If you need a replacement cell phone, you may want to consider buying a refurbished cell phone at a great price.
Warning!: Don’t read this if you want a used phone that films movies, has all the latest bells and whistles, and walks your dog. This is intended for those who want to use cell phone, please make phone calls and maybe text messages.
When you lose your cell phone by dropping it in the toilet (happens a lot!) or overspending it, or if your contract runs out and is running and our phone is old, look at the model of purchasing a replacement. You can probably get one that has more features than your old one and it will be way cheaper than buying a new one from cell phone service.
Believe it or not, there is a boom in the use of carrying a phone. If you already own a few you are probably familiar with recycling your old phones by mailing in a prepaid mailer. It’s great for the environment and it gives even better cell phones to people in Third World countries.
However, the type of “customer” is phones that are ‘harassing phone calls” phone customer remorse. Most major carriers offer wireless. Return 30 days, no questions asked policy. Many phones are returned for various reasons. Even if the phone has been used once in 30 days, it cannot be returned as new.
The only difference between one of these and a new cell phone is the warranty. A new one usually offers a one-year warranty, with a used warranty or none. The way I look at it is this: with electronics it either does or it doesn’t. There is no middle ground. The seller is certified that it works like new. For the price is the price of the ugly price, the price of the fear or the price itself.
For example, the LG CU500 offset flip phone with HSDPA network capability sells for $150 (with a $50 mail-in rebate) on a two-year contract. The same model is refurbished for $50 with a two-year contract. Delicate savings, .
If you bought a refurbished Treo 650 for $100 and a second year contract, you’d save $300 as the same phone still sells for $400! You have to do it yourself.
You can also go cheap, as Cingular has a pay-as-you-go plan called GoPhone, very similar to the successful Tracfone. All refurbished GoPhone handsets cost just $30 each.
America is getting smarter, slowly moving away from a wasteful society where we completely reject the role of the recycling society. We have been buying used cars for centuries. It’s like a sad time to drink for the employee and the football fans.
