Those Cheap Mobile Phones online (1 Viewer)

[Aryanbeauty]

Has anyone ever bought those cheap mobile phones sold on the internet, for example a Nokia N73 is about $ 700 on retail stores but they are available from $ 470 upwards online. They seemed to be imported from Asia and I am just wondering whether it will be worth the savings? Not wanting to advertise but you know what i mean here http://www.shopbot.com.au/p-24485.html

 

[sladehk]

but you don't get warranty and stuff

 

[S1M0]

but you don't get warranty and stuff

Hence the reduced price.

 

[sf_diegoxrock]

not true

my SE was imported from hong kong 2 months ago (due out for release here in july) and it came with a 1 year australian warranty too

saved myself ~$300 all up

go for it.

 

[Pace_T]

i'd say look into it further. i know that they have international warranties and sometimes even says australian warranty but if something really does go wrong with it, u have no hope of getting it fixed. but then again, if it was up to me, i wouldnt buy it full stop, its not worth the risk...

 

[sf_diegoxrock]

just make sure you know 100% that you're getting an australian warranty, rather than the international ones

it's fine.

 

[Aryanbeauty]

Yeah I bought one from http://www.exeltek.com.au/secure/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1060
It has 1 yr australian warranty from Nokia and it cost $ 520 plus $9 postage (delivered within 2 days) It came with 3 software already loaded but it is not locked.

I am pretty satisfied so far, I just love the camera and now i can leave behind my ipod and camera at home. here is a pic taken last week(resized)

 

[ari89]

Just a warning for some- A lot of the 'new' phones bought on the net from hong kong/singapore/southern china are refurbished and sold as new (fully repacked etc). If they are refurbished by an authorised factory they usually have an international or regional warranty with nokia.

 

[Kebabci Oglu]

So far i bought 2 nokia phones from the net using ebay. Both were bought from same guy from hong kong and both phones are excellent + have warranty because nokia warranty is not based on the shop you purchased it from, they offer like 1 year limited warranty.
If you are not too keen on buying as u cant trust the seller, if you use ebay check the sellers rating eg. 98+ rating is good + read and check the reviews they got by other buyers as this indicates if the seller is good.