1. anilnc's Avatar
    Hi guys, I want to buy my first Blackberry mobile and decided to get Z30. I got a deal from a store in India who is selling his demo phone for a 30% discount. This phone is still under warranty but only for next 11 months. I get doubt if the demo phones which weren't sold doesn't get full 18 months warranty by the time of sale? I start to think if it is an used phone? If a mobile was switched on to be used as a demo phone, will the warranty counts from that day itself or from the date of billing?

    Kindly help me decide with your comments. thanks in advance.
    Regards
    Anilnc
    10-23-14 02:36 PM
  2. diegonei's Avatar
    The local law will tell you what applies. I'd expect it to be warranty starting from the moment you buy it from a store.

    Z30 with a 30% discount? I'd go for that. Even with 11 months of warranty (we only get 12 here so seriously not a biggie ).
    10-23-14 02:53 PM
  3. anilnc's Avatar
    Here we get 18 months for z10 and z30 but for z3 only 12 months.
    10-23-14 11:23 PM
  4. Allwyn John's Avatar
    Just check it out for any hardware damage before you get it

    Black Z30STA100-2/10.2.1.3247
    10-24-14 10:35 AM
  5. tonythecanuck's Avatar
    Hi guys, I want to buy my first Blackberry mobile and decided to get Z30. I got a deal from a store in India who is selling his demo phone for a 30% discount. This phone is still under warranty but only for next 11 months. I get doubt if the demo phones which weren't sold doesn't get full 18 months warranty by the time of sale? I start to think if it is an used phone? If a mobile was switched on to be used as a demo phone, will the warranty counts from that day itself or from the date of billing?

    Kindly help me decide with your comments. thanks in advance.
    Regards
    Anilnc
    I would never buy a used or demo phone. You don't know who has used it, what data may be stored in it, how it has been tracked thus far, whether it is defective, and/or whether it may in fact be stolen. It may in fact be "reconditioned." The IMEI may have already been blocked, rendering the phone useless. It's not worth saving a bit of money.

    Posted using my BlackBerry Z30.
    anilnc likes this.
    10-24-14 10:38 AM
  6. bobshine's Avatar
    AMOLED screens are proned to burn ins... so if you do decide to buy it, make sure there isn't any burn in on the screen

    Posted via CB10
    10-24-14 10:39 AM
  7. anilnc's Avatar
    It seems avoiding it is better. I saw couple of complaints against blackberry after sale service centres in India as well as few other countries. So better have 18months, who know if in 12 months the amoled goes off. Will update what i decided finally.
    10-24-14 01:19 PM
  8. DocDRM's Avatar
    Make sure you run all hardware tests in BBVE. Talk him into as many accessories as possible due to the diminished warranty.

    Posted via CB10, now from a Z30
    10-24-14 01:29 PM
  9. anilnc's Avatar
    How to do these hardware test? What's bbve?
    10-24-14 01:45 PM
  10. DocDRM's Avatar
    How to do these hardware test? What's bbve?

    On the phone, look for an app called BBVE - that is Blackberry Virtual Expert. It's a BlackBerry app for evaluating your phone's systems.

    To determine if it's on the phone already: on the main screen, tap the "Search" icon and type BBVE - if it pops up, tap on it to open and look at the bottom bar - you'll notice a "Tests" icon - take it from there)

    If it's NOT on the phone already, ask the shop owner (or do it yourself) to download the app from BlackBerry World, then do as above.
    anilnc likes this.
    10-24-14 06:36 PM
  11. anilnc's Avatar
    Okay. What should it show for good results or bad? Or is it something like it'll test the display colors, touch response, etc?
    10-24-14 09:26 PM
  12. DocDRM's Avatar
    Self explanatory when you run tests. Make sure you have headphones with you to test the jack / output.


