[nostril]

1. Went to local dollar store
2. Bought a 12 pack of Belkin PDA screen protectors for $1
3. Used scissors
4. Screwed up
5. Used scissors again
6. Applied protector to BB 8700 screen
7. Protected my screen for a total cost of 17 cents
8. Applied screen protectors to Ipod, the wife's cell phone and my kid's gameboy and I still have 7 left from my initial $1 "investment"

[archer6]

Originally Posted by nostril

1. Went to local dollar store
2. Bought a 12 pack of Belkin PDA screen protectors for $1
3. Used scissors
4. Screwed up
5. Used scissors again
6. Applied protector to BB 8700 screen
7. Protected my screen for a total cost of 17 cents
8. Applied screen protectors to Ipod, the wife's cell phone and my kid's gameboy and I still have 7 left from my initial $1 "investment"

Nice Work!

The dollar store saves the day... Oh yeah ... And your creativity

[proFeign]

Originally Posted by BoxWave

Itty bitty :P. But just! :D -- thanks for the support.

Anyhow, I wanted to let you guys know we're an official sponsor now, so if the moderators want to do a giveaway on our blackberry screen protectors, lets get it on! I thought about writing crackberry there, but I don't know if that's a faux pax in a true blackberry community :D.

Chris-
BoxWave Accessories

The antiglare did hurt the crispness on my 7100 but even after THREE years (got it when it was new, just replaced it with an 8300) once I put it on it survived through two OEM slip holsters with NO reapplication ever. I would always brag to my friends that I can just stick it in my pocket with my keys and it never even showed a mark. Also cheek oil doesn't show on it at all. For a "thick" heavy duty screen protector such as this to survive for three years is remarkable, and to give every indication that it will make it another ten is even more so. I got a BSE for my new phone and don't like it, plus you only really get one shot to put it on before it's stretched (even removing it while wet made mine slightly off) so I'm going back to the boxwave.

great product! easy to apply since if you screw up the first time you can just peel it off or wash it and voila it's perfect even if you don't get it right the first time. then it outlives your phone (like mine) and you have to get a new one for your fancy new phone, even though your old phone still has a pristine scratch-free screen!

i can scratch my keys across it and it doesn't even leave a trace. worth the money, AND you don't have to get soapy water on your phone to put it on. what's that worth? if you get it right the first time you have a screen protector you can forget about after 30 seconds. no waiting for it to dry or for bubbles to go away or blah blah blah.

[proFeign]

Originally Posted by harleyxlc

I use the Boxwave Crystal, where I normally use an anti-glare on my pda's. I like the look, but it is too big and lifts around the edges. Even after trimming it does. My pdas do a bit of that too with the crystal ones. Not a big deal, but I do notice it.

I used a JavoEdge on an earlier bb 7100t. It was anti-glare, but fit much nicer.

You can't really effectively trim the Boxwave protectors. Even with the sharpest scissors you still end up bending the edge a little and with a semirigid protector like that it means it will forever be bent up a little. Make sure you order the right size though and you'll never need anything else.

As for the screenguardz they seem to be made of the same stuff as the fake "12:00" sticker that comes with new alarm clocks. super cheap but get chewed up fast and doesn't adhere very strongly. also i could never get the bubbles out from under the ones on my old nokia.

[ronx]

Are the 8130 screen dimensions *exactly* the same as the 8100 as far as the area the Boxware protector covers? I think I'm going to order the ClearTouch Crystal but want to be sure it'll fit my 8130 perfectly without having to trim it at all.... anyone know?

Rob

[alslsb]

No way! I like rolling bareback ...

[SheepDog]

sigh. I have seidio's screen protector and frankly it looks like crap. Buy anyone elses but do not waste your sanity on seidio's. It is impossible to install it without bubbles that will not go. it actually has sticky crap on the back. Live and learn I guess.

[jsntrenkler]

Hmmm, I don't use one .. I have found the plastic shroud on my 8830 to actually be very scratch resistant compared to other PDA's that I have owned. I did purchase a eye glass cleaning cloth from walgreens, cut it into quarters and keep a little piece in my wallet to wipe off the face juice that gets on there. I have also found that my bluetooth headset helps keep the screen protected. I also use a Sena Flip Case, so in the event of a drop the screen is sorta protected.

[domainresale]

Search google for "itrimming" , i got some for cheap and they are just as good and like the boxwave which i've had a lot of...

[hotburnttoast]

I have tried a couple and they never stay on for a long time, I just said no more

[JSanders]

Originally Posted by hotburnttoast

I have tried a couple and they never stay on for a long time, I just said no more

pfffftttt... the ScreenPatronus stay on until I pull them off.. 2-3 months later.

[Papa-Pompous]

Honestly I just got a Blackberry pearl 8130 and I was wondering if I should just buy insurance every month for it or get some protectors? I carry it in my pocket, but maybe that's a bad idea for my job. but idk any suggestions?

[JSanders]

Get a holster for sure, this thread is about screen protectors.