Comments on: Vapor4 Aluminium Bumpers For iPhone

By: Travis

Travis — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 02:11:12 +0000

I’m sorry about the spelling and grammar I was typing from the phone and it auto spelled some words around and I didn’t preread it. But I want to let it be known that 3m tape is worth the $5 bucks to try to help your signal thanks.

By: Travis

Travis — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 02:06:06 +0000

It’s funny about the complaining over 80 bucks. Look on eBay what these cases are going for the the fancy 007 an nickel ones are going for 300.00$ and there’s bids going up. 300.00 dollars for a case. If u use this phone with tmobile firstly non AT&T customers are going to pay minimum 650 bucks fir the phone used. So 100$ isn’t slot for a case but 300. Anyway with tmobile I lost no bars with the case. But because if reading all the negative reviews I bought 1 sided padded 3G tape and razor knifed the tape to line the case with so the whole thing is lined. So… If u have a reception issue. Look for the tonneau 3m single sided padded tape and cut out strips to line the entire thing with and u may be in business.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:41:26 +0000

Also something a didn’t say was the carbon fiber back is a joke it is a sticker and doesn’t fit in the case very well.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:35:56 +0000

I bought the vapor case and I was in Oklahoma City and missed several calls and had a weak signal all the time it even seemed hard for my wilson amp to keep the signal. I had the Iphone 4G for two week before I got the vapor case and I didn’t really have any signal problems but like I said this vapor case may look good but it is a signal killer.

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:55:08 +0000

Yep. I was all giddy when I got my new case today. Three peices of thin rubber glued to the inside of the case. They cover probably 1.5″ of the inside. By no means will it cover the entire surcae of the edges of the phone. So, I Put it on and just like the other said, lost serrvice strength immediately. I will be trying to get either my money back or see if they have a fix. Either way, can’t use it in its current state. Man, I like the case, but can’t see using it becuase of the signal loss.

By: esc

esc — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:11:43 +0000

Listen to the negative reviews. It murders my reception, and my phone spends a good part of the day with ‘No Service’. It also seriously drains my battery as my phone is constantly searching for a network.

It’s really unfortunate too, because it is such a nice case. Going through the process of trying to get my money back now.

By: freerider

freerider — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:50:47 +0000

Thanks ArmyDave. Looks real cool. Sucks that it kills reception. I won’t be buying one now.

By: Operator

Operator — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:32:50 +0000

Trevor, Tony and Dave.

Thanks for sharing real feedback, the problem online is that everything always appears perfect and everyone shuns on negative feedback.

I have one on order and is part of the “second batch”, what I found misleading most was the shipping times. When they sent out the preorder ready email to me on 11th August, it stated that it would start shipping 16th August.

After paying, my order is now 3 weeks outstanding. I asked for an ETA only to get a feedback nearly a week later.

Coupled with the reception issues, that’s the last straw for me. I’m putting in a cancellation request. Their FAQ has recently been altered to indicate that it may or may not improve or degrade reception. Far from impressed.

By: ArmyDave

ArmyDave — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:39:29 +0000

Element’s website says orders began shipping the week of July 12.

I received my case yesterday, and I also experience, on average, a two bar drop in signal strength. After installing it, I was no longer able to send or receive calls from the first floor of my house, and I began experiencing dropped calls on the second floor. For you doubters out there, see for yourself. These pictures were all taken at my desk on the first floor of my house. http://www.d3deaf.com/vapor4

I agree the liner was not as advertised. There is nothing high tech about it. It appears to be the same kind of foam rubber used in cheap weatherstripping, and it does not line the entire case. At the time I placed my order, there were photos on element’s website showing a very different liner design that appeared to wrap around the entire inside of the case. These photos seem to have been removed.

Apart from the reception and liner issues, I like the design and quality. The extension around the microphone and speaker do not cause any apparent sound quality issues. Rather, they keep me from accidentally covering the microphone or speaker accidentally with my finger. The case does make it a little less comfortable for me to rest the bottom edge of the phone on my finger, though.

I also emailed element, and they agreed to provide me with a full refund.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:32:33 +0000

I don’t know why or how my comment got hyperlinks attached. I did not do that.