Gaining is Winning

We are the largest suppliers of used iPhones in the world. We refurbish used and pre-owned phones, which we also unlock and make them available and affordable to you.

Why choose us?

•    We offer FREE insured delivery in the UK and FREE accidental damage cover (for 3 months).
•    100% warranty cover for 365 days.
•    Excellent customer service guaranteed.
•    An efficient technical team available.
•    The best prices and deals you can find.
•    Worldwide delivery available.
•    Orders dispatched between 24-48 hours after thorough inspection.
•    We buy unlocked phones from you!

We also sell accessories. From adaptors and batteries, to chargers, cables and data storage devices.

 

What are refurbishing phones?

Refurbished phones are returned or donated from the previous owner and made ready for resale. All phones are fully inspected and tested by our qualified engineers.
Refurbished phones can contain minor cosmetic flaws but this will not affect the phones function or performance.

Why are phones refurbished?

Mobile users tend to routinely upgrade their mobile phone every few years, with some trading up more frequently. Used phones are sent back to the manufacturer to be refurbished, especially if they are not very old.

Mobile providers do usually allow customers to return a phone within a short period of time – known as a “cooling off period”, if they do not like it or have changed their mind. These devices are usually in perfect working order, but because they have been used, they cannot be sold as new. They are wiped of all data and resold as refurbished.

Locked or unlocked?

A locked phone will only work with a specific provider. An unlocked phone will work with any provider. Most mobile phone companies install special “locking” software on their phones that prevents them from being used with any other network’s SIM card.

It’s important to remember that you may have to purchase a SIM to operate the phone if you no longer have a SIM or if the refurbished phone is in addition to your current phone.
There are benefits to both locked and unlocked, but unlocked has proved the most popular.

Used Vs Refurbished

A used phone is sold as it is. It has not been fixed or tested and comes with no warranty or guarantee. If a used phone has a cracked screen, it will be sold with a cracked screen.
A refurbished phone is thoroughly tested, repaired if necessary and has been cleaned.

Gaining a refurbished phone is a great result because they are sold for a lot less than a new phone.

The History of Mobile Phones

From the picture above, you can see just how much the mobile phone has changed over the past 30 years.    

Motorola was the first company to produce the handheld mobile phone in 1973. Martin Cooper, a Motorola researcher and executive, made the first telephone call from handheld subscriber equipment – weighing in at 1.1kg and measuring 23cm long, 13cm deep and 4.45cm wide, to Dr Joel Engel of Bell labs. The phone offered talk time of 30 minutes and took 10 hours to recharge.

 

Britain’s first mobile telephone call was made on January 1st 1985 and the first text message was sent via computer 24 years ago simply saying “Merry Christmas”. The original 160-character size limit for text was the brainchild of German engineer Friedhelm Hillebrand. He arrived at the number by typing a series of random questions into his typewriter, and after counting the characters, he found 160 to be “perfectly sufficient” to write in any question or thoughts one may have.

There are 40,000 masts today compared to just five (all in London), 30 years ago. Britons make over 130 million mobile phone calls every day while messaging app WhatsApp, sees 50 billion messages per day, more than all SMS combined.

Then:

Nokia’s 3210

The Nokia 3210 is one of the most popular mobile phones in history with over 160 million sold. Released in 1999, it ditched the antenna and was one of the first to allow picture messaging which was a huge selling point.

Now:

 

Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced a revolutionary touchscreen smartphone known as the iPhone in 2007 with the slogan “Apple reinvents the phone”. Steve described the iPhone as a combination of 3 devices: a “widescreen iPod with touch controls”, a “breakthrough internet communicator” and a “revolutionary mobile phone.”

Since the release of the First Generation phone, iPhones have exploded in popularity with a further 9 models being created.