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New vs Pre-Owned Incredible

Well , I was hoping the Incredible would show up over the holidays but it didn't . Really don't need the BOGO and have heard stories about going to Best Buy etc.... Has anyone had any good or bad experiences with a pre-owned Incredible ? Kind of makes me nervous.

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B33

For me i got my incredible and X new but I have seen alot pre-owned models out there. an some people have had good luck with them.They say they look just as good as new ones do an no problems but there have been people with the complete opposite an with problems. long ago before these android phones were a thought back in the V3m days i got me a new v3m i thought i was in hog heaven then that dredded little thing happen something broke on it an it was'nt my fault but it was out of the 30 days an i had to get a referb it was mailed to me i opened the box an boy was it a referb the inside screen was scratched i said i dont think so i took it back to the store an said no way im going from a new phone to this piece of crud an the rep told me i have to keep it. i told him would u use piece of crud if u think it so good u keep it . well what helped me i new the store mgr. an he took a look at it an went to the back an got a new one. then had a talk with the rep. i didnt see him the next time i came into the store. that was back in the alltel days. Just remember when it says pre-owned thats what it is: what ever problems the previos owner had if any could show up with u an could cause u havec : Or it could be just fine: thats the chance u'll have to take just make sure u get insurance if u can on it so if anything does happen ur covered Ok! Good luck an have fun in finding ur Android ! :smileyvery-happy:

AZSALUKI

there is nothing wrong with going to best buy to get the free one. i haven't had a preowned incredible, but i have had other models (allias II and moto droid). my experience is that they are just as good as new.

wpbear

I would not buy a used Incredible. VZW will not honor the warranty for the second owner. I bought a used Incredible from ebay and it works but the data has a problem connecting about 75% of the time. The Incredible is less than a year old so they admit it is under warranty but they will not replace it since I am a secondhand owner. Kinda pain in the butt to do manufacturer warranty. They make you pay shipping both ways and they do not guarantee a turn around time or even that it is covered they said. HTC for verizon devices uses UTStarcom for their repairs and they are not great. Buy new!

rcschnoor

As long as you buy the pre-owned phone from Verizon, it will have a warranty from Verizon.

wpbear

I love verizon but this is a stupid rule. I can see if the phone is an old model, but everyone knows the max age of the incredible. It was less than a year since launch so VZW is just being jerks on this.

To the OP: if you are saving money then VZW used sounds like a good deal then.

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