<p>I’m glad AT&T got that fixed for you- wonder what they did?
I don’t have an iphone5 yet,( waiting for the 5s) but I’ve been using Switcheasy cases ever since my first iPod touch. I like the simple Colors line. The silicone case is much more comfortable & easy to grip than going naked, & the protection the jelly bean button gives to the home key protects the front.
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<p>The gel bumper-type case was only $5, as was the sticker for the screen. H’s OtterBox (which included a sticker for the screen) was $20 (BestBuy matched Amazon’s price). Neither of my kids have decided whether they’ll get ANY case or other accessories. Was able to get car chargers for each of us @ under $15 apiece + 5% tax.</p>
<p>Have read reviews and there doesn’t seem to be much of an issue with the home button wearing out or malfunctioning. The phone does come with a one-year warranty and my credit card gives an additional year of warranty at no charge. I hope the warranty is as good as when I purchase with my Costco AmEx (this time I purchased with a Visa card which gave me a 5% rebate on the purchase).</p>
<p>I don’t think the buttons wear out. All of our i devices are still functioning, except for an iPod touch that d took to the jungle in Costa Rica ( although I think it got dropped from a height) & one that H took to work. ( he refuses to use a case & he works in a factory where he occasionally has to climb in & out of things.)
He uses his 1st gen ipodtouch, which still is usable although the glass is cracked. But he won’t put a case on it & it flies across the room when he pulls something else out of his pocket. Which is why he still uses a flip phone.</p>
<p>I use cases for my electronics because it personalizes them a little & by protecting them from scratches, it increases resale value.
Plus using an apple product without one is like telling thieves that you have money.</p>
<p>Actually, lots of smart phones are difficult to distinguish from a glance, especially if all have cases. I like having my case because it is a bright orange and I can tell it from all the other electronic stuff we have lying around and it does NOT look like a remote control. It also obscures the apple on the back of the phone. 
Will see what the kids decide to do.</p>
<p>Have heard of some bold thieves who snatch iPhones and Apple products out of women’s hands in public, which is pretty startling and aggressive to me.</p>
<p>Kids got mugged walking to the bus stop at my Ds high school all the time.
Students are perfect targets, apparently. D always claimed that she had such a good grip that no one would be able to take it from her ( she had a iPod touch in high school not an iPhone, but she did use the white ear buds) but some of the muggers had weapons, & at least one boy was badly beaten by several thugs when he wouldn’t give up his stuff.</p>
<p>It is scary that these expensive tech toys are such an attractive target for theft and violence. They are so readily sold and it’s sad that kids will fight to protect their things and get beaten. </p>
<p>I prefer to have my kids keep things out of sight as much as possible and NOT resist if threatened to “stuff.” I can buy them more stuff but don’t want them injured or worse.</p>
<p>Before D started school, she talked with her friends about how to stay safe around campus and what to do and not do with that in mind. They try not to carry anything of value and do NOT carry handbags. They are very safety-conscious and so far have always been safe.</p>
<p>With every generation of phones, cases become less and less necessary. With the introduction of ones like the ZL from Sony that is waterproof for ~30 mins, we’re sure to see huge cases like the otter box disappear. Most people are just going to get thin cases like skins just for looks, which is already a trend I’m seeing.</p>
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<p>Do you think Apple might call that tasered lady back and offer to sell her as many iPhones she wants for shipment to her relatives in China. :)</p>
<p>I’ve been at that Apple Store several times since the incident and saw that there were a lot of people buying iPhones by the tens there. She only wanted to buy a few of them - maybe that was the problem - she needed to buy at least ten of them.</p>
<p>There was a tech article out this morning that said that the WSJ article was a little fishy - their numbers didn’t add up. WSJ responded by removing the numbers from the article.</p>
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<p>Missing expectations is punishing for a company that was built on excessive expectations since Day 1. </p>
<p>March and April will be interesting months with new products from Apple and Samsung. Who will win the tablets versus phones battle? Or will they learn to split the spoils?</p>
<p>Well, it may be the report is an attempt to drive down the stock. Apple stock moves a lot on news and people know that. The SEC is looking into this.</p>
<p>So for example, the report said Apple had ordered 65 million screens. That number makes no sense. It’s somewhere between 25 and 35 million high, especially given the quarter in question - this one, meaning not the holiday season. Just look at how iPhones have been sold in prior quarters.</p>
<p>There have been a number of guesses and some intentional misinformation about this report. As to the misinformation, the people trying to make Apple’s stock move say Apple hasn’t contradicted the report. They can’t. Their earnings statement is due out tomorrow so they are in the lock-down period where no public comment is allowed. I wouldn’t be surprised to find out this report was purposely put out in this time period because then Apple couldn’t respond. </p>
<p>As to guesses, the touch uses the same screen so people wonder if the overall change - if there’s a change - is due to touch sales decreasing after the holidays. That makes little sense to me. Another guess is a new model but I assume it would use the same display. Another guess is yields of screens have improved so they need less but I assume Apple orders actual screens not the number before usable screens.</p>
<p>So my guess is iPhone sales will be going up and that some guys got away a laughable claim of 65 million screens being cut. Why that number? Because half comes out to something similar to the actual number for that quarter. And people fall for it, the stock moves and someone makes a pile of money.</p>
<p>Added: apparently a lot of call options expire on 1/19 with a strike price of $550 so keeping the price below that number makes a lot of money. And it turns out this story showed up in the middle of December and, surprise, was pushed out again now.</p>