Hornettek "Vader" Aluminum Case

[daemonite]

Pretty well built case by Hornetek, full aluminum with very thin fabric like pads at the corners to prevent metal on metal contact (doubtful it will do anything to protect the phone during a drop), fits great but kills reception, installation was a breeze taking less then 30 seconds, pretty decent sized charger port, small-ish headphone jack and it has generous access to the volume/mute.

Normal reception for me is around -70dBm through my AT&T Microcell as you can see in this picture without a case. http://i.imgur.com/Sjjvn.png

With the Vader case it takes HUUUUUGE reception hit dropping my reception down to -89dBm!!! GPS/WiFi is the same but the reception hit is massive!
http://i.imgur.com/c2iMV.png

Pictures on my iPhone 4S (AT&T)

Case front
http://i.imgur.com/ZLsOj.jpg

Case back
http://i.imgur.com/IUg8v.jpg

Volume/Mute Access
http://i.imgur.com/xJi9Y.jpg

Headphone Port
http://i.imgur.com/dopDl.jpg

Charger Port.
http://i.imgur.com/qojy1.jpg

 

[Daremo]

That's a shame about the reception drop. It's a nice looking case!

 

[Airborne21]

ElementVapor Case Pro case seems to be the answer. Very similar but has a polycarbonate side on the reception side. The rest is aluminium.

 

[Rocko1]

With the Vader case it takes HUUUUUGE reception hit dropping my reception down to -89dBm!!! GPS/WiFi is the same but the reception hit is massive!
[

Problem with most metal cases. Bad material choice. Looks nice though.

 

[Airborne21]

I ordered and received a Element Case Vapor Pro Spectra today and let me tell you it is awesome. Words do not describe this case. No signal 'death grip' issues at all now. Mind you it was expensive though.