Apple iPhone 5C Green 8GB Unlocked GSM Smartphone (Certified Refurbished)

Original Review: The phone is really like-new. Looks great works well so far. It was well-protected in the beastly packaging it arrived in. We received it today and immediately added it to our AT&T account without any problem. Our one main issue****** The charger that came with it doesn't work!!!! Grrrr.Update: WOW what a piece of junk!!! I can't begin to describe the problems with this phone. We have had it for 3 days and so far it has we've noticed the right side doesn't respond well to touch (almost impossible to type the letter P on the keyboard), it has started shutting off randomly (currently won't turn back on), it poltergeist freaks out on us (open/close apps and type gibberish on its own, etc). Last time it shut off involuntarily, we saw stripes across the screen before it faded to black. This thing is a dud. SO disappointed. My husband needs this phone for work, so now he is in a really tough situation!!! We will see if their customer service is any good....I'll report back soon. -.-

 I bought one in Jan, 2018 and the iPhone 5C I received was in cosmetically great condition. The biggest flaw is that the BATTERY BLEW UP inside just after using it for 4 months, late April 2018. Battery is pushing up on glass and will no longer power on. Also I am outside the return window, which closed on Feb 9, 2018 and product support window, closed on Mar 11, 2018. This is supposed to be "Certified Refurbished" ? After paying $149.99 never again will I buy from this seller or "Certified Refurbished". Don't waste your time, buy from Apple or elsewhere that details what "Certified Refurbished" means to them.

I have read all the poor reviews. This was not the case with the phone I bought. Although I am unsure if they sent me a 8GB or 16GB (I ordered 16) It worked completely fine. It said it was a AT&T phone on the network but worked perfectly for my T-Mobile service. I never had not one problem at all. Sadly about 6 months after I bought I dropped it in water and it hasn't worked since. But that was my fault! I will not purchase again bc of poor reviews and fear of being one of the unlucky customers. Phone was great & I loved it!

This phone came in perfect condition, it is like new. No dust even in the crevices or earpiece. Can not find a scratch or ding anywhere. Very happy with the phone. Battery life is 4-5 hours of continuous use but last all day, even with teenager usage.

It is always great when you buy something and it is EXACTLY as presented and maybe even better. The phone arrived (without a lot of extra packaging I might add) and looks brand new and works great. I took it to the T-Mobile store for activation and the clerk took it through all the paces (stolen - NO, needs a sim card - No, is memory sufficient - YES) and finally reluctantly activated my sim card and let me walk out of the store hundreds of dollars richer and very happy!!

So far, so good. Will update my review, just in case. It is my first time to order a refurbished phone. It is also my first time to buy an iPhone. My last phone was a Samsung Galaxy S5. So, I picked the 5C as an introduction to iPhones. I do have an iPad mini 3 that I had now synced it with. I was very worried, I have to admit. The phone turned out looking brand new and working just fine.

Update: I originally gave this phone a 5 star review. Now here we are 7 months later and the phone doesn't work, it won't turn on at all. I've done the hard reset before when it did this about 2 months ago and it worked. That reset method doesn't work this time, I plan on taking it to the Apple store for a diagnostic. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!! I wouldn't worth the risk if I had to do it all over again. Save yourself the $200+.I bought this phone for my son as a Christmas gift and the phone came in excellent condition and it was easy to setup. I just went to the T-Mobile store and they just cut his current SIM card down to fit this phone and we were all set. My son loves the phone and the features!

I was a little sceptic to get a certified refurbished iphone but as it is getting discontinued and I really like the compact size of this model, I took the risk. I'm really glad about my decision. The iphone really is as described "look like new and work like new". The supplier, VIP Outlet Inc, is doing a tremendous refurbishment work, and if the opportunity comes I would not hesitate to try with them again! Continue doing the best as you're doing!