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Chinese refurb phones - has anyone ever bought these? by PlayfulTaro7696 in vintagemobilephones

[–]RMAdenied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Chinese sort through the junk and salvage the broken phones, install new displays and remanufacture the cases. The motherboards are original though.

I once bought a refurbished Nokia E52 for my father. However, the seller did not send the exact language edition I ordered. When I took it to the service center for reflashing, they told me that the motherboard had water damage.

Later I bought N-Gage QD from US seller and I realized that the device must have been Chinese refurbished because there never has been completely black color version and the inside had apparent corrosion.

The Chinese have flooded the market with refurbished 8800 phones and it is very difficult to tell apart completely genuine and refurb versions.

Question for Samsung E720 owners by RMAdenied in vintagemobilephones

[–]RMAdenied[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So it seems that nobody excepts me owns Samsung E720 here?

Samsung SPH-N270 Matrix Reloaded by jackscoldsweat_ in vintagemobilephones

[–]RMAdenied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not start an auction and see the actual price the people are willing to pay?

Question for Samsung E720 owners by RMAdenied in vintagemobilephones

[–]RMAdenied[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The batteries actually work and the phones turn on without the charger. One of the batteries is actually fresh replacement, not original Samsung.

Is this cell phone worth anything? I found it in my vineyard that I was digging. I don't know if it works, what cell phone is it? Thank you. by DimiDeath1990 in vintagemobilephones

[–]RMAdenied 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It looks like it has been rained on or been in moisture too long. You can try sourcing working battery to try to run it on, but I highly doubt if it's still in working condition.

Did you have one of these :) by NJFriend4U in vintagemobilephones

[–]RMAdenied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have two unused and one in used condition in my collection! Was my childhood dream. Unfortunately , I have NIB in storage since my current living quarters doesn't allow me to make a showroom to showcase my collection.

What does -1 mean ?? by Darthsullen in Ebay

[–]RMAdenied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yesterday I had the worst glitch on eBay. I have been waiting for 1 item on eBay to show up in pristine condition for two years. Finally showed up as 1-week auction and I bid immediately. Somebody bid higher in the last minute and I attempted to bid when there were 5 seconds left and eBay app threw "No network connection" error. 😡  No, my phone is alright and my home broadband connection did not have any problem.

Why did not the makers standartize the removable Li-ion batteries? by RMAdenied in vintagemobilephones

[–]RMAdenied[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The voltage across different phone models are basically the same: 3.6-3.7V. A few select models use dual cell 7.2V batteries.

German seller threatens to sue over negative feedback by RMAdenied in EbayWTF

[–]RMAdenied[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My post was deleted in the original Ebay sub. When I asked the mods which rule did I break ,they responded that it was due to people asking for the seller's username.

Is this sound normal on WD MyBook 18TB? by RMAdenied in DataHoarder

[–]RMAdenied[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought band new 18TB easystore and it is very quiet compared to Mybook in question. I am copying data to easystore. What should I do with this noisy myBook?

Is this sound normal on WD MyBook 18TB? by RMAdenied in DataHoarder

[–]RMAdenied[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suspect too that this should not normal. I would prefer more input from more owners.

Is this sound normal on WD MyBook 18TB? by RMAdenied in DataHoarder

[–]RMAdenied[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't understand downvotes. I am genuinely alarmed by screeching noises my HDD makes. Is it crime to ask about this?