Hello everyone
I'm considering getting a S743 but I have one reservation...the robustness of the slide.
My friend has a Touch Pro and the top of the phone feels flimsy. When its closed the screen part of the phone will twist and when open it will flex. Overall, it just feels cheap and not very sturdy of a phone and in retrospect I'm glad I didn't buy one. I definitely don't want to spend ~$500 on a cheap feeling phone...even if it looks nice.
Can anyone here compare the build quality of the S740/S743 to a Touch Pro? How do your phones seem quality wise? Anything else concerning build quality you don't particularly like?
Thanks for your comments.
My s743 (the 5 days ive had it) feels very solid.
I went from a tytn II to this. The s743 has been awesome so far. The only thing that put me off was I was so used to the heavy tytnII when I use this I feel like its going to blow away in the wind, but im adjusting
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What cases are you chaps investing in to protect your Heros?
Have not seen any yet. Not sure if I should get one or not I did not get one for the Diamond and that is in great nick
New mobiles make me nervous...........
If you have the white... with Teflon coating and a good screen protector I would imagine that a case isn't necessary.
You haven't witnessed my ability to juggle mobiles and drop things out of pockets onto concrete
Also, when locking onto GPS signals, putting phones on window ledges and watching in horror as they drop 30 foot to paving slabs.....oh yes.....
Been there....done that!
cbailey said:
You haven't witnessed my ability to juggle mobiles and drop things out of pockets onto concrete
Also, when locking onto GPS signals, putting phones on window ledges and watching in horror as they drop 30 foot to paving slabs.....oh yes.....
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i will be keeping a firm grip on my hero....
my old diamond was always trying to jump out of my hand
Mine will reside in my pocket, next to my homekeys, some coins and lint.
I like to put mine in a belt case while at work as I'm always running about. Apart from that a good screen protector normally does the trick
Soon available at www.noreve.com (high quality cases)
I'v tried all the high street stores, and nothing, 99% of mobile shops don't even know what the HTC hero is and 95% of them only sell iPhone crap and nothing else, the worlds getting taken over by sheeps with iPhones
Original HTC Pouch
I bought this:
https://www.expansys.at/d.aspx?i=184424
...and unfortunately, it's crap. My white Hero has now some black parts and looks already old.
So, don't buy this if you have a white Hero. No problem whit a black one, I guess
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I bought this:
https://www.expansys.at/d.aspx?i=184424
...and unfortunately, it's crap. My white Hero has now some black parts and looks already old.
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I got this for free (http://www.handtec.co.uk) and so far no smudges. I tried rubbing some white plastic (NOT my Hero) on the inner leather lining, and with considerable effort I can rub off some black colour. After cleaning the white plastic piece it was bright white again, maybe you want to give it a try.
The case is a bit tight, though. On the other side, the phone can't fall out even if the magnetic latch opens accidentally ;-)
Overall, I'd give it 7/10 (good but not great).
Foof case for my Hero
At the moment I'm using a Foof case with a sherpa fleece inner. Its surprisingly protective and fits perfectly. Snug enough not to slip out but easy to remove. Got the ipod touch size from http://foofshop.com/ and they have great choices for different colours.
I've got this pouch:
http://www.krusellcases.com/uk/p_krusell_product.aspx?i=179446
Just what I wanted so far, it protects the phone and is rather slim. I didn't want more bulk in my pants pocket. The Hero fits quite ok, maybe it's a wee bit too wide, but not much.
Edit:
I'm gonna return the Pouch to the shop. The inner part (as well as the exterior) is made of a leather-like matherial in black color. The first days it was ok, but it has started to leave black stains on my white Hero. I was able to remove them really easily but I'm not happy anymore. I'll go check if its a defect in my pouch or all these models leave stains. I don't recommend it anymore.
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At the moment I'm using a Foof case with a sherpa fleece inner. Its surprisingly protective and fits perfectly. Snug enough not to slip out but easy to remove. Got the ipod touch size from http://foofshop.com/ and they have great choices for different colours.
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That foofcase looks great..ordered two
I've got this pouch
http://www.mp3shop.nl/product/72567/50854/puro-nabuk-case-red-ipod-touch-iphone.html
The perfect fit for my Hero, and it is slim.
