QUOTE(bizness @ Jan 25 2011, 07:36 PM)
That means my warranty expires on Nov 2011?..Isn't that fair as I got brand new and the warranty should start on the day I bought it..
Anyway thanks

No, it doesn't work that way. Most tech companies handle this in two ways.
First, if you come without proof of purchase, most of the time receipt, the warranty would always start from the date stamped on the warranty sticker on the phone. If its Nov 2010 then your warranty, if no proof of purchase dies Nov 2011.
If however, you bring a receipt from an authorized reseller/dealer/whatever, they would honor the receipt and start the warranty from the date of the receipt. It is not unusual for shops to have old stocks or slow seller, sometimes the distributor themselves send out old stocks to reseller. Eg we are almost at the end of Jan, but Hello Station outlets still sell N8 stamped for Dec 2010.
What constitutes an acceptable receipt however is another thing.
Added on January 25, 2011, 11:43 pmQUOTE(hengguowei @ Jan 25 2011, 08:26 PM)
I know it's unfair but the person who sold you the phone switched it on before he sold it to you hence your first power on equals to the date of purchase and equals to the start of your warranty

As far as I know, this only applies to Iphones and Mac products. The products call home during activation.
This post has been edited by mfitri77: Jan 25 2011, 11:43 PM