Refurbished Cell Phones Guide

Click On A Service Provider To Get Started

Refurbished Verizon Cell Phones	Refurbished Nextel Cell Phones	Refurbished AT&T Cell Phones
Refurbished Sprint Cell Phones	Refurbished T-Mobile Cell Phones	Refurbished Cingular Cell Phones

When you buy refurbished cell phones there are quite a few things you should pay attention to. Firstly, with refurbished cell phones, it is important for you to verify the Electronic Serial Number (ESN), which helps to identify the phone and where the minutes of that phone are billed. This allows you to check if the phone was stolen or if there was an unpaid balance on the phone. While you are verifying the ESN with the service provider, explain that you want to buy a refurbished or used phone and want to ensure that that phone is compatible with the carrier. The carrier will also need to clear the previous owner's name and register you as the new user of the phone.

When buying new or used phones without a plan, we recommend you to buy an unlocked cell phone. Unlocked phones are typically compatible with all service providers with the same technology. This will allow you to use your existing phone when switching carriers or traveling on a vacation. Although service providers do not want you to have unlocked phones, you can get your phone unlocked for a small fee.

Refurbished vs Used

The difference between buying refurbished phones and used phones differs on the origin of the phones. Used phones are in other words second hand cell phones whereas refurbished cell phones are returned phones from dealers/consumers to the manufacturer due to damage or for other reasons. Regardless these refurbished cell phones are checked for defect and if needed repaired and cleaned up. Some companies also purchase used phones and get them refurbished independent.

Altough they are typically the same thing, I would personally recommend buying refurbished phones because of the added quality check before the phone sold. The refurbished cell phone is practically used and the cost compared to a used cell phone is about the same.

So with that said if you may wonder why people buy refurbished cell phones one of them may apply to yourself as you are on this page.

To replace your a broken or lost phone
For use with a prepaid service, where a phone is not included
To use as an emergency phone that don't need to be fancy
To use with your family plan, where you can't get all phones for the reduced price even with a contract
To use an unlocked phone when traveling outside your country

With the web as a new media to search for virtually everything, its also the best place to buy refurbished cell phones. I would recommend people to try eBay stores since they have better protection policies from being sold a broken product.

The links below are arranged by the service provider the phone is compatible with. This makes it easier for you to find the right phone for your service. We will also be adding more links arranged by the phone manufacturer soon.

So I hope you benefit from these links and good luck on your search!

Refurbished Verizon Cell Phones	Refurbished Nextel Cell Phones	Refurbished AT&T Cell Phones
Refurbished Sprint Cell Phones	Refurbished T-Mobile Cell Phones	Refurbished Cingular Cell Phones