I'm not sure how many of you use your kickstand... but I use it pretty frequently and I noticed that when I try to rest it reverse landscape - so the charging port is facing out - it just collapses; it can't hold it up. has anyone's kickstand grown weak already? I've only had it for a week and I really don't use it THAT much..
"but I use it pretty frequently" then you say "I really don't use it THAT much"
flex360 said:
"but I use it pretty frequently" then you say "I really don't use it THAT much"
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Doesn't matter, the kickstand should last the life of the phone with repeated use, let alone a month.
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"but I use it pretty frequently" then you say "I really don't use it THAT much"
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Sorry if you could not make the connection. I was referring to how frequently I use it as not being frequent enough to wear out the spring in a kickstand that was design to last about a 1.5 years (practically speaking)
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Doesn't matter, the kickstand should last the life of the phone with repeated use, let alone a month.
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Thanks, thats what I assumed - just wanted to know if anyone had been able to wear it down or if it's a defect since I can still get it replaced with BBY
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Doesn't matter, the kickstand should last the life of the phone with repeated use, let alone a month.
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I HIGHLY doubt the kick stand was designed to hold the phone with the charge port at the top.
if you keep playing with it its going to fall off... I'm sure you've never heard THAT before
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I HIGHLY doubt the kick stand was designed to hold the phone with the charge port at the top.
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I think it was designed for that. Specifically so that you can access the port while propped on the stand. That's why it's so much stiffer than the OG one.
I personally never used the kickstand and probably never will, but i just tried using the kickstand with the charger port up and it didnt collapses but it was easy to collapses. But i would assume that it should collapses for the simple fact that weight is being added to the foldable part of the kickstand.
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Nope it hasn't happened to me yet... But it probably will....
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I personally never used the kickstand and probably never will, but i just tried using the kickstand with the charger port up and it didnt collapses but it was easy to collapses. But i would assume that it should collapses for the simple fact that weight is being added to the foldable part of the kickstand.
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this. can you charge the phone while having the kickstand out? yes Is is practical? probably not. I don't think the kickstand was designed so that you can have it connected to the charger and poke away away at like nothing is adding wight to the top of the phone. Using the phone WILL probably cause the kickstand to collapse while its connected to a charger cable. just look at the design, extra pressure will just close the kickstand up.
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I HIGHLY doubt the kick stand was designed to hold the phone with the charge port at the top.
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It certainly was designed (and marketed) to hold the phone in either position. A major complaint from og Evo users was the inability to charge while using the kickstand dual position kickstand was hyped by Sprint and HTC. It should not be wearing out already.
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That's the only Evo 4G feature I'm really missing. I used it quite a bit... kind of bummed they got rid of it.
Best Buy sells a case with a kickstand. Inexplicably pricey like all cell phone cases, but worth it if you miss the kickstand.
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That's the only Evo 4G feature I'm really missing. I used it quite a bit... kind of bummed they got rid of it.
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Many more much needed upgrades that have been added, easily account for the kick stand and they sell nifty cases with manly kickstands
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My kickstand messed up and wouldn't stay closed, so no I do not miss it.
I miss mine. I never put my phone flat on its face or on its back in fear of messing up the screen or camera. I always used the kick stand. It was really nice watching Sprint TV, web tv, hulu, movies, and playing video games using the kickstand. Now I have to go buy some stupid clunky case.
+1 for missing the kickstand. Maybe someone will make an extended battery case with a kickstand in it.. I'd buy that with real money.
I thought I would miss it but I havent missed it at all.
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That's the only Evo 4G feature I'm really missing. I used it quite a bit... kind of bummed they got rid of it.
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totally miss it.
