Buying a used phone: recommendations also tips

It is common knowledge that the purchase of any second-hand item is akin to a lottery, especially if any high-tech electronic device, for example, a cellular phone, appears as an object of purchase. Soberly realizing that in such situations the ear needs to be owned vostro, we will give a series of recommendations, as well as advice, which, we hope, will help readers avoid the possible errors of the misunderstanding in the future. The situation will be presented up to the impossibility of a standard: as a cat in a knapsack, we have a mobile phone, the seller of which in every way assures that the phone is working like a clock, which, they say, almost did not use the device, that he does not know the expression "glitch" P. Simply put, it feeds on fairy tales, but we are not bastardized in any way, so we will not proceed to study the future purchase in any hurry.

For the source, we are convinced of the complete completeness of the phone, then to eat the presence of packaging, a charger, all kinds of instructions and other accessories, if they had a room to exist "in nee". Why focus on this attention? Larchik reveals itself simply: many certified services refuse to accept the phone without proper equipment.

Then it makes sense to make two test calls by inserting your SIM card into the device. You can, for example, dial SMS to your friend with a request to call you back. So you will kill at once a couple of rabbits: make sure the quality of the connection is also at the same time check the phone's keyboard. By the way, it is recommended to dial * # 06 # also check IMEI1 device with the number indicated on the back of the phone (usually under the battery), but similar on the box. If the numbers diverge, then the occupation here is unclean, and the device is probably stolen (just like changing IMEI no person will not). So we put such a phone aside, in no way considering the attractively low cost.

Outdoor appearance. Here you need to assess the degree of shabbyness, carefully examine the display for broken pixels, but it's more like to pay attention to the interface connectors (like the position, the battery is diluted first of all). If this is a "clamshell" or a slider, you need to make sure that there are no other signs of wear of the phone casing. Pay attention to the behavior of the display when the device is closed or closed: if it sharply brightens or darkens, the contrast or sharpness changes, which means that the phone will require repair in the near future for replacing the corresponding cable. Do not hesitate to become attached to the seller for any reason, because the identified shortcomings will not only help to make a general idea of ​​the future purchase, but also bring down the price.

The next significant moment is the battery. Often, second-hand phones are completely jammed with "dead" batteries, the value of which is sometimes half the cost of the device itself. For a short time acquaintance with the upcoming purchase is difficult to assess the battery status, but if you eat the opportunity to play with the phone for 15-20 minutes, we recommend that you call any of the free service numbers (for example, it is allowed to listen to an electronic aunt in the subscriber's service of the cellular operator) Loading the way in the energy schedule. As a situation, dead batteries in such cases hurry "surrender," taking the charge indicator closer to zero. Make sure also that the battery does not own any physical damages (swellings are also other misunderstandings). It is better to take with you another phone to check the infrared port, Bluetooth also other interfaces. If the product you purchase is a smartphone, then it will not be out of place to make sure the flash card is working.

And the last. It is unlikely that the seller will agree, but it is allowed to try to persuade him to fulfill the conditions of "money back", then to eat for a return of capital if there is a later fatal crash in the device after the purchase.

Of course, the advice given by us does not pretend to be complete, in addition, perhaps we have missed something. Therefore, we need additions from our readers (click the "Discuss" button at the end of the article).