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The Great T630 to P990i/W950i Experiment 2! |
goldenface
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What if by the time you get to the end of this experiment a newer phone has been released?
Seeing how well this theory worked last time there isn't really any reason why you can't take the experiment a lilttle further : -
You could eventually have your own portfolio. If for example you managed to swap a good K800i for 2 faulty ones then you could make yourself some extra cash and buy me a new phone 
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mikespal
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will be rooting for you!
have full confidence that you will do it.
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leeboy13
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good luck this should be interesting 
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Sammy_boy
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I'll simply go for whatever phone's newest at the time when I get to the 'top of the tree', so to speak!
I think it only took me a couple of months last time, and even then I could have done it a lot quicker, I had other things to do as well so wasn't as quick with the buying/selling as I should have been.
The biggest potential problem here as I say is if I buy a phone with one fault, and it turns out to either have another more expensive fault or a fault that I can't fix, though that should be more of a setback than a terminal problem as I can still sell that phone on as faulty, or in subsequent buying rounds buy 2 or 3 phones, therefore spreading the risk a bit.
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goldenface
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I'm seriously thinking of trying this myself. Being able to say you managed to acquire a W950i from an initial outlay of £10 is some good going.
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Sammy_boy
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Though I think when I did the original experiment my initial outlay was £5.55, and I think I also spent an additional £20 for a charger and a screen or something like that, I'm going to try to be a bit stricter this time and try not to spend more than my initial £12 outlay if I can, even if it means selling a phone on as still faulty and going back a step.
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goldenface
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I've always found T610/T630s to be particulary easy to repair - thats a good place to start.
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Sammy_boy
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It's a T630 I'm starting with, hopefully will be an easy fix!
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goldenface
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I would imagine screen faults on the older phones would be a no-brainer as I would expect the lcd screens to be cheaper.
A good T630 can still go for around £50 can't it?
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jcwhite_uk
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You are lucky to get £30 for a T630 on ebay.
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Sammy_boy
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Yes, I had a look and £25-£30 is the typical amount they go for, if I'm lucky I'll get £40. It also depends on if I can fix the charging fault, but if not I'll simply buy a cheap desktop charger, I have a spare battery lying about which should fit the T630 and will sell it as slightly faulty, hopefully will make a small profit on it.
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Residentevil
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I had a T630, unfortunately it was lost by a relative, who borrowed it. Son of a gun.
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Sammy_boy
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I have just recieved my T630! Will post a pic or two later, got a couple of things to do. So far the phone is working fine, as was stated the facia is a little untidy but I could possibly get away with selling it as it is, it's not too bad. And more importantly it is so far charging fine, which was stated to bit it's fault.
So I have an ideal start for my experiement, at £12 including delivery.
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goldenface
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Absolute bargain.
Would it be worth changing the housing do you think?
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Sammy_boy
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Looking at it again I'm wondering now, the screen part seems to have come a little unglued and sticks up a bit, slightly interferes with joystick usage so I might try to find a cheap facia for it!
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Posted: 2007-01-02 10:26