Hardly ever used it. Don't miss it. I miss cyanogenmod. =]
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yes i miss it. im waiting for the extended battery with case with the kickstand
oh and the one with the bigger geebees
I do, even though I never used it.
i miss it even though i didn't use it all that much. more of a show-off feature. i went into best buy today and looked at their piece of **** kickstand case. it is 35.00$ the actual kickstand is thin plastic. i will get an htc case with the big metal kickstand once i find a black one.
the one thing i am seeing though is when this phone is on it's kickstand the charging port is going to be sitting on the bottom. not a huge deal for me since i didn't use it for long periods of time, but a really big FAIL for htc. should have left the charging port at the bottom like the 4G
Never used it, to be honest.
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i just got my evo 3d today, and i kinda miss my ol kickstand even though i never used it......
well maybe i am mistaken. according to this pic the charge port will be on top on the htc case. i could have swore the POS best buy case was opposite. i even pointed it out to the girl trying to sell me one and she said "oh your right" now i definately will be getting one
http://www.goodandevo.net/2011/05/htc-evo-3d-kickstand-case-shows-up-for-2999.html
I originally wanted it, but feeling how thin this is, I don't care LOL.
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yup missing that and hdmi right now
missed it the day I got my 3d, I used it all the time for video.
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yup missing that and hdmi right now
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Apparently the microUSB port does HDMI-out. Look up "MHL port" on google. Special cable required, of course, and an HDTV not more than 2 years old "might" be completely MHL compatible too.
I miss mine and also the Micro USB port on the bottom.
So does the Rezound have this built in the cover? Maybe why the phone is on the thicker side.
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So does the Rezound have this built in the cover? Maybe why the phone is on the thicker side.
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Yes. You need a wireless charging pad though.
i don't think it's built in man, they sell the wireless back cover for like 40 bucks. i think all the metal built in is for signal reception
So you don't need a new backdoor? Cool.
Will it work through a case?
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So you don't need a new backdoor? Cool.
Will it work through a case?
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Not sure. Also not sure about the case. I don't think you need a new back, but I'm not sure. Just out of curiosity, does anyone know when we will get a mod?
http://shop.htcpedia.com/htc-rezound-wireless-battery-cover.html
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http://shop.htcpedia.com/htc-rezound-wireless-battery-cover.html
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That looks an awful lot like the stock one, from vids and pics you can see there is quite of bit of metal and connections on the stock one.
Anyone see the pad?
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That looks an awful lot like the stock one, from vids and pics you can see there is quite of bit of metal and connections on the stock one.
Anyone see the pad?
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It can be any regular charging pad. Powermat, Duracell Powergrid, whatever suits you.
In that Wirefly unboxing of the Rezound the guy specifically says the tabs on the cover we're for wireless charging.
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In that Wirefly unboxing of the Rezound the guy specifically says the tabs on the cover we're for wireless charging.
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^^ What he said
Are the pads even worth it? I have never had one, I have so many chargers in the same places I would want the pad to be, lol.
All: I have a Rezound and the stock battery door is NOT set up for charging... the Wirefly guy mistook the wiring on the back cover; it's actually for the antenna.
The charging battery door is an add-on accessory.
^^what he said.
the thunderbotl has the same metal things inside, they help the antenna. just like the tbolt, the door is an accessory that costs you 40 bucks.
do you all really think htc and verizon would give you a feature for free!? cmon now lol
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^^what he said.
the thunderbotl has the same metal things inside, they help the antenna. just like the tbolt, the door is an accessory that costs you 40 bucks.
do you all really think htc and verizon would give you a feature for free!? cmon now lol
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I would be nice
They are giving us some for free with this phone! Like the Beats headphones! Look, $300 for a Nexus which can't remove the battery, has no SD, no Beats headphones. The RAZR for $300 has a ****tier screen, no removable battery, and no Beats heaphones, AND a locked BL. And this phone has a faster processor
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They are giving us some for free with this phone! Like the Beats headphones! Look, $300 for a Nexus which can't remove the battery, has no SD, no Beats headphones. The RAZR for $300 has a ****tier screen, no removable battery, and no Beats heaphones, AND a locked BL. And this phone has a faster processor
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Nexus has removable battery I think. But I get the point. That is why I am going for this phone. Also, we will have the ability to use both sense and aosp roms (including ICS) with this phone where the nexus is AOSP only and the razr is blur only. Sense is awesome if the hardware can support it, which this phone will obviously have no trouble.