I bought my on expert in Sweden
batteries?
anyone find any good deals on replacement batteries that hold more power?
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anyone find any good deals on replacement batteries that hold more power?
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Why would you post this here, rather than the thread about batteries?
I do not have a Hero yet, but I do plan on getting on when it is released in the US. Anyway...
Have you guys ever heard of SwitchEasy? They make cases for the iPhone and they are my favorite case maker, and I was planning to get a case from them as I was originally planning to buy an iPhone about a year ago. However, I did buy one for my girlfriend about a week ago and she LOVES it. I waited on buying that iPhone and out came the Hero.
I recently sent them an email to see if they would ever consider ever making a phone case for the Hero. Unfortunately, that was about 2 days ago and have not had a reply...
Perhaps if we can get enough people to send them emails so that they can realize how many people have Heros (and provided you like their cases ) we can get them to manufacture some cases and add a bit more selection to the slim pickings so far.
I am not trying to promote their products or site in any way, but if you like the style of their cases like I do, I would definitely like to see a case from them for the Hero. Was just wondering if we can do a group effort here.
If this post violates any rules that this forum has, please delete or mod it. Thank you!
I'm using the HTC belt holster that I got for my Diamond. It's a nice tight secure fit. The Diamond used to wobble around in it.
Hi there
I'm new here and my English is not that good, so sorry for any mistakes I made.
I'm using a T-mobile TP2 (may be not using I just waiting for it to be delivered)
>>>>> I wondered that why there no body talking about " The Bodyguardz "
at all? Is it not good? ( cuz I just purchased 1)
All I heard is the story about the Invisibleshield but according to the pictures
shown in both websites I though that Bodyguardz is more protective because
it also protect the rear sides around the phone. In contrast, the
Invisibleshield is just on the back and front side of the phone.
Moreover, one box of the Bodyguardz has 2 set of the films in it, although
the price per box is higher.
So I just wonder that is it not good? (the Bodyguardz)
I would highly reccomend the bodyguardz skin over any other skin. i had it for my android and the texture and feel is really good. i compared it to my friends invishield and the invishield is not good at all. it makes the screeen not as responsive and it feels sqishy as opposed to bodyguardz that feels hard but not to hard.
customer service at bodyguardz is great. it also comes with to body guards. invishield only comes with one. they both have "free" lifetime replacements.
(i mean invisibleshield)
i use to promote and love zagg but after two mysterious scuff that cant be remove i decide to go with bodyguardz...they are much better plus you get 2 instead of one and shipping is much faster and much better customer service
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I would highly reccomend the bodyguardz skin over any other skin. i had it for my android and the texture and feel is really good. i compared it to my friends invishield and the invishield is not good at all. it makes the screeen not as responsive and it feels sqishy as opposed to bodyguardz that feels hard but not to hard.
customer service at bodyguardz is great. it also comes with to body guards. invishield only comes with one. they both have "free" lifetime replacements.
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Thanks, mate it's good to hear that!
Yes, I agree that their services is quite good.
Do you have any special techniques or tips&tricks concerning the installation process to share?
I think it's harder to install the Bodyguardz compared to Invisible shield becaus the Bodyguardz had many small rear pieces.
just few things...
be patient and the blow dryer is your friend. fyi... if you order more bodyguardz dont order the liquid. they will give you one with every order. with that said dont be scared to be generous with the liquid while applying.
You guys helped me to make my decision. I'm going to order a Bodyguardz kit. Thanx.
I also bit the bullet and ordered a Bodyguardz kit--will let you guys know how it goes.
Hi there shawndh and nuron!
Nice to have you guys on board. Hope you could share some experiences or tips & tricks
after you applied it. I'm waiting for it to arrive too and start to worried about the
installation processes.
Don't forget to let us know how it goes. : )
Cheers!
bodyguardz
Hello everyone
Dude, my english is not very strong either lol, since we r both Thai rite, I mean Mr.what150 and I, lol. However, I hav a question.
