Upon suggestion from a friend, on Feb 9th, I purchased a refurb. BB Storm 9530 (1st time I buy electronic/tech product via online/Amazon), The seller had this item advertised as New for 110usd, Used for 75usd, & Refurb for 95usd. (The latter is advertised today, Feb 15th, for 89usd by vendor).
I asked a couple of friends about the difference between used and refurb; they replied that usually, refurb is better, for it normally goes back to factory, where it is checked, and whatever part needs replacement, it gets it. The phone gets fixed and back to almost new. So I purchased the refurbished cell. Phone came in such awfull state/shape: Dirty, scratched, and to top it off, after I had it ckd by a tech, he confirmed the phone had taken a fall / hit: the top corner is broken, a piece is even missing!
In addition, when I purchased the phone, I expected to receive a complete set: Cell., AC adapter(or charger), and battery. (I had purchased several refurbs. in the past, in store in Miami,FL; they all came in original box, with charger, battery, even with CD, and booklet). Guess what? only the phone came, w/out box, but in a plastic bag, inside mailing envelope.
I am so dissapointed that unscrupulous individuals like the one who sold this item, was able to filter through, and trade on Amazon.com. I hope Amazon takes the other 2 customer reviews and mine and ck this vendor out! Amazon should make vendors sign contracts where vendors MUST be very clear (descriptive) about the inventory they trade. Let the Buyer be AWARE! Also, it would be important that the buyer see the ACTUAL picture of the item (as opossed to the generic ones downloaded from manufacturer), so that he/she can make decision to buy or not to buy. BlackBerry Storm 9530 VERIZON PHONE NO CONTRACT + Unlocked GSM + World Cell Phone with 3.15 Mega pixel Camera (Refurbished)
ONE OF THE TWO PHONES TO BUY, AND ALSO HE IS HUNG, THE CHARGER DOES NOT INCLUDED.
ANY OF THE PHONES NOT INCLUDED THE CD OF THE CELL.
I BUY FROM VENEZUELA AND UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THAT I CAN NOT RETURN THE MERCHANDISE.
I bought this product from Dealscaly and it works 100% so I went ahead and got two more for my mom and girlfriend. I've seen a lot of negative reviews on this product and was undecisive whether to buy it or not. I think it all depends on the seller. When I got the phone as soon as I inserted the GSM sim and put in the battery it booted up and right away picked up signal from my network service provider, Digicel. Everything after that fall into place. There was even a note that explains how to unlock and activate the phone. I must say thank you Dealscaly.
When I read reviews of the product, I was a little bit confused to buy this phone, but now I`m absolutely satisfied with it. The phone was brand new, everything is working fine.
Can`t recommend to someone according above reviews, but it`s worth to try.
I received the phone after waiting for 3 weeks while it was on back order, and it did not work. I spent an hour on my other phone with Verizon and they could not make it hook up. So then I had to reestablish my old phone. Won't buy a phone here again.
The product is supposed to be brand new but there are scratches at the back otherwise everything works. However, I am yet to try it out outside US and will know whether international GSM cards work or not. - Unlocked Cell Phones - Blackberry Storm 9530 - Smartphone - 9530'
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