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(More customer reviews)I received my Seidio Case and Holster kit today and I am very happy! Fast shipping as usual... I was estimated by 10/9, got it 10/6. This combo seriously is classy... obviously well made and sturdy (the case is as sturdy as REALLY thin plastic can get anyway haha). I put it on and took it off a few times and each time was very easy. I never felt I was going to break the tabs on the case or the phone itself (not like that Rocketfish POS!) The holster is also very solid. The spring clip is nice and responsive and the inner felt liner is a nice touch to protect the inward facing screen. The case adds very minimal bulk to the phone... I honestly think the phone feels MUCH more substantial with the case on. It feels much better in the hand, WAY more grip than before. The phone can now be opened with one hand and I don't have to touch the screen to do so... there is that much grip around the screen now. The case definitely feels like it will minimize the chance of dropping the phone, but I honestly don't think it will provide much protection against anything but scratches...but its not advertised as a "hard" case so it is what it is. The holster also adds security, the phone definitely feels locked in and I don't fear it will fall out like my old Blackberry used to do. The only negative is that the Touchstone does NOT work! I have read mixed reviews... some claim it does, others say it doesn't. I can say that my particular phone did not work with the Touchstone with this case on. (I did not have the felt "spacer" in place when testing it). I found the "sweet spot" and the phone did stick to the magnet but I only saw the charge indicator once for a split second and that was the end of it. As cool as the Touchstone is, I still choose this case/holster combo in the end and I returned the Touchstone. It sucks that I cant keep both but at the end of the day, this combo is so good that I decided a good case is better to have than a gimmicky charger that wont charge anything if the phone breaks from slipping out of my hand without the case! I still would've bought this had I known it wouldn't work with the Touchstone, I just wish they wouldn't advertise that it does work when it clearly doesn't. After trying many cases, this is still the best, highly recommended!update 12/18/09
So I'm 2 months into owning this combo and the disappointment has begun to set in. The phone has been kind of hard to put into the holster for a little while now. This sometimes requires 2 or 3 attempts before its locked in. Upon further investigation it turns out that one of the two rubber grip things on the clip went missing. Great. Then the phone started feeling a bit "creaky" lately. The back of the case was kind of wobbling. The culprit? a broken tab that holds it onto the phone (others have complained of this as well). This is in addition to cracking and peeling on the top of the case. The only way to explain how this looks is to picture a car that has been repainted, but then it gets a rock chip and you can see the old color beneath the new paint that chipped off. The back of the case has also lost a good deal of its grip...the once rubbery surface has begun to get shiny and slick. (I dont hold the phone to my ear all day, I have a bluetooth FYI) This has not been dropped or mishandled either. This is unacceptable! I take great care of my phone and this case. The phone is flawless under the case so "technically" the case has kept the phone in good shape, although this wasn't my main reason to purchase. I wanted a solid belt clip with more grip to the phone. I am now losing confidence in both of those aspects and I feel like I wasted [...]. Thanks Seidio. After reading Seidio's instructions for returns (more like demands) I think I'm better off just cutting my losses instead of dealing with the same crap that a replacement will for sure suffer from. They expect for me to pay to ship this thing back BEFORE they send a replacement! Am I supposed to leave my phone "naked" for the month it will take to return?! Here is a better idea. Send me a new one. I then send the junk one back. If its not damaged through material defect (which it is) then send me a bill!! Their return policy is almost accusing the customer of trying to swindle a free case. This is obviously nonsense, but even if that was the case, I think they could afford to give out a FEW free replacements after charging [...]! for a few pieces of thin plastic!! I guess the biggest lesson I have learned here is to use a product for a longer period of time before raving about it.
My new review after 2 months....
1 broken clip.
1 missing rubber stopper
chipped/peeling finish on the front
glossy/slippery "grip" on the back
does NOT work with touchstone!
[...] down the drain.
New update 12/20/08
Now one of the clips on the top broke. The case is off of my phone now and unusable. I cant even use the belt clip without the case!
Time to look for a replacement.
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Seidio's SURFACE Combo includes a SURFACE case and SURFACE holster. The SURFACE case is sleek and provides protection from scratches and drops while adding minimal bulk to your Palm Pre. Slip the case into a secure spring-clip SURFACE holster for the ultimate carrying solution.
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