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It's about time for another of my little projects! For those who haven't seen me do this before it where basically I attempt to turn one older, cheaper phone into a nice new one, by buying a damaged/cheap one, then repairing it, selling it for a profit and getting a slightly better but slightly faulty phone, and so on and so fourth.
I've done this twice before, the first time turning a T68i I bought for £5 into a £140 XDA IIS (which I actually still have!), and the second time I had to stop halfway through due to a lack of funds, but had made progress from my start phone.
Hopefully I'll stay the distance this time, and will reach my goal of a Sony Ericsson T650i or equivalent, from past experience it should hopefully only take 2-3 months to get there.
My start phone this time is a Sony Ericsson K750i, which I bought and replaced a cracked LCD screen in. I bought it for £24.05 inc. del, the screen came out of a dead phone, can't remember what I paid for it so for reference I'll say the screen was £10, meaning I'm starting with £34.05, let's see if I can turn that into a £300 phone!
For reference, here's the previous 'experiment' threads:
The Great T68i to W800i or I-Mate JAM experiment!
The great T630 to P990i/W950i Experiment 2!
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[ This Message was edited by: Sammy_boy on 2007-09-02 23:32 ]
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Posted: 2007-08-26 01:49:27
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Oooooh, the T650i is already coming down in price so you should have one sooner than you think.
Good luck with your latest endeavour
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Posted: 2007-08-26 01:55:29
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@samboy - Good Luck ! You always AMAZE us with your new MISSION IMPOSSIBLE-projects ! I hope that one day, you'll get the chance to convert a gas range to a personal-size fridge . . . .
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Posted: 2007-08-26 01:59:07
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lol, don't think even I could do that Jojo!
@goldenface - that's what I'm hoping, by the time I'm up at the price range for a T650i they should have dropped nicely in price!
Just wondering whether to chuck in a 1Gb mem stick Pro that I have spare with the K750i or not, if I did it would take my start price up to £40, hopefully I'd make a profit on that!
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Posted: 2007-08-26 02:03:10
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I think this time it's going to be easier. Anyways good luck in your new trip.
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Posted: 2007-08-26 02:07:00
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1GB extra storage certainly makes a difference. How much is a 750i going for these days £50 - £70
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Posted: 2007-08-26 02:07:30
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Ive been waiting for another one of your little "adventures" YAY G-luck
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Posted: 2007-08-26 02:59:47
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Interesting
Good luck. Can't wait to see the final result
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Posted: 2007-08-26 04:41:39
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I'll get the phone listed soon as well, maybe today if I have time.
Though just thought of another problem - the K750i doesn't have a battery! I'm currently using a slightly underpowered one out of a dead K510i in it, so I'd have to shell out for another battery, so I might have to change my starter phone.
I have a couple of other candidates, I've got a Motorola V3x that I managed to get for £10, fully working! It's locked to 3 but I've managed to debrand the phone, just trying to get it unlocked at the moment. Should be plenty of profit in that! Also got a couple of Samsung D500s, but they are a bit too tatty I think.
Oh yes, also got a 6230i! That might make a good starter phone too, though got that as part of a deal and paid about £40 for it, so not much profit there.
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Posted: 2007-08-26 11:00:49
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once again, good luck!
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Posted: 2007-08-26 11:19:19
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