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vardan33

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THis is 100 bucks the iphone for it being refurbished. But its better in a few ways than buying a new one. You know the new ones have a few problems, but these are personally inspected and problems fixed.
Apple Certified Refurbished Products
Frequently Asked Questions:
(1) What are Apple Certified Refurbished Products?

Apple Certified Refurbished Products are pre-owned Apple products that undergo Apple's stringent refurbishment process prior to being offered for sale. These products have been returned under Apple's Return and Refund Policies. While only some units are returned due to technical issues, all units undergo Apple's stringent quality refurbishment process.

Each Apple Certified Refurbished Product:

* is fully tested (including full burn-in testing).
* is refurbished with replacement parts for any defective modules identified in testing.
* is put through a thorough cleaning process and inspection.
* is repackaged (including appropriate manuals, cables, new boxes, etc.).
* includes the operating software originally shipped with the unit and the custom software offered with that system. See each products "Learn More" for more details.
* is given a new refurbished part number and serial number.
* is placed into a Final QA inspection prior to being added to sellable refurbished stock.

Refurbishment procedures follow the same basic technical guidelines as Apple's Finished Goods testing procedures.


(2) What should I expect when I purchase an Apple Certified Refurbished Product?

* Substantial savings
* A fully functional unit with complete documentation
* The assurance that the unit meets Apple's premiere quality standards, and that its defective components have been replaced by genuine Apple components


(3) Can I purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan for my Apple Certified Refurbished Product?

All Apple Certified Refurbished Products are covered by Apple's One-Year Limited Warranty. For extended coverage, you have the option of purchasing the AppleCare Protection Plan with your Apple Certified Refurbished Product. The AppleCare Protection Plan extends the complimentary coverage on your Apple Certified Refurbished Product to up to three years of world-class support for Mac, and up to two years of world-class support for iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV.

For your convenience, we have placed the appropriate AppleCare Protection Plan at the bottom of each product collection on the Apple Certified Refurbished products page.


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Looks good to me.


And link to products http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=3C893A33&nclm=Certified%20iPhone
 
Fucking sweet deal. I'm really tempted to buy the 400 dollar one. What will I have to do to my plan for the data stuff though?
 
Even if the iPhone was $400 I would still never get that junk.

The iPhone is a total waste. =\
 
hafaznmatt said:
Even if the iPhone was $400 I would still never get that junk.

The iPhone is a total waste. =\
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Reason being? :confused: Cuz you dont have one? or you gonna link me to someone else's negative review?

I have one, its been awesome so far. I dont regret getting one. I paid 520.00 brand new for my 8gig off craigslist. (FYI i found others for 530-550 for those looking for brand new)
 
lol.. refurbished. If the phone is so good, why did they already get sent back with a broken status to the company and now are being sold as refurbs?

My co-worker in the cubicle next to me has one, and I am very unimpressed with it compared to other PDA/smartphones. The iPhone touchscreen doesn't work well at all. The whole layout for the touchscreen interface buttons make them so small that if you have fingers larger than a 5 year old, you are overlapping and pushing the wrong buttons. Oh, that is if you can even get a signal with the phone. Where I get 3-4 bars with my piece of shit razr that is literally broken in half, I couldn't even get a signal with the iPhone. Not only that, but 3rd party stuff for the phone is nearly non-existent.
 
Too bad no cash for one...

Three of my coworkers have them; they all love them. I haven't heard of any problems with them, yet. One of the developers is writing web apps for the mini-safari.

If you're a developer and have an iPhone, be sure to get Firebug for iPhone.
http://www.joehewitt.com/blog/firebug_for_iph.php
 
*sigh*

I guess it's that time of the month again. Why is there always one person who has to post a link to Apple's refurbished junk store as a "Hot Deal?"

As already stated, I'm very wary of these. If this device is truly as hot as it is made out to be, why does Apple suddenly have a huge stock of them refurbed? Something stinks here.
 
