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Element Vapor Case

lorenwade said:
LOL! I'm a diplomatic person... and I see both sides of this. I've been accused of working for companies before...
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I've avoided posting my annoyances with Element because I understand they're very busy, but as some people here seem to actually get answers out of them...

I followed the original vapor thread from nearly the beginning, but I get the feeling they saw my PayPal complaint and instantly tried to fix it by upgrading my status to "shipped".
 
mes09 said:
I've avoided posting my annoyances with Element because I understand they're very busy, but as some people here seem to actually get answers out of them...

I followed the original vapor thread from nearly the beginning, but I get the feeling they saw my PayPal complaint and instantly tried to fix it by upgrading my status to "shipped".
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Hahaha. Could very well be true. For the record, I'm not putting anyone down for "complaining," I understand the situation and I don't blame anyone. That said, I hope you get yours worked out. :(
 
I have v1 gunmetal/blue. I tried my gps and it will not find me. Wont keep up driving. Took the case off no problem. I sent element an email and they offered to send me version 2 but I have to choose a different color:( I'm hoping the gps issue is resolved with v2
 
josephrojas said:
I have v1 gunmetal/blue. I tried my gps and it will not find me. Wont keep up driving. Took the case off no problem. I sent element an email and they offered to send me version 2 but I have to choose a different color:( I'm hoping the gps issue is resolved with v2
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That sucks you have to choose another color thats a sweet combo you have there. Do you get to keep the case or return it?
 
mes09 said:
I've avoided posting my annoyances with Element because I understand they're very busy, but as some people here seem to actually get answers out of them...

I followed the original vapor thread from nearly the beginning, but I get the feeling they saw my PayPal complaint and instantly tried to fix it by upgrading my status to "shipped".
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interesting :) yesterday I sent them email about my order #51** and today I got update on my order that it was shipped. Miracle, isn't it?

Ordered on July 12th.
 
Some are reporting V1 issues, some aren't. However, almost everyone with V2 said absolutely no issues.

cub4bearin said:
interesting :) yesterday I sent them email about my order #51** and today I got update on my order that it was shipped. Miracle, isn't it?
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My order number isn't that far behind yours and my estimated ship date is Monday. :O I only ordered it a couple days ago.
 
They may very well be caught up by now and actually working on some of the 5xxx orders. I suppose it depends on color choices, but still, I've been trying to cancel my order for two weeks. I'm still hoping I can get a hold of someone who can actually stop it from shipping. Assuming they're just generating the shipment notices and haven't actually shipped it.
 
josephrojas said:
dont know if anyone who has gotten their case has noticed on the back of the boxthere are color choices for each part heres a pic!!!
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If they don't offer "orange," then what color is the "tangerine" listed on the box?
 

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I have 2 weeksto return it after I receive version 2 or they will charge me for the second case. I'm not sure what color to go with. I'm thinking silver frame with aqua blue cap. ? The gunmetal I received was a sample so I can't get that color. They also said the new blue is not as dark as the one I have but it's nicer?? Not sure what that means but will find out. Waiting for a reply. Who thought choosing a case color would be so stressful. Lol
 
lorenwade said:
My order number isn't that far behind yours and my estimated ship date is Monday. :O I only ordered it a couple days ago.
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It's that kind of crap that makes me want to send this thing (when it gets here)
To the " WILL IT BLEND" GUY. I got my shipping notice with no tracking info yesterday after pre-ordering 44 days ago. I wanted to add a silver cap piece to my order but I couldn't because it wasn't available. People who ordered this week can get any colour they want and it ships next week. WOW, Anyone who ordered early with the hopes of beating the rush has gotten totally boned.
Sorry for the whine there but it seems like so many customers have the feeling that we could have been treated a whole lot better.
I don't begrudge anyone new who has ordered and is getting what they want. I think that's great. That's how it's suppose to be. If I didn't love the design so much I would have quit them after the July 12 non-shipment. But it's so dang purdy. Can't look away from purdy caaaaaaaase:confused:
 
josephrojas said:
here are a few pics of me holding it and the depth of the charging port area
the one i got is a v1,i may have to send it back and get version 2 because my gps is not tracking my location........:(
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Dear Vapor Customer,

Last week we discovered some manufacturing issues with earlier cases that were shipped. We have stopped shipping Vapor cases to remedy the situation but are shipping again.

