Got the TB as a "hand me down" for my daughter. Had read all about battery life and bought a Seidio Extended Battery 3200 and bought a Seidio Extended Case off of eBay after watching a Youtube video on the case.
On our phone when you remove the ORIGINAL case/battery cover - it exposes the guts of the phone up at the top where the power button is - however, on the phone they show on eBay only the battery portion of the ORIGINAL case is removed and the power button / camera lense remains enclosed.
Am I making any sense here without photos?
So, the Seideio extended case I bought doesn't really fully cover up the innards of my phone at the top. i.e. I removed the original case and have put the Seidio case on it - but there are parts of my phone exposed - not covered up by the Seidio case - as they WERE by the original TB back case.
However, on Youtube - they show several reviews of the Seidio case and the TB they demo it with has a different back case design than I have on mine. The back case on MINE covers about 2/3 of the entire phone and runs from the top by the power button, down to just above the kick stand. Videos of the TB phone I've seen on Youtube - show a back case that is a "middle piece" it removes from just below the camera lensee to right above the kickstand (and in that regard the Siedio case I bought would work perfectly).
I'm wondering was their TWO versions of the Thunderbolt?
I guess I am also looking for a cheap extended case recommendation for the style of TB that we have.
Thanks everyone for your patience. This is our first smart phone.
On our phone when you remove the ORIGINAL case/battery cover - it exposes the guts of the phone up at the top where the power button is - however, on the phone they show on eBay only the battery portion of the ORIGINAL case is removed and the power button / camera lense remains enclosed.
Am I making any sense here without photos?
So, the Seideio extended case I bought doesn't really fully cover up the innards of my phone at the top. i.e. I removed the original case and have put the Seidio case on it - but there are parts of my phone exposed - not covered up by the Seidio case - as they WERE by the original TB back case.
However, on Youtube - they show several reviews of the Seidio case and the TB they demo it with has a different back case design than I have on mine. The back case on MINE covers about 2/3 of the entire phone and runs from the top by the power button, down to just above the kick stand. Videos of the TB phone I've seen on Youtube - show a back case that is a "middle piece" it removes from just below the camera lensee to right above the kickstand (and in that regard the Siedio case I bought would work perfectly).
I'm wondering was their TWO versions of the Thunderbolt?
I guess I am also looking for a cheap extended case recommendation for the style of TB that we have.
Thanks everyone for your patience. This is our first smart phone.