I had a case on my 3GS, but with no screen protector, and, when it came time to upgrade to the 4S, I was able to state that the phone's aesthetic quality was very good to excellent. There were absolutely no scratches on the screen or outer case, and all the buttons weren't loose from wear and tear. I think the best part of my case was that the back part was of a felt design, while the front part that housed the screen was hard plastic, wider and more forward then the screen, so if the phone fell screen first, the hard plastic would catch the impact and not the screen.
Don't get me wrong, if the screen fell against a corner of a piece of furniture, then you were in trouble, but more often then not, it fell on it's side, back of front. When I got my 4S though, I decided I didn't need a case. Well, I did want a case, but delayed too long in getting one, and so when my phone fell on my tile floor in the kitchen, there was a slight chip in the corner. Barely noticeable, and you can hardly distinguish it from the other corners on the phone, meaning I would have to point it out just so one would notice it. My wife, who could see didn't even notice it until I pointed it out to her, but that was enough to get me to buy a case, and now it's a pain in the butt because it's a foam, rubber bumper which clicks onto a belt clip, and it's so awkward to clip into, and even harder to clip off. In any case, I guess if your intention is to re-sell it, it's better to get a case for aesthetic purposes, as most buyers prefer it be as undamaged as possible, but if you're just going to stick it in a drawer, or give it to your 10 year-old daughter when you're done with it, then I don't think a case is a necessity. Victor Gouveia Vice-President Training Coordinator VIP Tech Tel: 1-(888)-737-1115 Fax: 1-(888)-737-1116 vipt...@rogers.com victor.gouv...@rogers.com Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities -- 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 Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
