Yes, your point is well taken. But since I've found a way to press the button that consistently works for me, I'll keep it.
Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Oct 2, 2012, at 1:07 PM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I actually think its a design flaw. I say this do to the material the part > of the case covering the power button is made out of. Its the same density > as the rubber at the corners meant for rigidity. Do to this lack of give, > and the iPhone 5 power button being more recessed than that of the iPhone 4 > or 4S, sufficient contact isn't made between the case and power button. If > this case was made for a 4S for example, it would work just fine with out > having to figure out the be way to press a button since the power button on > the 4S protrudes more. > > JMO. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Oct 2, 2012, at 1:18 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Actually, there's a reason for that, at least it appears so to me. Because >> you don't feel the pressure of the power button pushing in, the tendency is >> not only to press hard, which you do need to do but also to hold it in an >> attempt to get it to work. It took me a little practice but now one firm >> press and release works for me. But i understand that this might not work >> well for some people. If they made one for the 4S, I would buy that too. >> >> -- >> Cheryl >> >> May the words of my mouth >> and the meditation of my heart >> be acceptable to You, Lord, >> my rock and my Redeemer. >> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) >> >> >> >> On Oct 2, 2012, at 12:14 PM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I purchased this case as well. I promptly returned it to Amazon. First, I >>> love the case. Nice, sleek, and slender profile. Good build quality too. >>> Except, the power button. Firm pressure? haha. Not in the model I >>> received. I had to press down so hard, I almost dropped my phone a few >>> times. Mind you, this was with the rubber coating, and outer hard plastic >>> shell on. In this configuration, it was near impossible to depress the >>> sleep wake button. With the plastic shell off, it was easier but, by no >>> means trivial. >>> >>> JMO. >>> >>> Ricardo Walker >>> rica...@appletothecore.info >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>> www.appletothecore.info >>> >>> On Oct 1, 2012, at 8:47 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I got my splash medley case today. It is a very simple case. What I would >>>> call the tray for the iPhone actually has two pieces, one harder than the >>>> other, and they come already with one inside the other. I tried it both >>>> ways and it's possible to either put the phone in with the two pieces >>>> together or to take them apart, put the phone in the first "tray" and then >>>> put the whole thing inside the second one. It covers the whole bottom of >>>> the phone and comes up arond the sides; this is why I am describing it as >>>> a tray but there might be a better descriptive word. The surface of the >>>> phone is left open except for the provided screen protector which I put on >>>> temporarily until I get my tactile protector. All buttons and connectors >>>> are accessible. Especially with the power button, it does take firm >>>> pressure in the exact place to opperate but I am not finding this to be a >>>> problem. If you just want something simple for your case to sit firmly in >>>> and don't need more top protection, this is a nice little case. It isn't >>>> going to fall out. I do think the 28 dollars or so I payed might have been >>>> a little much but I realize I could have payed a lot more. Here is the >>>> Amazon link for the case I got; it's available in several colors. >>>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0095ZAWBS/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Cheryl >>>> >>>> May the words of my mouth >>>> and the meditation of my heart >>>> be acceptable to You, Lord, >>>> my rock and my Redeemer. >>>> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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