Thread: WTS New, Factory Sealed N900
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2013-02-15 , 18:38
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Originally Posted by biketool View Post
My bet is that this is a Chinese "new" N900.
These are not new in any sense except that the outer plastic has been replaced. You get a nasty old repaired Nokia Board that has been junked and repaired. I bought one on eBay and it had old contacts and apps still installed. Reflashing to fix non functioning apps took every trick on TMO to even start and at 45% bricked the phone, it wont enter flash mode. Some Chinese repaired "new" N900s may work fine as they only had to fix the USB but they are still worn out and abused to the point of breakage old electronics inside fresh new plastic.

My advice, don't buy phones from someone you dont know in China.
Yes. As it has been mentioned many times, these new units are simply refurbished phones. Many times, they even have some of the personal data of the person who previously used the phone, which I find to be hilarious.

The condition of the main board inside the apparently new chassis is a mystery when you buy phones like those. Lots of uneducated (not unintelligent) people fall for these, and that's why these companies thrive. I'd say if you are going to buy an N900 buy from a US seller, even better a local seller. But even some US sellers source their N900 from China and sell them as "new".

As a rule of thumb, any auction listed as "New" that claims something like "Box needs to be opened to customize phone and replace AC adapter with unit with appropriate voltage" is not to be trusted.
 

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