Well first let me say that I have no stake in this aluminum induing antenna reception war breaking out on this forum and I decided to buy this last week, based on how it looked when I saw it discussed in this forum. This is my first aluminum case. It took about a week to arrive via airmail from Korea.

I got the case a few hours ago and decided to put it right on. I like the way the case looks but to be honest, I am not crazy about how it feels in the hand. The edges are very uncomfortable thanks to the back piece that screws on. It's sort of like the corner pieces intentionally protrude out into your hands. It feels kind of like a thorn is pushing into your hand. Just for anyone who is confused the back art is not part of the case, its a Gelaskin.

As far as the reception issue, I can say without a doubt that one exists. How serious it is though, I am not sure? Without the blade case, in my apartment I constantly get 4 bars. (I have been using a clear inCase case) I live on Oahu which is saturated with coverage and surprisingly, AT&T here is very good. The point being that I live in a strong coverage area. After putting on the blade case (with my phone in the exact same location as where I was getting 4 bars) I get 1 bar, while occasionally seeing the phone jump to 2 bars. Even with 1 or 2 bars, I could still get accurate GPS, strong Wi-fi and 3G with no problem, but at the very least the indicator showed a substantial decrease in cell strength.

After putting on the case, I went out to eat near my house and never went to searching mode and would generally see 3 bars and occasionally 4 while still maintaining good GPS and 3G service. I didn't attempt any voice calls but text and internet worked fine.

The only cosmetic issue I noticed was the buttons are a little loose and mine shake around and cause a rattle. The kit comes with little padded stickers that may go on the buttons to reduce the shaking but I haven't put them on yet.

I am going to try the case for a week and see how it goes. The biggest issue, I foresee is how uncomfortable it is to hold. I am sure opinions on all this, will vary from person to person in this thread but I just wanted to share my initial thoughts.

And now enjoy the pics

Just received my case a couple hours ago.I got the silver one. Looks very nice, fit and finish are excellent. The finish is very similar to that of the Vapor 007.The back piece is fine, very flat against the glass except at the corner where the screws are, it could get a little uncomfortable because of the sharp edges. As for signal and wifi, if I'm down in my basement i lose about 5db but if outside no signal loss,full five bars and wifi is unaffected. As for GPS, it's nonexistence.It kills me gps completely.I just tested it with TomTom,cannot pick up my location at all.Once it found me it would be atleast 1000 feet away and it would jumps around never have a lock on me.So if you're planning on using the GPS I suggest you stay away from this case.

Here are a few pictures of the all silver with the ebay aluminum back. I think it matches perfectly.

Bought myself a new SGP  Valencia Swarovski. Very satisfy with it.
But i wonder will the mini lens hood help? Any user care a give a mini review?

That is what i worry and make me reluctant to put it on.
But if it really helps, then i'll put it up.

nope2. try swiping ur finger against a glass / mirror compare to swipe on a piece of paper. glass is smoother, but has more friction. that's the difference between matte n clear surface

im using PS antiglare HD. so far very satisfied, i really like the surface. u lose a bit in the display quality but i dun mind