I just hav my Invisible Shield installed on my standard HTC TP2 and I agreed that I don't really feel comfortable with it, u know, kind of rubber feel
Also, it doesn't cover the whole thing like bodyguardz, just half of the chrome part T_T. Is there any bodyguard on sell on Internet fer mai EUROPEAN standard HTC TP2? If there's any, please.
p.s. somebody says the bodyguards protection quality is not as good as Invisible Shield's ? Is that true ?
what150, mines is schedule to arrive in like September 9th because I picked the free shipping haha. From the instructional videos, it looks like keeping your hands and phone clean and using the solution is the key. For the corners and edges, they recommend using a blow dryer in 5-second intervals in order to get them sticky again if it is too wet.
Zagg for Touch Pro 2
I bought a Zagg invisibleSHIELD for the stock HTC TP2 which is what they had for my T-Mobile TP2 and after one hour got it on as best as I could. Looked like [email protected] Then I read that Zagg was making a T-Mobile model. So I got an RMA number for a HTC model and was told to buy a T-Mobile TP2 one. Well I used the one on my phone and noticed that as time went one the top front cover was peeling back more and more (I keep my phone in my jean pocket). Well I got to look at the Zagg website and I see that the T-Mobile one covers the front and back with no wrap over the top. If this is the case then the peeling will happen again with the new T-Mobile TP2 model. Can anyone confirm this design?
TIA,
So I had been looking for a good armband for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II and I couldn't seem to find any decent ones. The only decent one I had found was for the International Version of the GSII. I thought this would be a slight issue since it wasn't for the AT&T version, but then I realised that they are pretty much the same size. My biggest concern was build quality and all the ones on Amazon seemed to be very low quality overall.
I began the search to try to get the Belkin Dual Fit in the states since they only sell it on their website in Australia. I did manage to find it on sale through Expansys but they didn't have a listing on their site for the states. Changed the domain and bam I found it available for delivery.
Here it is if you want to order it
It arrived this morning to my job so I haven't had a chance to work out with it, but I will say, the build quality is very nice. It's a well built device that seems to be meant for just a slightly larger device. There is a bit of give in the case, though that could be because the Dimensions are just slightly off for the device.
Getting the phone into the case is a bit difficult since the plastic front does stick to the phone itself. I found it easiest to pull the plastic away from the face as inserting. Seems to work best. It also is quite difficult to remove the phone from the case as well. The headphone jack does line up perfectly with the phone though that isn't a big selling point for me since I use Bluetooth Headphones exclusively. The other design aspect is since the International GSII has the speaker port in a different spot, the hole in the back doesn't line up, but I didn't notice any real issues there soundwise.
One BIG design issue (which is related to not having a proper armband for the device, is turning on the screen, you actually have to press in on the case blindly to hit the power button. Took a couple times for me to find it, but it is not easy to do off the arm. If the case is on your arm it is much easier to work with. The case does seem to have a spot on it to store your headphones as well, a small little pocket, maybe that's for cash, I'm not really sure.
Overall the case isn't half bad, and I'm sure the plastic/neoprene will stretch out slightly over time to fit the device better.
Picked this up at Verizon Wireless few days ago, works like a charm.
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Nice review ! ?
Good review! I just wanted to offer my experience.
Verizon offered this case with their Edge program. Overall, I like the case. I got the pink one- the finger print issue isn't too bad with this particular color. My only issue with it is that I find it very slippery- my phone slips out of my hand easily. For example, when I've quickly grabbed the phone from my purse to answer a call, I've lost grip fumbling for the phone inside of my bag. Also, I have dropped the phone a LOT since getting it 2 weeks- picking it up from the kitchen table. Thus far the phone has been protected- so that's a good thing. Could just be me though..coming from the LG G3 and the size difference.
I've been watching your reviews in helping me find a case with a better grip. Thank you for the videos.
Thank you for posting this review. I went and got one today. I had this on my G2 and loved it. It feels a little slick on the N6 due to the size of the device, however for the protection that I am getting with it on for work, I can manage. Thanks again.
