Buy used a good idea?

bartenderstoneware

becouse the hardware was proberly in the internet before an close connect to one or more people.
So i think it will be better to have a device thats not relatet to another person.
Or im getting it wrong?

unwat

bartenderstoneware

If you buy a used phone, you'd want to make sure it's an unlocked variant so you can flash a new OS. After flashing a new OS, there's nothing that would remain on the phone from the previous owner that can affect you.

madduke

bartenderstoneware I think it matters greatly where you buy it. Buying from Swappa, for instance, is low risk. Swappa governs the sale process and will intervene in your behalf if a seller misrepresented the device. I had trouble with a device I bought where the seller didn't reset it prior to shipping it. I contacted Swappa support and they got it sorted.
I bought a second device through them that was rated "mint" and it was. The phone looked brand new and worked perfectly and came with two cases and screen protectors. It was about $150.00 cheaper than new at the time.

Buying from a private seller could be much riskier, of course.

Just my 2 cents.

bartenderstoneware

unwat

But isnt the device id and the sim id stored so when i use the device they have a connection between my and see seller?

and what iff they cant regenice that i am a nother person and the seller has done bad thigs?
i know not so like but i find it interessting to think about it.

thanks for your answer.

unwat

bartenderstoneware

Some of the phone's hardware IDs will stay the same, but if you bought a phone off of someone, you'd put in your own SIM card so the phone number would be different. I'm not a police officer, but I'd think they would track down people who do bad things by phone number or user accounts that are connected to illegal activity.

If you're curious about hardware IDs on GrapheneOS, you can read about them here: https://grapheneos.org/faq#hardware-identifiers.

bartenderstoneware

unwat

unwat I'm not a police officer, but I'd think they would track down people who do bad things by phone number or user accounts that are connected to illegal activity.

i hope so. but many folks do weard things. like mess servilance.

abcZ

The danger of buying a used phone is that it can randomly become "blacklisted" at some later date. Effectively, it becomes trash.

lcalamar

as in all money-related issues - it just depends on risk vs reward.

A great price on a 'valid' used device may be the way to go... putting GOS on it is the right path.

My concerns about used or more related to things like battery life and overall physical health of the device.

Seeing that there are some great deals out there on P6a and other devices... not sure the price of used is worth those variables

AtriumCompound

Bought a used P6 and had no issues

kt725

AtriumCompound hey im pretty new to this, wanting to buy from ebay. if its listed as unlocked does that mean i will be able to use on all carriers and unlock the bootloader?
Thanks

madduke

kt725 hey im pretty new to this, wanting to buy from ebay. if its listed as unlocked does that mean i will be able to use on all carriers and unlock the bootloader?
Thanks

Not necessarily, unlocked usually just means carrier unlocked. Some Pixels that were sold through US carriers will not allow you to unlock the bootloader. You want the Google variant, not a carrier version.

[deleted]

Only buy used when you're tight on budget. And even then I would rather hold off and save up. Nothing used stays trouble free for long, then your servicing costs kick in and you will start beating your head against the wall thinking that you were better off buying new and claim warranty when something goes wrong.

kt725

[deleted] my plan is to install grapheneOs on it so warranty won't be a thing haha.

problem0943

kt725 Installing GrapheneOS does not void the warranty of the Pixel device.