Thanks so much. So much easier to check actual signal strength and not have to keep entering field test mode.
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Thanks so much. So much easier to check actual signal strength and not have to keep entering field test mode.
from your pictures it actually do look very nice but I'm just worry about the rubber will eventually become very loose after awhile.
I have been using this since I got. No issues with fit. I enjoy this case. I did remove the carbon backing as it seemed to make the WiFi connection less.
i5 Slimline Pro
According to their Facebook page they will soon offer a new model making the current one kind of obsolete. It's called the i5 Slimline Pro and it replaces the TPU with polycarbonate that snaps together. the old i5 kind of looses it's specialness.
According to their Facebook page they will soon offer a new model making the current one kind of obsolete. It's called the i5 Slimline Pro and it replaces the TPU with polycarbonate that snaps together. the old i5 kind of looses it's specialness.
Hopefully this will stay fitted but from my experiences with a few of the cases with the exact same rubber material,eventually they all become very loose. The last case that became loosed on mine ip4 were the element rubber and carbon fiber case (don't remember the name). it has the same rubber material.
The problem is with all 5's. Just like the 4 was sensitive to obstruction of the antenna band, the 5 is sensitive to obstruction of the two glass areas on the back that were specifically designed to allow signal penetration.
Real carbon fiber is conductive and will cause signal problems, even though it isn't metal. Element case had that issue with its original carbon fiber backplanes and had to scrap them and go with the plastic backplate with a smaller carbon fiber inlay, so I'm surprised casemachine went ahead with it. It's a known issue. Fake carbon fiber or plastics and composites don't do it. It's an issue with the actual carbon fiber.
Real carbon fiber is conductive and will cause signal problems, even though it isn't metal. Element case had that issue with its original carbon fiber backplanes and had to scrap them and go with the plastic backplate with a smaller carbon fiber inlay, so I'm surprised casemachine went ahead with it. It's a known issue. Fake carbon fiber or plastics and composites don't do it. It's an issue with the actual carbon fiber.
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Just a quick update. I still have yet to receive any communication from CaseMachine in regards to my order. I have tried to contact them via their support address and through Facebook. The "Account" button no longer works on their website, so I can't even log-in to check for any sort of status update or information on the very same page that I ordered from... Not too confident in this one, which sucks because it does look really good!
Completely disappointed with this case and the entire company.
Ordered the black/black slimline case early March as the initial pictures I saw looked amazing. More than 3 weeks later, heard nothing from the company and still didn't see my case.
Finally contacted Customer Support and told them I'd like to cancel my order as I've waited too long and decided to go with a different case. The CS rep got back to me right away and wanted to know if I actually wanted to cancel the order. Miraculously, once I contacted them - my case just happened to be ready to ship the next day. I told him yes please cancel the order and process the refund.
4 days later - Case shows up at my door and no refund has been issued. For curiosity's sake, I decided to pop open the box and take a look. SO glad I decided to cancel this because the case is very cheap. It's very flimsy and will stretch quickly down near the home button. The carbon fiber backing was also very cheap looking.
This case should not have been shipped to me and now I will have to pay to send it back. I've contacted them 3 times trying to process my refund and no word. To each their own but in my opinion, this is a complete scam for a unimpressive case.
Ordered the black/black slimline case early March as the initial pictures I saw looked amazing. More than 3 weeks later, heard nothing from the company and still didn't see my case.
Finally contacted Customer Support and told them I'd like to cancel my order as I've waited too long and decided to go with a different case. The CS rep got back to me right away and wanted to know if I actually wanted to cancel the order. Miraculously, once I contacted them - my case just happened to be ready to ship the next day. I told him yes please cancel the order and process the refund.
4 days later - Case shows up at my door and no refund has been issued. For curiosity's sake, I decided to pop open the box and take a look. SO glad I decided to cancel this because the case is very cheap. It's very flimsy and will stretch quickly down near the home button. The carbon fiber backing was also very cheap looking.
This case should not have been shipped to me and now I will have to pay to send it back. I've contacted them 3 times trying to process my refund and no word. To each their own but in my opinion, this is a complete scam for a unimpressive case.
Bought this case and received it today. How am I the only one that thinks this thing is a complete ripoff for $50??
Returning it ASAP.
It is cheap feeling, bad materials and the quality is completely lackluster.
Judging by some other reviews on youtube, I don't think I am alone.
Returning it ASAP.
It is cheap feeling, bad materials and the quality is completely lackluster.
