I bought this case because, unlikely the generic case I originally purchased for my Cingular (now AT&T;) 8525, its openings expose all of the buttons and connecting ports of my phone/pocketpc. Previously I had to remove the phone from the case to do anything, and it was virtually impossible to connect my earbuds to the mini-USB port in the old case.The Krusell case, on the other hand, allows me to plug and unplug things and to use the buttons without even removing it from my belt. The belt clip has a swivel connection to the multidapt, which allows me to spin it around to look at the device and use its controls. The only time I really need to remove it from my belt is to use the camera, which is easy enough to do by pressing the release trigger of the clip. Although I like the flexibility of the swiveling clip, I sometimes miss the way my original case held the phone horizontally. This new case must hang vertically.The release works easily, but you have to focus on it deliberately, so I think it is virtually impossible to eject the phone accidentally. Good design. The back of the case unbuttons at the top with two snaps so you can bend it out of the way of the lens in order to take pictures or movies. Occasionally these snaps have come unbuttoned accidentally when my phone was clipped onto my belt, which makes the phone flop around a bit until I resnap the device. But that problem is rare and hasn't caused any significant grief.While it is possible to access my phone's touch screen through the thick plastic cover, it is not easy. So you almost have to unbutton the two snaps at the top of that cover to flip the plastic screen out of the way. Not a problem, really.I was wondering how the plastic screen over the retractable keyboard would work--whether it would get caught when I slid the keyboard in and out and whether I could easily use the keys underneath the screen. I'm happy to say that there has been no problem whatsoever with the keyboard screen. The keyboard slides in and out easily and it is easy to hit keys underneath the plastic.The one somewhat bothersome thing about the case is that it does not seem to fit around my phone perfectly--a slight twist here and a little wrinkle there. Perhaps this is because the case is meant to fit a range of models which are not absolutely identical in size or placement of buttons and ports. So, aesthetically, it is not as pleasing as I hoped. It isn't downright ugly but it is not beautiful either. I can live with it. Overall, I am satisfied with this case.