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$249 refurbished iPhones

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The phone I received was in perfect condition. If the warranty didn't expire in August, I wouldn't think anyone even activated it. No dents, scratches, blemishes, etc.
 
Bootsie said:
I am worried that my iPhone is going to come scratched and/or messed up.

How many of you have had problems with your phones?

When I bought the phone I was under the impression that it was treated similar to an Apple refurb, but apparently I was wrong. My iPhone should get delivered anytime now (yea!) but I really hope that it comes in great/perfect condition, and that there are no problems so I can unlock and have some fun tonight.
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Just got mine. It's in perfect condition. According to apple's web site, the warranty is good until July 30, 08, so it's an early one. I'll do that fax thing to update my purchase in the morning.
 
i clicked on the link on the first page and it just went to some blank page on the AT&T site. i searched 'refurbished iPhones' on the site and it brought up no matching results for what i was looking for. I tried to register to the AT&T site with my home phone, which is AT&T, and it said that our number wasn't registered. someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? i want a $250 iPhone!
 
friekunater said:
i clicked on the link on the first page and it just went to some blank page on the AT&T site. i searched 'refurbished iPhones' on the site and it brought up no matching results for what i was looking for. I tried to register to the AT&T site with my home phone, which is AT&T, and it said that our number wasn't registered. someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? i want a $250 iPhone!
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Your about 6 days late- This thread just keeps going and going...
 
Yess

My iphone just came in the mail.. the accessories look brand new, and the phone itself.. looks amazing, no scratches dents or anything
there are a little scratches, but i think its on the plastic cover placed on the screen

Good steal.. 250!
ordered Tuesday night at 9


edit
came with the cleaning cloth, stickers, finger tips,
phone hasn't even been activated, and seems brand new..

Version 1.0.2
 
Received mine earlier today. It is in perfect condition, although the firmware is 1.0.2. I went to Settings>Usage and the usage only said about 10 min total when I got it. Must have been a quick return for the previous owner. No scratches at all. Does get a little warm though, will have to monitor it. Warranty ends on July 20, 2008. So someone must have registered it. Already sent in proof of purchase to get it changed. Will see what happens. Good luck to the rest of you.
 
h110283 said:
wow...


just received mine. def NOT mint condition. not acceptable, not even a little. first of all i was disappointed to see that its not in its original packaging, and then i open it to find MULTIPLE scratches and a DENT on the back! i'm going to try to take it to the apple store today - hopefully i dont have to end up sending it back in.
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Thank you Apple!!

I went to my local apple store, told them ATT's customer service was **** and that they told me to contact apple, so they replaced it with a (mint) in-store refurb within 5 minutes.


oh and my 2nd refurb came, THIS one was in good condition.
 
ballen420 said:
The phone I received was in perfect condition. If the warranty didn't expire in August, I wouldn't think anyone even activated it. No dents, scratches, blemishes, etc.
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2nd. my headphones do look used tho on the white part. phone came activated with 1.0.2. used ziphone to activate/unlock/jailbreak on 1.1.4.
safari, youtube, etc all work like my last ATT activated iphone. after a quick reboot installer worked fine.
now if i could only find this background on there!
http://onceeternalmedia.com/GUIleo.jpg

here are some quick pics after everything finished installing:
IMG_0305-vi.jpg


IMG_0303-vi.jpg


still debating if i'm going to make this phone black like my 4gb
http://images28.fotki.com/v965/photos/5/51621/396461/IMG_4449-vi.jpg
 
Well, it is here, and it is beautiful!

It is working great and looks in perfect condition. I don't know if they reset the usage stats, but my says that there is 0 minutes usage in its lifetime.

I am very happy, and now I am off to restore and unlock. WOOT!
 
i'm looking into buying a refurbished iphone and there are a lot on ebay (some for ~$300 which aint bad).

all of them are stating that they are "brand new" (in other words not used) except for unlocking the phone for the winning bidder. is this shady? do i need to be careful with these auctions? dont want to get scammed or screwed over....
 
H2Opoloboy19 said:
Can anyone tell me how to check the week info for my iphone? thx
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See this guide...

jav6454 said:
Each iPhone has a serial number detailing the year it was made and the week. The Year is found in the 3rd digit of the serial number while the week number is found by the 4th and 5th digits.

Example:

7t728xxxx > This means this iPhone is from Year 2007 and week 28.
GH810xxxx > This means this iPhone is from Year 2008 and week 10.
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Mine arrived while I was in Jax today... which means I can get it from the office manager tomorrow. :)
 
Perfect Condition

I just got the iPhone today and it is in perfect condition with all accessories. When I checked on Apple's website for the warranty, it stated that the phone has never been activated. Unfortunately, I cannot activate the phone as it is a gift. :(

Well, I should be able to get the nitty gritty details on it once we get it activated.

This was an awesome deal, and hope that they do it again soon, so I can get another one when the 2.0 firmware is released.
 
What's the deal with the warranty? The box says one year, but it doesn't begin the day I activate it, but the day it was new? :confused:
 
Just got home from my China trip - I am beat down from 24 hours of travelling and will work on the phone tomorrow. So far though it looks nearly perfect. Small scratch on the back. Screen is perfect. Even had some kind of plastic over the screen.
 
Ringtone Help....

I need help....I purchased another ringtone from itunes and added it to my phone but when I go to settings to look at my ringtones it shows only one listed twice and not the other that I purchased. Why???
 
Galley said:
What's the deal with the warranty? The box says one year, but it doesn't begin the day I activate it, but the day it was new? :confused:
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Someone in this forum listed a link to where you can get the full warranty by sending in a proof of purchase (well, receipt) and some other stuff. That's what makes Apple's refurb program quite unbeatable.
 
okay, so I found this six days late, but will they be offering more when/if they become available ? I bought a 16gb iPod Touch in November and I realize it's probably not worth the original $400, but if I advertise accessories and a warranty on eBay, I could easily get that or more. I want to sell it to get an iPhone and use the leftover money for service, but I wont make any profit unless I can get the refurb model. so, will they offer more for us tardy to find out?
 
iPhone Functionality

All,

Just had a quick question. I've been wanting to get an iPhone for a while now and have been watching the refurb websites. I still have some time remaining on my contract with Verizon. If I were to buy the iPhone now and not activate it for a few months, would I still be able to use most of its functions? Would it essentially just be an iTouch? Appreciate your assistance.
 
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