Judging by some other reviews on youtube, I don't think I am alone.
this is a fairly important question for this series of cases. Any information, like did you order the Sesto case? Were you informed of a delay of shipment? Do you expect it soon? The deadline has passed for shipment. I'm really surprised there's no discussion yet.
Here's a link to the case in question.
http://casemachine.com/wp-content/plugins/cscart/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=263
Here's the ship date.
http://casemachine.com/wp-content/plugins/cscart/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=295
Did no one on this forum order the Sesto case? I can't believe that. Will someone please comment on what's happening with this case.
CaseMachine
This company is a complete scam. I ordered my product about a month ago and soon after i saw that i didn't mean to order it. I called customer support and they told me the order had been canceled. Well not long after that phone call, i figured out the order was never canceled. I called them and they said i just needed to return the product and they would gladly issue me a refund. Sounded simple enough so i returned my product promptly as soon as i got it. They received the case as i recieved confirmation through the post office. It has been 3 weeks and i still don't have my $56.14. I first called them about a week after the product had arrived. They claimed they were having difficulty with their system and i would have to check back in a few days. Well i call back in a few days and the woman takes my name and phone number and tells me she will figure it out and give me a call back. She never called me back, naively at the time i keep telling myself in my head "i understand that they might me busy," So i call back and again they take my name and info, yet again no call back. After the second time they don't call me back, I'm upset but i keep my cool as getting upset doesn't solve anything. Well i try to call their customer support number and it only goes to voicemail during their business hours. I call from a different phone number, as i suspect they have blocked my phone number. Sure enough they answer and are now claiming that they are now having issues with paypal and are mailing checks for refunds. I end the call with a lot of hesitations but still hoping they are gonna do the right thing and refund me the money. I called back later that day from the phone that wasn't blocked and now they have blocked that number too. I am now hopeless. I have left messages and comments on their social media accounts but i just get blocked by them. I have come to grips that i won't get my money back but i just want to inform everyone about this company and how they will scam you. Please don't buy from them.
This company is a complete scam. I ordered my product about a month ago and soon after i saw that i didn't mean to order it. I called customer support and they told me the order had been canceled. Well not long after that phone call, i figured out the order was never canceled. I called them and they said i just needed to return the product and they would gladly issue me a refund. Sounded simple enough so i returned my product promptly as soon as i got it. They received the case as i recieved confirmation through the post office. It has been 3 weeks and i still don't have my $56.14. I first called them about a week after the product had arrived. They claimed they were having difficulty with their system and i would have to check back in a few days. Well i call back in a few days and the woman takes my name and phone number and tells me she will figure it out and give me a call back. She never called me back, naively at the time i keep telling myself in my head "i understand that they might me busy," So i call back and again they take my name and info, yet again no call back. After the second time they don't call me back, I'm upset but i keep my cool as getting upset doesn't solve anything. Well i try to call their customer support number and it only goes to voicemail during their business hours. I call from a different phone number, as i suspect they have blocked my phone number. Sure enough they answer and are now claiming that they are now having issues with paypal and are mailing checks for refunds. I end the call with a lot of hesitations but still hoping they are gonna do the right thing and refund me the money. I called back later that day from the phone that wasn't blocked and now they have blocked that number too. I am now hopeless. I have left messages and comments on their social media accounts but i just get blocked by them. I have come to grips that i won't get my money back but i just want to inform everyone about this company and how they will scam you. Please don't buy from them.
I'm right there with you. I pre-ordered on 3/16 and got the shipping notification on 3/26. Still no case. I have called numerous times and emailed countless times. This company is shady and now I cannot open a PayPal dispute because it's past the 45 day limit for opening a dispute. Does anyone have a different contact or email address at CaseMachine so I can try and at least get the product I paid for?
Well, I do tend to be wary of companies that primarily only have cgi renderings of products instead of actual pictures of finished goods.
I ordered mine on March 1 and received it on 13th of April. Yeah, they didnt send me an email confirming my purchase, which made me call the customer support. They werent picking up the phone, so i hit them up at skype where i finally got a hold of a female rep who traced my order and gave me my order no... No issues with the case either, quality seems pretty sharp.
Hey. How much have you used the case?? Do you like it? Is it comfortable? How does the quality look?
I was searching for a nice thin case that isn't "cheap" looking and saw the youtube reviews.
Are the youtube vids accurate as far as comparison?
Does anyone actually have this case?? I want to know how it wears with time since the rubber stretches to fit the phone. It's hard to find a good thin case that isn't cheap or tacky looking and fits the phone well. This was one of the few I liked.
