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I believe that hole you are referring to that is up near the top of the phone by the speaker is a microphone for noise cancellation.
Don't want to go jabbing stuff in there!
If you have a silicone case on the phone, you could just cut 2 very small holes and thread your strap through as you would with a phone that is made for a wrist strap. I'm not sure how it would hold up over time, but it might work.
Good luck.
Jamie07-13-09 09:14 AM - No parafly, no balloons tied to my arm. If you'll check out the thread about having it 5 hours and damage from an accidental drop onto concrete (while in a case), you'll see that's me. And it made me sick. I had to pay over $350 for this phone and I am not about to risk another drop till I can get a decent case on this thing. I'm sure you understand.
OK, it's not typical wrist strap install. (Thanks thanan, but if done in the usual way of most cell phones the battery door won't shut.)
Instructions below for anyone interested.
It ain't so sexy, but then I'm going for function over form here.
So if you don't want that phone slipping away till you can get some decent protection, the wrist strap will do the trick.
This only works with wrist straps that have strings loops on the ends, not hooks or clasps.
- [1] Remove battery cover
[2] Remove battery
[3] With back of phone still facing you, there is a small hole on the right side near where top of battery compartment is.
[4] You'll see a little square plastic hook located at the inside edge of the battery compartment, adjacent to where the hole is located on the outer side of the phone.
[5]You have to thread the string loop of the strap through the hole from the outside, and work it up and over that little square plastic hook on the inside.
[6]My string was loose and flexible and hard to thread through the hole and then up and over that hook. So I first tried a plastic twistie (such as USB cord is wrapped with). Didn't want to scratch exterior of phone. That didn't work, couldn't get the string to pull through the end, not enough room for string and twistie both in that space.
[7]So I got the string started through the hole, then gently (so not to scratch the phone) took an opened paperclip and nudged the string up on through till it was high enough I could get hold of it, pull it on through & loop it over that little plastic hook.
[8]Done, and battery door closes no problem.
07-13-09 09:38 AM - [1] Remove battery cover
- Ah, the most critical step of all! Thank you!
Actually the Tour comes with a very nice leather case (nicer than Curve had, and Storm IIRC). Completely encloses it except for magnetic flap at top which leaves top corners exposed. And when mine hit the concrete, it was the exposed corner that took the hit. Figures.
07-13-09 12:34 PM
