[Optid]

I got my second Tour today by claiming with asurion. (Verizon). Anyways the second phone that I got was packaged differently than the first and comes with everything that I got when I originally bought my Tour. How can I tell if this phone is new or refurbished?

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[4 Star General]

Go into option > about> scroll down. If it is, it'll show a refurb date.

[travelingfool]

Go into option > about> scroll down. If it is, it'll show a refurb date.

How can that be when the About page comes from the OS? If you upgrade your OS, that page gets wiped. There's nothing on it about refurb dates.

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[pilsbury]

I thought replacement phones sent in the mail were always refurbs? It was my impression that after the 30 day warranty they replaced the phone with a refurb for the remaining 11 months of the one year warranty.

[Accidental Post]

This late into production I would say they all are.

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[MrObvious]

How can that be when the About page comes from the OS? If you upgrade your OS, that page gets wiped. There's nothing on it about refurb dates.

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I think because it is stored on a chip if I had to guess.

[travelingfool]

I think because it is stored on a chip if I had to guess.

Refurb info isn't stored on a chip. As for the about screen, I'd need to see a screenshot to believe it. This is the first I've heard of refurb info showing on the about page.

I'm not trying to be combative here, it just doesn't ring true.

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[4 Star General]

BlackBerry� 9630
smartphone (3G, CDMA)
v5.0.0.624
Micro Edition Profile: MIDP-2.1
Micro Edition JTWI Version: 1.0
Micro Edition Media Version: 1.1
Micro Edition PIM Version: 1.0
Micro Edition File Version: 1.0
Micro Edition Bluetooth Version: 1.1
Micro Edition Location Version: 1.0.1
Refurbished: Y (Jan 29, 2010)
Smartphones, Cell Phones & Smart Phones at BlackBerry.com
Copyright � 1997-2010
Research In Motion Limited.
All rights reserved.

[travelingfool]

Trust me it does. I just recvd my replacement yesterday. On the About page with the Blackberry heading. It says Reburbished: Y(29 Jan 2010)

Hmmm. Well, then I stand corrected. Sorry to have doubted it. I have a refurb and my about screen doesn't say anything about refurbished, but then again the first thing I did is get rid of .591 and install a non official OS.

BlackBerry� 9630
smartphone (3G, CDMA)
v5.0.0.662 (Bundle 1123, Platform 4.2.0.303)
3G Bands 1
Cryptographic Kernel v3.8.5.85
Branding Version: 1.0.105.712J
Micro Edition Configuration: CLDC-1.1
Micro Edition Profile: MIDP-2.1
Micro Edition JTWI Version: 1.0
Micro Edition Media Version: 1.1
Micro Edition PIM Version: 1.0
Micro Edition File Version: 1.0
Micro Edition Bluetooth Version: 1.1
Micro Edition Location Version: 1.0.1
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Research In Motion Limited.
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[abtxpress]

The easiest way to tell is to pull out the battery. Asurion replaces the oem sticker with their sticker. Odds are if its a replacement its refurbished.

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[70roadrunner]

This late into production I would say they all are.

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I agree.. it would be very rare to get a new phone at this point unless it's one with a camera .. still a few of those floating about

[chartreusetea1]

I had to replace my phone, and I also have the verizon tour with a camera and It's new. I replaced it about a month ago though.

[travelingfool]

I replaced mine last week in a corporate store. The sticker behind the battery says NB 05/10.

What does that mean? New or refurb? When I go into Options / Status and type buyr, it says 4 hours talk time and 250 MB total data. I'm guessing this can't be a refurb because of the low usage. If that's the case, sorry to 4 Star General: I guess I may not have a refurb after all

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[limegrass69]

Unless it's a brand new model (like the 9650), it's safe to assume that they are all refurbs.