I did ask if he needed my cables and stuff and he did say I just keep those. The serial number is pretty much the same as the one I traded in. If it was a refurb wouldn't he had just told me yes it will be replaced with a refurb?
I mean this phone looks better than the one I traded in.
Why are you worrying then?
If it looks, feels and works great then what difference does it make?
The Apple refurb process is top notch.
They recycle some internals and use brand new front and back pieces, batteries etc..
You wont be able to tell wether its a new or refurbished unit.
It just kinda bugs me that it could be a refurb. I don't know why he wouldn't have just said it could be a refurb or it could be new. He insisted it was a brand new phone. I might call and just ask more questions.
What I should've done was just get my money back and go to Best Buy and save 50 bucks. Nothing against the the Apple store.
I guess it bugs me because I just got the phone Dec 9th. Now I possibly have a refurb. It wasn't my fault the phone was nicked. So I feel they should've gave me equal.
I guess it bugs me because I just got the phone Dec 9th. Now I possibly have a refurb. It wasn't my fault the phone was nicked. So I feel they should've gave me equal.
Dude calm down it's just a phone. Why does it matter if it's a refurb phone if it works like new?
The servcie phones are initially new phones and then slowly become "remanufactured." There is a technical difference between refurbished and remanufactured phones.
Basically the phones are sent back to Apple, the original manufacturer, and completely disassembled. The parts are all then tested and put into buckets. The the service phones are then constructed from those parts that have been tested to meet certain criteria (works perfectly, is under a certain age limit, etc). The externals are always new, as is the battery. Then they send them out to the stores. This, by the way, is why damaged phones are out of warranty and altered phones (containing third-party replacement parts) cannot even be accepted by the Apple Stores (technically).
A refurbished device, by contrast, only has the defective part(s) replaced and the outside is polished up.
I guess it bugs me because I just got the phone Dec 9th. Now I possibly have a refurb. It wasn't my fault the phone was nicked. So I feel they should've gave me equal.
Wrongo! Phones are refurbed by third party.
Why do they come in a white box though?
Wrongo! Phones are refurbed by third party.