Anyone looking for an unlocked Verizon Lumia Icon can grab a factory refurbished model from eBay now for a decent price. The Icon is available for $249.99 unlocked, or $42 per month for 6 months. It's available in black or white, and there is a limited quantity available.
The Lumia Icon was launched earlier this year exclusively on Verizon Wireless. It features a 5-inch, 1080p display, a 2.2GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage. The Icon also has a 20MP PureView camera and Qi wireless charging.
Will you be grabbing a refurbished Lumia Icon from eBay? Let us know in the comments.
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Get a factory refurbished Lumia Icon from eBay for $249.99
Well, I just received the phone after ordering I through the eBay link in the post.
Yup it is unlocked, but the most surprising thing is it come with Lumia Denim!!!
I am not even sure what to think after hearing all the horror histories about no Cyan for Verizon. At a point I even thought the phone was hacked or something, but all looks legit (other than the fact that you get the phone with no retail package nor the original charger (or at least I dont think it is, but dont care). So, for all those that have not even received Cyan, I would say its good news, as I assume they will push straight to Denim at some point.
At least my phone is on Denim already (not even my AT&T 1520 is there yet).
It also comes fully loaded with WP8.1 Update (build:8.10.14157.200) no trace of Dev Preview yet it has all functionality in the Dev Preview
Note I installed it in Spanish as I intend to send this to my dad in Mexico, dont think the setup has anything to do with having Denim, as that is firmware, not just a language pack.
So if you are looking for a nice unlocked phone with the latest firmware, this refurbished version seems a winner (and if you don't mind HSPA speeds in AT&T or other non Verizon carriers)
Will the Icon work for ATT or Tmobile?
Ya will be grabbing this Lumia Icon
Does the seller have some refurbed betamax recorders too?
Had a 928 it was a good phone for its time. Then I got my icon even better
if the 930 is used on att will it get future Nokia firmware updates?
I have a discontinued Lumia 810 for 2 years. Works great blazing fast, no screen scratches, dropped it 4 floors down a elevator shaft tiny scratch on the frame. Latest 8.1 software. I need to replace the battery, it cost me $6 free delivery.
If your not rich keep your phone, save your money. All Luminas are keepers
Bloody Verizon exclusive has kept the best Nokia out of American hands with this exclusive bullshit. Just move to Australia or Europe and get the 930.... It's worth leaving everyone and everything u know just to give Verizon the bird....
No tmobile friendly
Awesome
NO why must it always be US ONLY?
Verizon is US only?
Well its def not in my country, also the main problem is not carrier but the shipping does not include anywhere outside of US.
If only I could get an 830 for under 200...
I got the 830 and I'm very happy with it.
That's a deal breaker if your use to the better things of windows phone
No glace on that 930 though.
I got mine on eBay to replace my iPhone 5s
Anyone knows if they ship it to Australia?
Only if it was GSM, I'd be all over this deal...
Great phone at great price value
Waiting for 930 to come to att
with windows 8.0, no thanks
930 is by far the best phone I ever got <3 <3
Wish I had it.
No glance either. What is good about it? Ok 1080 screen and a 20 mp camera. But that is about it.
Quad core and 800 processor that will support Hey Cortana!
Why? It doesn't even have 8.1 ?
What does factory refurbished' mean? -.-
They clean it, should replace battery maybe the backing also, but that's about it and a factory reset.
I have the Lumia 1520, this phone rocks but if I had to choose a smaller phone I would pick the m8 over the Lumia 930. Due to the fact it has expandable storage. That new Windows version of the HTC one m8 looks really nice.
People would still consider buying this after its been retired and the update situation is up in the air? Does the Lumia 810 ring any bells? This is a dead phone, wouldn't touch it with a 100 mile barge pole!
Yep. I'll believe it's getting updated when I see the download. I think there is a hardware issue with the phone.
Again, another bogus article. The Icon has been this price for at least two weeks on Deal Fisher, told our manager about it ...
FYI this is not manufacturer refurbished!
Deal Fisher was once one of the shadiest commerece sites around. Their support sucks, so good luck if you get a lemon.
eBay site seems legit, but I would still be weary when ordering from Deal Fisher.
Is this considered a decent deal? I'm asking because I'm due for an upgrade at the end of December on Verizon and well lets face it, Verizon does not have a good selection right now. I currently have an 822, not sure if I want the HTC One M8. So I can get the One M8 as an upgrade, keep my 822 until mid-2015 and hope they release something high end, or I can get this refurbed icon. What would you do if you were me?
Nope, would not get from Deal Fisher. That is why they have had their lisiting open for weeks without selling out ;)
Its not refurbished, Deal Fisher bought them used wholesale. If it were refurbished by Microsoft or a 3rd party they would note it in their description.
