{"id":30434,"date":"2016-10-27T15:55:33","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T08:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/?p=30434"},"modified":"2016-10-27T15:56:33","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T08:56:33","slug":"refurbished-phone-shouldnt-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/refurbished-phone-shouldnt-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"A refurbished phone: why you shouldn&#8217;t buy it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Buying a refurbished phone can save you money and protect the environment. However, there are some reasons that you shouldn&#8217;t buy a refurbished one. Let&#8217;s read our article today for some information.<\/strong><\/p><div style=\"float: none; display: block; margin: 0 -10px; text-align: center;\"><!-- ph_pricepony_article_top_desktop -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8052937650\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/refurbished-phone-featured-image.webp 882w,https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/refurbished-phone-featured-image-300x112.webp 300w,https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/refurbished-phone-featured-image-768x286.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/refurbished-phone-featured-image.jpg\" height=\"250\" width=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/refurbished-phone-featured-image.jpg 882w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/refurbished-phone-featured-image-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/refurbished-phone-featured-image-768x286.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30455 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"refurbished phone\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<h3>6 reasons to avoid buying a refurbished phone<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Firstly<\/strong>, you might encounter problems when using it. Because you have no idea what faults did it have before being repaired and whether that fault was fixed completely or not. Sometimes, the problems can pop up without preparation causing nuisances and troubles to users. <strong>Secondly<\/strong>, warranty could be a concerning issue. You can&#8217;t be sure that the quality of the restoration and the warranty will protect you in case something goes wrong. Or how long the warranty lasts should be considered when buying a pre-owned device.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thirdly<\/strong>, spending money on an affordable brand-new smartphone is far better than a refurbished high-end specs. There are some extra features integrated in the devices by the manufacturers to rise the products&#8217; price. And we actually do not need those extra details to that extent. <strong>Fourthly<\/strong>, it is difficult to exchange your refurbished phone to the new one. Even the buyers are hesitant to compensate for those pre-owned ones.<\/p><div style=\"float: none; display: block; margin: 0 -10px; text-align: center;\"><!-- ph_pricepony_article_incontent_1 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"7528541080\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<!-- ph_pricepony_article_incontent_2 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2964262507\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Design01-1.webp 800w,https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Design01-1-300x150.webp 300w,https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Design01-1-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Design01-1.jpg\" height=\"250\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Design01-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Design01-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Design01-1-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30454 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"refurbished phone\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p><strong>The fifth reason<\/strong> is the difficulty in finding the right carrier for the refurbished phones. Make sure that every phone you consider will be compatible with your carrier. And <strong>last but not least<\/strong>, buying a pre-owned phone would never bring you the feeling of possessing a new phone. Even your handset is placed in high-end class, it won&#8217;t live up to your expectations.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A refurbished phone: whether you should buy it or not?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Besides the merits of buying a refurbished phones, there are some demerits above that you consider before purchasing it. In case you foresee those disadvantages and find a trustworthy supplier, it is totally good to buy a pre-owned phone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"31e97817518902a1d132cf665aa26f91\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<!-- ph_pricepony_article_bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7613953952\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buying a refurbished phone can save you money and protect the environment. However, there are some reasons that you shouldn&#8217;t buy a refurbished one. Let&#8217;s read our article today for some information. 6 reasons to avoid buying a refurbished phone Firstly, you might encounter problems when using it. Because you have no idea what faults [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[123],"class_list":["post-30434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","tag-reasons"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A refurbished phone: why you shouldn&#039;t buy it? - Price Pony<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Besides some advantages, there are some reasons why you shouldn&#039;t buy a refurbished phone. 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