[M.J.H.]

I'm wondering how most of you guys feel about which case to go with to protect the Storm. I've had the same dilemma both with my Pearl and with my Curve and I've typically gone with the snap-on Seido style case. The hard case that protects the entire phone except for the screen. I have the clear screen cover that came with the Storm on now and I haven't messed with it so I'm going to leave that.

But anyway the pros and cons of each are the following-

OEM Leather "Sleeper" Case
Pros: puts the phone to sleep in standby mode so helps with battery life, full protection of the click screen because the entire phone is covered except for the top of the phone
Cons: case is SEPARATE, this is the biggest downside for this case, having a separate case so when using the phone am forced to keep case in pocket, or just hold separately, etc. also top of phone is exposed so if phone drops only 2/3 of the phone are protected, however the click screen is completely protected

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Snap-On Hard Case
Pros: full protection of the body of the phone, and even if it drops no part of the phone really can be damaged
Cons: bigger, bulkier, makes the phone appear larger, leaves the click screen exposed to flint, dust, dirt, etc. does not put the phone in standby mode so if the screen is pressed in pocket phone still lights up (wastes battery)

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The biggest challenge for me is that with my previous Curve phones (owned about 4 of them) with the snap-on case for whatever reason I would get the little imperfections in the screen. The little horizontal lines that are BARELY noticeable but us phone fanatics can see. Not really obviously but with the phone screen exposed this was what I always hated. :mad:

And 2 other cases that I've just noticed here are the leather case with the flip up top premium leather case:

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And the swivel holster to wear on your belt, now I've never used a belt clip with any phone ever but with the Storm it's thin enough to not be bulky:

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[ronx]

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I currently use the OEM sleeve and the InvisibleShield full skin. It's the same setup I used with my Pearl.

The Storm doesn't fit in my back pocket as well as the Pearl did but I'll try anything to avoid wearing a holster or case on my belt

Rob

[Thom]

Here is another manufacturer of cases. From what I gather the cases are handmade and can be customized to some degree to what you want. They are pricey but look worth every penny.

Nutshell BlackBerry Storm Belt Case - 235Mag_BB-STORM

[Egan]

I use a silicone sleeve for my phone along with a generic "large PDA" pouch from Verizon. It fits the Storm w/ the silicone sleeve perfectly, but of course lacks the sleep mode magnet. However, I have the free app "Auto Lock" which locks the phone when the screen dims out and I have my dim time set to the minimum.

This combo works well, protecting my phone both in and out of the pouch.

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i shall use the invisible shield