[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Accessories] Alik4041:
Hi there!

I've done a lot of research for a skin for my T-mobile touch pro 2. After much search, I decided to go with Phantom Skinz. I chose Phantom Skinz because of three things: quality, warranty, and the fact that you receive 2 skins in each package. So I ordered one for my TP2 and one for my brother's Blackberry Bold 9700 (not reviewing Blackberry). The total for 2 skins with the 33% discount for the winter deal was about $17 per each package, coming out to ~$35 total. I received the packages about a week ago. I was quite satisfied with their shipping (USPS priority mail).

The culprit

Contents:

2X Screen protector w/ skin for perimeter of screen

2x Back cover skin w/ skin for camera/mute shield and perimeter of back of the phone

1X Application tool

1x Basic instructions (not specifically for this phone)

Missing the Phone Diagram of how to apply the skin-I'll get to this later

Installation

Installation was not difficult, but patience is a virtue! So first, they require that you use water and drop of baby wash. I used a lil more than a drop :p

I started with the back cover which was so easy, but again, be patient. You lay it on and wait a couple minutes, then you can work the corners or the curves by holding it in place for a couple minutes.

I then applied the skin to the perimeter of the screen which had very good coverage. The power button is not covered and the skin simply skips the button, but covers all the corners and sides. Overall it was excellent.

After the perimeter of the screen dried, I applied the screen protector. It went on without a hitch and is cut out a bit smaller than the original HTC screen protector and much thinner, but it has a "catch your finger" feature when you go to swipe. This is because it seems to be made out of a very similar material as the rest of the skin, if not the same. There was also an RGB look on the screen, but that completely disappeared about 5 hours later when lef to dry. By RGB look, I mean it's the same look you get when you wipe your tube television with a moist towel. The little red, green, and blue specs. I was not very pleased with this screen protector simply because I didn't like the rubbery feel and it was very visible. There seemed to be a massive amount of horizontal lines on both of the screen protectors they sent. You can not see these lines unless there is somekind of glare. They did however, reduce the glare a bit. After a bit of research, I learned that the lines were a common feature of the provided screen protector. In the end, I switched back to the HTC screen protector as I loved that one because it fit PERFECTLY and is not even slightly noticeable, though it alters the sensitivity the screen a bit. I can live with it.

Then I faced the biggest flaw of the skin. The layout for the perimeter of the keyboard was WAY off. I mean, I figured everything else out WITHOUT the diagram of how to apply the skin, because it was very self explanitory. But this was like a jigsaw puzzle! The piece that made some sense was the one around the volume button. Everything else was simply cut out a bit too short where you had to ridiculously strech it; from the feel of it, stretching it out and extra inch was not gonna happen without some consequences. And ontop of that, there was an extra slot on the skin that should go on the top portion of the perimeter of the keyboard, which was non-existent on the phone. Also, it wanted one of the skins which goes from the usb port to the memory slot to somehow work around the memory slot. Needless to say, that was not possible. Overall, the skins for the perimeter of the keyboard were designed very poorly.

It was at this point I contacted Phantom Skinz for a diagram because I was just too confused oh how to apply this thing. Well I was emailed a diagram right away (great customer service), but it only confirmed my fear that this isn't going to go well. Here is the diagram I was sent through email.