Posted by misterbelgic
Hi,
I was wondering if any1 would know what would happen in this situation. Basically I bought k850i from my local phone shop, knowing that I would receive a cheaper version in about a weeks time. I did this so I would not be phoneless.
Now, I figured once the new phone came I could return that to the local store and get a refund. It occurred to me they would scan the bar-code on the box, so I could put the new phone in the old box with all the accessories (New IMEI phone in Old IMEI box). However, I realised that the bar-code also seems to include IMEI information.
My question is, does the local store do anything with these IMEI numbers? For example if I brought it back and they scanned it back in, would it tell GSM(etc) network that the phone was not in use? Or if some1 else bought that phone on a network or something, would they scan in the IMEI & register it somehow?
I don't want my phone getting blacklisted but it would be a lot easier to bring it back otherwise would have to ebay it.
Cheers
Posted by Mizzle
Simple answer is that you won't be able to do so. Also, I am seriously doubting that they'll take back your used phone, even if it was only for a week.
Posted by A L 3 X
why would you want to take back your new phone and keep a used one anyway?
Posted by Daedalus85
If your local store takes back the wrong phone for the box, you're going to piss alot of people off.
In our store, if that happens it's considered fraud or customer theft in the looser sense. For all we know, that phone could be faulty, or damaged, or blacklisted, or locked, or more to the point stolen property.
And word of advice, don't buy a phone to 'play' with for a couple of days knowing damm well your getting a new one in a few days, your causing nothing but problems for the retailer and pissing people like me off because we have to give refunds to people like you.
Sorry, rant over, just bit pissed off right now in general and this takes the biscuit a bit if you ask me.
Posted by source011
Listen to Daedalus85, it's sad but true. Do not as Daedalus85 say's buy a phone to "play" with....I'll recommend you to sell your old one...
///Tommy
Posted by Plemix.com
@Misterblegic,
At first I cannot follow the logic. Why do you wanted to return the new phone and keep the old phone. And then I realize that you just want to be responsible not to return a used phone. However, this practice is considered fraud anyway you did it. Please do not abuse the refund system.
Posted by Trev1982
Fraud if you ask me, very cheeky and blatant fraud to
Posted by Sammy_boy
And besides, if you sell the phone on Ebay there's a chance it could go for more than you paid for it - I bought a nice little Fuji A920 digicam from Tesco for just under £70, and when I looked on Ebay they're going for £80 - £100!
I have to agree with the others though that taking the new phone back in the old box is a bad idea, that's even if they accept returns - did you buy it sim free or with a pay as you go sim?
Posted by baconnugget
why didnt u just buy a cheap £10 handset on pay and go in the mean time lol