LogFAQs > #946314913

The cost saving is significant and paying for it upfront is a huge weight of your mind. Like for me it's just $15 a month for my phone, no contract. So whereas most people are paying $60 a month for a phone that they don't actually own and will cost them maybe $2k by the time they're done with it, all while being tied into a 2 year contract...I think it's a much better option to go refurbished.

I will say though that the lack of support is annoying. I've had some general hardware issues that are not outside the realms of ordinary device wear and tear, but because I'm essentially free market there's not much option other than to hope the manufacturers warranty covers it. Like I can't just wander into the nearest samsung store and they'll fix it in 2 hours. That means being without a phone for like 3 weeks as it gets sent back to HQ, which is obviously unrealistic.

Get a certified refurb. I hope you don't have OCD, because I've had two now that both had huge deliberate scratch marks through the serial numbers (because they clearly swapped out the casing).

So if you do go down that path (and I still think its a good idea), I would factor in costs to repair and potentally keep in mind you may need like, $50-100 for a backup phone.

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