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Apple Launches Free iPhone 4 Case Program

nednarm said:
I wouldn't be whining if we were told up front that the selection would be utter ***** with only 1 colour of bumper to chose from. I don't know why people are so quick to defend apple.
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Please, the only difference is you and everyone else would have been crying about it back then if they announced it up front. It's ridiculous.
 
SpaceKitty said:
Actually, the app uses either the phones ECID or IMEI numbers to identify if a case has been ordered. If it just used the persons store login, anyone could change that and get another case.
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Or just use the good old UDID.
 
Retail store customer here....

Purchased 2 phones on launch day and 2 bumpers. Credit processed on both! Happy camper here, even though I've had no issues.
 
Ice2257 said:
I bought a Bumper so I should be getting a refund.

Do I get both or just one or the other?

It would be great if I can get both. The refund and the free case.
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Try to order the case through the app if you want. The worst that could happen is they cancel your order if they find out they've refunded you already. But as I mentioned above, they've already credited me back for all 3 Bumpers I've purchased in store (they did this automatically, before anyone says I've scammed them), so it's obvious they understand some people may be getting more than a credit for just 1 case. So far they've given me back $95 in refunds, and I was only expecting credit for one of those cases.
 
Mario. said:
Cool, Just ordered my plain old bumper,
Wont use it, there selling on eBay for £35-50.
I was seriously considering getting the pixelskin HD, ive read so many good reviews about it.
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Great plan, because no one else that has a free bumper coming will be selling theirs on ebay either. So there will be no market dilution. :rolleyes:
 
Hmm....

Ttruvjr said:
For what it's worth the Griffin Reveal is a pretty awesome case. I've had mine on for weeks and it's collected a bunch of scratches on the hard plastic (as opposed to my iPhone having said scratches) and protected my iPhone from a fall off my couches armrest onto my tile floor just the other night. Not to mention it fits really snug. I highly recommend it.
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I went for this one. Currently my 4 is sitting in a leather incase case for my old iphone 3g - it fits very loosely but it will do for now. After four nerve wracking days caseless when I first got the phone I realized I needed to do something to protect it.
 
CrAkD said:
All the colored bumpers just got extremely rare. They took the bumpers off the market for this program and only offer the black in this program. So anyone that got a colored one lucked out cause now their no longer available.
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I can't even order the black one, all the bumpers tell me "currently unavailable"
maybe it hasn't reached me or something? No matter where I look I cannot seem to select a bumper without it saying "currently unavailable"

Anyone else still able to order a black bumper?
 
Really wanted a green bumper, but I guess a black one is better than nothing. Wonder if I could bring it back to an Apple store and swap it for a different colour claiming it was an unwanted gift...?
 
I wanted a case like this (could be a little snazzier, and maybe just black leather)

flip case 4.jpg
 
Son-of-a... I just paid $25 plus s&h for the Pixelskin hd a couple of weeks ago!

Just chose the free Griffin Etch. Looks cool

bc
 
god damn.. "we are unable to process request. Please try again later"

Is that just me??
 
I can't get the white bumper? This whole case thing is just turning into a pain in the ass. Id rather just pay for it now. I've gone to the apple store 3 times looking for a white bumper and they were always sold out. By the 3rd time an employee told me that apple made them remove all bumpers from the shelves. If you're going to make them remove every bumper, then give us the option of getting any color.
 
davidwarren said:
it keeps saying my password has expired… It’s not.
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NikeTalk said:
I keep getting incorrect password but I can log into my iTunes account with the same password?!? Is it because I got thru AOL when I log into iTunes?!? This is all extremely frustrating. :mad:
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Same issue here, which is funny, because I had to enter my ********** password to download the app to begin with. Now I have the security lockout because I entered the password too many times!
 
Speck PixelSkin HD for me.....looked sleek yet durable...and rubberized! I've seen one too many friends have their hard shells crack on impacts for me to consider one of those other ones
 
dodgerbluetx said:
People whining and complaining about their FREE case... I'll never cease to be amazed.

:eek:
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Hang on now, normally I'd agree with this stance but it's blatantly wrong in this instance.

It's a fix/appeasement for a hardware and usability issue, it's not just a generous offer from Apple to say thank you, so you should feel the right to be unhappy with the fix being offered.

Lets say this was a car, but when you grabbed the handle on the passenger side to get in it short circuited the electrics (impossible I know) and lets say as a fix for this the manufacturer offered a free replacement handle, but they only offered them in black or green, would you not be unhappy if you wanted a red handle for your red car? Or do you accept it because its free.

I know it's a different scenario as the bumper/case isn't part of the phone so colour doesn't have to match, but there should definitely be more choices to suit the needs of those who don't like the look of a black or clear case.

For the record I was hoping for a green bumper, but got the Belkin Micra Clear seeing as it wasn't on offer.

If Apple ever sell them again i'll buy a green bumper later down the line.
 
phillipjfry said:
I can't even order the black one, all the bumpers tell me "currently unavailable"
maybe it hasn't reached me or something? No matter where I look I cannot seem to select a bumper without it saying "currently unavailable"

Anyone else still able to order a black bumper?
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Are you following the directions and using the iPhone 4 Case app on your phone?
 
Shipping time 3-5 Weeks...


You gotta laugh :D

Luckily for me I've not got any issues so i'm more then happy to wait, but sure some people aren't
 
yikes

Manic Mouse said:
Really wanted a green bumper, but I guess a black one is better than nothing. Wonder if I could bring it back to an Apple store and swap it for a different colour claiming it was an unwanted gift...?
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Well, instead of being dishonest and lying about it, how about just getting with the free program?
 
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