If you have received one of these early units (prior to this week), you will be receiving an email from us explaining the details.

Did you get an email explaining the details?
 
White/Rhino said:
It's that kind of crap that makes me want to send this thing (when it gets here)
To the " WILL IT BLEND" GUY. I got my shipping notice with no tracking info yesterday after pre-ordering 44 days ago. I wanted to add a silver cap piece to my order but I couldn't because it wasn't available. People who ordered this week can get any colour they want and it ships next week. WOW, Anyone who ordered early with the hopes of beating the rush has gotten totally boned.
Sorry for the whine there but it seems like so many customers have the feeling that we could have been treated a whole lot better.
I don't begrudge anyone new who has ordered and is getting what they want. I think that's great. That's how it's suppose to be. If I didn't love the design so much I would have quit them after the July 12 non-shipment. But it's so dang purdy. Can't look away from purdy caaaaaaaase:confused:
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I hear ya man, but I read that they "updated their facilities" which is why it's taken so long and also why they've been able to pump out so many recently.
 
lorenwade said:
I hear ya man, but I read that they "updated their facilities" which is why it's taken so long and also why they've been able to pump out so many recently.
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Very true my friend. I'm still not sure why with all the extra production going on and new colours available I couldn't modify my order to a colour that other people are saying has shipped. If silver really is shipping the email I got from them really said "F U, We can't be bothered"
 
Anyone has a silver/xxx picture ? I would like to order a silver with the small part in gunmetal :D
 
k1ite said:
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OMG looks so good!!! What is that pink stick thingie laying behind the phone?

angusharris said:
Just received yellow/black. Definitely not the orange in the latest picture, although being a University of Texas graduate, orange would not be a bad thing. This is the yellow in the original picture. Also have Lucky Labs Matte Black decals on. So far GPS works. There does seem to be fewer bars, but when I run the speed test, the upload and download speeds are about the same as before (this is in the hills of west Austin, where coverage is ok, but not great). All the calls I have tried so far have gone through with no issue.
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I LOVE it! :eek:

F1 Speed said:
OOOOh...... SophiaLee is gonna love you for posting that. Awesome color combo man.
Hope SophiaLee gets one soon as well.
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LOL! :p

Ok...so wth does the Lime one look like?
 
Update on the GPS - took a little longer to get the initial lock (20 seconds instead of 5-10), but once it locked, the GPS worked fine. As for 3G, it seems like it is knocking about 1 bar off the strength here in Austin. At home where coverage is just ok, I get between 1 and 3 bars. At work, where the signal is strong, I now get 4 where I used to get 5. The good news is, I haven't noticed any difference in call quality - as long as I have a bar, the quality is fine.
Here is a speed test from downtown Austin where I am getting 4 bars.
 

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troop231 said:
Why is it so hard for someone to test the case in a crappy signal area? I want this piece of info more than anything. Can someone post back on 3G/GPS and WiFi performance with the speed test app? Thanks!
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Troop231 - It clearly affects the signal but whether you see it with the extremely coarse display with bars or not is another matter. If you get a strong 5 bar signal you will probably not see it. With a weaker signal - say 3 bars - you may or may not see it as with the weaker signals each bar is roughly equivalent to 10 dBm (scroll down)

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3821/iphone-4-redux-analyzing-apples-ios-41-signal-fix

Even with V2 with the elongated headphone jack (to expose more antenna) and the sim card slot (dual functionality and quite a smart idea to primarily expose more antenna) you are going to lose strength.

As you see from the ilounge preview after their first negative "First View" they were immediately sent a V2 case and that too affected signal strength (scroll down here as well))

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/entry/element-case-vapor-for-iphone-4/

It really depends if you are a "Form" or a "Function" guy. I fall strongly into the latter camp so no Vapor case (nor an iMac for that matter :) )
 
asleep said:
Ha. You're gonna get yours before I get mine -- which was paid for July 4.:eek:
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Mine was "shipped" on the 10th but still hasn't actually made it to the post office.

For those that got case already, how long after you received the tracking number did the package actually arrive?
 
Multiple color pieces

I'll bet that when the dust settles, you will be able to order the colored piece of the case and have several of these so that you will be able to change the color out from day to day.

Anyone else see this happening?

If they do this, I'll bet they charge $39.00 just for this piece.
 
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