"BC" <bacillus.cereus@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:mh5ih.19091$k74.18937@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>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.

On the upside the phones are probably nearly new.

On the downside they will be locked, crippled and above all you will be
dealing with 3.