[bookport] Re: Executive Decision!
- From: "Chris G" <chrisg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 09:02:32 -0500
i haven't seen it, but, i wonder if the case that you can get for the
bookcourier would work.
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 07:01:00 -0500, Keith Watson wrote:
>There ya go. Actually last night I did not give you "The rest of
>the story".
>
>Two of the 3 times that I had it fall off my pants
>were in a stall in the restroom. I gotta tell you it almost
>drown, if not for the ear buds around my neck that just happened
>to jerk it in the right direction it would have. And when it hit
>the floor guess what happened. The batteries went one way, the
>battery cover went another and I was really pissed (no pun
>intended) about having to crawl around on the floor looking for
>them. As it was the battery cover wound up across the room and
>thank god a set of eyes came in and I could get assistance. As it
>was this last fall damaged the case and I now have to see about
>getting it epoxied or something.
>I am stealing the design and part of the case from a Motorola
>flip phone case. The belt clip in the case is beautiful and
>detachable, sort of. It detaches from the clip but there is a
>little button type thing that slides on and off the belt portion.
>I hear that Kentucky is horse country. There aught to be quite
>a few leather shops around that would be willing to make a case
>of this type for APH. Hell and they could even tack on another 20
>- 40 bucks per unit, although at 400 bucks a decent method of
>protecting our investment would be a welcome addition.
>So now that I have sterilised my hands, my unit and my pride, as
>well as vented thoroughly I feel much better! Thanks for the ear.
>Keith
>On 09:26 AM, Jacques Bosch wrote:
>>
>> With my Roadrunner, I had the problem of it falling off my belt sometimes
>> when doing
>> something slightly out of the ordinary, and that was obviously not a good
>> thing. So I decided I needed a backup plan before it broke. I had a old cell
>> phone pouch that had one of those cords with a pull-back clasp that was
>> attached to the pouch via a small metal loop. And this again was attached to
>> another little metal plate about 1.5cm by 2cm that was sewn into the pouch.
>> So I pulled it out and epoxied it to the RR right above the belt clip and
>> attached the back end of the cord to the metal loop, leaving the clasp on
>> the other end free to attach to one of my belt loops, or straight onto my
>> pants. My RR has been save
>> more times than I can remember in the last two years, since when it comes
>> off my belt, it is caught by the cord. With out that, my RR would have been
>> dead and buried long ago. <grin>
>>
>> Hope that is of help to somebody.
>>
>> Jacques
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lou Kolb" <loukolb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 4:11 AM
>> Subject: [bookport] Re: Executive Decision!
>>
>>
>> >I agree that the belt clip can be a problem, especially when taking notes
>> >or
>> > doing searches but I've never had the unit fall off my belt when using it.
>> > I believe APH is considering a removable belt clip on future units and I
>> > would certainly be in favor of that. Lou
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Keith Watson" <Kwatson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 8:43 PM
>> > Subject: [bookport] Executive Decision!
>> >
>> >
>> >> Ok, After the third time I have had the unit fall off my belt I
>> >> have made an executive decision. I am taking my bp to the machine
>> >> shop tomorrow and having the POS belt clip removed! And then I am
>> >> taking it to a leather worker that I know and having a case made
>> >> for it. Actually I am stealing a clip off of an old Motorola cell
>> >> phone case and having him make me one. At a cost of $400 I can
>> >> not afford to have a cheap assed belt clip cost me my unit. If
>> >> there were one area that needs to be addressed it is this one.
>> >> for me I am solving it myself, but how many users out there do
>> >> not have the access to a machine shop or leather workers that can
>> >> solve an inherent design flaw. So far this is my one and only
>> >> complaint about the unit. for all of us I would ask that APH
>> >> takes a look at this.
>> >>
>> >> Keith
>> >> --
>> >> Keith Watson
>> >> kwatson@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>
>> >> Among the major impediments to discovery are not the ignorant
>> >> but those with illusions of knowledge. - B. Alan Wallace
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>--
>Keith Watson
>kwatson@xxxxxxxxxxx
>Among the major impediments to discovery are not the ignorant
>but those with illusions of knowledge. - B. Alan Wallace
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