Just because you have Apple Care Plus does not mean if your phone is replaced that the replacement is not a refurbished phone. Fact is that if Apple refurbishes a phone everything that counts like screen, battery etc. is new.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anthony Vece Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 8:50 AM To: Blind iPhone MailingList <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Here's how to check if your iPhone or iPad is brand new, a replacement unit, or a refurbished model, Redmond Pie Deidre; A replacement phone is just that. It is not a new phone. That’s why I will always subscribe to Apple Care Plus. God Bless Anthony > On Jan 12, 2018, at 11:20 AM, Deidre Muccio <[email protected]> wrote: > > I checked the model number on my replacement phone and the number started > with the capital letter M. But that doesn't mean that all the parts are Apple > parts as an earlier article that Mark supplied indicated. Certainly that > seems to be the case with this phone because it really does some Corky little > scratchy noise type stuff which none of my phones ever done before. This is > still not perfectly clear. I have a replacement phone through the company is > called something like ensure on which Verizon uses to ensure the phones that > they sell to their customers. They call it a replacement phone. It does not > seem like a new phone although looks like a new phone or did at any rate. So > a replacement phone is still not going to be a new phone? Is that what this > article is saying. I was led to believe that the replacement phones were new > but that I guess was quite and erroneous presumption on my part > > Deidre > > >> On Jan 12, 2018, at 8:54 AM, Mário Navarro <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> hi. >> >> thanks, great post! >> >> cheers. >> >> >> Às 02:48 de 10/01/2018, M. Taylor escreveu: >>> How To Check If Your iPhone Is Brand New Or Refurbished Model Here's >>> how to check if your iPhone or iPad is brand new, a replacement >>> unit, or a refurbished model. >>> >>> There's no additional installations or software required to obtain >>> this information. >>> Most of us have likely been in the situation whereby we have >>> purchased a device through a secondary sales channel and then >>> subsequently wondered if we are actually getting what we have been told. >>> Where Apple's iPhone is concerned, we could be purchasing a brand >>> new device or a refurbished model. That makes all the difference and >>> affects what we are willing to pay for a phone. With this little >>> trick, you will be able to quickly ascertain the type of device on >>> offer. Let's take a look at the process. >>> >>> Step 1: >>> First of all, you are going to need to have the device charged, >>> powered up, and ready-to-use. Once that's all done, launch the native >>> Settings app. >>> >>> Step 2: >>> There's no additional third-party apps or software required for >>> this. Once in Settings, navigate to General > About. This is where a >>> lot of relevant information about your device is located. >>> >>> Step 3: >>> Scroll down through all of the provided information until you find >>> the label which gives you the device's "Model" number. This will >>> give you a unique number pertaining to that device which either >>> begins with "M", "F", or "N", and then followed by a series of letters and >>> numbers. >>> >>> Step 4: >>> If your Model number starts with the letter "M", then it is a brand >>> new device. If the Model number begins with the letter "F" then it >>> is a refurbished device. And if your Model number starts with a >>> letter "N" then it is a replacement device. >>> M = Brand new device >>> F = Refurbished device >>> N = Replacement device. >>> Extremely quick and easy and a sure fire way to tell what type of >>> device you are currently in ownership of. If you are planning on >>> buying something through secondary sales channels, and you are >>> presented with the opportunity to take a look at the Model number, >>> or you can get an unedited screenshot from the seller, then it's a >>> really good and quick way of ascertaining if that person is being honest >>> about the type of device that is being sold. >>> >>> You may also like to check out: >>> . List: iOS 10.3.3 Jailbreak Tweaks Compatibility For 64-Bit Devices >>> . iOS 11.2.2 Release Notes, Changelog And Security Content: Here's >>> What Has Changed >>> . Download iOS 11.2.2 IPSW Links And OTA For iPhone, iPad, iPod touch >>> . 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