hi, <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 2:30 PM, jim <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jim@well.com">jim@well.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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thanks, christian, now i got one, too.<br>
i hate it, of course, but its user interface<br>
is much better than that of the LG env touch. i<br>
suppose i'll get used to it and perhaps even<br>
think it's okay after a while.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>I do recommend that any user of a touch-screen phone get a plastic shield for their phone, and a shell to keep the shield in place. It is fairly easy to scratch the faceplate of any cell phone, and a plastic shield will protect you. The plastic shield is $15.00 for three plastic sheets (a scam) and a shell is about $35.00 (a rip-off) but in the long run, it is worth it. I find that even if I am careful, I occasionally stuff my Droid into a pocket with keys or other sharp metalic objects. You don't want to scratch the face plate of your phone. </div>
<div><br></div><div>So yes, it is a scam and a rip-off to charge $50.00 for mere plastic, but you will probably be using your phone for 2 years, and so you can amortize it over 24 months, and it is less onerous to admit to yourself that you spent that kind of money for some dawgone plastic. </div>
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