When I'm on speaker phone there is a really bad echo for the other person.
I googled it and it seems like its a wide spread issue.. but I couldn't find any solution.
Anybody know of a fix?
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I'm having the same problem. Also seeking advice.
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I looked into this a while ago and found out the echo problem was primarily caused by the back cover. If you remove the back cover, the problem goes away. I tried to see if I couldn't fix it by placing some tissue paper between the phone and the back cover such that the speaker and the mic were isolated.nothing really worked all that great. note that I don't really know any of the basics of acoustics or sound isolation, I was just trying out a half witted idea. maybe someone with more knowledge can figure this out? I solved my problem by getting a cheap Bluetooth headset, but still think it would be great if there was a simple diy fix.
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I've tried the suggested put a thin piece of foam, taking the back off etc... nothing seems to work.
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I found that I can Get quasi speakerphone capability by cranking up the volume on the earpiece. That way I can hold the phone a few inches away from my ear. But that's as good as it gets.
Is there a way to further push up the volume on the earpiece?
I was able to fix the issue using a small rubber band. I basically creating a small rubber gasket that makes sure the sound is pushed out instead of down the back cover and into the mic. It was trial and error, but it works!
mikiosmart said:
I was able to fix the issue using a small rubber band. I basically creating a small rubber gasket that makes sure the sound is pushed out instead of down the back cover and into the mic. It was trial and error, but it works!
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Can you post pictures please?
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benifactor said:
Can you post pictures please?
This is what I get for being a lurker for 2 years... I can't post the pics, because I only have 2 posts... I will get more involved and will post back when I can :silly:
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The back cover to the NFC chip. To see if it is problematic.
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Can you post pictures please?
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Hopefully the pictures post correctly. I've honestly just been a lurker for several years from back when I had a g1 and mytouch. I finally have something potentially worth posting! If you go through the pictures, you can see I actually went a different route, and used these little spongy sticky feet from Walmart, because I was able to cut it in half to control the bulk. The blue rubber band from a thing of cilantro worked, but if you see the last picture, it was too bulky and I couldn't close the cover tight. You can pretty much get creative and make it work. Just make sure the sound is sealed to go out of the intended slots.
http://imgur.com/a/SBJXc#0
Very helpful! Thanks!
Off to Walmart to find the sticky pads.
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I hope it works for you! I did it to both my wife's and my phone and called several people to confirm it not echoing. I also hope Walmart has those feet as I bought them years ago when we had first moved and just recently found them in a junk drawer.
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It was a no go. I am getting a replacement from sprint because my search button went out so hopefully the new (refurb) doesn't have the speaker phone problem.
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Does anyone elses tbolt click a little when pushing on the sides of the phone, the edge around the screen? Mine clicks and creaks like its sticking to glue or something but not staying stuck... should i exchange it?
Do you have the extended battery?
no phones stock i just got it yesterday, hasnt been droped bumped anything, and it creaks if i press down on the screen when its laying flat on a desk.
Mine does that right around the volume rocker. I'm not worrying about that or the slight light leak from the bottom. It's not rebooting itself, so I'll see how it goes.
Yes, exchange it!! I just went through that with one. Sometimes it wouldn't do it, like when it was hot and when I tried to replicate the issue in the store I couldn't so they wouldn't give me a new one. Finally I put it back in the box for a day and it started popping again. It was like the screen was loose or something.
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My phone creaked with extended battery then i got the extended battery case and creaks went away might have to do with tighten fit
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Seems like the tbolt has major software and few hardware issues. I'm glad I got the Mytouch 4G instead.
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Seems like the tbolt has major software and few hardware issues. I'm glad I got the Mytouch 4G instead.
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How does that help the OP? Or did you just want to do a MyTouch 4G ad? Lol Before you go blowing MyTouch's horn, check this out...http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/05/t-mobile-mytouch-4g-review/.
My Thunderbolt only creaked when I bought the extended case. Exchanged it for another one and it stopped creaking. Three days later it was creaking again. If I put my regular case back on, no creaking! I've learned to put up with it.
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Seems like the tbolt has major software and few hardware issues. I'm glad I got the Mytouch 4G instead.
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So am I......
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How does that help the OP? Or did you just want to do a MyTouch 4G ad? Lol Before you go blowing MyTouch's horn, check this out...http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/05/t-mobile-mytouch-4g-review/.
My Thunderbolt only creaked when I bought the extended case. Exchanged it for another one and it stopped creaking. Three days later it was creaking again. If I put my regular case back on, no creaking! I've learned to put up with it.