yeah true......BUT, would verizon really give us ANOTHER FREE THING? hahahah
either way, the wireless charging isn't of interest to me..those powermat things are like 70 dollars. yeah, i like wired charging. what are you supposed to do when you want to use the phone and charge it at the same time? lol
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yeah true......BUT, would verizon really give us ANOTHER FREE THING? hahahah
either way, the wireless charging isn't of interest to me..those powermat things are like 70 dollars. yeah, i like wired charging. what are you supposed to do when you want to use the phone and charge it at the same time? lol
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Yea Practicality>Price. I have a car charger, my USB cord, and 2 wall chargers lol. When I get the ReZound I will have 3 wall chargers since it comes with another.
I have read online that the back cover is a wireless charger. Can post links if you like but all you have to do is GOOGLE a lil and read for your self. Still gonna wait a bit before I jump on this from my Dinc. But I'm pretty sure this is my next phone. Has any one else gotten an email from VZW this last week saying congrats you are able to get a new phone now? I got one last week and should not be up till after Feb. 2012. But hay Im glad they are gonna let me get a new one now!!!
I agree there is the antenna connection there, but there are about 3 other connections there that the thunderbolt dosen't have.
I was wondering if anyone has seen a charging dock for the EVO 4g LTE. It seems the EVO is missing the contacts that the ONE X has on the back so that it can easily be placed in a dock. I know its not a deal breaker but i would really like to be able to just place my phone in a dock without having to fumble for the cable to plug into the side of the phone.
Look for sedio to come out with one....otherwise the kickstand is ur friend...
Oh moved this to the right section BTW.
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otherwise the kickstand is ur friend
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Except for the fact that the Micro-USB port is on the bottom when using the kickstand. A bit of a design fail there.
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Except for the fact that the Micro-USB port is on the bottom when using the kickstand. A bit of a design fail there.
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It's designed so you can flip the device over and still charge it while using the kickstand. Spring loaded, so it holds it up fine.
Yeah, I was about to say the kickstand is more rigid and firm than the og evo and works from any side.
**** Apple, I won't buy anymore of there products.
I found some for 12-20 on ebay for the one x I imagine it will work w the evo lte. Not certain as I've seen it said exact same size but also where it says diff sizes
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I use this. It's a little pricey, but has good sound and works well with android. Has either AUX input or bluetooth for audio. Also should work with pretty much any phone with a microUSB port.
Philips Phone Dock
They also have one that can be powered by batteries, but it sounded horrible.
Just got the official HTC extended battery installed on my phone. Dang. I wanted to believe it wouldn't be a big deal, but there is no denying that this increases the size and weight by a non-insignificant amount. Biggest issue is that one handed operation is now more difficult. Love the increase in battery life, but man... hard trade off with the size increase.
Instead I getting the extended I opted for two regular oem batteries and an external usb charger. The batteries were 5 each with a coupon and the usb charge was 3(its really cheap though and all the text is in chinese)
So I just throw a spare battery in my bag and if I have a really long day away from home ill just put in my spare.
I love the added junk. I feel like I have a better grip. But, I do pop in my regular battery from time to time to just feel how thin it can get.
But, you can't beat the added power. To me it is much easier than carrying around a battery and external charger all day.
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I love the added junk. I feel like I have a better grip. But, I do pop in my regular battery from time to time to just feel how thin it can get.
But, you can't beat the added power. To me it is much easier than carrying around a battery and external charger all day.
