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From: Graham. on 18 Dec 2009 12:39 >> >> I learned something else too. Clearance stock is a euphemism for customer >> returns. >> Graham. >> >> > Customer returns are OK as long as they have been fully inspected, > tested and factory reset. > > Steve Terry Oh, wholeheartedly agreed. Happy with the purchase, and a couple of Freeview PVRs bought on that basis attests to this. It's just nice to be told that's all. -- Graham. %Profound_observation%
From: Steve Terry on 19 Dec 2009 03:30 "J B" <jb(a)invalid.com> wrote in message news:7p1hlbF23bU1(a)mid.individual.net... > "Steve Terry" <gfourwwk(a)tesco.net> wrote in message > news:hgebnj$900$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > >>> The old Nokia 5120 builders phone >>> >> Correction, should read "5210" > > Yea, but then it's 'replacement' 5140 (?) *did* have a torch. > J B > Yes, but i picked up a 5210 for a tenner and added a clear case from an eBay dealer for a fiver. Steve Terry -- Get a free Three 3pay Sim with �2 bonus after �10 top up http://freeagent.three.co.uk/stand/view/id/5276
From: BOFH on 19 Dec 2009 05:54 "Jon" <spam(a)jonparker.plus.com> wrote in message news:MPG.2594b0599d74dfda98974e(a)news.eternal-september.org... > In article <gmvWm.41791$o73.26765(a)newsfe27.ams2>, spamtrap99 > @blueyonder.co.uk says... >> >> "Graham." <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message >> news:hg94ac$poj$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> > I had to laugh at the "useful torch feature, it just makes the LCD >> > backlight glow >> > at maximum! >> >> it comes in handy if you lose your phone > > If you've lost the phone how can you activate this "torch" feature? whoosh :-)
From: J B on 19 Dec 2009 09:26 "Steve Terry" <gfourwwk(a)tesco.net> wrote in message news:hgi304$t3h$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> Correction, should read "5210" >> >> Yea, but then it's 'replacement' 5140 (?) *did* have a torch. >> > Yes, but i picked up a 5210 for a tenner and added a clear case > from an eBay dealer for a fiver. > You little spendthrift! ;-) -- J B
From: Ian Smith on 20 Dec 2009 03:24
Steve Terry wrote: > "Graham." <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message >> I learned something else too. Clearance stock is a euphemism for customer >> returns. >> Graham. >> >> > Customer returns are OK as long as they have been fully inspected, > tested and factory reset. In theory yes, but in practice (and my experience) this a risky option. The only 2 "clearance" phones I've had were both faulty. In both cases the faults were obscure and took me a few months to find (one had a faulty forward facing camera, so wouldn't do video calls) and hence out of the 90 day "clearance" warranty. In reality, only the factory that made the phone is capable of fully testing something as complex as a mobile phone. The returns channel will be cluttered with phones that show as 'no fault found' and the repairs company will have no no option but to class these as 'no fault' and repackage them for sale. regards, Ian |