Anyone else having this issue? (pic)

[bstan]

Originally Posted by Mutiny32

Like I said. It's not static-cling plastic like the packing plastic. It's the same plastic that is glued onto the back of the screen with the Sprint logo on it. Normally temporary shipping protective surfaces aren't glued on. In fact, they never are. This is. It is glued on and it protects the exact area where the metal scrapes the keyboard shroud. It makes sense to me for them to do this. Especially since they had wear issues with the original TP.

If it was there for protection, wouldn't it be replaceable? What is the point of having something to take damage if it can't be replaced later? These strips seem to have been added before the screen is attached so replacing them probably isn't an option. I imagine it was for protection only while assembling the device.

[Mutiny32]

Originally Posted by bstan

If it was there for protection, wouldn't it be replaceable? What is the point of having something to take damage if it can't be replaced later? These strips seem to have been added before the screen is attached so replacing them probably isn't an option. I imagine it was for protection only while assembling the device.

It looks entirely replaceable when you have the screen fully tilted.

[bstan]

Originally Posted by Mutiny32

It looks entirely replaceable when you have the screen fully tilted.

Good luck with that. Even with the screen fully tilted the screen hangs over a large portion of the plastic. You would have about a mm of space to slide it under the screen. If it was adhesive at all it would be impossible to apply.

[Mutiny32]

Originally Posted by bstan

Good luck with that. Even with the screen fully tilted the screen hangs over a large portion of the plastic. You would have about a mm of space to slide it under the screen. If it was adhesive at all it would be impossible to apply.

You use soap to apply these type of protective surfaces.

[Dragon2]

lets put it this way, if the plastic was there to protect it, why are peoples that leave em on keep getting scrunched and coming off? The plastic is getting scratched and will give soon, this is just a minor design flaw and wont hurt nothing or hinder performance other than have scratches or nicks on the sides........ PLASTIC IS MEANT TO COME OFF DUDES.........LOL

[Mutiny32]

Originally Posted by Dragon2

lets put it this way, if the plastic was there to protect it, why are peoples that leave em on keep getting scrunched and coming off? The plastic is getting scratched and will give soon, this is just a minor design flaw and wont hurt nothing or hinder performance other than have scratches or nicks on the sides........ PLASTIC IS MEANT TO COME OFF DUDES.........LOL

I see it as HTC doing a CYA after realizing that the metal feet molded into the backplate tend to etch down the sides of the keyboard. As for scrunching, one person said it. Who else said it? Now I'm curious because it looks to protect the two halves of the phone from scratching each other.

[Jok3sta]

I took off my plastic strips and theres no scratching or rubbing at all.. same with my mogul.. its just there for shipping like everyone else is saying..you can leave it if you want but mine startin peeling by itself so i had to take it off

[eldersoul]

Originally Posted by Mutiny32

Who else said it? Now I'm curious because it looks to protect the two halves of the phone from scratching each other.

There was a thread on this right after it came out in the US. About half the people saw scrunching on the right side in three days. Not something a permanent component would do.

[jmaudlin]

Originally Posted by Mutiny32

I see it as HTC doing a CYA after realizing that the metal feet molded into the backplate tend to etch down the sides of the keyboard. As for scrunching, one person said it. Who else said it? Now I'm curious because it looks to protect the two halves of the phone from scratching each other.

The plastic on mine scrunched up and I had to take it off the first day I had my TP 2.. I think that the same strips lasted on my TP maybe a week at most... HTC has figured out how to pack all that is in the TP 2 into this tiny litlte plastic case, give it enough power to run, and do just about anything we want it to, I'd hope that they could figure out some better alternative to the super scrunchy packing tape strips to protect the super scratchable plastic from the super scratching metal foot.

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