ok, this is disgusting..

[dr g]

I don't really see the big deal. The material is not nonporous plastic, it's rubberized. It's not wearing out or coming off, it's changing color ... "seasoning" if you will. A lot of rubberized things do that.

[darren.wlsn1]

Originally Posted by dr g

I don't really see the big deal. The material is not nonporous plastic, it's rubberized. It's not wearing out or coming off, it's changing color ... "seasoning" if you will. A lot of rubberized things do that.

totally agree, just spend the 1$ and dye it. problem solved.

[dr g]

Oh and for the record, I've had mine since early November, used/fondled it daily, and it looks like the one on the right of the picture.

Maybe you are just a greaseball ou2mame

[ou2mame]

i wash my hands like 20x a day because my dad just had a heart transplant so everything in the house has to be extra clean... whenever i'm touching my phone, i can guarantee that my hands are clean. i clean the phone whenever i'm cleaning something else, which is quite often. its something i handle everyday, so i don't want it to be grimy.. so if under these conditions, if within a month its changing colors so drastically... that's just insane. i don't care what its made out of, or really the reasons why, i just don't think its acceptable. htc should have thought of this. what, they didn't have product testers touching the phone for over a month? its hasn't changed colors across the entire cover, just on the edges.. it looks ing. it just shouldn't.

[JeffdaBeat]

Originally Posted by dr g

Oh and for the record, I've had mine since early November, used/fondled it daily, and it looks like the one on the right of the picture.

Maybe you are just a greaseball ou2mame

That's what I was thinking as soon as I saw the picture and read the postings. I use my phone every single day. I take it to work (for Sprint) and everything and it has never changed color a bit. And I don't wash my hands very often. I just keep wondering what you guys are doing to your phones that warrent these damages and changes that I just don't see in mine.

But I guess I am with Dr. G at this point. I actually really love this backing to it. No scratches or peeling at all. Color change I could deal with...if it were actually happening.

[blazinazn]

Originally Posted by ou2mame

i wash my hands like 20x a day because my dad just had a heart transplant so everything in the house has to be extra clean... whenever i'm touching my phone, i can guarantee that my hands are clean. i clean the phone whenever i'm cleaning something else, which is quite often. its something i handle everyday, so i don't want it to be grimy.. so if under these conditions, if within a month its changing colors so drastically... that's just insane. i don't care what its made out of, or really the reasons why, i just don't think its acceptable. htc should have thought of this. what, they didn't have product testers touching the phone for over a month? its hasn't changed colors across the entire cover, just on the edges.. it looks ing. it just shouldn't.

Strange that yours has changed colors. I've had mine for well over a month and haven't seen any discoloration. Maybe you just got an odd one? I hear if you go into a Sprint store and ask nicely, they may give you another battery cover if they have any handy.

[chronster]

I went and picked up a battery cover from sprint to die it with rit, and sure enough my original was bronze in comparison. I hadn't even noticed either because it happened so slowly. I put ghost armor on the new one, and I'm going to die the old one black.

Dying it black really seems like the only way to avoid discoloration. What color could it become after black?

[str8bucs]

Sweet....dirty Gold!!!!

[dr g]

Originally Posted by ou2mame

i wash my hands like 20x a day because my dad just had a heart transplant so everything in the house has to be extra clean... whenever i'm touching my phone, i can guarantee that my hands are clean. i clean the phone whenever i'm cleaning something else, which is quite often. its something i handle everyday, so i don't want it to be grimy.. so if under these conditions, if within a month its changing colors so drastically... that's just insane. i don't care what its made out of, or really the reasons why, i just don't think its acceptable. htc should have thought of this. what, they didn't have product testers touching the phone for over a month? its hasn't changed colors across the entire cover, just on the edges.. it looks ing. it just shouldn't.

Maybe you wash it too much

[Insoc]

I don't see what is wrong...