Getting a defective phone is a higher possibility, because these were returns. They don't have trained staff to check these things, so if it looks good it must be good! Bad compass? Nope, phone was good condition as described, deduct some ridiculous restocking fee....
I'd keep the 822 awhile longer
I had an 822 on Verizon, they wont give any priority to Windows phones..after 23 years I got Lumia 830's on ATT..All my employees love them..they work fantastic , like a Windows phone should....switch, you'll be glad you did..
I'd wait until the new models come out late winter/early spring. Dont let the upgrade burn a hole in your pocket and end up with an older model
My wife and I have the Lumia 822 and the HTC 8X. Both on Window Phone 8.0. They have been overall, very good phones for us. Verizon does not appear to respect Windows Phone. The sales people and display at Mall of America neglect Windows Phone. We are giving Verizon one more month to announce a new great Windows Phone. We have been looking at ATT and T-Mobile.
I would buy it.... If it wasn't on Verizon. I'd rather have updates for my phone than a new phone which never got updated.
Is Cyan the best build or the recent add on WP 8.1.1 better for this phone?
Cyan is the firmware, not the OS build
I get that. What my question is - what is the best version to run on this? WP8.1 with Cyan Or WP 8.1.1 DP without Denim?
This phone does not have cyan yet, unfortunately.
Cyan is not released for the Icon. Denim will be even longer. Right now Black is the newest available firmware for the Icon
Whatever do you say Verizon's. We need to update Cyan for Lumia Icon, Lumia 928, and Lumia 822. When, to updating rolling out Lumia Cyan for 3 device Lumia by operator Verizon's Wireless. Next time to fast updating rolling out Lumia Denim, why have anything to failed last update Black to Cyan, who my choose updating Lumia Denim. Please recommendation to updating roll out Lumia Cyan. I'am is Aprianto my live in a Indonesia.
WTF is this language?
Endonglish
Rotflmao
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Has anyone even been far even as decided to look more like?
Anyone on T-Mobile succesfully using an Icon?
SMS, MMS, and Data are borked. Have issues sending text messages, will not have optimal experience in using cellular broadband.
Otherwise it works, no unlocking needed. Just pop in T-Mobile SIM
As an Icon owner, do not buy this until Verizon releases Cyan. There are too many issues and frustrations on 8.1 without Cyan on the Icon
what kind of issues? I have an icon with DP and is been running flawless....
Power button not responding, apps resuming forever, apps resetting, general slowness in some apps that wasn't present in 8.0, wifi issues ranging from not seeing to not connecting to networks and showing networks that aren't in range anymore, many other issues that aren't solved without downgrading the os
I have most of the same problems with my icon on DP. Power button doesn't respond, but the biggest thing is the wifi saying that routers are in range(work ssids) and I'm at home and my home router doesn't show up.
@Alanman87
Maybe for you, but I have an Icon with DP and it runs just fine.
I have 2 friends with the Icon that I recommended based on my good experiences with the 928. They both have all of those issues. On one it randomly stopped charging wirelessly for 3 days. Resets didn't work but it started charging again for whatever reason and we still have no idea why. Needless to say I wish I'd not recommended the phone if I would have known.
Whenevr doing any major OS update, I recommend that you do a hard reset. I do this everytime I do any DP update and my ICON works fine everytime. If you log in to your Live Account during setup it will restore your phone using the last restore point and restore all your applications picture and text msgs.
As I said, resets didn't work, both soft and hard. I have favtory reset my Icon twice, no difference either time. The second time I flashed it back to 8.0 and went straight to DP. Still has issues
Forget Verizon, get a Lumia 830..on ATT. Has Denim 8.1 awsome phone
I would if it could get cyan
You can put DP on it and get the latest build.
Cyan doesn't add too much, but it is guaranteed Denim, so that's good
The listing says it is seller refurbished...not factory refurbished if it matters to anyone.
I guess Joseph fix it, because it plainly states "factory" refurbished.
Factory refurbished.check the title.
It is not even refurbished at all. It's Deal Fisher, they don't refurbish any devices! Factory refurbished is highly misleading.
Hhhhhmmmm tempting, very tempting
You can have a payment plan with eBay? Totally picking this guy up if it can work on AT&T.
Can anyone answer this. I can totally do the monthly plan mentioned in the article, but I'm strapped for cash because of the holidays. Anyone know how to set that up?
If you can't afford to drop $250 then you shouldn't be buying this phone or pretty much anything for that matter. Save some cash.
I have a 822 that Iam posting from right now. and before it shattered a 928. I was on Metropcs(t-mobile). Couldn't text unless 3g and 4g was disabled. When I moved to cricket wireless (att) SMS works when 3g is enabled but I can't do mms even while manipulating apns. Otherwise both services I got 3g hspa+. No 4g lte on either service.
