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I love the Solo FX Case
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with the real or the knock off?
with the real case has a raised surface and i dont find it too much trouble at all, but i coming from a speck candyshell which has no feeling at all.
The knock off has a completly smooth surface, making it pretty difficult to feel the location without looking at it.
While I haven't received my knock-off yet, I can't really imagine it being too difficult to find. We all know where that button is located by now. I'll have to see when it arrives.
My iSkin Solo arrived today and is a very good fit. Not sure I like it in red though.
Ooh, I think the red looks awesome! I normally wouldn't consider a red case for myself (just about everything I own is pink), but I'm really diggin' the looks of that one!
well I'm about 36 hours after bodyguards install and happy to say that the bubbles that were on the back are almost completely gone. I also received my iSkin solo yesterday and installed it today. It's a tight fit with the bodyguards on but looks and works great. To my surprise there are no watermarks. I am not real crazy about the bodyguard front and may go with a normal screen protector.
I'm referring to the real one, by iSkin, Solo FX. Somehow I'm having a hard time with regards to the sleep/wake button, it's somehow raised more than I expected lol, probably because of the BSE at the back (?)
No clue about knock-offs yet either, but based on the reviews it does look very close to the real one.
Mine just came today, I ordered it tuesday. Very fast shipping. First thoughts. Amazing. Fits fine with my Invisible Shield over top. I'm going to put on the reflective screen right after I take off the invisible shield top part. I'll post the pictures in a little once I find my camera 
Ok so here are the pictures, not the best quality because I only found my crappy camera. Also batteries died before I got the case on hahahah;
Ok so here are the pictures, not the best quality because I only found my crappy camera. Also batteries died before I got the case on hahahah;
Just got mine today, definitely a slick case, really like the look and feel. So far my only complaint is about the edges around the screen. It need to cover either a little more or a little less. As it is right now it has a tendency to grab the side of the screen protector and screw it up.
I have had the case about 5 days now a d I really like it. Verylittle bulk added to the phone. Very simple but looks great. I do have to admit that I also like this bodguardz skin on the back. It turned out way better than I thought it would. The skin gives me new confidence when the phone is not in a case. Let's face it the iPhone is a sweet looking peice of technology and any case(no matter how good it looks) covers it up. Now if I could just trust my hands not to drop it!!!
Just putting a thought out there... I am using the black Solo with the white iPhone... hopefully people have not had issues with discoloration of the phone??
Also has anymore tried the iSkin solo with the Marware CEO or the Incase Folio (does it fit in there?). I tried the it with the DLO Hipcase for iPhone, and it does not fit.
Also has anymore tried the iSkin solo with the Marware CEO or the Incase Folio (does it fit in there?). I tried the it with the DLO Hipcase for iPhone, and it does not fit.
UPDATE: This case plus BSE back skin won't work well.
I just had my iPhone 3G swapped, due to some antennae issues, and when the Genius took off the case, we were shocked since the back of the iPhone was all stained. I didn't had time to take a picture of it but yes, it does stain on the skin, we saw the red-circle things allover it, even on the sides.. horrible. So I think this case should only go without a skin. Anyone had the same issue as mine? Sad since I've only had the case less than a week.
I just had my iPhone 3G swapped, due to some antennae issues, and when the Genius took off the case, we were shocked since the back of the iPhone was all stained. I didn't had time to take a picture of it but yes, it does stain on the skin, we saw the red-circle things allover it, even on the sides.. horrible. So I think this case should only go without a skin. Anyone had the same issue as mine? Sad since I've only had the case less than a week.
I had an Incase Protective Cover for my 1st gen iPhone. One side eventually stretched out so much it became unusable.
Much prefer my iSkin Solo on my iPhone 3GS -- it tightly hugs the phone and has a glossy finish that looks really sharp.
UPDATE: This case plus BSE back skin won't work well.
I just had my iPhone 3G swapped, due to some antennae issues, and when the Genius took off the case, we were shocked since the back of the iPhone was all stained. I didn't had time to take a picture of it but yes, it does stain on the skin, we saw the red-circle things allover it, even on the sides.. horrible. So I think this case should only go without a skin. Anyone had the same issue as mine? Sad since I've only had the case less than a week.
uh oh, so were the stains on the BSE? I'm now worried I bought the black solo case for my white iphone
UPDATE: This case plus BSE back skin won't work well.
I just had my iPhone 3G swapped, due to some antennae issues, and when the Genius took off the case, we were shocked since the back of the iPhone was all stained. I didn't had time to take a picture of it but yes, it does stain on the skin, we saw the red-circle things allover it, even on the sides.. horrible. So I think this case should only go without a skin. Anyone had the same issue as mine? Sad since I've only had the case less than a week.
I am in total agreement..I didn't have the bse skin on the back of my white iphone when first tried the solo fx and there was no staining. I later put on the bse skin with the solo fx in red. When I took the solo fx case off, the red had stained the bse. It's ok without the bse on my iphone..no staining..
After reading the reviews of the iskin solo case I went ahead and bought one along with the holster that it slides into.
I have to say that I really like the case. I thought about going caseless since the case does add some bulk but I really like the non-slip surface of the case. I can easily place it on my dashboard and other areas without the fear of it moving around like a bar of soap. Also since it is in a case, I have no fear of sitting it down on any surface like the road if I need to. Many times I will set it face down on a table (to keep dust off the screen) and don't have to worry about the touchscreen making direct contact with the table.
Love it!
I have to say that I really like the case. I thought about going caseless since the case does add some bulk but I really like the non-slip surface of the case. I can easily place it on my dashboard and other areas without the fear of it moving around like a bar of soap. Also since it is in a case, I have no fear of sitting it down on any surface like the road if I need to. Many times I will set it face down on a table (to keep dust off the screen) and don't have to worry about the touchscreen making direct contact with the table.
Love it!
Ditto here. Bought the Duet and love it. First didn't think the clear case would do it for me, but it's grown on me. The design of the holster was well thought out, with one caveat...headphone plug access clumsy.
Mr. Biggles and livingonvideo13, I have a question about the revoClip for Solo -- I know you can also use it as a stand in landscape mode, as shown below; but does the stand work in portrait mode as well?
Thanks!
Thanks!
No offense, but that is a really messed up color. I was about to get the Orange FX on my black 3G but, uh, no thanks!
Need Advice on iSkin gel case (no slips please!)
I have the Gel Case purchased at the At&T store and have one minor gripe: as a man I keep my iphone in my pocket (as opposed to the ladies who have purses) and find that the gel case continually slips off, just a little, on a regular basis when I take my phone in and out of my pocket. I often only have to adjust a small corner, but this shouldn't happen.
I'm looking into the iskin solo and have heard good things about it, but whatever case I invest in I want to be sure from other users that it does not slip off, even slightly. What experience have users had with this issue?
Thanks for any input
I have the Gel Case purchased at the At&T store and have one minor gripe: as a man I keep my iphone in my pocket (as opposed to the ladies who have purses) and find that the gel case continually slips off, just a little, on a regular basis when I take my phone in and out of my pocket. I often only have to adjust a small corner, but this shouldn't happen.
I'm looking into the iskin solo and have heard good things about it, but whatever case I invest in I want to be sure from other users that it does not slip off, even slightly. What experience have users had with this issue?
Thanks for any input