Thanks guys..
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You can file a dispute if you used a credit card, especially if its an Amex you can do that online. They will refund your money on the spot, and open an investigation but it'll no doubt be in your favor.
Casemachine is also known as Atomic iPhone Case. We've reviewed one of their aluminum bumpers, it was very mediocre at best. I'm sure they've got a few people here claiming to be customers and posting positive things in this thread, so be aware.
Agree, terrible company, terrible products, horrible customer service.
I returned an obviously flawed, horribly cut iphone 4 case a few years ago and had to file a PayPal dispute to get refunded.
They lie, get defensive, and stall stall stall hoping you will go away.
The fact that they changed their name to sell a new case and never actually post real pictures, only renderings should be all you need to know.
Shame on atomic/casemachine and sorry to anyone foolish enough to buy from them without reading everything on this site that has been posted in the past.
I returned an obviously flawed, horribly cut iphone 4 case a few years ago and had to file a PayPal dispute to get refunded.
They lie, get defensive, and stall stall stall hoping you will go away.
The fact that they changed their name to sell a new case and never actually post real pictures, only renderings should be all you need to know.
Shame on atomic/casemachine and sorry to anyone foolish enough to buy from them without reading everything on this site that has been posted in the past.
I agree with Jconner1 and everyone else having issues with this company. This company is a complete scam. Do not purchase from them! The website is very slick, their products appear to be very Fake! I happened to see their ad on MacRumors,and being a longtime reader here, I clicked on it and was really impressed with the case. I can't help but feel like an idiot for even ordering this! I have been looking for cases for 7 months now, And I am desperately trying to ditch my otter box. I like to think of myself as a careful person, I always research and study products before pulling the trigger. This has prevented me from many mistakes and saved me a lot of money, but not it appears my lack of research this one time has cost me 54.99. Like all the other users, I had to wait 7 weeks to get my case. Once I got it I was sorely disappointed. The case was complete and utter garbage. I rather have no case. I was so disgusted with the quality and lack of aluminum that I immediately filed a claim. I was forced to do this since i didnt think i could return the case some the "10 days after receipt" was totally gone. The seller was pretty communicative once I did this. They immediately denied my refund via PayPal and told me to return the case so they can refund (it took me a few days to look at their process since their support page was totally down, their website sucks!)I was about to escalate the dispute and let PayPal take a look; However, they told me i would need to close the dispute so they could Refund me. This leads me to mistake number two, which is closing my dispute. DO NOT do this. Once you close it, you can't re open. I sealed my faith soon after I closed it. To top it off, I had already sent me case back. So, not not only have I wasted a lot of time, I just said goodbye to my money, plus 5 more For shipping. I have tried calling relentlessly, emailing, and calling. Like all the other users here, I have gotten nothing in return. They offer no communication and no support. I called PayPal, and they have received numerous complaints for CaseMachine, LLC. They basically said sorry and that since I closed my dispute there was nothing I could do. I find it crazy that PayPal won't let you reopen a case. That's pretty ridiculous. Regardless, I guarantee you those bastards sold me
Case to another poor user so they wouldn't have to make them one. If anyone is reading this, please do not buy this case. It's worthless. Only buy if you are certain you don't want a quality case, want to get ripped off, and want to have no support if you change your mind. I advise all the users here who have had issues to file a complaint online with the Florida BBB. That's what I did today. If we can get enough users to talk, we should get some traction. I am also looking into posting my experience on all available outlets. I want to give their company an honest review and make others aware of their scam. Their twitter has been suspended and they delete the FB post, but it won't stop me from Trying!
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That anyone foolish enough to buy from them would be me! Thank you for helping me realize again that I am an idiot! Lol but in all seriousness, I have learned my lesson. Good advice. Wish I would have read up on it more.
Case to another poor user so they wouldn't have to make them one. If anyone is reading this, please do not buy this case. It's worthless. Only buy if you are certain you don't want a quality case, want to get ripped off, and want to have no support if you change your mind. I advise all the users here who have had issues to file a complaint online with the Florida BBB. That's what I did today. If we can get enough users to talk, we should get some traction. I am also looking into posting my experience on all available outlets. I want to give their company an honest review and make others aware of their scam. Their twitter has been suspended and they delete the FB post, but it won't stop me from Trying!
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That anyone foolish enough to buy from them would be me! Thank you for helping me realize again that I am an idiot! Lol but in all seriousness, I have learned my lesson. Good advice. Wish I would have read up on it more.