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Note 4 What case you going for?
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Yea I know. That is what is stopping me. I need to have at least one with port covers to take to the beach and such. It is not something I demand for everyday use but there are times when you really do want them covered.
Thank you!!! I got mine in too and put it on, sure enough the holes didn't like up but I still using it. I love the case. I was talking on the phone and asked the person on the other end if he could hear me okay and he said yes, he could hear me just fine so I guess it doesnt affect it too much. I am glad I got the Verus, it is much nicer in person =) Thank you for the instructions, I may try that if I do have any problems!!!
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I had actually pre-ordered it, so it was like 7-10 days. I knew before ordering it would be Oct. 27, but it arrived early! It arrived before I got the shipping email. 
I went for the s-view cover as well, of course this will be personal preference but I first received the white and promptly exchanged it for the black. The white is really ummm, white!. Like the color just screams for attention. My old phone was actually a white HTC evo so I like white phones, but this case is just too much white, like holding a small white clutch purse, maybe for a girl it's stylish but I didn't like it. Once i got the charcoal black on it I liked it much better, though I'm still getting used to having a phone with a permanent cover, we'll see.
dorlisa,
What I noticed now modifying a few of these things and inspecting a few more is that the Verus has larger mic holes than many of the others. They are surely larger than the mic holes on any of the Spigens I have seen. So you might get away with just using it. Not that it is how Verus intends it. But I would be willing to bet that the edge of that left hole is closer to the mic hole than many of the others I have seen. That might be helping you. I should have looked myself to see if the left mic hole was actually in the edge of the left mic hole in the Thor before I modified it.
Good luck with it. I think the Thor is one of the must protective slim cases I have seen so far.....very well made....plenty of grip...enough shape to make it fit nicely in the hand...a really good job. So I am happy to find users might be lucking out on the left side mic hole.
Let us know if you see any degradation. Watch for other side effect people are reporting....the mic picking up the echo of your hand moving on the case being transmitted through the case because the mic hole is covered and the person you are talking to hearing that. All phone mics are super sensitive. So it made sense to me when it was first reported here with a Spigen case.
What I noticed now modifying a few of these things and inspecting a few more is that the Verus has larger mic holes than many of the others. They are surely larger than the mic holes on any of the Spigens I have seen. So you might get away with just using it. Not that it is how Verus intends it. But I would be willing to bet that the edge of that left hole is closer to the mic hole than many of the others I have seen. That might be helping you. I should have looked myself to see if the left mic hole was actually in the edge of the left mic hole in the Thor before I modified it.
Good luck with it. I think the Thor is one of the must protective slim cases I have seen so far.....very well made....plenty of grip...enough shape to make it fit nicely in the hand...a really good job. So I am happy to find users might be lucking out on the left side mic hole.
Let us know if you see any degradation. Watch for other side effect people are reporting....the mic picking up the echo of your hand moving on the case being transmitted through the case because the mic hole is covered and the person you are talking to hearing that. All phone mics are super sensitive. So it made sense to me when it was first reported here with a Spigen case.
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I ordered this case as well, and it should be here in a few days... hopefully... Amazon is so slow with shipping, it's been three days and they just sent the message that the shipping label was printed last night.
I also have the Verizon Note 4, so it looks like I'll need to perform some surgery when it arrives (although 80% of my calls are via bluetooth anyway). I don't have a leather punch though, any alternative tool suggestions? I do have a Dremel...
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I got the Verus Thor too in the mail and it covers my friend's VZ Note 4 left mic cover. Bummer. Sending it back. I hope i-Blasen gets it right.
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Thanks for the heads up. Thought of getting the Venus Thor, but if it covers up the left mic that's a huge negative. Guess I'll have to pass on that
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I think you can dremel the Spigen. Plus the Spigen Neo H has that polycarb rib going all the way around so if you were to butcher up the polymer jacket a little, it ends up hidden under the polycarb ring.
The mic holes in the Verus Thor are much bigger than the Spigen mic holes. The polymer material is thicker as well.
We have had one report of a user with the VzW version getting their Thor and finding that people could hear them OK with no modification. So I guess I would try that first. The Thor actually has two things going for it that I think is contributing to success using it without modification.
When you look at your Thor you are going to see a ridge on the polymer and the ridge sits just on the edge of the mic holes. When you look on the inside the ridge is actually a channel. Now I know Verus designed the channel as an interface to the metal detail on the edge of the N4. But I seriously doubt they mate up perfectly. I am guessing that the channel to some extent is acting like the Supcase funnel and is helping to channel your voice from the mic hole in the Thor polymer jacket to the actual mic hole in the N4. I am thinking that combined with the larger size of the mic holes, people might just be able to get away with using the Thor with no modification.
If that does not work out, I think Tandy probably has a really inexpensive hole punch kit with multiple punch sizes and the punch holder. With that, all you would need is a hammer and a block of wood to do the mod. I would not try a drill on the Thor because of the depth of the polymer and the fact that there is no polycarb rib to cover up the area if the drill happens to make a mess of it.
I wish I had tried my Thor before modifying it. But I do really like this case and as long as you have a punch you can make a hole as neat as the one next to it.
The mic holes in the Verus Thor are much bigger than the Spigen mic holes. The polymer material is thicker as well.
We have had one report of a user with the VzW version getting their Thor and finding that people could hear them OK with no modification. So I guess I would try that first. The Thor actually has two things going for it that I think is contributing to success using it without modification.
When you look at your Thor you are going to see a ridge on the polymer and the ridge sits just on the edge of the mic holes. When you look on the inside the ridge is actually a channel. Now I know Verus designed the channel as an interface to the metal detail on the edge of the N4. But I seriously doubt they mate up perfectly. I am guessing that the channel to some extent is acting like the Supcase funnel and is helping to channel your voice from the mic hole in the Thor polymer jacket to the actual mic hole in the N4. I am thinking that combined with the larger size of the mic holes, people might just be able to get away with using the Thor with no modification.
If that does not work out, I think Tandy probably has a really inexpensive hole punch kit with multiple punch sizes and the punch holder. With that, all you would need is a hammer and a block of wood to do the mod. I would not try a drill on the Thor because of the depth of the polymer and the fact that there is no polycarb rib to cover up the area if the drill happens to make a mess of it.
I wish I had tried my Thor before modifying it. But I do really like this case and as long as you have a punch you can make a hole as neat as the one next to it.
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