Also no visual voicemail on cricket. But yes on metro
I had trouble on Cricket with my 822, too, as well as MMS on my ATT-locked 920 and 520. Something about the 8.1 update on the 920 (not pfd) made MMS work fine. Not sure about the 520, though, as I haven't put in the sim card in months.
With Icon on ATT, you lose 4G, MMS, and internet sharing
So that means no picture messages?! :(
That is correct. Or threaded group messages.
No, they are calculating how much you would have to pay on your BillMeLater statement (now merged with PayPal) per month in order to pay off the device with 0 interest.
So in a sense yes, but in reality you are using PayPal Credit
I finally found it. It is called Paypal Credit. It is simply a line of credit that you get through a bank on Paypal. No interest for six months.
(Also, I have the money, but I don't want to take out of savings or my budget.)
BillMeLater aka PayPal Credit
You get 1% back in eBay bucks unless you have the 3% promotion.
Paypal Mastercard gets 2% on eBay, and the 3% promotion would make it 5% total back to you. ($12.5, not a huge savings lol)
"decent price" more like a steal. Its an awesome phone
Nope, it's Deal Fisher. Old listing, bad reputation, not refurbished.
If it worked 100% on att I would.
Will it work with At&t
3g speeds. Good luck with mms and internet sharing.
Don't do it.
Would be tempted to pick this up and sell my 1520 if... it was 930.
Why would you do that?... If I would pick one id rather have the 1520 over the 930
Just sick of the size. Would almost have the 830 for a year then this 1520 for 18 months.
Let's switch, I have a Lumia 920
I have a 920, need a 5 inch screen.
You are crazy man :-) the size of the 1520 is awesome.
Let's switch, I have a Lumia 521.
/s
it could be you are two completely different people with different tastes idk
Lets switch.
I have a Lumia 620 with.... Windows (Phone) 10 ;)
930 ftw
That's not a bad price for this phone at all. The best windows phone Verizon has presently. Shame you can't flash cyan to it without Verizon
That's debatable. I got rid of my Icon and picked up the One M8. Enjoying it more.
Same here. Miss the camera and wireless charging, but I like the m8 more.
"That's debatable"
Not when it comes to Micah it's not.
I just got two m8s off amazon for 1 cent for the family. Although I think they're nice, I need QI charging. My daughter says the same. She likes it but misses that.
I remember when I first got a phone with the wireless charging, I thought it was just a fun gimmick. But now its almost a deal breaker for me. Hell, I was out of town for 4 days and only brought my traditional charger and it was killing me.
Running cyan?
How exactly are you enjoying it more? The only advantage is the SD card expansion (an important advantage I admit) but no wireless charging and much inferior camera would be a showstopper for me. Btw I have nothing against the m8, its a beautiful phone but that camera...
Thinner, better calibrated screen, boomsound, dot view case, better battery life, better performance. I don't use smartphone cameras so its a non issue. I do really miss wireless charging though.
Better performance? They're practically equal. If it were the 830, I'd understand. The difference in performance is minimal, to say they least. Screen is a matter of preference. I, for one, prefer AMOLED over LCD. The only REAL advantage is microSD expansion, but even that is relative. I cope just fine with 16gb on my 925, let alone 32gb, so...
The Icon has the amoled display...darker blacks.
The AMOLED screen on the Icon is absolute garbage. Go to http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/contrast.php and scroll up and down while the screen brightness is on auto in a dark room. Watch the bottom half of the green bars. The pixel "on" time for the green pixels is like half a second. Then you'll realize this is what's causing all the distortion, blurriness, and purplish tint everywhere when you scroll in the UI. It's a nice device overall, but the screen is so awful it really makes me regret switching from my 822.
I understand what your saying, but it sounds like that's only an issue when you're running a test on the screen. Do you really notice it elsewhere?
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Yes. In a dim or dark room, or at night there are huge purple smears of ghosting whenever you scroll the screen. You pretty much have to switch from auto brightness to low brightness. But "low" brightness is actually really bright, much more than you really want in a dark environment, and it eats up the battery a lot faster. The display is fine in bright light (although there's still some ghosting when you scroll), but sadly it just really detracts from what would otherwise have been a really great phone.
I thought I was the only one noticing this! So true! Also, this AMOLED Panel suffers from burn-in in normal use cases. I have permanent halos of the Windows Phone App Bar icons in all 9 possible spots at the bottom of the screen. There's a certain haziness in color reproduction that doesn't lend itself well big blocks of solid colors or gradients on the panel.
I'm on the fence about both. ( I have a 928 right now.) Since you guys have had both. What do you like more about the HTC One M8 over the ICON? Thanks
The simple fact that i don't trust HTC to support windows as they should.
Assuming that really matters since Verizon's track record on Windows Phone updates isn't great to begin with.
So Verizon is to explain for the laack of supports for the entire 8x and 8s(which never was released on Verizon)? Verizon can be blamed for a lot but this is all on HTC.
