Find the Best iPhone Case at a Great Price

One of the most important accessories that you will choose after purchasing your iPhone3G will be a case to protect it. Many people choose to not use a case because the iPhone 3G feels so great in your hands. However, the iPhone's screen is glass and can be broken. A case can't prevent all breakage, but it can reduce the risk.

Following are the steps to help you choose your iPhone case:

Step 1: First, you will want to decide which type of case you would like. Among the choices are leather, hard plastic, rubberized and soft silicone. The best way to decide this is to go to an AT&T or Apple store, a mall kiosk that sells phone cases and Wal-Mart or Best Buy.

You will also need to choose between a case that snaps around your phone and is not easily removed, a leather case that your iPhone will slip into (and will also easily slip out of!), cases that can be attached to a belt (usually leather), and soft silicone cases that can be easily removed.

Step 2: Once you chosen a style, you need to pick a color. You can ask the store employees if the case comes in different colors, but that often just tells you which colors that store carries.

The manufacturers often make other case colors. If you can find out the manufacturer's name, you can try to find their website through a google search. If you can't get the manufacturer's name, you will have to search by description to find it online (can be much harder).

The cell phone accessory kiosks in malls often have a large selection of iPhone cases in a dizzying number of colors. You might have a harder time finding out the manufacturer from them, however.

Step 3: Now that you know what is available and which one you prefer, you can start your search. I would recommend going to the manufacturer's site (if you know the manufacturer) first to get the exact name of the model you prefer. This makes it easier to search.

Go to Google and enter as much information as you have. For example, I searched with the keywords "black rubberized rhinestone iphone 3g case" to find the one that I wanted. You might have to dig through lots of websites to find it, but I have often been successful.

You can also go directly to Amazon and eBay where there are hundreds of 3rd party sellers that might have that one special case for a great price.

Step 4: While you are viewing the cases that you find on the intenet, keep track of the prices at which the cases are listed, but also check out the shipping costs at each site because shipping might negate any savings over buying it locally vs. buying online. Many online sites do not charge tax, however, which is also a factor.

Good luck finding the perfect iPhone case! I was able to find my perfect case at a 50% savings by purchasing on the internet, even after taking shipping into consideration.

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