After a solid week of use, the oil from my hands seems to have "soaked in" in little. This actually increases the grippy-ness. At first I didn't like it because it made the phone too large and I still like how the n6 feels ceaseless, but for now I will keep using the case and in a few months transition to naked
flyboy1100 said:
After a solid week of use, the oil from my hands seems to have "soaked in" in little. This actually increases the grippy-ness. At first I didn't like it because it made the phone too large and I still like how the n6 feels ceaseless, but for now I will keep using the case and in a few months transition to naked
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Hey,can't agree more with you,I'm also let my N6 runs naked. Anyway,if going out for climbing and running,then I will also arm my case with a protection.
lovemeicases.com/love-meir-powerful-bumper-for-lg-g3/
So after reading many bad reviews i give a try and i bought Love Mei case.
Im very impressed. Yes, case is really big and a little heavy but i like it. I don't like skinny cases so for me its a plus. Another pros. is awesome looking and color. I choose yellow and its really deep and high visibility.
If you don't know its metal case with good quality rubber.
Screen is very sensitive and feel much much better then every screen or case i ever used on G3 or other phones. Its awesome, i would like to be all day on phone because touch is awesome smooth and nice.
What isn't true what you can read everywhere :
Sound quality - you can find many reviews about poor sound / voice quality or mic/speaker. Its not true.
Sound is like without case if not better :0
Poor quality material - another BS. This case is very high quality, nice rubber and metal. Screws are like screws, small and easy to unscrew.
Signal strength - i don't notice any signal change. For better or worst i have the same signal strength. Its another BS
What i think is people bought this case from amazon or other wired store and they get fake/damaged case because even otterbox defender which i had lasts months can lick love mei "screws". Now i feel like Otterbox is low quality and everything what you can read about love mei.
Or 2nd option is somebody doesn't want lost costumer like very popular and liked otterbox, describing love mei as worst ever made case.
Thanks God i bought Love Mei and threw out cheap otterbox.
I prefer buy from love mei store or good eBay seller. I know amazon can sell fake products. I get shocked when i bought RayBan sunglasses. I checked amazon reviews and found pictures compared fake from Amazon and original from RayBan store. On pic. My ( also from RayBan store) were looks like his original and fake just like wow. After that i change mind and i try buy from manufacture / original store or good eBay seller with return.
Love Mei case I buy from http://www.ebay.com/usr/sports_outlet13?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2754
Received a day before estimated if you wander
But i found 2 cons. First is small which doesn't bother and don't care but you should know about it. Im too lazy now to make a picture (maybe later) but i found on YT Its here https://youtu.be/87WF8bWEYZY?t=6m32s
Can you see horizontal metal piece between screen and speaker/camera, etc? Is not glued well. I thought its just his/manufacture or something but i have similar on my case so if you decide to buy you should expect it.
2nd is or was a bigger problem. This piece on top right https://youtu.be/87WF8bWEYZY?t=6m5s is very easy to remove/lost even if you dont touch it. Today i had to unscrew 2 times and put it back. So it can be a problem but i think i found a solution. First time i didn't put correctly in place because now is very hard to remove even if i try. Ill update review if ill have same problem or was my fault.
If you like love mei case go for it.
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So after few weeks of usage i can change my mind only for let say "hearing me" so microphone.
My g-f is already pis off on me and my case because she have to press her phone into ear to hear me. Idk why only she complain. but im ready to buy another new case im so sad because its the best case, for me most perfect for bulk,protection and weight, looking, feeling, etc. Just the best. And my g-f is #1 for me not the case ill miss you love mei case ;;;(
You didn't link to the case.
hahaha the follow up is great good review i was thinking of buying one but gone with the zero lemon as i need more juice!
I'm really hang on between the love mei and otterbox,normally I'm more interested in otterbox,yet seems there don't have some improvement on their design and it may make my G3 a vintage one which seems like a 2010 phone,meanwhile,I'm also stop the forward to lovemei for someone don't think highly of them with some reasons say the huge size,effect signal,too heavy,even some doubt on their workmanship etc.,however,if purchased from amazon or bad eBay seller not included on this issue.Anyway,now I'm relax to purchase directly from lovemeicases.com and thanks for your review again!
Tried that case and it's a bloody brick xD. It's so big and heavy I can't see someone putting it in their pants pocket. Though I found one nice pro: it's a very good self defence weapon. I bet you can actually kill someone with it xD.
Steadily deteriorating performance on my LG4 while in the Love Mei case.
Problem went away immediately when phone removed from case.
RE-casing today(8-JUN-2016) and will report back.