BlackBerry® Curve™

[242aj]

This is properly going to sound really OCD but anyway, I have recently purchased a BlackBerry Curve 8900. On this device as all users will know is a very nice Gloss Black Finish at the top and I am finding when using the device this Gloss Black Finish is gathering fingerprints, I was just wondering if anyone else has noticed this and if so how do you personally cope with it, as I am finding myself constantly cleaning it. Also with it being a new device I do not know unlike people who have used it for a while if the Gloss Black Finish scratches over time and again if so how do you stop it. One last thing, do any of you use a screen protector for the small LCD as I am currently using the Film that came on the device, just until I find out if the LCD scratches from your first hand experience. I personally would rather not put a Screen Protectors on as I think it ruins the device in another way, but if you think it is necessary then I will use one.

Thanks in Advance

[JSanders Resident Expert · Accepted solution]

You need Best Skins Ever or Invisible Shield.. protects the entire device.

http://www.blackberryfaq.com/index.php/Where_can_I_get_a_screen_protector%3F

[242aj]

But arnt some Skins and like Protecters really hard to get on and in the right place, and then when it comes to taking them off isnt it hard too.

[JSanders Resident Expert]

They require patience and exact fits, yes.

But you can't have both, a clean non scuffed up device AND no protector.

Well, as you describe your personality, it will be diffcult.

[DanEvansJr]

Got a bit of OCD myself and this is a concern for me. I'm constantly wiping down my unit. I actually carry a chamois with me in my bag I don't use a protector or a skin, but I have seen some people use them. Worst case scenario is something happens to your case and you have to get another one. They're relatively inexpensive and come in all kind of colors. In any event, BB's aren't new. I'm sure that they're designed for a certain amount of 'general use'. As long as you take ordinary care, you should be ok without resorting to alternative forms of 'protection'.