InorganicMatter said:
*sigh*

I guess it's that time of the month again. Why is there always one person who has to post a link to Apple's refurbished junk store as a "Hot Deal?"

As already stated, I'm very wary of these. If this device is truly as hot as it is made out to be, why does Apple suddenly have a huge stock of them refurbed? Something stinks here.
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it didnt take apple long to get the new Macbooks, and even the MBPs into their refurb store.

i cant comment on the iphone, because i dont really want cingular, but the MB/MBP are wonderful machines if you want a mac.

i actually bought 2 refurbs (one MB, one MBP) and both were stellar.

refurb store is as good as new to me. only price is 20% better!
 
Apple refurbs aren't usually broken items. They're mostly product returns, so this isn't a "junk shop" or anything like that. Apple warranties their refurbished products for the same length of time as their new products for no extra money. Not many other companies do that.

Anyway, regardless of what you think about the iPhone, this is a good price for it, so stop crapping on the thread.
 
hafaznmatt said:
Even if the iPhone was $400 I would still never get that junk.

The iPhone is a total waste. =\
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I agree its junk, but its not a total waste. I had one and its good for pretty much anything but the internet, How is it that they dont use Cdma and still charge $500~600 is beyond me . The other thing is Battery life is not good as i had hoped for if you actually use it as a phone, But overall I think its a good start for apple.
I also agree i rather buy a refurb then a new one for the reasons the op stated.
 
I didnt post this for people to say oh this is a pos. Dont like it fine dont buy it, I posted this for people interested in iPhone so it saves them 100 bucks.
 
I think it sort of *is* a hot deal, even though I 1) don't have an iPhone and 2) don't want one.

If you want the iPhone and are now aware of it's short-comings, then this is a good deal for you. Saving a hundred bucks will be necessary with those price plans!
 
hafaznmatt said:
Even if the iPhone was $400 I would still never get that junk.

The iPhone is a total waste. =\
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The are only 2 major issues I see with the iPhone:

1. Storage capacity sucks. Even the 8GB model is a joke.
2. OS isn't open enough for other devs to port apps easily. Needs to be a little more friendly.

Aside from those two things, iPhone is a damn sweet piece of hardware. I suspect revision 2 will fix those issues.
 
Apallohadas said:
I think it sort of *is* a hot deal, even though I 1) don't have an iPhone and 2) don't want one.

If you want the iPhone and are now aware of it's short-comings, then this is a good deal for you. Saving a hundred bucks will be necessary with those price plans!
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well said.

from my experience from apple refurbs, i bought a mac mini to be installed with 1gb ram, but instead, it came with 2gb ram. I later discovered a lot of their mac minis bought from there came like that. It was practically new, i don't see where and how it was used. Apple store refurbished items doesn't necessarily mean "returns from customers." There are times they want to get rid of their old inventory since they upgrade their product hardware so often. That was probably the case for my experience. Like now, they just recently updated the airport extreme to have gigabit, well they're getting rid of their old version of the airport extreme with 10/100 for a much lower cost in their "Apple Refurbs" section of the store. Other cases of refurb items were tested by Apple ITs, that was used. I'm not saying everyone is going to run into such luck, but just another consideration and experience to share.

as for the touchpad...it can be difficult, but every review website mentioned that, and explained that after a week of usage, you'll get used to it. people say it's an awesome ipod too (minus the storage space of course).


They also take the factory defects, fix them, and sell them as refurbs.

Most of the time when you buy a refurb from Apple, you are the first owner.
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Here is how to make this a hotter deal if you are an out of contract AT&T customer or currently don't have a contract.

Apply for a two year contract beforehand and get the hottest, expensive phone you can get for free (Blackberry Pearl comes to mind, maybe the HTC handsets also).

Sell free phone for price a little lower than retail. This should net you $200-300 bucks.

Apply new $$ to refurb iPhone.

Activating the iPhone will just overwrite your current contract with AT&T, so no worries about it extending.
 
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