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    iPhone 3G Is it worth it?

    My friend recently gave me his broken, water damaged iphone 3G and i was wondering if its worth the £140 to exchange it in an apple store for a refurbed one? I've got a N97 currently, which I'm no longer a fan of and fancy something new but is the £140 worth it?
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    Re: Is it worth it......

    yes - if nothing else pay the £140 and then sell the refurbed one you get back..it will be like brand new and you'll get at least £200 - probably more like £250 for it looking at current prices. Sell it to CEX if you don't like ebay - they will pay you around that much.

    I did something similar with my first iPhone (1G) - i smashed the screen on a night out (NB. falling onto broken concrete when drunk, iphone first = broken iPhone!), but as my contract was up I just replaced it with my HTC Touch Pro..I wanted 3G back

    Apple gave me a refurbed iPhone for £140 and then I proceeded to sell that for £250 at the time..so £110 profit

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    Re: Is it worth it......

    Quote Originally Posted by Spud1 View Post
    yes - if nothing else pay the £140 and then sell the refurbed one you get back..it will be like brand new and you'll get at least £200 - probably more like £250 for it looking at current prices. Sell it to CEX if you don't like ebay - they will pay you around that much.

    I did something similar with my first iPhone (1G) - i smashed the screen on a night out (NB. falling onto broken concrete when drunk, iphone first = broken iPhone!), but as my contract was up I just replaced it with my HTC Touch Pro..I wanted 3G back

    Apple gave me a refurbed iPhone for £140 and then I proceeded to sell that for £250 at the time..so £110 profit
    sounds good, is the phone they give you unlocked? annoying though as i wanted to swap it for a 3gs but apparently you cant do that

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    Re: Is it worth it......

    No it will be locked - just like a brand new iPhone.

    Of course unlocking it should be very simple..i'm not up to date with current methods but i would guess pwnage is still going

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    Re: Is it worth it......

    Quote Originally Posted by Spud1 View Post
    No it will be locked - just like a brand new iPhone.

    Of course unlocking it should be very simple..i'm not up to date with current methods but i would guess pwnage is still going
    thats a pain as i'm on orange and the current handset is locked to o2. might definately be worth a look though

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    Re: Is it worth it......

    The iPhone is very very easy to unlock though (for free..) if you do a bit of reading

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    Re: Is it worth it......

    I'd say no. Flog it on ebay - someone will buy it, and get yourself an upgrade on your current tariff.
    I keep saying it (bias?) the HTC Desire cost me nothing - £30 pm contract on vodafone. Excellent tech and phone.
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    Re: Is it worth it......

    Quote Originally Posted by Lord Midas View Post
    I'd say no. Flog it on ebay - someone will buy it, and get yourself an upgrade on your current tariff.
    I keep saying it (bias?) the HTC Desire cost me nothing - £30 pm contract on vodafone. Excellent tech and phone.
    thats what i'm thinking, get the refurb and sell it on and put the cash towards a desire or something (cant get upgrade until november grrrr)
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