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Buying a new phone

WolverineCaz — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:40:37 GMT

Hello,
Where's the best place to buy a new phone. I'm looking at an iPhone.

Re: Buying a new phone

hycm53 — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:43:09 GMT

@WolverineCaz wrote:
Hello,
Where's the best place to buy a new phone. I'm looking at an iPhone.

Apple store or Costco

Re: Buying a new phone

JK8 — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:43:59 GMT

@WolverineCaz

Is there an Apple store near you?

Re: Buying a new phone

HALIMACS — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:47:32 GMT

@WolverineCaz

If you're going to buy a used device, always buy it from a reputable retailer, as buying from unknown sellers comes with the risk of the device potentially being blacklisted sometime down the road.

And the thing about this is that you may not know upon receiving the device and it may become blacklisted only some weeks or months after you have acquired it.

Re: Buying a new phone

softech — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:47:40 GMT

@WolverineCaz I can tell you where NOT to buy

Be careful, not to buy from Marketplace, like Bestbuy Marketplace, Walmart Marketplace, Facebook Marketplace , Kijiji, or Ebay. Yes, some of those places (like Bestbuy/Warlmart/Ebay) might still honour full refund in case there is issue, but we saw and heard so many issue, mainly the phones are blacklisted

Yes, buying from Apple is the best, they have new and even Refurbished phones now. Buying from PM CPO https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/on/phone-section#phone-start or Mobile Klinik (owned by Telus) is not too bad, they will give you 30 days return option and a full year of warranty

Re: Buying a new phone

CountyDownIeUk — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:48:14 GMT

Apple store. I doubt if Costco will sell without a contract...unless they have them online. Where are you located?

Re: Buying a new phone

walker1 — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:49:49 GMT

@WolverineCaz

You should look at the Red Flag Deals ( RFD ) website for the lastest hot deals being discussed for iPhones. Then go from there.

Re: Buying a new phone

Meow — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:50:28 GMT

To get original, brand new iPhone, most likely Apple store.

PM sells some refurbished phones but they will be not latest models.

Sometimes BestBuy, Walmart has those but in most cases they are tied up with certain plans from different mobile companies.

Kijiji?

Re: Buying a new phone

CountyDownIeUk — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:51:40 GMT

I would not buy refurbished any thing ever!!!

I have bought all mine from family, Craigslist and Marketplace. You just have to know how to make a good deal.

Re: Buying a new phone

hycm53 — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:52:06 GMT

@CountyDownIeUk wrote:
Apple store. I doubt if Costco will sell without a contract...unless they have them online. Where are you located?

Costco do have unlocked iPhones at store or online (members only)

Re: Buying a new phone

WolverineCaz — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:04:39 GMT

Yup, not too far. I'll probably end up going there. Thanks for the reply.

Re: Buying a new phone

kaytus — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:05:20 GMT

@WolverineCaz Apple store is the best

Re: Buying a new phone

CGO — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:53:45 GMT

for newest model may go apple store. for low price may check costco, staples, bestbuy...