Hello Sieghard, I purchased my case in late November. I have friends who have iPhone 4's, and iPhone 4S's, and none of them have to remove their phones from the case to charge them either. Kolby
On 12/15/12, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > Hi Kolby, > > When did you buy your Lifeproof case? It sounds to me as if they have made > improvements since I bought mine which make it more user friendly and a > better option. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Kolby Garrison > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 10:38 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Life-proof case question. > > Hello, > I have the lifeproof case for my iPhone 5. I am very satisfied with the > case. You do not have to take the phone out of the case to charge the > phone. > You simply open the charging port door, and plug the charging cable into > the > charging port. Once the phone is charged, you remove the cable from the > charging port, and close the charging port door. I have not had any trouble > using the phone with the headphone jack cover screwed into place correctly. > Voiceover comes out of the speaker without any problems when the headphone > port cover is screwed in. > Kolby > > On 12/15/12, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> Hi Mária, >> >> I did buy the Lifeproof case at one point or at least I bought "a" >> Lifeproof >> case since I am actually not sure if by now they don't have more than >> one. >> >> Anyhow, the one I bought is the one that is completely waterproof. Itt >> is made from moulded plastic, you put your phone into the main part >> and then put the back on the case. It has seals and you have to push >> fairly hard to make sure it snaps into place all the way around. There >> then is either a plug you screw into the opening for the headphone >> jack if you want to make it waterproof or a short cable which plugs >> into the headphone jack and also screws tight and on the other end of >> that it has a female 3.5mm jack so you could plug in a waterproof >> headset. You can of course use the normal Apple headset, but then you > couldn't use it in the water. >> >> 2 things to keep in mind are this: >> >> 1. This case is fully waterproof as in if it is put on right and you >> have the headphone opening sealed with either the plug or the provided >> headphone jack you can throw this in the water or go swimming with it. >> But because of this the charging port is covered up and you have to >> take the phone out of the case to charge it. >> >> 2. If you do want it waterproof and are a Voiceover user as most of us >> are, you have to use the provided headphone jack which screws in and >> allows you to plug in a headset. This is necessary because even the >> little plug that seals the opening for the headphone has a male end >> sticking out which goes into the headphone jack on the phone. The >> phone senses that and assumes a headset has been plugged in and there >> is no more sound via the external speaker. >> >> Overall this is a good case if you want a tough case and a waterproof > case. >> It also comes with a good belt clip. If I remember correctly the >> Otterbox Defender is a bit more bulky and to my knowledge it does >> offer great protection, but it is not fully waterproof. The negative >> on the Lifeproof case is the fact that you have to take the phone out >> of the case to charge it and I find while it is not difficult to put >> the phone into the case, it's way too much trouble to use this on a >> daily bases. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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