BC wrote:

> A friend of mine is interested in some of the deals on 3 that come with
> a refurbished handset and a monthly cost of £15 for 300 voice mins and
> 1000 texts.
>
> 3 say: Our "refurbished" handsets represent items returned by previous
> customers within the 14 day cancellation period where for example they
> have simply changed their mind.
>
> Before re-sale of these products we replace the casing and erase all
> data from the memory.
>
>
> Does anyone have first hand experience of these refurbs? Are they
> reliable or do they pack up after a few weeks? 3 give them the same
> warranty as a new handset.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.

I had a v3x refurb a while back -- decided to go for it and return it
under the 14-day returns policy if it was 'not right'. I've had no
problems, and it was as good as new -- the only thing you don't get is
the original box. Good deal IMHO.