I've always hated phone cases. I used my iphone 3G without a case but I had an invisible shield stuck to it... I dropped it maybe once a month but never ran into many issues. Sure there were some chips and scratches and I had to get it replaced under warranty once because some corrosion wasn't allowing it to charge; probably from one of the times I dropped it when it was raining or something. However every time it got replaced under warranty it's like getting a fresh start
lol
Then I used my iphone 4 without a case until they gave us all a free bumper after that connip**** everyone had about it losing signal from holding it,
but then I took the bumper off after a few months because the rubber part on the bottom got loose and annoyed me. I remember dropping my 4 a few times here and there and it got a small crack on the back side corner but that went away again, because I needed to get my phone replaced under warranty. I forget what was wrong with it this time. Next thing that happened was I got aerosol sun tanning oil under the screen somehow because they were in the same bag and I think it leaked, but I got that replaced for free using my extended warranty from square trade. (the water damage sticker didn't turn red I guess, maybe because it was oil instead of water lol they took it as a defective product.)
So, to answer the question, no my hands are not clammy
lol I guess I've been able to do it because I have a different view, or mentality. I've always accepted that normal wear and tear is going to happen to a device that I bring with me everywhere and use so often in an enormous variety of different environments. Unlike something such as furniture or my walls at home, I don't really mind scratches, minor chips and other superficial damages on my phone. Plus, I can always get it replaced for free or for a low $50 deductible, which is close enough to what I would spend on a case anyways. I'm not worried about resell value or anything because I prefer to keep my phone in case one
really breaks big time. I figured because of these reasons, it's not worth the added bulk to have a case on the phone. Well, until...
That stupid idea I also have all the time that placing my phone between my legs in the car is the perfect place while driving!! I mean, it's nice because it doesn't slide around but when I get out of my car and find my self thinking "oh where is my pho-OH SH**!!" that's when the stupidity of having it there really sets in, lol.
It's not like I don't care about my phone, I still attempt to recover it with that awkward body irk of trying to catch it by closing my legs... which only propelled it faster into the ground. Then I felt chills from that ominous crash sound we all recognize as a phone scraping across pavement... to which everyone in the car responds with "ooohhhh that sucks" lol yea, no fun! I had my poor iphone 5 for only like a month. The metal got all chipped and scratched but at least no cracked screen. But then a day later when I was taking a picture, I realized a tiny defect that showed up in every picture. There must have been a tiny scratch on the lens from dropping it. Looking closer with a light it looked like there was a piece of hair in the lens, which could have been there the whole time, or maybe a crack from the fall - i don't know but I told them that there was hair in the lens and they replaced it under warranty for free.
But this event kind of changed me.
hah, I don't really feel like risking it anymore.. I don't know how many times they can replace it for me under warranty from now on. Up until this point my phones usually lasted me at least 6 months before I had to replace them so this one month business is kind of pathetic. So as I walked out with my replacement the other day I decided to try out having a case again. I'm pretty excited for the stuff I ordered yesterday... I like the color of the case and I think it's pretty cool to customize it a bit and make it different from other iPhones.