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LOL that phone has its own set of problems.
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Oh, Man - tMobile would be great! I mean, unlimited pretend 4G throttled after 2GB each month? Frickin awesome!
Thanks for the input, im going to head into the verizon store when i have time on monday. I can easily replicate it because it does it i would say 90% of the time, and even if i cant replicate the screen part, the edges all around the screen do it constantly. I got a lemon
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Thanks for the input, im going to head into the verizon store when i have time on monday. I can easily replicate it because it does it i would say 90% of the time, and even if i cant replicate the screen part, the edges all around the screen do it constantly. I got a lemon
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Wouldn't hurt to show it to them. My thing is just that there seem to be a lot of phones with rebooting issues that I don't think they are exchanging, asking customers to wait for the update that is supposed to fix it...
Just tried mine again and now it isn't clicking...
Maybe make sure your battery cover is properly on all the way around. HTC really could make better battery covers.
So i have been noticing some dust underneath my screen and its fairly new, so is anyone experiencing dust underneath their screen, and is there a way to stop it
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So i have been noticing some dust underneath my screen and its fairly new, so is anyone experiencing dust underneath their screen, and is there a way to stop it
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Welcome to the world which is HTC. Every HTC phone i have owned had this issue. G1, G2, Slide 3G, and now Slide 4G. You get use to it.
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Undeadk9 said:
Welcome to the world which is HTC. Every HTC phone i have owned had this issue. G1, G2, Slide 3G, and now Slide 4G. You get use to it.
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Thanx i thought my phone was defective, is there anyway to STOP it
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I am having this issue as well. I am going to call Tmo to exchange it.
I don't think that will fix the problem. Your replacement will most likely get the same results
It wont solve the issue. I went thru 7 G2s all with dust under the screen. Im telling you you will get use to it. HTC qc sucks ass.
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I was thinking about doing it until the limited warranty ends
I've heard of people complaining about this "issue" a lot now, but I've never experienced it. I've had an HTC DREAM (ADP1), HTC VISION, and now my GF has an HTC DOUBLESHOT. There has never been an issue with dust under the screen. I would suggest that it may, therefore, be related to EXPOSURE to dust. Possibly related to how you protect the phone. Do you keep your phone in a clean pouch? Or do you drop it in your pocket along with whatever other cruft you may be walking around with? Do you work in a particularly dusty environment?
In any case, the issue would be that the digitizer sits above the LCD. The only place where dust could conceivably get to that would be visible as "under the screen" is between the digitizer and the LCD. You should be able to disassemble the phone and wipe it out (after warranty expires). Until then, use warranty, and then protect the phone from dust.
I've never had issues with dust under my screen, but then again I've always kept my phones in a G1 pouch
http://www.amazon.com/T-Mobile-HTC-Google-Phone-Pocket/dp/B001OOEQJ2
The only time I've had an issue was when I took apart my MyTouch 3G slide and touched underneath the screen and got prints all over it and put it back together without realizing it, so that was entirely my fault..
No dust for me. Have my phone on me 24/7 in an extremely dusty environment. I am a powder coater
I am usually covered head to toe, with powdercoat and metal dust. Kept loose in my pocket and I use it 3-4times an hour to check the time.
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Never had any dust in mine either, but I pouch mine like RazoE and take absurdly good care of it. Used to have a G1 that I bought used and it never had any dust either.
The earpiece on this phone is kinda big; perhaps dust is making its way in from there?
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Never had any dust in mine either, but I pouch mine like RazoE and take absurdly good care of it. Used to have a G1 that I bought used and it never had any dust either.
The earpiece on this phone is kinda big; perhaps dust is making its way in from there?
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That's a good theory
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Yep. I am on my second one and both had it in the lower left corner. In addition, the glass creaks in that corner. I'm getting tired of this phone quickly...
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That's a good theory
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Thanks!
Upon further inspection, it seems this might actually be the port of entry; see attached photo.
The glowing blueish area in the red rectangle is the LCD, pretty much open to whatever can make its way in, i.e. dust. There is another opening similar to this further down the track between the screen and keyboard and you can see it pretty well if the screen is lit up.
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Thanks!
Upon further inspection, it seems this might actually be the port of entry; see attached photo.
The glowing blueish area in the red rectangle is the LCD, pretty much open to whatever can make its way in, i.e. dust. There is another opening similar to this further down the track between the screen and keyboard and you can see it pretty well if the screen is lit up.
