[xxast0]

******* cunts they could sell em a bit cheaper. and maybe without the 2 yr contract

[D@D3CoUnTy]

That is the dumbest ship i ever heard...just pay the 50$ more ppl dont wast your time on getting the rubish one..

[jibaro3]

refurbish is when you use jailbroken the wrong way and apple has to fix it. i just return my and the new one i have give me a error when I sync it to the computer: "baseband" so you tell me what refurbish stand for!!

[Je5]

They are basically replacing the jacked up phones that people tried messing around with pwnage and messed up.. man I would rather pay the extra 50 but either way you are giving your life to them for 2 years...!!! so oh well..

[keatonreckard]

this isnt too bad...

i got my original iphone 8gb for 249.99 from att refurbed without contract...

so this will be 150 + 175 etf = 325 = not bad for a 3g iphone

might have to get myself one with christmas money

[BenzoHartt]

My question is still... How much without the contract?

[lilskaterpunk]

Waste... Just pay the extra for a new one!

[seanobx]

refurbs not available to existing customers online! they do not come up as an option when upgrading an exisitng line. Cust. Serv tried to connect me to telesales to complete my order but my wait time was >45minutes. not sure if onslaught of ppl trying to buy this one or others. You can view it through their site, but can only buy (for now) if you are a new customer. They didnt add it as an option for those who already have service and want to upgrade. And that $50 dollar savings goes a long way. I for one a partial towards refurbs. they get more rigorously tested to make sure that they are functioning properly vs. one that comes off the line and is expected to be right.

[sziklassy]

Personally I'd rather spend the extra 50 bucks to ensure my phone is in mint condition :P

[TheNoob12]

How much without the contract?

[seanobx]

Originally Posted by TheNoob12

How much without the contract?

no deal. you have to sign up for 2 years

[brent91055]

And you still have to sign a two year contract to get one. I would rather spend the extra $50 and get a new one.

[nrowensby]

Originally Posted by TheNoob12

How much without the contract?

From what I hear, AT&T barely profits anything on the sale of the phone... So I doubt they will ever give you one without a contracts. So the price of the phone without the contract looks to be:

$149 + $175ETF

[Happy Noodle Boy]

Originally Posted by nrowensby

From what I hear, AT&T barely profits anything on the sale of the phone... So I doubt they will ever give you one without a contracts. So the price of the phone without the contract looks to be:

$149 + $175ETF

$149 + $175 ETF + $80 first month of contract + $200-300 from actual phone cost.

[02589]

Also remember that the refurbs come with a 30 day return policy too. If it has a bad scratch or doesn't sync or otherwise doesn't tickle your fancy, you can send it back and try another.

Buying a refurb isn't a lot different from buying at a lot of brick and mortar stores. There are returns on the shelf, there are factory refurbs on the shelf and there are new items on the shelf. It's a gamble