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true but i dont acutally carry around the battery charger and so far i've never needed to use it even with my heavy usage. its just there for one of those long days when i might be away from a charger from like 5am to 10 or 11pm
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I love the added junk. I feel like I have a better grip. But, I do pop in my regular battery from time to time to just feel how thin it can get.
But, you can't beat the added power. To me it is much easier than carrying around a battery and external charger all day.
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Same. Gives it a better grip to me.
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I have a anker power pack that I use to charge my phone while not near a charger and works great.
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blestsol said:
Same. Gives it a better grip to me.
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I feel it makes one hand operation easier and I have small hands. I love the grip, knowing it's in my pocket and knowing that I can stream a movie and beat someone to death...at the same damn time haha
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I don't like how the extended battery for looks but it does feel like I'm less likely to drop it
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I feel it makes one hand operation easier and I have small hands. I love the grip, knowing it's in my pocket and knowing that I can stream a movie and beat someone to death...at the same damn time haha
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It weighs more than my fist probably, so if I am ever in a life-or-death situation I will use my phone to beat the sh*t out of someone.
I wonder if that is covered under warranty....
Personally, I love the extended battery. The only thing I don't like is how they made it completely curved with no flat part. And they did it on purpose, cause if you look at the inside of the cover, it could have been flat. Anyway, I've always preferred battery life over thinness, as thinness is a gimmick essentially, unless you wear tight pants, which I don't lol but as always, that's my opinion. 2,500 mAh should be minimum for LTE super phones these days.
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It weighs more than my fist probably, so if I am ever in a life-or-death situation I will use my phone to beat the sh*t out of someone.
I wonder if that is covered under warranty....
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i do believe bludgening someone to death via phone is totally covered under warranty. as long as there's no visible blood splatter.
and yay, my extended is coming today =) i'm excited to try it out..perfect timing too, bceause my TPU case from verizon is arriving today as well....two different sellers, same day. nice luck. oh god...2 sellers, 1 day....1 cup......i feel so dirty.
Ha! That was totally unnecessary! it took me too long to get that video out of my head and now it's right back.
what's the cheapest anyone has found the extended battery for?
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got my battery
god this thing is HUGE ugh lol...i was supposed to get the VZW shipment for my TPU case from fedex....and fedex came to my house, and didn't drop it off. my dad said the guy was backing up and down the street so he didn't seem to know what he was doing lol and it says its on truck for delivery...damn, wanted the case before i left for work! atleast ive got the battery, but good god it squeeks like crrrrrrazy
It's not that thick once u get used to it but damn does it creak!
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Ha! That was totally unnecessary! it took me too long to get that video out of my head and now it's right back.
what's the cheapest anyone has found the extended battery for?
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eBay. They got em for around $15 free shipping. As noted above though, the case creaks for some reason, its weird. And the back isnt flat, so it rocks back and forth. But hot damn the battery life is awesome lol I had 18% battery left with 8.5 hours of screen on time, with half of that being on LTE. Combine extended battery with switching between strictly LTE or strictly CDMA, and this thing goes forever.
I dig the way my phone feels with the extended battery, but I only use it on weekends when we are camping or hiking. During the week I'm never too far from a USB port so I just charge often.
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Yep. It does creak. Alot. Try putting pieces of paper in certain places to fill in gaps. Just watch out for antennas.
You can go all day streaming Pandora on 4g. This battery is great. I only have to charge at night instead of carrying a charger with me. I can't exactly charge my phone in the middle of class.
is the rezound supposed to drain battery even when pluged in and in use, not even streaming audio no gps on or wifi? on a 1amp charger also...
also is 124F hot for rezound
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Ha! That was totally unnecessary! it took me too long to get that video out of my head and now it's right back.
what's the cheapest anyone has found the extended battery for?
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crazy video, have it saved on the pc somewhere...
As far as the extended battery, check out thunderbolt extended batteries, same exact specs. I found them on amazon for 3.50 a piece but I think that supplier is sold out.
