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Behold the i+Case!

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An update on reception:

I'm at a hospital at the moment and I am not having any reception issues.

It's very strange how in some places, e.g. home and at the Apple store, I ALWAYS drop 3-4 bars, but in other places, I don't lose any bars. Anyone have any ideas why?
 
My thought is that in an apple store, you have tons of electronics interfering around you and that is probably why reception is bad or in some home places where you have a lot of wifi connections open or other electronics running that is prone to disturb reception.
 
No lay on table designed in. Darn...I really like this look. Too bad about the reception also. Is it possible to do a field test?
 
M Quick said:
My thought is that in an apple store, you have tons of electronics interfering around you and that is probably why reception is bad or in some home places where you have a lot of wifi connections open or other electronics running that is prone to disturb reception.
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So this only affects T-Mobile's signal? In the same locations, AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint are not affected.
 
SCARY GAY DAD said:
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An update on reception:

I'm at a hospital at the moment and I am not having any reception issues.

It's very strange how in some places, e.g. home and at the Apple store, I ALWAYS drop 3-4 bars, but in other places, I don't lose any bars. Anyone have any ideas why?
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because reception is better in some places than others?
 
slapppy said:
No lay on table designed in. Darn...I really like this look. Too bad about the reception also. Is it possible to do a field test?
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There is lay on the back; just not on the front. I always place my phone on the back so the front is facing up anyways.

I just looked up "field test" and never knew what it was until now. I'll try that later. I just kind of gotten sick of taken the case on and off so many times now lol.

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MBHockey said:
because reception is better in some places than others?
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I get the same amount of bars though. Wouldn't that generally indicate the same reception strength? In affected areas, I would be walking in with all bars and then consistently dropping 90% - 100% of my signal when holding the case (letting go of the case immediately brings the reception back up). That is definitely not within normal signal fluctuation.
 
SCARY GAY DAD said:
So this only affects T-Mobile's signal? In the same locations, AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint are not affected.
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If it only affects one carrier, then the carrier is to blame for it's not so good signal stations, over here, one network is the "head network" while other carriers hires into their network but never get as good reception on those as the head network. It also depends on GSM or 3G reception..

But in that case it's definitely not the phone, but rather the carrier as you say the other 3 carriers are unaffected by this, which means that the phone and its reception capabilities are fine.
 
M Quick said:
If it only affects one carrier, then the carrier is to blame for it's not so good signal stations, over here, one network is the "head network" while other carriers hires into their network but never get as good reception on those as the head network. It also depends on GSM or 3G reception..

But in that case it's definitely not the phone, but rather the carrier as you say the other 3 carriers are unaffected by this, which means that the phone and its reception capabilities are fine.
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. I didn't want to be so quick to blame the case (or phone).

It's so weird though because I get the same number of bars with T-Mobile, which makes me think the signal strength is the, but they drop unlike with other carriers. I wonder if it's related to how T-Mobile does have 3G but the iPhone's hardware is not compatible to support T-Mobile's 3G (this is what I've read somewhere, which is also weird to me because I thought 3G is 3G - didn't realize there's different "types" of 3G).

-SGD
 
After several days of additional testing, I'm concluding that my reception is actually improved. I say this because if my iPhone is naked, I will ALWAYS lose reception regardless of location. Now, in most locations, reception no longer drops. It's just in certain locations, e.g. at home, it still does. Very strange, but this is what I'm finding. Again, this is with T-Mobile -- as discussed on the previous page, your carrier dictates how your reception will be affected (don't really know why).

Also, everyone is saying this case is even better looking than the Graft Leverage. They're pretty much blown away by the looks. Most people also agree that a black i+Case would look better on a black iPhone (I showed them the pics on page 1 for comparison). Mindplar: MAKE BLACK AVAILABLE ASAP!!
 
Crap, look what I just found:

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That GRAY (as opposed to silver) would probably look amazing on a black iPhone!
 
Are you able to do field test on TMobile? Using the bars as an indicator doesn't really give you an accurate reading.

Also your description of always losing a signal without a case regardless of location is confusing. Additionally confusing is that the Faraday effect actually improves your radio signal? Thats really a questionable statement.
 
slapppy said:
Are you able to do field test on TMobile? Using the bars as an indicator doesn't really give you an accurate reading.

Also your description of always losing a signal without a case regardless of location is confusing. Additionally confusing is that the Faraday effect actually improves your radio signal? Thats really a questionable statement.
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I'll get a field test done later this weekend. Pretty busy today and won't be home until after midnight.

What is the Faraday effect?

-SGD

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indyzzzz said:
link ? thanks. :D I like the looks of the red one.....
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www.mindplar.com

Apparently, they just updated their website DRASTICALLY last night. They must have realized that this case is suddenly getting a lot of attention.

I really want this company to succeed so they can better support this case. It has a lot of potential if they can work out their flaws.

-SGD
 
This page has some good explanation.

Basically I would test it where you only have one bar at a location, and full bars at another location.

Run the field test without the case at each location, then run it again with the case to get your range of results.

Field Test
 
case looks amazing just concerned about reception ... waiting on additional reviews
 
Despite no lay on table

Even without that feature, I really like this clean design. Wish they made it in non metallic material. It would rock and have zero radio interference.
 
slapppy said:
Even without that feature, I really like this clean design. Wish they made it in non metallic material. It would rock and have zero radio interference.
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I agree. They could make this in polycarbonate or some other plastic and still look just as good.

Okay, I've taken the case on and off so many times I'm getting worried I may be stripping the threading for my screws. Since I just ordered a 64GB 4S several days ago, I will perform some field tests when that arrives since I'll have to take off my case again then.
 
I ended up just buying a black Draco case lol. I've been on the fence between the i+Case and the Draco and initially decided on the former because I thought the curves were a bit too much on the Draco, but after comparing photos of black i+Cases and Dracos, I think the Draco in black may look better. But more importantly, I want to compare how it affects reception. I'll post a review on that when it arrives. Ideally, I'd like to decide between the i+Case, Draco, or Leverage by the time my 64GB arrives.

The Draco is supposed to have lay on BOTH the front and back as well.

asleep said:
Sooooo...

Why, exactly, did you choose that handle???
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Because I have a delightful sense of humour.

-SGD
 
Very eye pleasing, but I absolutely hate cases that don't offer much drop protection. For instance, cases like this that have no lip on the front. If you drop that baby face down, it's hitting the glass directly. Got to have some sort of lip. Also, isn't it true that hard cases aren't good as far as shock protection. I always use rubber/silicone. If you drop them, the softer material will absorb most of the impact.
 
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