Considering right now this is about the Icon vs. the latest HTC release on Verizon, yeah, I'd say at this point it doesn't matter which phone you get because you're going to be left waiting for updates. Pick your poison, but understand that support from a manufacturer doesn't mean much if the carrier is lax.
Apparently you can't even trust Microsoft to support Windows phone updates.
I'll tell you what the m8 can't be beat especially if your into music and gaming and video those boomsound speakers will make you forget about the camera "downgrade". Although personally I have taken killer pics with mine so idk what everyone is talking about lol
Lmao speakers are not going to make me forget about the camera downgrade.
There's not much of a downgrade at all because it still takes amazing photos
Honestly, I'm not convinced that the camera on my Icon is better than the cam on my old 928...
For you. Downgrade FOR YOU. Please don't speak for me :) I've had and used an M8 and the camera is an AMAZING step down. Even the iPhone 6+ is better(and actually almost made me leave my Lumia, they have amazing cameras).
One > Icon, for sure.
Had the m8 and it was a step down lmao.
Wow nice mature, well reasoned comment there.
Omg your always around to bash on the m8 it's not that bad
Lmao I wasn't even bashing the m8 in my original posts. I didn't say anything about it but you m8 fans have to make sure your phone is relevant somehow someway and mention it :D
Just like you damn Lumia fan boys thinking better camera means better phone lol
Idk what "Lumia Fanboys" you are referring too. I've never said Just the camera alone makes Lumias better :) I've always said the full package and quality support and amazing hardware along with the camera is what means a better phone. You people read/hear what you want to read :)
But hey maybe HTC will surprise us all and actually fully support this phone properly. Or you know, do what they do best. Cite poor sales and then basically get around to it when they feel like it. The 8x says hello<3
Though to clarify, in this day and age of selfies and Instagram....I am pretty sure most people would want the best camera instead of one that does Okay as long as you don't zoom or crop :D
In that case you know nothing about cameras, and I doubt you've actually used an M8 camera anyway. Think of megapixels as horsepower. There are many more factors to consider than just the megapixels. All that's lacking with the M8 is the zoom and crop feature of high megapixel phone cameras.
$249.99 is a killer price, but the problem is with DealFisher
They are good but they do not offer SquareTrade warranty (for their refurbished products). For that amount of money I am not going to buy something without the possibility of buying an extended warranty as well
I bought my Icon from DealFisher several months ago, and you can easily purchase a SquareTrade warranty for it through ebay when you buy it or later by going to SquareTrade and typing in the ebay product number. You can purchase the warranty up to three months after you buy the phone. Personally, I don't need an extra warranty, the one that comes from DealFisher is good enough for me. I have been extremely satisfied with them as a seller.
Thanks
I personally called SquareTrade and they told me that unless the warranty is offered on the ebay seller's page, they won't cover a refurbished product. Unlike other ebay sellers, DealFisher doesn not mention SquareTrade is available for their products.
Moreover, I asked DelaFisher as well, and they say they I had to contact SquareTrade directly to find out if they would provide a warranty for a product purchased from them. So, they didn't know. That was in March, 2014.
So, unless something has changed since then, then no, SquareTrade will not provide any warranty for your refurb. product. Sure, they may take your money through the method you described but at the moment you file a claim they will scrutinize it and reject it
As you can infer, I really wanted ST to cover products from DF, but sadly, they won't.
So if you buy this, you just buy an un-updatable phone?
Who knows? Verizon may release Cyan but I seriously doubt it'll ever see an update beyond that.
Luckily European providers are more accurate at it. Even though, there are much more providers than US, as far as I heard...
Whatever, I don't have the money to buy it... ;(
I mean it does feel bleak but cyan failed certification because it didn't play nice with verizons all important and useful apps.
LOL Verizon useful apps?! Is that sarcasm?
Yup, Verizon stinks.
Quality of the icon sucks. There are so many QC issues with this phone, it's a joke. 3 replacements later, my friend still has problems. Never had issues with any other Nokia.
I had my since day one and no issues I love my icon. Will upgrade when Microsoft release new flagship phone fingers crossed
Same here. Great phone, no issues.
Me too. I like my icon quite a bit. I havent tried the htc (I miss my old HTC trophy sometimes) but I don't really see a reason to switch until a new-new WP model comes out.
Must not have had a 928 then, even worse
Deal Fisher = High chance of internal faults. Might work now, however since these were returns and never inspected/refurbished, there is a much higher chance of getting a lemon.
Yes, I know they said 'seller refurbished', but they never refurbish devices.
I have dealt with Deal Fisher many times, higher defective rate than any other company on eBay. When the 45 days are up, you might just have on your hands a $250 paperweight ...
Would pay the $50 extra somewhere else, that way I have peace of mind.
Is that true fir dev preview too? No point buying for att then?