Are the Captivates being sold on Amazon safe to buy? I wonder how did the sellers get them since they are new and unlocked. I also wonder whether they might be refurbished.
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Captivates on Amazon?
- Thread starter faroid
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I purchased two of them, and should be getting them tomorrow. I'll let you know what my experiences are. From the reviews though it looks like SOME sellers are being sneaky, and that other people have gotten truly new devices.
Great! Thanks.
I also read the reviews but wanted to make sure..
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I also read the reviews but wanted to make sure..
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Well both of the ones that showed up for me were the same...
They have a clause on the side of the box saying (approx) " this phone was refurbished with oem and replacement parts and is not affiliated with any OEM..."
-NON original packaging. They're in a Samsung box instead of the original AT&T box. It says "new" on it under the condition.
-No manuals or any kind of paperwork
-Comes with a charger and phone
-phones had sloppily applied sticky plastic covers on every surface but look totally new. Like perfect new.
-Batteries are dated from 2010 (maybe consider replacing, or use them anyway)
Hard to say how they got into the sellers hands in these funny boxes, and I don't know how to explain the plastic covers, but they look and feel new. I can't find a scratch anywhere on either phone so it looks legit to me. I'll probably be keeping them. Still a killer deal in 2012 for a phone with these specs. I'm personally using mine as a media player and this far exeeds what's on the market at this price point IMO.
Enjoy!
They have a clause on the side of the box saying (approx) " this phone was refurbished with oem and replacement parts and is not affiliated with any OEM..."
-NON original packaging. They're in a Samsung box instead of the original AT&T box. It says "new" on it under the condition.
-No manuals or any kind of paperwork
-Comes with a charger and phone
-phones had sloppily applied sticky plastic covers on every surface but look totally new. Like perfect new.
-Batteries are dated from 2010 (maybe consider replacing, or use them anyway)
Hard to say how they got into the sellers hands in these funny boxes, and I don't know how to explain the plastic covers, but they look and feel new. I can't find a scratch anywhere on either phone so it looks legit to me. I'll probably be keeping them. Still a killer deal in 2012 for a phone with these specs. I'm personally using mine as a media player and this far exeeds what's on the market at this price point IMO.
Enjoy!
I see. Well I hope they work well for you. Thanks for the detailed reply.
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