certified pre-owned
r58625
Newbie

Hi everyone,  does anyone have experience with a certified pre-owned smartphone?   Verizon sells the galaxy S 4 as a certified pre-owned phone option for pennies if you do a contract.  Wondering if its a safe bet or something I should avoid?????

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Snn5
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Speaking as someone who has gotten 4-5 preowned phones as replacements for warranty issues, they all seem fine by me.  My issues were related to OTA updates, not hardware.

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Salisbury
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  Don't commit to a contract for a Galaxy s4, old phone and used. You can do better you're in a good position to get a better new smartphone with Verizon.

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tbo27
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Yeah it happens all the time since that is free. Amazon has s4 for like $180 Vzw is 225

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Snn5
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My new G2 was replaced each time with refurbished units, since Verizon doesn't replace phones with new phones under warranty exchanges.  I didn't have much choice.  And, since you are going to replace a phone at some point (some people anyway) you might as well start out with a refurb, but I agree, the S4 is a bit old to start a 2 year contract with.

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AZSALUKI
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i used to buy them just to stay off contract because they were cheaper. i've never had an issue and the 2 or 3 i've bought, you couldn't tell the difference between them and brand new ones. but i also agree with others here. it's already 2 years old. seems like you should be able to get a brand new one for free if you're signing a 2 year contract. it will be 4 years old by the time you're out of contract. i wouldn't do that. if they want me to sign a 2 year contract, they'd have to give me something for free that was closer to 1 year old. just my opinion, but now that the s6 is out, i could see them giving away the s5 on a 2 year contract in a few months. it's only $99 now.

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Snn5
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S5 is 49.99 CPO even.  But if I was going for a .99 cents phone, I might look at the Moto X 2nd gen.

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