QUOTE(waka14 @ May 17 2015, 08:16 PM)
Hey guys, i plan to get a refurbished Iphone 5 for my mum, and also possibly change the battery inside, how much would it cost for the 16gb variant? and where can i buy/ survey them? i live in bukit jalil,
p/s i dont know much about IOS devices because ive been using android all the while and i was a symbian s40 user before that, thanks in advance!
why 5 and not 5S?
when buying a refurbished set, you first need to verify how is it being "refurbished". some people merely performed a factory reset and then sells it to you. that is not refurbished. that is just buying second hand.
there are plenty of options available for getting a properly refurbished phone.
i've seen some offers in online shopping websites (lazada, groupon etc) few months back. you don't need to necessarily make the transaction online. you can call the vendors and then drop by their shop personally to examine the product.
be very careful though since you're new to iOS. if you accidentally bought a stolen/locked phone and the vendor refused to refund the monies to you, you are screwed.
QUOTE(ShardzOne @ May 26 2015, 12:03 AM)
Is it recommended to buy new refurbished iPhone 5? Furthermore, i dont understand how refurbished set comes with sealed box. Is it the phone have been used before? If so, the phone is technically 2nd hand am i right?
same thing here. why 5 and not 5S?
if you can get a properly refurbished 5S with a decent price then go for it because it's the closest thing you can get now to the iPhone 6.
which vendor represented to you it comes in a "sealed box". refurbished set simply means second hand units that were traded in and then giving it a make over.
so, refurbished units will never come in a "sealed box" because:-
1) it serves no purposes: and
2) probably heat wrapped by vendors later on;
3) gimmick to secure higher price.