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In alt.cellular Peter Pan <Marcs1102@hotmail.com> wrote:

> That is actually something I wondered about. If they replace your phone with
> a refurbished, do you get the remainder of the manufacturer warranty, or if
> you cancel verizon service, and switch to another provider, are you screwed?

As far as I know you should always be able to return it to the manufacturer.
If you're still with the original carrier from whom you bought the phone you
may have the added convenience of being able to return it to the store and
have them return it to the mfr, rather than having to send it out yourself.

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On 16 Aug 2004 12:12:22 -0700, starved@rock.com (Legend) wrote:

>Somewhere along the line I had heard that cell phones last about two
>years on average before they start to go. That's the only reason I
>started thinking about getting a new phone; otherwise my Kyocera is
>working just fine.

And it may for years to come. Until my son lost my old QCP-820 a few
months ago, it had been in service for over 5 years. The Li-Ion
battery was still holding it's charge very well, too.
 

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On 16 Aug 2004 12:12:22 -0700, starved@rock.com (Legend) wrote:

>Somewhere along the line I had heard that cell phones last about two
>years on average before they start to go. That's the only reason I
>started thinking about getting a new phone; otherwise my Kyocera is
>working just fine.

I don't think it's so much that the phones start "going" but rather
newer phones perform much better. My four year old phones work just
as well as they did when they were new. And what you "heard" is only
anecdotal unless you have something that shows concrete proof that
phones deteriorate over a couple years as you seem to think.

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In alt.cellular Joseph <JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 16 Aug 2004 12:12:22 -0700, starved@rock.com (Legend) wrote:
>
>>Somewhere along the line I had heard that cell phones last about two
>>years on average before they start to go. That's the only reason I
>>started thinking about getting a new phone; otherwise my Kyocera is
>>working just fine.
>
> I don't think it's so much that the phones start "going" but rather
> newer phones perform much better.

Hell, I live in a 800 MHz CDMA area and could conceivably use my seven-year-old
800MHz CDMA-only Nokia 2180* here on Verizon in Southern California (formerly
used on GTE Mobilnet in Cleveland). As long as Verizon allowed me to continue
to use it and I could continue to buy batteries for it... I don't think there
would be an issue.

The other thing, of course, is if you want the newer features you must
get newer phones :)

*well, actually, 800MHz CDMA and 800MHz AMPS, but at this late date, the
digital capability is what's important...

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