Refurbished cellphone
Most electrical equipments, including cellphones, have a certain lifespan attached to it. Some of its component may bug down after years of using the unit. There is also this fast phased transition of new models that pushes the ones you have nearer to obscurity. Usually people will turn in their old working phones to get a newer one, and the old phones are usually shipped to a company that refurbishes it. Refurbishing technically means to clean, to refresh or to renovate. So this means the old phones are repaired if it needs to, cleaned and repackaged to be sold as it is. Refurbished phones are usually exported to other countries where cell phone demand is high. An example of which are European refurbished phones which are ends up in some Asian market. The warranty for these phones are limited or none at all because it has physically passed its original warranty period. Getting a refurbished cellphone may be risky because you really do not know what you are getting, but if you are a picky buyer and on a limited budget, a refurbished phone may be a good option. Know where to bring the phones for repair just in case.
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