Upgrading from a sim only plan. Looking at refurbs

[Anonymous]

Hey guys. 

Looking to upgrade to a phone contract (I've been a Simplicity customer for over three years) and I've been looking at getting a refurb for the price advavantages. I just had two quick questions. 

1. Does anyone have any experiance with refurbs and how deacent condition are they? I understand (or atleast I think I do) that most refurbs are from customers who have returned the phones before the fourteen day "cooling off" peroid. 

2. Warranty - I saw on the website that refurbs come with a three months warranty as standard, but I also saw on another forum that the warranty on refurbs is treated the same as a warranty on a new phone (on a contract) and is covered by a twelve month warranty. Can anyone shed any light on this? 

Thanks very much for any help in advance. 

[MI5 · Accepted solution]

O2 only warrant refirbs for 3 months but the manufacturer warranty will still apply (2 years on most phones except Apple where it is 12 months). I've seen a few refurb phones that various people have had and they have all been essentially "as new" except you may not get all the accessories with them.

[Anonymous]

Thanks very much for the reply, that's answered all my questions. 

Much thanks 

Alan

[MI5]

In fact, thinking about it my very first Galaxy S was a refurb. My father in law still uses it today and it's never been a bother at all (except when he forgets his passwords, but that's a different story)

Anyway, enjoy your new phone, whichever one you decide on.....

[Anonymous]

I was going to go for the SIII refurb, but it appears to be out of stock 😞

Darn it, was looking forward to ringing up tomorrow to make a purchase after having all my questions resolved and making a decision. 

Maybe I'll phone up tomorrow just incase to check on the stock. 

[MI5]

Good choice. Keep your eye on stock levels or buy sim free phone and go onto simplicity tariff.