BlackBerry Cool reviews the OtterBox Defender Series

[IronCalderon]

Dude!

WTF are you bored or something. U got to be kidding me man!

[brebre1222]

=dig a hole and put it in there then cover it and dig it back up =)

[brothez024]

I would have preferred if you used concrete rather than snow, becuase snow does tend to be soft these days, who would have figured!

[ShermanClay88]

wow that took a hard fall..

[tandersn9]

but what about the gap around the trackball

[Seanbbn]

ok its a fuckin phone case jeez

[slotermeer16]

uglyyyyyy caseeee crystal case is the best

[tandersn9]

hmm the crystal case doesn't provide half the protection the otterbox does

[zooeysky]

check out the pelican micro case. if you are going camping etc the micro case is full waterproof, crush proof etc.

[ssk600]

oooh snow. throw it on the ground man!

[Speedcult77]

Sad to say that the only real "worth it" in the Otterbox line is for the non-trackball 8xxx series that uses the scroll wheel. THAT box can be submerged and used under water, we actually have the Otterbox store here in Colorado and a BB sits in a tank of water and can still be pulled out and used :) This line actually leaves the keys and trackball exposed and only helps keep the screen and body scratch free... something a $10 Speck case can do.

[threestarsnasun]

Does the clear plastic cover help any against water resistance? I have a Curve and was wondering if I should invest in the Defender case.

[Speedcult77]

No protection like that for our Curves. The problem is the trackball. While it will keep it fairly safe from impacts, no water protection. I use a freezer bag when at the pool just in case lol. Looks funny, but saved my Curve and Ipod twice :)

[ferralis]

lol

nicely lodged

[umairh]

i think my phone even without teh case would survive

[jthomas009]

yea kinda of weak test but still a pretty nice case

[DERRICKschwieters]

that test didn't really do shit, you shoud bury them undr the snow for at least a couple minutes bufore taking them out.

[yous4f]

shouldd have driven the car over it, than see if it works

[blackberrycool]

Eh, it's been done. Nothing out there really tests the OtterBox's water resistance, and I figured this was the best way to do that without frying the thing.

[shtayve]

flush it