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Oh sh*t, i never noticed that before. HTC QC Sucks a*s. Wow. Samsung here i come. LOL
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Had this happen to some glaciers and not to others. Call tmo for warranty.
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I will probably try to seal that opening. The dust under my screen is also coming from the lower left corner
Are u serios ur gon to saqmsung because ur a really good developeer that i woud miss
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Are you serious? You're going to samsung? Because you're a really good developer that i woud miss.
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I bought a couple of used vibrants because I was pissed about dust under screen. It's a chronic problem for HTC.
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Aw, come on man! You said yourself that you just get used to it after a while. It can't be that bad, right?
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Hey, about a month ago I dropped my G2X and the screen cracked. I got it fixed at some shady place (yeah i know my fault haha) and now I cant get signal or data. The screen and phone are 100% functional its just that I can't get any signal. I'm running stock 2.2.2, any ideas?
I have also tried a new sim card, didnt work :/
Have you had signal or data at all after the repair?
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FatalityBoyZahy said:
Have you had signal or data at all after the repair?
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Nope, nothin at all
I don't know how the internal of the g2x look like but maybe a flex cable got ripped a little or a wire to the antenna is lose... just a possibility... you'll get that when you take an expensive phone to a shady place
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I don't know how the internal of the g2x look like but maybe a flex cable got ripped a little or a wire to the antenna is lose... just a possibility... you'll get that when you take an expensive phone to a shady place
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+1 - I vote for antenna cable got left unconnected. Antenna is at the bottom of the phone.
jboxer said:
+1 - I vote for antenna cable got left unconnected. Antenna is at the bottom of the phone.
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Are there any guides on how to open it and connect it?
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Are there any guides on how to open it and connect it?
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Don't know if this will help or not.
EDIT: Can't seem to figure out how to embed the Youtube video properly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K77Xepb6yd8
I opened it and it looked like the antenna cable was frayed? Not sure if it's supposed to be like that, I included a few pics. It was connected though, is there anyway to replace it?
http://imgur.com/T3bR2,y3n0h,w2F1d
Yea that shouldn't be like that... that connector can't be soldered back or just shoved in like that... I got some extra wire connector that look just like that from my old hd2... you tell me if that will work... its about 4in or so long... both end have same connector... if you say yea... I can mail it to you...
I tried to take a picture of it at close up like you to show how it look but its all fuzzy... lol well just let me know if you want to give it a try bro
Here's my email... [email protected]
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The antenna to the G2x seems about an inch or two longer than the one the HD2 uses, although I might be wrong, because I seem to remember the HD2 cable winding around alot.
Its the white one... the black one is shorter... I was putting my hd2 back together while posting my last message.. I was in the same boat as he was but worst... the Guy that work on my phone did not even put it back together... he gave it back to me with it being apart and had major issues cause he Jimmy rig the crap out of my phone... I gave it to him to repair as a whole phone... so I ended up repairing it myself... and its working fine!!! Just want to save frost some money... xda been very helpful to me since I became a member
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I was talking about the white one also >_>
I have it here in my hand...
Lol...
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So I dropped my Inspire and the screen is shattered, but it still works basically. I'm waiting for the replacement screen to come in. I've replaced an iPhone screen and battery before, but the videos for this one leave me feeling very shaky about trying it. Anyone ever done it? Looks sorta easy but the videos talk it like it's hard. Plus, they do it differently.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29843844
That's just one of many. Good luck.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29843844
That's just one of many. Good luck.
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How did this end up going for you OP?
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How did this end up going for you OP?
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Not sure about him, but based on most comments I recommend getting the Screen with the digitizer attached. It'll run you more money, but it's easier to pull out the entire broken thing than to pry apart broken bits of glass from delicate hardware without breaking something even more.
This didn't apply to me. My screen shows fine. The touch isn't responding. I've read too many posts already. They all pointless, as they don't apply. As stated: I already replaced the glass. I didn't miss a step. I've reposted the process 4 times, and I can't get it to work. The touch isn't responding.
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I'm so sorry. This isn't the post I thought it was. I posted somewhere else about my results. It's been a long weekend. I replaced the screen (glass only) but now the touch doesn't work. Gonna just replace the phone. I've reposted the procedure four times. I miss my iPhone. Fixing it was EASY compared to this
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Guess the Gorilla Glass doesn't hold up to everything...
