Ordering

I made my purchase for the Sena UltraSlim Pouch on 12th March and they processed and shipped my order on the 14th March. Fedex delivered my case on 17th March and that took me total around 5 days for me to get my case which is quite fast in my opinion (I’m based in Singapore). The picture above shows the whole process of Fedex Delivery.

Martin Field’s Screen Protector for iPhone

I’m currently using the Martin Field’s Screen Protector for iPhone. I bought it from Mobile Square at Far East Plaza for SGD$24 and they applied the screen protector for me. I must say it was a perfect application for the screen protector, no dust, no dirt, no nothing. Thumbs up for Mobile Square. The reason I chose Martin Field over Invisible Shield/Bodyguardz/Best Skin Ever/Anti Glare Flim is because I’ve been using Martin Field for all my gadgets and I’m very impressed by the quality. The Martin Field Screen Protector is on my PSP for about more than 2 years and it is still going strong. Not turning yellow, protects it from scratches and most importantly, the screen is very clear. Sena Ultraslim Pouch is able to fit the iPhone with Martin Field’s Screen Protector. So, no issues about that.

Sena Ultraslim Pouch for iPhone

Everyone that has the ultraslim pouch was telling me that the quality of the leather is good and indeed, it is really good. After touching the leather, i proceeded to insert my iPhone into the case. However, I’ve a hard time inserting it in ! It is still able to fit in but just that you will encounter difficulty putting in for the first time. I was worried that I would have a hard time taking/putting back the iPhone in when I need to use the phone. After a few tries of taking and putting back in the iPhone, the process becomes much smoother and after using it for 1 day, you would have the hang of it and would be able to put it in with not much difficulty. The ultraslim pouch inside is made of some kind of velvet material and it won’t scratch your phone even with the constant procedure of taking it in and out and thats one very good point of the pouch.

The ultraslim pouch feels good when you hold in your hands, it is slim and the leather is soft and nice to touch. I’m quite sure that the pouch won’t be as tight as times goes by (due to the fact that you’re constantly taking in/out the phone) but that doesn’t really matter. Infact, I would prefer it to be looser abit, just abit. I’ve read reviews about the pouch’s velvet lining is separating from the leather after a long period of use. I would not be able to comment on that until I’ve use the pouch for a long period of time.

All in all, the Sena Ultraslim Pouch case is still worth the money. If I had the extra cash, I would have gone with Seidio Innocase (Black) for iPhone instead. That is because I find it a little troublesome to keep taking the phone in and out.

Overall

Pros:

- Slim

- Good quality leather

- Looks professional

Cons:

- Initially, it will be too tight

- Troublesome to take the iPhone in and out of case

- Doesn’t last that well*

- Case loosen too much after long period of use*

Those with the * means that I’ve not encountered that as my ultraslim pouch is still new BUT i’ve read online reviews about the mentiond issue.

Check out my Summboard Theme and customized Lock Screen !

I’ve been busy installing apps inside my iPhone. I ordered the iPhone on the 28th Feb 2008 and it came on the 12th March 2008. It was an Out-of-Box Firmware 1.1.3 with Bootloader 4.6. I unlocked/jailbreaked/activated it using iPlus 2.0 with Internation payload. It was fully working after i did the “iplus -u” and that means mail/youtube/stock/weather/locateme/call/sms/wifi was all working. At the end, I obtained an iPhone with Firmware 1.1.4 with 3.9FakeBlank Bootloader on 4.05 Baseband. I’m very impressed by the iPhone. The sms isn’t as difficult as it would be and as time goes by, you can eventually typed faster. (If you were thinking how come I know so much about iPhone hacking, that is because I did 3 full weeks of intensive research on hacking the iPhone. 1 week pior to my purchase and 2 weeks while I was waiting for my phone)

I’ve also ordered an SENA Ultraslim Pouch and waiting for them to ship to me. Apparently, my status is still “Pending Fufillment” and I don’t know how long would they take to ship to me. So, tested out my iPhone for 1 day and will be reverting back to my Nokia N82 for the time being till I get my case and my screen Martin Field-ed (Scare of scratches).

I was considering Seidio Innocase instead of SENA Ultraslim Pouch. The problem is that the Innocase is too expensive after shipping. Their Fedex shipping cost USD$25 ! And the total cost would be about SGD$80 which I think it is not really worth. I’ve read alot, and I really mean alot of reviews on iPhone cases. Most scratches your phone. From incase slider to agent18 eco, the issues on scratches made to the phone was brought up. Those that don’t scratch are utterly ugly, just like Switch Easy Capsule, Contour cases and many more. Oh, if you’re were thinking about Cozip case, I don’t see any point of having a case that only covers the back of the iPhone. The only part that is “scratchable” at the back is the Apple logo.

Thats all folks !

PS: I just hope my SENA case is faster shipped out.