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Originally Posted by Dayze
the wife and I have had our smartphones for probably 4 years now or more.....they'r finally on their death bed. we need phones at some point int the near future. we don't use them for much other than calling, texting, and some basic app/map type stuff.
that Iphone SE looks like it might fit the bill. I absolutely don't want to spend a fortune on phones.
any thoughts on buying used phones from one of those re-conditioning type places?
(for lack of a better term) to save on some cost?
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The last 2 phones I have bought have been 2nd hand.
An LG G2 from Swappa that I got about a year after the phone came out for about $220 IIRC. The phone just recently started acting up. Not sure if the frame cracked or what but every time I put the phone down or in my pocket the screen would switch to this tiny display that only took up a fraction of the screen and I could only see a weather widget and clock. I had to bend the phone in a certain way to get the full screen to come back.
My new phone I bought off eBay and its a Galaxy S9 that I got brand new factory unlocked for $500. Last I checked that was $220 off what it would cost from Samsung, not including taxes.
I don't think I'll ever buy a phone through a carrier or manufacturer again.
There is a certain risk involved but both sites have buyer protections. Swappa requires pictures and the IMEI before someone is allowed to post a phone for sale. eBay is a little riskier but as long as you have half a brain cell and aren't bidding on an $800 phone thats listed with a $200 buy it now and only promo photos with a 0 rated seller, you should be fine.