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It's another experiment! V3x to T650i (hopefully) |
Sammy_boy
Joined: Mar 31, 2004
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From: Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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It's about time for another of my little projects! For those who haven't seen me do this before it where basically I attempt to turn one older, cheaper phone into a nice new one, by buying a damaged/cheap one, then repairing it, selling it for a profit and getting a slightly better but slightly faulty phone, and so on and so fourth.
I've done this twice before, the first time turning a T68i I bought for £5 into a £140 XDA IIS (which I actually still have!), and the second time I had to stop halfway through due to a lack of funds, but had made progress from my start phone.
Hopefully I'll stay the distance this time, and will reach my goal of a Sony Ericsson T650i or equivalent, from past experience it should hopefully only take 2-3 months to get there.
My start phone this time is a Sony Ericsson K750i, which I bought and replaced a cracked LCD screen in. I bought it for £24.05 inc. del, the screen came out of a dead phone, can't remember what I paid for it so for reference I'll say the screen was £10, meaning I'm starting with £34.05, let's see if I can turn that into a £300 phone! 
For reference, here's the previous 'experiment' threads:
The Great T68i to W800i or I-Mate JAM experiment!
The great T630 to P990i/W950i Experiment 2!
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goldenface
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From: Liverpool City Centre
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Oooooh, the T650i is already coming down in price so you should have one sooner than you think. 
Good luck with your latest endeavour 
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*Jojo*
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@samboy - Good Luck ! You always AMAZE us with your new MISSION IMPOSSIBLE-projects ! I hope that one day, you'll get the chance to convert a gas range to a personal-size fridge . . . . 
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Sammy_boy
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lol, don't think even I could do that Jojo! 
@goldenface - that's what I'm hoping, by the time I'm up at the price range for a T650i they should have dropped nicely in price!
Just wondering whether to chuck in a 1Gb mem stick Pro that I have spare with the K750i or not, if I did it would take my start price up to £40, hopefully I'd make a profit on that!
"All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
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tranced
Joined: Jan 19, 2006
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From: Santo Domingo, wonDeRland
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I think this time it's going to be easier. Anyways good luck in your new trip.
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goldenface
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1GB extra storage certainly makes a difference. How much is a 750i going for these days £50 - £70
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SE4NICK
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
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From: Australia
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Ive been waiting for another one of your little "adventures" YAY G-luck |
JuanPablo
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Interesting
Good luck. Can't wait to see the final result |
Sammy_boy
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I'll get the phone listed soon as well, maybe today if I have time.
Though just thought of another problem - the K750i doesn't have a battery! I'm currently using a slightly underpowered one out of a dead K510i in it, so I'd have to shell out for another battery, so I might have to change my starter phone.
I have a couple of other candidates, I've got a Motorola V3x that I managed to get for £10, fully working! It's locked to 3 but I've managed to debrand the phone, just trying to get it unlocked at the moment. Should be plenty of profit in that! Also got a couple of Samsung D500s, but they are a bit too tatty I think.
Oh yes, also got a 6230i! That might make a good starter phone too, though got that as part of a deal and paid about £40 for it, so not much profit there.
"All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
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batesie
Joined: Feb 13, 2004
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From: London, UK
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once again, good luck! 
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xironghostx
Joined: Feb 06, 2006
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From: Sweden
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good luck m8
would be interesting to follow your little "project" |
abbafan1972
Joined: Jan 05, 2006
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From: Birmingham, UK
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Good luck and keep us posted.
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daviep
Joined: Apr 04, 2005
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From: bonnie scotland
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good luck and hope it doesnt take long and without too many hiccups til you get your dream phone. |
gregface
Joined: Mar 05, 2004
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Very good luck Sammy_boy , you will need it, considering phones like k800i and w850i seem to be falling in value each day, means you start to lose the margin for a decent profit. Very frustrating sometimes.
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JC08
Joined: Jan 07, 2007
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From: Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
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Go0d luck man, I really hope u succeed!!!
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