Comments on: Psst…Wanna buy a phone buddy?

By: snow

snow — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 06:21:32 +0000

Yes, a refurbished phone should cost much less. I still get calls for the previous owner on my phone, but its a small price to pay since the phone itself was free other than a hook-up charge.

By: dda

dda — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:44:56 +0000

Besides, if the innards didn’t match the model number/name on the case, it would make the phones counterfeits… After all, imagine a new car model based on a body made in China and an ancient, refurbished, albeit original engine from the same company… tsk tsk tsk

By: SomeguyinKorea

SomeguyinKorea — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 06:56:53 +0000

Mark, think of it as taking planned obsolescence to an all new level.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:50:58 +0000

I saw a Korean TV commercial where some dude was walking along the sidewalk scratching his phone along the rock wall to make it look fashionable to have a scratched-up phone. This explains it.

By: SomeguyinKorea

SomeguyinKorea — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:47:15 +0000

Besides, who pays 100 000 won for an Anycall anymore? Switch carriers and you’ll get one for free.

By: SomeguyinKorea

SomeguyinKorea — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:45:52 +0000

If they have been selling these refurbished phones as new, then Samsung would have a legitimate claim against them for damages, I’d think. I certainly wouldn’t like to find out that my ‘brand new’ week old Anycall is a refurbished one.