the Gorilla Glass of the M8. I'm putting the rest of it in a heavy-duty 2-layer silicone and polycarbonate case anyhow.

Just got a full body kit and hd protector for 1.30 thanks! I thought I'd get away form the Invisible Shields, and these look promising

Do I miss discount? Anyway, can someone who uses protector for back side can share his/her thoughts? I don't like screen protectors but I consider to buy protector for back side.