Re: buying refurbished iPad mini / retina

2014-09-22 Thread Russ Kiehne
I bought mine directly from Apple. With buying from Apple, you get a one year warranty. -Original Message- From: Ben Mustill-Rose Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2014 8:06 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: buying refurbished iPad mini / retina Hi, It depends on who you

Re: buying refurbished iPad mini / retina

2014-09-22 Thread Russ Kiehne
I saved a lot of money by buying a refurbished ipad mini. It comes with a one year warranty. -Original Message- From: Traci Duncan Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2014 5:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: buying refurbished iPad mini / retina Hi all, I'm curious about the batte

Re: buying refurbished iPad mini / retina

2014-09-22 Thread RobH.
A device a year old it is assumed, has been used for the past year; so longevity is that advanced at that point. But it takes a while for it to become an issue, and you will probably have traded it in before that. I've not got into batterie issues yet, even with a 3GS, but I didn't keep it that

Re: buying refurbished iPad mini / retina

2014-09-21 Thread Traci Duncan
Excellent! That is what I wanted to hear. Apple is the retailer I was thinking of. Thanks, Traci On Sep 21, 2014, at 8:13 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Tracy, > > If you buy a refurbished device from Apple you are guarantied that the > device has a brandnew battery. > > > -Original Mes

RE: buying refurbished iPad mini / retina

2014-09-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Tracy, If you buy a refurbished device from Apple you are guarantied that the device has a brandnew battery. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Traci Duncan Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2014 5:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: buying refurbished iPad mini / retina

2014-09-21 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, It depends on who you purchase the iPad from. Some suppliers will replace the battery as part of the refurbishment process whilst others will leave the original one in but will hopefully provide some indication as to how long it will last for. Unless your supplier specificly tells you that a n