iPhone Refurb?

Anybody buy one? Bad idea? Or are these phones rebuilt to be good as new...any opinions?

 

i bought a refurb phone off of ebay once because i broke mine (im rele hard on phones) and no joke the refurb was a palm treo and it lasted longer than any phone i have ever had. not sure about the iphone but just my 2 cents

 

how much is the price difference??

 

$100

 

are they just used and rebuilt or something? ive never heard of a refurb

 

they are used, or returned cause something was wrong with them. the chick at the store told me they are completely rebuilt, inside and out tho

I would think that they would be as good as new, if not better - because the phones been on the tech's desk and any weakness / problems have been worked out..?

 

with verizon and tmobile,any phone you get from them,either warranty or insurance is reburished. if they warranty the phone i say go for it.

 

refurb warranty is 90 days, new is 1 year

 

Apple's refurb program is excellent... They completely rebuild whatever it is (they do refurbs for almost all their products) , and they are always covered under the factory warranty... same as new...

If you have the chance to get one, do it... they don't last long before they sell out... usually 1-2 days...

 

I have a 16GB iPhone 3G. The guy at the At&t store said a lot of the "refurbs" are actually returns from people who later decided they couldn't afford the monthly contract. My phone came with a 1 year warranty that you can extend to 2 years via Applecare for $70.

 

sounds like a good deal

 

huh... I thought is was 1 year...

 

according to the AT&T rep, refurb warranty is 90 days on the 8gig iphone

 

If its at a store, I'd say go for it. That way if it breaks you can actually walk in and return it.

 

Did you buy a refurb Dave?

 

Yup...I'm using it right now. It's been about 4 months since I got it.

 

I think I may end up playing with a new phone tomorrow..

 

so i take it the new battery didnt work

 

No, according to the AT&T store, refurbs carry the same warranty as new ones. I've been considering getting a refurb when my contract expires at the end of the month.

Nevermind, I just looked it up...

I swear it used to say 1 year.

 

I guess the lady that i was talking to doesn't know her product, better for me I guess