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Anyone else notice that the case seems to scratch the phone around the top corners when trying to install it in the plastic frame? I have installed and removed the phone about 3 times and noticed some scratches on the metal part.

I am always very careful but it just seems like it is to tight until you get the phone all the way seated in the plastic case part.

ill check...

btw i have a SPG Oleophic under the otterbox "protector shield also..
 
I can't wait to get mine, also on the $20.00 deal with free shipping from Amazon. I'll use it solely for rough going, putting it into a rugged Maxpedition pouch. Can't wait to trek around and not worry about falling onto the phone or dropping it on a rock.
 
blue and red instock..Best Buy Glendal,e CA Atwater Village. They only had 3 of each color.
 

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I bought it at the best buy in baldwin ny on sunrise highway. All they had left was a red one. I wonder why they chose colors to give best buy and not just black?

Man that case looks good! I don't know what the person who originally reported on the Best Buy cases was thinking when he said the blue was horrendous!
 
Just got a Red One from BB in Huntington NY

Tbh i got a imitation OB from ebay few days ago and the real otterbox isnt that far of a cry from the "fake" one...

The fake one from ebay was like 3 bucks without any holster but the protection factor seems the same..

otterbox warranty though is outstanding. i just contacted them about my otterbox defender for iphone 4 getting oil/watermarks and they shipped me a new casing out today. im not sure though if im supposed to send mine back.

just saw these at my local best buy.picked one up for my brother. they said they got them in last night
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otterbox warranty though is outstanding. i just contacted them about my otterbox defender for iphone 4 getting oil/watermarks and they shipped me a new casing out today. im not sure though if im supposed to send mine back.

just saw these at my local best buy.picked one up for my brother. they said they got them in last night
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there warranty good also if I but from BB? sorry its my first time dealing with OB :)
 
there warranty good also if I but from BB? sorry its my first time dealing with OB :)

doesnt really matter i guess. when i had a problem with my belt clip for my 3g they didnt really ask for proof of purchase. i got the otterbox off ebay and for my ip4 they didnt ask for proof of purchase either, but they did ask i email them a picture of the oil/watermark. im sure if you have a receipt from bestbuy they will honor it
 
Just picked up my first ever Otterbox product (And I've had all iphones) for my iPhone 4...the blue one as seen above, from Best Buy. Man the quality on this thing is crazy! Built like a tank! The size will take getting used to however, but so far, this thing is amazing. Not a single watermark, perfectly clear.
 
Well I went up to my best buy and they had two colors in stock... Red and Bl.... ack surprisingly enough.

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I decided to go with the black one. Hoping that I can buy a white outer part if/when they release it.

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Good news for me was that by going slow and being careful I was able to get it on without messing up my Gelaskin!
 
Jst went to my local best buy and they had red and blue both instock so I grabbed the red for now until the white defender comes out.
 
What I think is that the people that were placed on the 10-14 day hold, we placed on hold because of BestBuy and their order.
 
That looks HUGE! Oh well, I wanted my Def for my phone doing on my bike, and at the car track racing... It'll work there. :D

AND my black defender IS SHIPPED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Took me some to find the pics (page 16, message 627). Really wanted the Defender till I saw the overall size. :( Liked the belt-clip option. And so nervous over the glass back and the smaller size that I worry about dropping the darn thing. :(

Was really looking for something that I could also but in my pocket. It looks like I will have to give up on the belt-clip thing and go with one of the SGP flip cases (Argos or Vintage).
 
Took me some to find the pics (page 16, message 627). Really wanted the Defender till I saw the overall size. :( Liked the belt-clip option. And so nervous over the glass back and the smaller size that I worry about dropping the darn thing. :(

Was really looking for something that I could also but in my pocket. It looks like I will have to give up on the belt-clip thing and go with one of the SGP flip cases (Argos or Vintage).

it fits in my skinny jeans pockets :D
 
Well the 11th came and went, no shipping email from Otterbox, here we go.

*edit* nevermind, tracking info was contained in my receipt that I never bother to look at, oops!
 
2 Days with my Red Otterbox and loving it. It's peace of mind that helps me sleep at night knowing my phone is protected throughout the day.
 
Otterbox's @ BestBuy's in MN

They seem to have them at all the BB's around the area in Minneapolis, MN all the stores I called had 8-10 of red, blue and black. Happy to say I snatched mine up last night. Also on a side note I noticed Walmart should also have them very soon, I was at their store on Tues night and they already have a spot on their accessories shelf with the hook and price tag on it for the Iphone4 Otterbox Defender, I wonder if they'll get a different color or if it'll be just the black ones.

So far I have to say I really like the OB, I've had the Balistic case on my phone since the begining of July and while it gave great drop protection(twice), the OB goes every step further. I have found the edges around the screen on the Balisitic case make it difficult sometimes to move things on the touchscreen near the edges, not so on the OB! Also obvisiously the flaps over the ports, I work in a dusty enviroment and really needed them. I will say this aswell I do like the Balistic holster better then the OB it sits lower on your hip which I find to more comfortable, but hopefully I'll get use to the OB holster more as I wear it or I might have to find a way to cross breed these things.
 
The black OB doesn't make it seem as big. I returned my red one yesterday. I may check a BB or 2 this evening for the black one as I would prefer it in black or maybe even the blue.
 
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