Archive for June, 2010

More and more large retail stores in the sense of selling refurbished mobile phones are moving on their websites. Take a look at AT & T, for example – their best-selling mobile phones on their web stores are “refurbished” phones.

Think about it. Do not you have a large company, the cell phone a return policy of 30 days no questions? Companies from AT & T, Alltel, Verizon, Sprint and others all have this type of policy and must do with the phone they receive customer feedback during this period and they are not legally able to sell the new phones do, so they sell them as refurbished phones.

You also have insurance on your phone? If you’ve ever had, BlackBerry or iPhone through an insurance program with your cell phone company, has replaced the insurance must be something to do with the phone. They are not simply discarded. In fact, if you have a spare single phone call, contact your mobile provider, I can almost guarantee you that the phone is refurbished.

Each year, around the world upwards of a hundred million cell phones discarded in landfills! If it were not for people who buy used and refurbished mobile phones, this figure would probably be astronomical.

On average, you buy a refurbished cell phone you save 25% or more than buying a new phone. Who needs all the latest tricks and, anyway? “I use many features on my phone, but I bet I’m not even a fraction of the features on my phone has to offer, know. All additional features are there for years – e-mail, web browsing, MP3 player, camera, QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth. Otherwise, I do not really need much more so I bought my BlackBerry personally renovated. I prefer to put money in my pocket and use it for other things I like.

Plus it is not necessary to sign an extended contract for two years. You can switch from one phone to, without paying any penalty. For me, not having to sign a contract is a big advantage!

Something else to think – people buy used cars each day, and cars are much more expensive items. So many things can go wrong, but people buy used cars or used “all the time. Many people think twice before buying a cell phone, but it’s something you do for everyday use and is a fraction of the cost of buying a car. I’d rather pay a high price the guy next door, instead of me.

Most people can not detect the difference. The only reason, why not sell the big companies like AT & T, Sprint, Verizon and the phone they sold a single customer, the day before (in 30 days time buyers remorse), as new, because it is illegal!

We know personally that distributors offer other brand new, because we sell and buy phones directly from the supermarkets, large insurance companies and customer returns. We have personally never done this and refuse to do so!

So if you bought a “new” phone on eBay is a good chance it was actually a reconditioned phone. Authorities have not yet taken this trend, I assure you it will catch up to them. We sell the exact same cell phones refurbished for less money.

Did you know that the average lifespan of a mobile phone is U.S. under 18 months? According to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, there are over 260 million mobile phones in service in the U. S alone. Some 170 million are discarded each year by 90% in the garbage and only 10% are reused or recycled. Any way you slice it a lot of garbage!

Can you imagine if we throw 90% of our cars? You can see where I’m going with this. Just another reason to consider buying your next cell phone.

Buy a used or refurbished phone is not the same warranty as buying new. Basically, a warranty for a cell phone used or refurbished will run from 30-90 days from the date of receipt. In general, however – we found if there is nothing wrong with going through a phone, it usually happens in the first 30 days. For additional rest of their societies as “Square Trade” which have filled the gap – for them on Google search and you’ll find tons of great reviews. They extended the warranty of the products used or refurbished for up to three years for a fraction of the cost of the item.

Another thing to note, if I buy a phone directly from a cell phone carriers such as AT & T or T-Mobile, the phone can be locked to the network, making them more attractive to watch an unlocked phone when purchasing. Plus you get more money by buying a refurbished cell phone unlocked phone or online general store outside the sites of major retailers.

Finally – We hope to save money and protect the environment enough good reasons to buy a new or used cell phones. Please be an informed consumer and used cell phones are a great way to update your current phone or use a prepaid account without the need to renew your contract. Search around and you’ll see a lot of great deals on used or refurbished phones?