Fake Sector 5 Case Reviews

mayhem69 said:
why buy them from China when you can get them in 2-3 days from USA, just got the traditional Black Ops style, black with amber corner hinge.
pm me if interested!
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I bought one of these from mayhem69 (silver one.) I will be buying from and would highly recommend this purchase. It arrived in 2 days vs weeks and is awesome quality - very impressed. I've bought 2 others from aliexpress for past iPhones.

I'll post pictures when I get a chance.
 
Can anyone confirm if a signature is required apon delivery if purchased from caseswill?
It's just that I missed the postie today and they've left a slip saying that they tried to deliver an international parcel which require a signature.
 
iMilo said:
Can anyone confirm if a signature is required apon delivery if purchased from caseswill?
It's just that I missed the postie today and they've left a slip saying that they tried to deliver an international parcel which require a signature.
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If you picked the free option then no. But if u went for the next shipping option up then yes. Just went with the latter for my gunmetal sector 5 and boy was it a hassle using my lunch time to pick it up at the local USPS :p
 
Got my black one from casewill. Same as previous Vapor ones I've had. Would not fit with rash guard on. But no big deal for me. Also I had to trim the Ultrasuade backplate I ordered from Element again not a big deal. The 2 included back plates fit fine.
 
zerodb said:
Or even upcharge 15-20% for the convenience of stocking and shipping them faster. I wouldn't balk at $30-35. But $75 is laughable.
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you do not know what the hell your talking about, that is not what i am selling them for, by the way, selling like freakin hot cakes!!
 
Prospekt said:
Mine came with a black suede sticker for the back. I think it looks nice, just hoping that it doesn't leave a lot of residue if I ever decide to take it off
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What you can do for that is get a back protector so it doesn't leave residue
 
Got THIS ONE from eBay and I am very happy with it, shipping was fast (2 days ). I will try to post a couple of pics later.


:eek: $75 for a fake.... People are so funny... :D
 
I got quite a decent fake one off eBay as well however I am finding the area where the volume buttons are, extremely deep to the point that if you are holding the iPhone in your right hand (thumb on the right and fingers on the left!), I can't physically press the volume buttons!! Is this how the real case is as well or only how the fake ones are?!
 
bought a S5 BlackOps from this seller on aliexpress

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Elem...es-For-iPhone5-With-Retail-Box/764917736.html

it was the cheapest one I could find that came with everything (holster/rubber back etc)...it arrived yesterday and for $20 I can complain one single bit (other than than the 30days it took to get here but that was expected)...came with the "retail" box, all accessories (rashguards, rubber back, extra screws, holster, tool, smoke screen shield etc)...super tight fit, looks great and even has the textured power button that some of the other sellers don't have.

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Hi macrumorers!

new guy here i just got and installed myreplica black ops!loving it so far!here are some pics of it...

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the ONLY thing i dont like is that the rubber backing is a tad small as you can see....
 
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So I got my fake Sector 5 Ops in the mail today. I really regret it. I have unscrewed one screw like it says I should. Surround the frame on my iphone yet it won't fully close. I put way more pressure than I should have to try to get it to close but couldn't. Also as others have mentioned, the back plate is a PoS. it feels so flimsy and it doesn't entirely cover the back. The product page says no returns. But since its defective, can't ebay or PayPal do something about it since I can't even place it on my phone?

I'm really thinking about buying a new one at $200. But the backplate of the real one, its adhesive too right? I switch my cases a lot so does that mean I have to buy a new back every time I switch cases or can I place some adhesive on it n stick it right back on?
 
Here it is! Came super fast too... Sorry about the pictures, I dont have a camera so I used my nephews iPad.
 

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I think I found a good solution for those who cannot get their headphone plug into the jack.

http://www.monoprice.com/mobile/Product/Details/7161?mainCategoryId=104&categoryId=10429&subCategoryId=1042901

I don't know how much the shipping would be for this alone but it won't be more than 2 bucks (I ordered a 6 ft. headphone extension cable as well and the shipping came to $1.99). A few of the reviewers say they bought the adapter for the same reason and that it got the job done for them. Obviously this isn't to assume it will work with the fake Element case, but I have another Monoprice cable for aux out for my car and its plug fits the case fine (the plug design of it looks to be similar to the design of the adapter). Monoprice is always high quality stuff so I don't think there will be any audio quality loss issues. I couldn't tell you how many HDMI cables I've purchased from them over the years.

I will update in a few days once the plug comes in to verify whether it fits. I will also post photos of my aliexpress purchased case/phone.
 
I've got a fun bit to add to this discussion - after using my fake Sector 5 for several weeks, I noticed a huge degradation in my WiFi performance - as in, I couldn't connect to any router that was any more than 10-15 feet away. Since I'd had problems with previous metal-bodied cases, I immediately tried removing the case. No improvement, not even miniscule, with a wifi signal meter up on screen.

I tried restoring my iPhone which killed my jailbreak. Just in case. No improvement.

Finally I was about to go in to Apple to see if they would replace my phone which has become almost unusable due to the poor reception, mostly on Wifi, but also seemingly not very good on cellular either.

So I peeled off the carbon fiber back sticker that came with my fake Sector 5 case. INSTANTLY my wifi meter goes from zero to FULL signal strength. Cellular reception is about 1 bar better in the same location.

After having the case for awhile I got tired of the raggedy felt or fake suede or whatever material was on the back with the Element logo, and replaced it with the carbon fiber sticker just to protect the phone in the meantime. Not my personal favorite look, but I didn't want to scratch my phone up, so hey, why not. I really thought it was a fake CF print or something, but it appears to be real carbon weave (try folding the sticker and it'll snap, the material seems legit) and apparently it's conductive enough and appropriately oriented to act as an RF shield when covering the back of the phone. Everything is 100% better with that sticker pulled off. Even battery life is HUGELY better because it's not always fighting to hang onto a signal.

Long story short - DON'T USE THE CARBON FIBER BACK STICKER!
 
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