Ice View Case, Anyone?

[Stevenmc8602]

Just got an update from UPS, case will arrive on Friday.

well I guess i'll cancel my pre-order and just go pick one up from a verizon store

 

[JimBen73]

Just got shipping notification from HTC. I had ordered the case and an extra cable on May 7.


Update...

I just received my HTC cable but no ice view case. I re-read the email HTC sent me and sure enough it was just a shipping notification for the cable and NOT the Ice View case. In my excitement, I didn't notice that fact....this is getting ridiculous.
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[isdaako]

^^^^ Good to hear. I ordered 5 weeks ago and other than a caned response from HTC haven't heard a thing. Looking forward to seeing reviews here.

 

[isdaako]

Anyone, yet?

 

[anon(604250)]

Nope, still waiting. My $3 Spigen case is still going strong, though.

 

[isdaako]

Just got an e-mail from HTC. Seems a big Memorial Day sale is set. Get a free RE camera with the purchase of a 10. During this event the Ice View case is $29. What a deal. My preorder was billed on the 12th of April for the $49 case and I've yet to get it. Sweet!

 

[stkorn97]

I have one from Verizon. Got it a few days ago now. My HTC order is in forever preorder still.

 

[lindseybp]

I have one from Verizon. Got it a few days ago now. My HTC order is in forever preorder still.

How is it?

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[SkypilotOfHope]

They've dropped down in price now to $29.99 from $49.00

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[Stevenmc8602]

how do I cancel my pre-order? it still hasn't shipped so I might as well take advantage of the sale price

 

[radgatt]

They've dropped down in price now to $29.99 from $49.00

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Link?

Edit: I see it now. I find it interesting that now they want to do a pre order for the case. I guess they didn't realize how much of a demand there would be for the case.

 

[stkorn97]

How is it?

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I like it, my main complaint so far is that it lacks the spring back of the dot view case which can be a pain depending on the fit of case on your phone. It likes to hover off the screen like a 1/8 inch as soon as you start tilting the phone towards you. Im talking holding it flat and then moving towards vertical, the case will want to open the cover on its own. It doesnt like to always sit flat either, had to use a little bending to get mine to sit better. Its by no means a deal breaker, and it may be something that people would prefer over the spring back that the dot view had.

Beyond some fitment quirks. I love the actual display it has. Battery life is present of course, time, weather. When you get a message in hangouts, you can actually read it right on the screen as long as its not an overly long message. Gmail goes the same way, you can read some of the message, but it wont show overly long emails in full. I havent tested with texts yet as I dont text very often. (my friends and I all use group chat on hangouts to communicate)

It still does the whole swipe the notification icon to have the phone open the message/mail etc when opening the cover. One thing I would like though is the ability to clear the notification without having to open the phone. There could be for all I know, but I havent found it yet. Also its something that can be added Im sure.

With the case being in preorder from HTC, maybe they are tweaking some things on the case itself and the one I got was early model or something. Guess we wont know til they finally start shipping them. They may also be making updates to the app itself when cases ship. Hard to say. But Im happy with my purchase regardless of having to adjust how I use flip cases compared to my dot view case. For 30 bucks its a steal, of course we have no clue when you will get said shipment. Any other questions, I can do my best to answer.

 

[isdaako]

I like it, my main complaint so far is that it lacks the spring back of the dot view case which can be a pain depending on the fit of case on your phone. It likes to hover off the screen like a 1/8 inch as soon as you start tilting the phone towards you. Im talking holding it flat and then moving towards vertical, the case will want to open the cover on its own. It doesnt like to always sit flat either, had to use a little bending to get mine to sit better. Its by no means a deal breaker, and it may be something that people would prefer over the spring back that the dot view had.

Beyond some fitment quirks. I love the actual display it has. Battery life is present of course, time, weather. When you get a message in hangouts, you can actually read it right on the screen as long as its not an overly long message. Gmail goes the same way, you can read some of the message, but it wont show overly long emails in full. I havent tested with texts yet as I dont text very often. (my friends and I all use group chat on hangouts to communicate)

It still does the whole swipe the notification icon to have the phone open the message/mail etc when opening the cover. One thing I would like though is the ability to clear the notification without having to open the phone. There could be for all I know, but I havent found it yet. Also its something that can be added Im sure.

With the case being in preorder from HTC, maybe they are tweaking some things on the case itself and the one I got was early model or something. Guess we wont know til they finally start shipping them. They may also be making updates to the app itself when cases ship. Hard to say. But Im happy with my purchase regardless of having to adjust how I use flip cases compared to my dot view case. For 30 bucks its a steal, of course we have no clue when you will get said shipment. Any other questions, I can do my best to answer.

The cover isn't held in place by a magnet?

 

[anon(604250)]

They've dropped down in price now to $29.99 from $49.00

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Thanks for the heads-up, mate!

 

[stkorn97]

The cover isn't held in place by a magnet?

The magnet itself doesnt hold the cover closed. If you put it flat and start slowly tipping it to its left edge, the case will open up before reaching vertical. My dot view does the same, but it needs to be put past vertical a little to have it open. Again though, that case has a spring back feel to it compared, this one doesnt. The magnet for detection on the screen itself doesnt hold anything, just keeps track if cover is closed or not.

 

[juwster]

I am still waiting on my preorder from HTC.

Is there a coupon code to get the discount? I checked my email and I do not have an email from them. I will cancel my order and reorder from them if I can get a coupon code.

 

[KSDroid01]

I am still waiting on my preorder from HTC.

Is there a coupon code to get the discount? I checked my email and I do not have an email from them. I will cancel my order and reorder from them if I can get a coupon code.

I think what happened is that they had the case on a Memorial Weekend sale for $30, and ran out of inventory - it's now showing as Out of Stock, with the original $50 price for pre-order. Bummed because I was going to order one...

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[htcrazy]

The free gift is a usb-c cable. I ordered a spare not knowing it would be the gift and it took a couple weeks to ship even though it too said in stock. I'm sure everyone knows that anything ordered from HTC will require a signature, even accessories.

 

[isdaako]

I think what happened is that they had the case on a Memorial Weekend sale for $30, and ran out of inventory - it's now showing as Out of Stock, with the original $50 price for pre-order. Bummed because I was going to order one...

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I don't think they had them before or after the promotion. I've been waiting for mine for six weeks.
( pre-ordered with the phone )

 

[KSDroid01]

I don't think they had them before or after the promotion. I've been waiting for mine for six weeks.
( pre-ordered with the phone )

If that's the case (see what I did there?), it seems pretty bizarre that they would put an item that is out of stock on sale for a couple of days, then list it as Out of Stock when they hadn't done so in the first place.

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