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4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good if you know what you want, February 17, 2010
I can't share all those negative comments in the other reviews.
First, I'm using mine for more than SIX months now - and NOT A TRACE of some part ripping off.
I had my doubts about the thin stripe down at the connector too - but no problems yet.
Might be because I'm handling my stuff a bit more carefully than others.
Of course there's other, more solid rubber sleeves - but try to put your phone into or out of those!
They are so hard that they either put constant pressure on the volume keys, and/or you can't operate them at all!
Next, I'm carrying my iPhone in a "Golla music bag".
Even WITH the Belkin sleeve on the iPhone still fits in, but I have to slide it in carefully, and for removing I need to squeeze the bottom of the bag a bit so the iPhone slips up a bit and I can grab it.
But THAT's EXACTLY how I want it to be - it shouldn't easily fall out, a pickpocket should have some difficulty in retracting it. As far as I can see, he would have NO CHANCE to pick it without me noticing it and cutting his hand off.
And last:
Put the iPhone on a smooth table surface, or like in a bar, and gently flip you finger against it - BANG, slid off the table and dropped onto the floor. Congratulations!
But that does NOT happen with the Belkin sleeve on!! You really have to KICK it to drop it on a table.
Also, when handling it, I managed to accidentally drop my iPhone a couple of times - luckly it didn't fall onto a hard surface.
But that happened no more after I put the Belkin sleeve on. Only once somebody bumped into me, and I managed to catch the phone before it dropped - only because the sleeve has such a good grip.
So, if you like to drop your phone at least once a week, love to support pickpockets, and have the means of buying a new iPhone every month, then the Belkin sleeve is definitely not for you!
For any others: RECOMMENDED!
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