Is a Screen Protector Necessary?

[BlindRacer]

yeah, looks like a good one, and I'm glad I can get it specific to the Verizon phone.

Everything seems to be military grade these days though...or claim to be.


Ok, one more question...does this only come with one? And do you only have one chance to apply it? I see the perfect application thread and read through it a bit, so it looks like you have some time to move it around and get it perfect.

[correct]

never used a screen protector on any of my phones (hate them). if my phone is not in my hands, it's on my hip. my holster has soft micro fiber interior, and it's all the protection I need. I never put my phone in my pocket, cuz that's where it will get the most wear, and tear.

[tender]

Originally Posted by BlindRacer

yeah, looks like a good one, and I'm glad I can get it specific to the Verizon phone.

Everything seems to be military grade these days though...or claim to be.


Ok, one more question...does this only come with one? And do you only have one chance to apply it? I see the perfect application thread and read through it a bit, so it looks like you have some time to move it around and get it perfect.

It comes with only one. I keep my phone in my pocket, so I wanted something good. In a mall near where I live, Zagg has a kiosk setup. I was able to purchase it there and had it installed. The guy who did the install was excited to see a TP2!

[subzero1313]

and when its in your hand its glued?

Damn that pesky gravity, always making my phone hit the ground and get scratched when I drop it

[freeza]

Definitely needed!

[tender]

Originally Posted by subzero1313

and when its in your hand its glued?

Damn that pesky gravity, always making my phone hit the ground and get scratched when I drop it

Years back I was heading to work, got in my car and could not find me phone. I looked all over for it...then I saw it in the rear view mirror. It was sitting in the middle of the road. I had just drove over it! Don't think a Zagg would have helped. But, a scratch from a key or dropping it will be saved by a Zagg.

[jmorton10]

Zagg stuff is OK for full body protection but I absolutely hated the zagg screen protector & threw it out two days after I installed it on one of my TP's.

A MUCH better alternative on the screen is the Boxwave stuff (Brando is super also). Boxwave is MUCH easier to install bubble free & doesn't affect the feel of the touch screen like the sticky/tacky zagg stuff.

~John

[BlindRacer]

Ok, this is way way way off topic (kindof), but I think you guys may enjoy this little story.

About 2 years ago, my dad and I were hiking in Yosemite. We were hiking Half Dome. And for those of you who don't know what that is, it's a 4,000 foot tall rock, that's cut in half by a glacier. So from where you have to start a pretty steep climb, it's about 900 feet. No I mean steep! You're literally going up these cables, and wouldn't be able to hold onto the face without them. So there's the preface to my story...

On the way down these cables, my dad had a camera in a holder on his belt. it was just a velcro holster thing, and the velcro came undone. The camera slid out, and hit once about 20 feet below us, then hit once again about 500 feet down, and landed on a ledge at the base 900 feet down. Very close to another drop of a few thousand feet. I was able to find it, and my parents now use it as a Christmas tree ornament. Couldn't find the battery or the memory card, but the whole body of the camera was pretty well intact...looked like it fell 900 feet down a cliff, but was intact.

The End.

[BlindRacer]

Originally Posted by jmorton10

Zagg stuff is OK for full body protection but I absolutely hated the zagg screen protector & threw it out two days after I installed it on one of my TP's.

A MUCH better alternative on the screen is the Boxwave stuff (Brando is super also). Boxwave is MUCH easier to install bubble free & doesn't affect the feel of the touch screen like the sticky/tacky zagg stuff.

~John

Thanks, I'll check out these brands as well. That's one thing I've always hated about screen protectors is that they affect how the finger slides over the screen.

[jmorton10]

Originally Posted by BlindRacer

Thanks, I'll check out these brands as well. That's one thing I've always hated about screen protectors is that they affect how the finger slides over the screen.

I agree. If you try the Boxwave Cleartouch Crystal you won't even know you have a protector installed.

~John