IPhone 5s Unlocked. Refurb. Plus £10 voucher. £169.99 @ Argos
Manufacturer refurbished rather than argos refurbished. Meaning that they come with full 12 month apple warranty.
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misterleoni to jackthabiskit
9 Dec 163#3
'Refurbished' is a term that gets banded about quite liberally these days - it should mean all new housing, screen etc and fully tested. What it generally means (unless buying from Apple itself) is that the company (Brightstar in this case) has given it a once-over and shoved it in a generic box with a generic cable.
These are just phones that people have recycled - not unlikely that they have been trashed for 18 months before they were recycled in an EE shop as part of an upgrade. Totally not worth the hassle IMO.
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quidstretchy
9 Dec 162#1
It looks as though the product description was written by a graduate of the Gumtree School of English.
Edit: I mean the description on the Argos page
jackthabiskit
9 Dec 16#2
Lol the Q+A on the argos site is complete and utter ****, one person says unlocked, other says it gets locked... ...You just get phone and usb, refurbished but not by apple
misterleoni to jackthabiskit
9 Dec 163#3
'Refurbished' is a term that gets banded about quite liberally these days - it should mean all new housing, screen etc and fully tested. What it generally means (unless buying from Apple itself) is that the company (Brightstar in this case) has given it a once-over and shoved it in a generic box with a generic cable.
These are just phones that people have recycled - not unlikely that they have been trashed for 18 months before they were recycled in an EE shop as part of an upgrade. Totally not worth the hassle IMO.
gunner5704
9 Dec 161#4
I have had a refurb iphone 5 from argos. It came in a box like original but said 'Preowned' on the box with charger and earpods in the box. phone was in perfect condition, I would say just like a brand new phone.
eddyrs12
9 Dec 161#5
Trouble is anyone could of downloaded any nasty stuff on it. Not worth the hassle imo
mcrobbj to eddyrs12
10 Dec 16#13
I think they at least reset them.
androoski to eddyrs12
10 Dec 16#16
Or they could have logged it out of itunes and done a factory reset.
bluejeans7
9 Dec 16#6
Wouldn't touch this at all. I purchased 64gb this week to which I'll be taking back. They are either USA or Japanese variants of the phone and not the U.K models. If you get the Japanese variant then you can't take a picture or screenshot without the shutter sound going off. Argos telephone customer service is absolutely dreadful too. They keep putting the prices up too. The 16gb one was £149, then £159 and now £69. Its ridiculous!
barga5n h4nter
9 Dec 162#7
Brand new on o2 refresh its £153.99
Quikfinder to barga5n h4nter
9 Dec 161#8
Link? I'd buy this right now xD
Valiantcat to barga5n h4nter
10 Dec 16#10
I found it for the price you quoted, but do you then need to have a contract? I had to select pay monthly then pay up front.
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Manufacturer refurbished rather than argos refurbished. Meaning that they come with full 12 month apple warranty.
Top comments
These are just phones that people have recycled - not unlikely that they have been trashed for 18 months before they were recycled in an EE shop as part of an upgrade. Totally not worth the hassle IMO.
All comments (32)
Edit: I mean the description on the Argos page
These are just phones that people have recycled - not unlikely that they have been trashed for 18 months before they were recycled in an EE shop as part of an upgrade. Totally not worth the hassle IMO.
https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/tariff/apple/iphone-5s/?productId=abe7ceeb-e4ae-4dad-b431-4b4cc769b668&planId=&contractType=payasyougo
The 5c is £150 on PAYG