Shattered my iphone glass. bought new one, now to get the "appropriate" protection..

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Shattered my iphone glass. bought new one, now to get the "appropriate" protection..

Any suggestions? Price is not as much of an issue.... anymore..
 
Re: Shattered myiphone glass.. bought new one, now to get the "appropriate" protecti

I use the otterbox defender. I drop my phone all the time and thankfully no issues.
 
Re: Shattered myiphone glass.. bought new one, now to get the "appropriate" protecti

Does the old phone still work?

Somewhat off topic here, but as an FYI Microsoft stores are running a campaign where you bring a smartphone in and they set up a "test" to see if a Microsoft phone can compete some random task faster then your smartphone (presumably iphones or Android phones). If you win you get a laptop, if you lose, they give you the option of trading in your smartphone for one of theirs. Straight up trade, no contract required; you give them your old phone, they give you there new one.

Some of the phones sell for hundreds on ebay and Craigslist... If Seattle wasn't 160 miles away, an old iphone 3g I have laying around would be taking the challenge.

Link if you want more details here
 
Re: Shattered myiphone glass.. bought new one, now to get the "appropriate" protecti

I like the otterbox commuter series over the defender, but it depends how much abuse you subject your phone to :). The commuter is less bulky so it also offers less protection, but it's good enough for me.
 
Re: Shattered myiphone glass.. bought new one, now to get the "appropriate" protecti

Any suggestions? Price is not as much of an issue.... anymore..

Did you buy a new phone or just buy a replacement LCD and Digitizer screen? Replacing the Digitizer and LCD screen on an iPhone is really simple.
 
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Wow, does anyone really run with their phone like this? :biggrin: I'll give them credit for creative marketing though. I find that the stock Apple bumper works great for normal day-to-day protection, and for a lot less dough.

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Re: Shattered myiphone glass.. bought new one, now to get the "appropriate" protecti

+1. This is what I do for living, contact me if you need help with this.


Did you buy a new phone or just buy a replacement LCD and Digitizer screen? Replacing the Digitizer and LCD screen on an iPhone is really simple.
 
Re: Shattered my iphone glass. bought new one, now to get the "appropriate" protecti

That's nice but at $159 for a case......when the 4S phone cost me $299....I will live dangerously.
 
Re: Shattered my iphone glass. bought new one, now to get the "appropriate" protecti

Seriously, if you have that kind of dough to spend on a case, might as well get this to show your baller status. :biggrin:

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Re: Shattered my iphone glass. bought new one, now to get the "appropriate" protecti

Just picked up an iPhone4, so perfect timing on the thread. The vapor R8 looks cool, but it offers none of the functionality and protection of the lifeproof. In fact, you wouldn't even want to drop it with the r8 because it'll dent it. Not so good if you just spent $160 on the case!

I am going to pick up the lifeproof tonight ... looks awesome!
 
Re: Shattered my iphone glass. bought new one, now to get the "appropriate" protecti

If you're a DIY'er kind of guy, just replace the screen yourself. It's like 30 very small screws, and you have to pretty much take it all apart. I've done it to two different phones already.
 
Re: Shattered my iphone glass. bought new one, now to get the "appropriate" protecti

I only paid 20 bucks for my iPhone 4 case by Otterbox. I got the Defender with white on white for my white iPhone. :biggrin:
 
Re: Shattered my iphone glass. bought new one, now to get the "appropriate" protecti

Hmm, not sure what I think of the lifeproof. It's HUGE. Debating whether to just hold onto it for when I'm at the beach with the phone...
 
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