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Please vote for my pic for photo of the year so I can win some lifeproof swag, please?
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I tried one more time at Best Buy. They had cases in the 600,000. Mine was 600524. Have to say works great. My only issue is slight watermarks, but you really only notice them when the phone is off. Other than that I think I will keep it. Do you guys knows if the watermark will improve as the case is used?
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Oh and the biggest difference i see is that the two clear pieces on the back panel are now 3 black pieces. and in the front screen on the bottom there is extra padding. lat one i had was 360,000 something.
I tried one more time at Best Buy. They had cases in the 600,000. Mine was 600524. Have to say works great. My only issue is slight watermarks, but you really only notice them when the phone is off. Other than that I think I will keep it. Do you guys knows if the watermark will improve as the case is used?
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Oh and the biggest difference i see is that the two clear pieces on the back panel are now 3 black pieces. and in the front screen on the bottom there is extra padding. lat one i had was 360,000 something.
I tried one more time at Best Buy. They had cases in the 600,000. Mine was 600524. Have to say works great. My only issue is slight watermarks, but you really only notice them when the phone is off. Other than that I think I will keep it. Do you guys knows if the watermark will improve as the case is used?
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Oh and the biggest difference i see is that the two clear pieces on the back panel are now 3 black pieces. and in the front screen on the bottom there is extra padding. lat one i had was 360,000 something.
For the slight watermark issue, I would exchange it... or contact lifeproof to send you a new front. It will probably come back again... but it shouldn't happen out of the box.Here are three pictures. One of the foam on the bottom front. One of the three plastic bumps on the back. The third to confirm the number. I think I am done and going with otterbox. I just cant stand those rainbow rings. Ya they are not too much of a problem but they are there and annoying.
Here are pictures showing the 5th Generation Lifeproof Fre case. It now has 3 higher ridges molded into the actual plastic of the back shell instead of the rigged up, glued on clear plastic pieces. I believe that the 4th generation (glued on clear pieces) are just Best Buy returns that Lifeproof is just sending out to their customers as "Fixed" cases when they should have just thrown them all in the garbage and started over.
This 5th generation model I believe has the same front as the 4th gen. Rubber missing around speaker/ear piece area, stuck on rubber blocks to fill the gaps on the inside edges of the front and a thinner rubber below the home button. The plastic screen is still wavy as ever.
I'll give this latest revision a try later tonight and see how she performs and report back.
This case pictured is in the 520,000 range.
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Here are pictures showing the 5th Generation Lifeproof Fre case. It now has 3 higher ridges molded into the actual plastic of the back shell instead of the rigged up, glued on clear plastic pieces. I believe that the 4th generation (glued on clear pieces) are just Best Buy returns that Lifeproof is just sending out to their customers as "Fixed" cases when they should have just thrown them all in the garbage and started over.
This 5th generation model I believe has the same front as the 4th gen. Rubber missing around speaker/ear piece area, stuck on rubber blocks to fill the gaps on the inside edges of the front and a thinner rubber below the home button. The plastic screen is still wavy as ever.
I'll give this latest revision a try later tonight and see how she performs and report back.
This case pictured is in the 520,000 range.
This generation 5 still has that nasty pulsating ear piece problem and oil slick under the plastic screen protector. Speaker phone seems to be working.
Still plagued with problems.
I have to add to this. What makes you so sure this is a version 5? The reason I ask is that my version 4 is a bit different then what has been posted in this forum. My version 4 has the two little pieces of plastic but the upper portion above the logo window there is no foam piece. Works just fine.
I have been in contact with Carly from Life Proof who has been nothing but wonderful to me. I have sent her pictures and the link to this forum because I thought it would be helpful for Life Proof to read up on problems. She calls me every time I send her an email, never does she not call back. My version 4, the side rubber piece came out when I was cleaning it so I felt that since its still under warranty, it's better to have it replaced. I sent her an email this morning around 7 and got a call at about 12:00 noon. Can't beat that quick response. We talked about the different versions floating around, on what works and what doesn't work. Without question, the first 3 versions suck donkey balls. Version 4(my version) with no foam works great. It will be interesting to see what she sends me. She assured me that it would be the latest version since its coming directly from her order request and shipped out from the San Diego warehouse, not the Fontana warehouse. I will post pictures and thoughts when it comes in a couple of days.
Sorry to blab but I felt it necessary.
So how many LifeProof cases does one have to go through to find the "perfect" one?
Buying and returning constantly until one finds the "perfect" case shows that LifeProof has worse quality issues than the ones I have heard from Otterbox.
Since ordering the Fré case on October 30, 2012 (release day) I have now been sent a toal of 5 cases with ALL of them being defective! One replacement case was even a 'hybrid' case of a 1st gen front and 3rd gen back. I have gotten as far as having direct contact with their CS Support director and the COO (Ed Andrew). Ths has been nothing short of a utter & complete failure on their part it amazes me. 45+ minute hold times for tomer scr port to maybe answer your call & on average a minimum of 3 week turn around time to actually receive yet another defective case???
They have FINALLY refunded my money & are giving me a, more than likely BS story, of 'Our production manager / chief engineer are currently at the plant in china. They will hand pick a case from the line, perform QA test on it to assure you get the latest case & will hand deliver it to me (CS Director) and I will ship it to you. Yyyeaaahhh riiigghht....
Nothing like having THOUSANDS of beta testers trying out your cases, until you get your **** together huh? I foresee BAD things with Lifeproof unless they straighten out their act!
Pathetic, just totally pathetic...