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Default Tpu case making my wifi signal worse.

I DONT GET IT.... I read tons of reviews in this case and ordered the popular one from eBay.

My wifi is greatly degraded ..... :(



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My WiFi has been fine. Outside on my steps right now as type this.

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Maybe your router is crappy? You live in a castle with 3 meter big walls? :P

I fully covered my sensation with both of my hands and the signal did not drop a bit.
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Use a TPU case with my Sensation without any wifi issues. I'm running a very simple Netgear router, Have everything running off it, two computers and several phones without any issues.
 
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i have a clear tpu case. doesnt bother my wifi at all. maybe its ur device.

 
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It messes with mine as well. Really only notceable where my signal is very low. I HAVE noticed that I get better battery without a case. I think the phone has to work harder to maintain a signal.
 
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I'm leaving mine off for a bit.... I started having screen issues with the clear TPU case as well as the body glove kick stand case. Could be coincidence or something else. I had also been leaving the phone off the charger at night and using the extra wall charger that came with my CHICHITEC battery. Once I left the phone plugged in all night it's back to a perfect phone.

I didn't leave it on long enough to see if actually degraded my wi-fi signal for sure.

I know the TMO gel case that was recalled destroyed my wifi signal, and the tmo body glove case didn't seem to do anything to it.

I think this phone is just meant to be naked.

AND.. my router is a dual band $300.00 media streaming gigabit monster, mounted in the center top level of my 2300 sq. ft. 2 story home!!
 
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Well after a couple days of flawless operation I've just put the clear tpu case back on for some test time.

Also just ordered the gloss black tpu case from the same company. ...... Damn I know ill end up naked .... Oh well.

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A slightly different question, also related to the tpu case. I was going to order one and pre-order a cradle as well, but I just realised that might not fit. I don't want to have to remove the case when I place my phone in the cradle. Do you guys perhaps have an idea of whether the phone would fit in the cradle including the case?

For reference, I'm preordering the official HTC cradle, HTC Sensation CR S490.
Wish I could link it but my newbie status on these forums won't let me...

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I ordered a similar cradle from expansys, and am hoping it fits.

They are so far out on shipping I wont be able to answer that question for a while...

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