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is the rezound supposed to drain battery even when pluged in and in use, not even streaming audio no gps on or wifi? on a 1amp charger also...
also is 124F hot for rezound
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well, I can definitely see it. The charger can charge 800-900mah and I've seen my phone discharge at a rate of 1100-1200mah so it can happen.
My phone has seen 130F playing jelly wars on 4g. Some people have gotten replacements that don't get that hot.
I live with it
I have two phones and the added bulk is a pain, I think if I only had to carry one I wouldn't mind it, it feels fine in my hands and for once one handed operations it actually feels pretty good, but with two phones, a wallet and keys in my front pockets things start to feel very bulky fast. luckily my other phones to SGS2 is thin or I don't think it would be manageable, still I look forward to upgrading to a S4 phone later this year, which hopefully should be power efficient enough on LTE to move to a thinner Verizon lte phone with similar battery life, maybe a razr maxx hd or something with a similar battery size and thinness, which is actually the only reason I feel I need an upgrade.
Not sure where to put this since it's a question about accessories, so my apologies is this is on the wrong place.
I'm wanting to get a waterproof case for my beloved Rezound. I just want to use my phone in the shower (read news, watch a movie, etc). Disposable solutions are a no go, as are zip lock bags and silicone. I'm looking for a real case. Bonus points if it's easily removed to switch back to a regular TPU case when I don't need it.
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Not sure where to ***** this
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Ummmm...guess we know what you were thinking about at 3:52 AM
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Ummmm...guess we know what you were thinking about at 3:52 AM
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the debate about free speech in russia?
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I just want to use my phone in the shower (read news, watch a movie, etc).
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Dude you must take the longest showers! Who watches movies in the shower? Just put a TV in the bathroom!
I think we all will bet what kind of "movies" he wants to watch in the shower.
I was gonna say what con said, maybe you should use magazines?
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Not sure where to ***** this since it's a question about accessories, so my apologies is this is on the wrong place.
I'm wanting to get a waterproof case for my beloved Rezound. I just want to use my phone in the shower (read news, watch a movie, etc). Disposable solutions are a no go, as are zip lock bags and silicone. I'm looking for a real case. Bonus points if it's easily removed to switch back to a regular TPU case when I don't need it.
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Lol, oh the motive my mind placed on this. Hilarious, thanks for the laugh.
Anyone use those waterproof pouches?
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*facepalm*
I haven't checked this thread in ages. I fail. Epically. Pardon me while I go cry in a corner.
****in' Swype....
I have one of these and it is great for the beach or on a boat. Not a snug fit case and not pretty but works and cheap.
http://store.androidandme.com/overboard-waterproof-case/4A104A7226.htm
Seidio just made an obex case for the gs3. Not sure how many devices they will support but it looks great
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I have one of these and it is great for the beach or on a boat. Not a snug fit case and not pretty but works and cheap.
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I was thinking of buying this one or the sports version of been all around the web trying to find reviews on overboard, but haven't really found anything reputable... currently i'm using the extended battery and wouldnt want to have to switch to the stock battery to use this case... so my question is... is it possible to use the rezound with extended battery in this OB case... or at the very least the stock battery with the cruzer tpu case for some added proctection inside the OB case... any input would be EXTREMELY helpful... thanks and have a great day... also i'm glad i found this forum... i usually troll android central.. but will now start coming here as well...
~cesium
I usually just ziplock it. Cheap and effective solution for those rare trips to Six Flags or on a boat. If only I had bagged my phone and camera that time I fell off of that cliff...
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I usually just ziplock it. Cheap and effective solution for those rare trips to Six Flags or on a boat. If only I had bagged my phone and camera that time I fell off of that cliff...
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that's cool but I wanted to use it when i go running or cycling... that's why I wanted to asked the fella who posted before cause i'm curious how they were able to get it to turn on with the difficulties of the power button through the skin of the pouch... everyone with a rezound knows how difficult it is to press the power button sometimes...
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