Aluminum cases

KungPow90 · Dec 27, 2012

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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Shryvone21 · Dec 29, 2012

KungPow90 said:
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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KungPow90 · Dec 29, 2012

Shryvone21 said:
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?

Shryvone21 · Dec 30, 2012

KungPow90 said:
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?

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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KungPow90 · Dec 30, 2012

Shryvone21 said:
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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CB620 · Dec 31, 2012

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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KungPow90 · Dec 31, 2012

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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azturbomini · Jan 7, 2013

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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KungPow90 · Jan 7, 2013

azturbomini said:
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.

KungPow90 · Jan 11, 2013

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.

954wrecker · Jan 11, 2013

Any signal issues

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KungPow90 · Jan 11, 2013

954wrecker said:
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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tritran18518 · Jan 12, 2013

can you post some pics of your case+phone ? :good:

KungPow90 · Jan 12, 2013

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.

SLEEPYMAN01 · Jan 16, 2013

No pics?

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954wrecker · Jan 17, 2013

I'm curious what the front looks like

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Jelly Nugget · Jan 18, 2013

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

954wrecker · Jan 18, 2013

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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tritran18518 · Jan 18, 2013

954wrecker said:
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.

954wrecker · Jan 18, 2013

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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