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Decided to finally go caseless, anyone else?

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Marco123

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I took off my case to try on another and for once since owning every iphone since the 3G, I realised how refined and beautiful the ip5 is.
I know I opening the phone up for more scratches and damage but I have finally realised that these phones really shouldn't be covered up.
Jony Ives will be pleased!
 
I bought a really nice speck case that I like more than any case i've ever hard. After using it for a day though I took it off. All i'm waiting for is a back & front screen protector and that is it.
 
First time for me. I have gone for short periods in the past, but now I am almost a month without a case. Lovin it.

I have Phantom Skinz carbon fiber an a screen protector. That is all!
 
Just decided to go naked myself. Went straight to the apple store after my decision and added apple care +. That takes care of that ! :p
 
I am planning to put a clear skin on it to provide scratch protection while retaining OEM look and size.
 
I'm using phone naked now with screen protector and waiting for back protector. Don't know if I want applecare though.
 
I really wish they provided applecare+ in the UK.
No idea why they don't.
 
I decided to go caseless but I'm going to order a nice pouche/sleeve to put it in when I go out and about.
 
about pouch/sleeve

212rikanmofo said:
I decided to go caseless but I'm going to order a nice pouche/sleeve to put it in when I go out and about.
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I have a feeling that a pouch/sleeve can be worse than not having one. I had a nice Beza leather one for my iP5 and stopped using it after a few weeks. Here is what happens. I would put my phone in the pouch then into my pocket when I go out. It felt a bit silly because now the thing is inside a pocket in another pocket. Then when the phone rang, I would have to retrieve the pouch from my pocket, then the phone from the pouch. Most pouches I think fit the phone like a glove so it takes a bit of effort every time. Some pouches come with a pull tab to partially eject the phone to make it easier. Nevertheless, it is an additional step before you can use the phone and it seems that you are more likely to drop the phone when removing it from the pouch than from the pocket. In any case, no matter what you still have to remove the phone from the pouch to use it so the chance of dropping the phone while using it doesn't lessen with a pouch. Considering the added complication a pouch adds, and the additional risk it introduces, a pouch doesn't make sense to me.
 
I've always been caseless and I love it. I do however use a front and back screen protectors to avoid scratches.
 
I'm going completely naked. The phone is too beautiful and slim to put in a case, IMHO

But I did get AppleCare.
 
katai said:
Did you guys get applecare before going caseless?
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Do you mean Applecare Plus? I think Applecare comes standard with every phone for one year.

I read a few discussions regarding how Apple would replace your broken phone for about $225. Applecare Plus would cost $150 ($100 initially plus $50 per incident). I am debating whether that worths it.
 
I've always used a bumper and no screen protector.
With the iP5, I'm using it naked, no case, no screen protector.

It just feels perfect without any case to me.
 
I'm done with cases (until my next case that is ... lol). Got a back skin and side skin on right now and it works just fine. Keeps the phone nice and slim and the way Jony intended it.

I thought about a sleeve, but that sort of defeats the purpose of going caseless. It also makes a serious pain in the arse to pull out and use.
 
meistervu said:
Do you mean Applecare Plus? I think Applecare comes standard with every phone for one year.

I read a few discussions regarding how Apple would replace your broken phone for about $225. Applecare Plus would cost $150 ($100 initially plus $50 per incident). I am debating whether that worths it.
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I discussed this with the sales rep at the apple store today when buying my i5. She confirmed what you said, that it would be $99 for applecare+ and $50 for each of 2 replacements allowed. After the second replacement due to damage it would be $200 for each additional replacement.

She also confirmed that if you go without Applecare then it's just $200 for a replacement. Because of this I'm going to opt out and if I break my phone I'll just shell out the extra $50 for the new one with hopes that I'll never need to.

Oh, and I'm going naked this go around as well. If I add up the amount of money I've spent on cases/screen protectors for my iPhones & Android phones over the past 6 years it would probably be equivalent to just buying ~3 iPhone 5's at full retail. I'm done with that crap.
 
After going through two bad cases in the last couple weeks, I have decided to stay caseless.

I just slip my phone into my little ColcaSac sleeve before tossing it into my bag or something, but otherwise it just has a screen protector on it.
 
I had the habit of wanting to change cases often when I had the 4 before. Don't remember how much i spent. Now back to iPhone I want to use phone caseless. I like how nice the 5 is. I'll get applecare+ soon.
 
I am leaning toward no case

I had a leather shell on my old iP4 mainly because I found it make the phone more comfortable to use.

The back of the iP5, its thinness, and its light weight make it a pleasure to use naked. To me the naked feel of the phone and its light weight is one of the most important feature of this phone, and putting it in a case will take that away. For that reason I am considering not using a case for now.

I may change my mind and use a leather shell later. I like the one I had on my iP4. It's a trade off between the look and feel of leather and a bit of protection against the look and feel of the naked phone. The iP5 is so thin so a bit of added thickness is less of a problem than the iP4.

So for me if I add a case, it can't be just for protection. It has to improve the phone in some way.
 
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