Comments on: Review: OtterBox Defender Series for iPhone

By: Skylar

Skylar — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:54:29 +0000

It stays in the clip great if you make sure the home button is down and the screen is facing in

By: Darryld

Darryld — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:31:29 +0000

Echo is caused by 3g network

By: Fen

Fen — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:15:17 +0000

Very good case... -Pros great if you know you drop it...

-Con falls when you do not know it and you did not hear it fall...

By: Surfnmac88

Surfnmac88 — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:32:29 +0000

Anybody that is having the oil slick or air bubble issue with the Otterbox on there Iphone just go to the Apple store buy the anti glare film set they will install it there free and there you go. You will never have that problem again.. I have had it on 2 Iphones in Otterboxs.. Works like a charm and the screen looks crystal clear. Dont use stupid baby powder or other ****.. Otterbox is a great case for anyone that does not baby there phone and uses it for work.

By: Sandra fuller

Sandra fuller — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:50:49 +0000

Hey I love it just early upgraded from 3G to 3Gs 32G so I had to shell out close to $600 and I am outside all the time,so will gladly take a little ugly over $600 down the toilet.I work on the beach and this case is an absolute must have.

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:33:23 +0000

I have the 3GS with Defender case, as well, and I am having problems with the holster not holding the phone in. I have dropped it a few times now, and although there is no physical damage to the phone, the phone falling out is not a confidence builder in this clip. $50 for a case that the phone will fall out of is unacceptable. Otterbox needs to address this, and offer free replacement to the new design, should the buyer need this.

By: AlanC

AlanC — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:10:11 +0000

Just installed two cases on my wife and my 3G S’s.

Had a terrible ECHO problem; people on the other end heard their voice echo in their ear non-iPhone telephone. Solution was to remove the little foam/mesh disks from the two mic/spkr ports at the bottom of the Otterbox shell and from the earpiece port on top. Cleared up nicely. No Dremel tool surgery required like I feared.

On ugly - carry one of these delicate glass-fronted $400 gizmos around for two weeks afraid of having to replace it and then put it inside one of these flak jackets. You’ll breathe easier. It’s still thinner than the flip phone I used to carry and the silicone skin anchors it in my pocket a bit without making it hard to get out. Every button and screen function works fine and the charge/sync plug connects same as it did pre-case. The only thing a little hard to get to is the ring/silent switch, but still accessible. I’ll gladly pay that little price. And hey - I like the slightly MilSpec look of it too; especially my black/yellow version.

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:55:36 +0000

The OtterBox protects very well, but is a bit bulky. The big issue is the belt clip. The phone does not always easily slip into the belt clip and properly lock in place. this causes the phone to fall out easily and often and even when locked in, it falls out often, getting in and out of the car. I actually lost my phone last night, but a nice person found it and got it back to me. I didn’t even know the phone slipped out of the clip! For a carry feature, this is no good. I rate it 1 star. For protection, 4 stars.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:58:35 +0000

The only thing I did not like about this case the clear screen skin that is made onto it. It will scratch easily so I modified my case. I removed the clear skin and applied an Invisi-Shield to the face of my iPhone. The Invisi-Shield does not scratch. You would have to cut into it with something sharp to mark it. Anway the case snapped onto it just fine and the edge of the front piece that frames your screen, press down onto the Invisi-Shield creating a seal.

I love this case so much I have two pink ones on the way for my wife and little girl. Theirs will receive the same modification.

Another note.. I tried using this case with the full body Invisi-Shield, which would have been ideal for me, but its just a hair shy of letting the top clip of case engage.

Even though I had to modify this to get the result I wanted, I still give it a 5 out of 5.

By: Dirk

Dirk — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:55:06 +0000

I have recently purchased the defender case for my Palm Centro and I really like the case itself but it seems to have some sort of feed back problem. Anyone I talk to has an echo on there end when the case is on and when I take it off it dosen’t echo. Anyone else experiencing this?