The case of the case

Well my iPhone 4 order is still sitting on the Apple site as ‘Not Yet Shipped’.

I can’t say I am either surprised or disappointed  as it is not due for shipping for another week, and given current demand I will be impressed if Apple ship it by the date they say they will.

My waiting has given me time to think about cases, as I mentioned I would be doing previously.  This has caused me to become torn.  The iPhone 4 is a thing of beauty, crafted from glass and stainless steel and it seems a shame to cover it.

However in the last 12 months I have broken not one but two iPhone 3GS.  The first one was a write off, however Apple replaced it for free.  The second one (and my current handset) has just recently become a victim of a horizontal crack stretching the width of the screen, which I’m not going to get too excited over given my pending iPhone 4 delivery.

However it has got me thinking and after reading some horror stories.  I’ve concluded that given my tendency to break things, and the seemingly fragile state of the iPhone 4 I think it is in both my and the iPhones best interest that I sacrifice the sexy factor for something that will save me a shed tear should I drop it onto anything harder than jelly.

I have researched every case you can possibly imagine and have decided that for a clumsy oaf like myself it is pretty hard to go past the Otterbox Defender.

Unfortunately  despite the plethora of reviews out on the interwebs about this product some questions have been left unanswered. For example, yes I know it adds some bulk to the phone, but HOW MUCH?

And giving measurements doesn’t count.

I want photos of side by side comparisons, or even better videos! Which is what I will be giving you hopefully next week pending delivery of the iPhone 4.

More Optus

Further to my complaints about the Optus network the other day it would appear I am not the one suffering from this problem.

I have heard similar reports from other Optus users and interestingly we all only have one thing in common and this using a 3G.  3GS users don’t seem to be affected by the “no service” issue nor do users of non apple handsets.

The solution of turning the phone off and on is simple (although annoying) and I think to get to the bottom of what is happening I would need some serious time and resources I don’t have.

So for now I’m going to let this topic die off….until it annoys me again at least.

Photo via Flickr user avlxy

Optus

Optus are really starting to get on my nerves at the moment.

Three times in as many weeks I have been stuck with no service. Not just no reception but no service.

The previous times I have able to get a temporary fix by switching off 3G. This time however nothing seems to fix it.

Each time this happens it takes as long as 4 to 12 hours for the problem to be resolved.

<update>

Ok, switching the phone on and off solved it this time, however I am not convinced this is a handset problem since it has happened to me on a couple of other devices in the past as well.

Next time it happens I will try and do something scientific to determine if it is me or Optus that is causing the problem.

Photo via Flickr user avlxy