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I have large, rough hands, and once the iPhone was acquired, it became obvious that due to the style and slick surfaces of the iPhone, it was going to be dropping out of my hands. Several associates have OtterBoxes and seemed pleased with them.

The Pros
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This phone wrapper is built to do two things: protect the screen and shell; provide water resistant. On both of those items, the OtterBox scores very well. It is relatively easy to put on. The yellow casing with the black water-resistant wrapper looks good. For me, the wrapper provides a non-slick surface in which to grab and hold the iPhone. The plastic cover over the iPhone screen is effective and responsive. After looking at several covers, the Defender looked to be the best protection for the iPhone. Associates who have dropped their iPhones while encased in a Defender indicate no damage resulted. That is the true test of why to acquire a case like the Defender.

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The Cons
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As good as the OtterBox Defender is, you need to be aware of several issues that might persuade you to contemplate other options.

1. The Defender doubles the depth of the iPhone. For some people, this may prevent it from being put in a shirt or pants pocket. It does come with a very sturdy belt connector. Also, the water-resistant wrapper causes the exterior to not have any slickness; put into and removing from a pocket exhibits a bit more friction.

2. Some plug-ins on the buttom have problems clearing the casing. The Apple provided connector is fine, and I have found another one at Staples that does also. However, some associates have plug-ins that will not clear the casing.

3. The water-resistant wrapper fits tightly into all the open holes on the iPhone. This is a good thing for keeping water out, but for big hand guys, you may find yourself fumbling to access the quiet switch, or the bottom plug-in. Not necessarily a bad thing, but again,
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I use it to track my running, biking, and canoeing. Does a great job. Locks in on satellites very quickly. The user interface on the device is a bit clunky, but does the job fine.

The data is the reason to have the 305. I’ve really switched my workouts over to more heart rate zone training and the watch is perfect for it. Heart rate function works perfectly. Speed function is almost always exactly what my bike speedo shows.

Overall I’m very pleased with the purchase.

Two possible improvements
1. I wish I could configure the settings from the Garmin software rather than having to use the 305 buttons. For example configuring the disply settings, clearing history, etc would be much nicer in a GUI on the computer rather than the buttons on the 305.
2. If I have the setting wrong for Running, Biking, Other, I can’t see how to change it once its downloaded into the Garmin software. So if you run when the 305 is set to Biking, your workout will show up in biking, calculate calories based on biking, etc.

One word of warning – although the device is called waterproof with an IPX7 rating, I know several people who have had water get in the device and ruin it. When I use mine in the ocean I keep it in a drybag.

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