Apple bumper sucks!

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Ouch!

christophermdia said:

...Be warned if you buy the bumper you are almost restricted to using the oem apple cable for everything.

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Unless you use a knife to embiggen the opening.

My Bose headphone cord fits (though it also fit into the recessed original iPhone headphone jack). But I found that my car charger won't fit into the dock connector with the bumper.

New OEM apple stuff. The older stuff with the bigger connector ends don't fit either.

Not sure if I agree with the title but I get what you're getting at.

doesnt seem apple-ish

I think it sucks more because I don't trust it to protect the phone. It feels like there is not enough stiffness and rubber to prevent a shatter if you drop it. I'd stick to a regular case.

Andru1313 said:

New OEM apple stuff. The older stuff with the bigger connector ends don't fit either.

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This makes me angry. Tried to use it in the car this morning.... No dice, no music.

darngooddesign said:

Unless you use a knife to embiggen the opening.

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What a cromulent word!

Every case is like this.... all you need is an adapter. My Switcheasy case for ipod touch came with one for free.

mbob said:

I think it sucks more because I don't trust it to protect the phone. It feels like there is not enough stiffness and rubber to prevent a shatter if you drop it. I'd stick to a regular case.

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You don't want something stiff, you want something that absorbs the blow without passing all of it through the phone. It's why cars these days are built with the concept of actually intentionally failing in specific areas during a crash, to deflect or absorb the impact energy in the car, and not in you.