2007-02-28 00:53:51 · 3 answers · asked by Kismet 7 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
A refurbished phone is one that was sold at retail and then returned by the customer.
They are returned for all kinds of reasons--
customer wants a different model.
there was a weak signal reception
there was a glitch or the phone was defective
customer simply decides he/she can't afford the service.
The carrier cannot sell these as new, so they are sent to a service center, cleaned, tested, repaired (if necessary) and sold on an "aftermarket" to a reseller who offers them at a discount.
2007-02-28 01:01:35 · answer #1 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Refurbished phones are ones that someone droped in a toilet or something of the like to make it un-usable
The company takes these broken phones and replaces borken parts and fixes them, refurbished phones cost less, and work the same, but some have scratches, etc
2007-02-28 08:59:15 · answer #2 · answered by John C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The other two answer people have it right. My concern is I bought a new one and they sent me a refurbished one when the new one developed a problem. That really irritated me. I think new for new was only fair, but not these guys and I went from a Nokia which had great reception to a Motorola which is fair...
2007-02-28 09:07:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