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So I'm shopping around for all things cases, docks, etc. I stumbled upon this bad boy and thought it looked slick. I heard that aluminum backed cases can mess with your radios, WiFi and cell, is this true? Would it have any impact on the phone?
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So I'm shopping around for all things cases, docks, etc. I stumbled upon this bad boy and thought it looked slick. I heard that aluminum backed cases can mess with your radios, WiFi and cell, is this true? Would it have any impact on the phone?
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Okay let's think of it as an scenario...hmmmm oh! Think of a satellite signal and satellite dish (cable) now that the satellite signal hits your dish with quite the best precision you get signal. Now your phone does both(sends the signal in which corresponds with the tower and outputs the data back at exponential speeds) so if I had to guess......yeaaaah I think it may effect it.:thumbup:
Edit: whoa that's a beautiful case!
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Okay let's think of it as an scenario...hmmmm oh! Think of a satellite signal and satellite dish (cable) now that the satellite signal hits your dish with quite the best precision you get signal. Now your phone does both(sends the signal in which corresponds with the tower and outputs the data back at exponential speeds) so if I had to guess......yeaaaah I think it may effect it.:thumbup:
Edit: whoa that's a beautiful case!
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Lol thanks for the explanation. I figured it would. Looks pretty dope though I want it. How bad do ya think it would be for the phone? like terrible signals or a just a dropped call here and there?
Does anyone know of something similar to this that wouldn't mess with it?
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Lol thanks for the explanation. I figured it would. Looks pretty dope though I want it. How bad do ya think it would be for the phone? like terrible signals or a just a dropped call here and there?
Does anyone know of something similar to this that wouldn't mess with it?
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It shouldn't mess with it to bad and an example to backup my reason it the iPhone 3g that had an aluminum strip around it ha so it shouldn't effect it to much my friend.
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It shouldn't mess with it to bad and an example to backup my reason it the iPhone 3g that had an aluminum strip around it ha so it shouldn't effect it to much my friend.
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Sweetness. I'm gonna order it. I'll post pics and review it's effect when it arrives.
Thanks guys!
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When I had a s3 briefly it had a aluminum back. I did notice the signal drop 1-2 bars randomly. This may be a little different.
Do you have a link for this?
I would be interested in trying this
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charlieb620 said:
When I had a s3 briefly it had a aluminum back. I did notice the signal drop 1-2 bars randomly. This may be a little different.
Do you have a link for this?
I would be interested in trying this
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Yep, I'm a very big fan of cheap. We'll see if it holds up. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=121026654299
Hmm, interesting. Let's see if my phone holds up the same.
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Has anyone received they're aluminum case yet? I'm anxious to see if there is any signal issues and how it looks on the phone.
Thx
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Has anyone received they're aluminum case yet? I'm anxious to see if there is any signal issues and how it looks on the phone.
Thx
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Sadly, no. Shipping on this thing is wack. Hopefully soon though. As soon as it comes in I will report in here.
Finally, it arrived. I'm liking it. It gives a slim sleek profile to the phone. Very minimal bulk to it. The brushed aluminum back has a nice feel to it. Something I've noticed in the five minutes that its been on my phone is the plastic around the metal is just that. Plastic. Ick. Some people might like it but personally, I don't. Something to keep in mind. Another thing I've noticed is the aluminum is seemingly glued on to the plastic. Don't get me wrong here though, very sturdy and isn't coming off but it isn't a seamless integration. The cut outs for the buttons and speaker are a smudgeon off, a slight bit up on the phone. That's minor and just my OCD kicking in, everything is fully functional and usable though.
Rating: 8/10 You get what you pay for, and perhaps a little more.
Any signal issues
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Any signal issues
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So far none. But might I remind you, it's only been maybe 30 minutes.
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can you post some pics of your case+phone ? :good:
I am happy to report no signal loss. If there was any it was not noticeable lol. Everything was a ok with service.
Pics will be posted later today.
No pics?
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I'm curious what the front looks like
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i've found these and they loof real nice, and they are cheap too. don't know if thats a good or bad thing. lol
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Premium-...ase-Cover-Skin-Screen-Protector-/261077926486
Is there a reason they never show them from the front? Both the cases linked here don't show the front are they that bad?
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Is there a reason they never show them from the front? Both the cases linked here don't show the front are they that bad?
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there is nothing to show in front of those cases because you can only see your phone screen when you put these cases on.
I guess I just like to see what I'm going to be seeing when my phones in there. Many other case makers show pics I was just wondering why the metal ones didn't
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