    Posted via CB10, now from a Z30
    10-25-14 02:16 AM
  13. anilnc's Avatar
    Hey friends, I finally became a proud owner of Blackberry Z30 today and entered the Blackberry family. :-)A deal on Z30 demo phone, should I buy?-imageuploadedbycb-forums1414434504.280125.jpgA deal on Z30 demo phone, should I buy?-imageuploadedbycb-forums1414434554.762913.jpg
    You guys have helped me with your advice and tips, which helped me to decide in getting a new z30 against the demo handset. THANKS GUYS AND THANKS CRACKBERRY...
    Now I want to know how many hours the battery must charge before first use? It's already kept to charge for 2 hours and the z30 shows green led notification. In manual it says that means charge complete. So should I keep it to charge 6 more hours or enough?
    diegonei and kbz1960 like this.
    10-27-14 01:34 PM
  14. tonythecanuck's Avatar
    Hey friends, I finally became a proud owner of Blackberry Z30 today and entered the Blackberry family. :-)Click image for larger version. 

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    You guys have helped me with your advice and tips, which helped me to decide in getting a new z30 against the demo handset. THANKS GUYS AND THANKS CRACKBERRY...
    Now I want to know how many hours the battery must charge before first use? It's already kept to charge for 2 hours and the z30 shows green led notification. In manual it says that means charge complete. So should I keep it to charge 6 more hours or enough?
    Good for you! Congrats! The Z30 is great!

    Posted using my BlackBerry Z30.
    10-27-14 01:51 PM
  15. LostOnThePianoRoll's Avatar
    Looks great! You play the keyboard?

    Posted via CB10 on my Z10STL100-1/10.3.1.821
    10-27-14 01:53 PM
  16. tufcustomer's Avatar
    Looks to be in great shape for a demo device. Welcome to the party.

    Posted via CB10
    10-27-14 01:53 PM
  17. anilnc's Avatar
    Thanks.
    Yes I play keyboard as I'm a music producer.
    No, its not the demo phone. Its new one sealed. I got too much worried to buy a demo phone as it sounded more like an used phone and not demo.
    So should I leave it to charge till full 8 hours even if the LED turned green?
    10-27-14 01:57 PM
  18. LostOnThePianoRoll's Avatar
    Thanks.
    Yes I play keyboard as I'm a music producer.
    No, its not the demo phone. Its new one sealed. I got too much worried to buy a demo phone as it sounded more like an used phone and not demo.
    So should I leave it to charge till full 8 hours even if the LED turned green?
    You should discharge it first before refilling it up , to get the whole range of the battery moving (or so they say)
    And I'd like to hear some of your music

    Posted via CB10 on my Z10STL100-1/10.3.1.821
    10-27-14 02:22 PM
  19. anilnc's Avatar
    Okay so I can switch on the device then....

    Thanks for your interest on my music. I'm giving two of my recent works one is a short version song from soundcloud.



    http://soundcloud.com/anilnc/radhe-sol-demo/s-rDYYz
    10-27-14 02:35 PM
  20. lp2586's Avatar
    Is there an led notification for full charge??

    Z30 White
    10-27-14 04:11 PM
  21. anilnc's Avatar
    Yes green. I removed charger already.
    10-27-14 04:13 PM
  22. LostOnThePianoRoll's Avatar
    Amazing music!! Hey add me on bbm.. I could definitely learn stuff from you Lol
    I've been in this for a few years as well

    pin:24DE95BB

    Posted via CB10 on my Z10STL100-1/10.3.1.821
    10-28-14 07:11 AM
  23. santhoshmanikandan's Avatar
    Great music. Is that shop in Ontario? Never expected a Tamil people saree shop in Canada.

    Z10STL100-1/10.3.1.938
    10-28-14 07:40 AM
  24. anilnc's Avatar
    Yup. The clients are canadian tamils migrated from Sri Lanka I guess.
    10-28-14 09:18 AM
  25. anilnc's Avatar
    Sure I'll send u the request.
    10-28-14 09:19 AM

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