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frontpage Posted by ProudToBeAnIndian • Jul 16, 2024
frontpage Posted by ProudToBeAnIndian • Jul 16, 2024

Straight Talk: 64GB Apple iPhone SE 3 (Reconditioned) + 30-Days Prepaid Service

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from $110

$185

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Update: This popular deal is still available.

Straight Talk has 64GB Apple iPhone SE 3rd Gen (2022) 5G Smartphone (Reconditioned) on sale for $74.99 when purchased along with a 30-Day Straight Talk Prepaid Service Plan (plans start at $35). Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member ProudToBeAnIndian for finding this deal.

Deal Instructions:
  • Add Apple iPhone SE3 (Reconditioned) for $74.99 to cart.
  • Next, select any 30-day pre-paid Straight Talk service option starting at $35 (preloaded onto the included Nano SIM card)
  • Price starts at $109.98 + free shipping depending on plan selected.
  • Your device will automatically unlock from Straight Talk (and can be used on other compatible networks) 60-days after activation of the included 30 days of prepaid service (see unlock policy).
Notes:
  • No contract: You are not required to activate the bundled prepaid service. However, if you decide you would like to, you are not obliged to continue service past the initial 30 days of included airtime (unless desired). Straight Talk is a prepaid wireless service provider.
Device Specs:
  • 4.7" Retina HD 1334x750 Display
  • Apple A15 Bionic chip (same as the iPhone 13 Series / iPhone 14 / iPhone 14 Plus)
  • 64GB internal storage
  • Camera:
    • 12-megapixel Wide camera
    • 7-megapixel front-facing camera
    • 1080p HD video recording
  • 5G / 802.11ax WiFi 6 / Bluetooth 5.0
  • Battery:
    • Video playback: Up to 15 hours
    • Video playback (streamed): Up to 10 hours
    • Audio playback: Up to 50 hours
  • iOS 14 (upgradable to latest release of iOS 17)
No Longer Available:

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • About this store:
    • Device includes a 90-day limited warranty provided by Straight Talk.
    • Click here to view Straight Talk's return policy.
    • Get details on all of Straight Talk's prepaid service plans here.

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Update: This popular deal is still available.

Straight Talk has 64GB Apple iPhone SE 3rd Gen (2022) 5G Smartphone (Reconditioned) on sale for $74.99 when purchased along with a 30-Day Straight Talk Prepaid Service Plan (plans start at $35). Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member ProudToBeAnIndian for finding this deal.

Deal Instructions:
  • Add Apple iPhone SE3 (Reconditioned) for $74.99 to cart.
  • Next, select any 30-day pre-paid Straight Talk service option starting at $35 (preloaded onto the included Nano SIM card)
  • Price starts at $109.98 + free shipping depending on plan selected.
  • Your device will automatically unlock from Straight Talk (and can be used on other compatible networks) 60-days after activation of the included 30 days of prepaid service (see unlock policy).
Notes:
  • No contract: You are not required to activate the bundled prepaid service. However, if you decide you would like to, you are not obliged to continue service past the initial 30 days of included airtime (unless desired). Straight Talk is a prepaid wireless service provider.
Device Specs:
  • 4.7" Retina HD 1334x750 Display
  • Apple A15 Bionic chip (same as the iPhone 13 Series / iPhone 14 / iPhone 14 Plus)
  • 64GB internal storage
  • Camera:
    • 12-megapixel Wide camera
    • 7-megapixel front-facing camera
    • 1080p HD video recording
  • 5G / 802.11ax WiFi 6 / Bluetooth 5.0
  • Battery:
    • Video playback: Up to 15 hours
    • Video playback (streamed): Up to 10 hours
    • Audio playback: Up to 50 hours
  • iOS 14 (upgradable to latest release of iOS 17)
No Longer Available:

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • About this store:
    • Device includes a 90-day limited warranty provided by Straight Talk.
    • Click here to view Straight Talk's return policy.
    • Get details on all of Straight Talk's prepaid service plans here.

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UkeDog
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Not available in my zip code.

This is the same outfit that let me order a new one for $100 months ago (along with the $35 plan), and then sat on the order for weeks before saying they were sold out.
kuchta
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I see deals like this pop up occasionally and just want to make sure I am understanding things correctly. To take advantage of this deal, you would sign up for a new line with Straight Talk and get the phone for $74. You would have to have it active for one month, which would be $35. You would cancel before the month is over, so total out of pocket would be around $110-$120.

You would then have an unactivated phone that could be used on wifi (like a mini iPad). After 60 days, the phone would become unlocked so it could be used on another carrier? Am I missing any details here? For us, the use case would be to have an unactivated phone for our child to use (for things like FaceTime and YouTube) when connected to wifi.
jerryfreak
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man i wish theyd kick out some 128 or 256s once in awhile

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samplixe
Aug 8, 2024
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Quote from zhnfs :
Can not check out
Try a different browser, don't know which one you're using but I know straight talk sometimes has issues with Firefox.
Aug 8, 2024
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jonbtrini
Aug 8, 2024
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I believe the answer is yes, but once unlocked, this device can be used on T-Mobile?
Aug 8, 2024
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SlySol
Aug 8, 2024
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Quote from jonbtrini :
I believe the answer is yes, but once unlocked, this device can be used on T-Mobile?
Yep, it works great on TMo. Obviously, speed will depend where you're at and what 5G infrastructure is nearby, but I've clocked some speed tests over 300 Mbps
Aug 9, 2024
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koge811
Aug 9, 2024
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Quote from ProudToBeAnIndian :
Straight talk selling Reconditioned Iphone SE 3 5G for $74 + Tax . It will require 1 month of service - $35.

Phone will be unlocked after 60days automatically.

https://www.straighttalk.com/all-...oned-black
sorry apple Fuked the design of the iPhone SE line up by making it iPhone 8 design and then used the iPhone SE design on their iPhone 12 and up lines.

just get a iPhone 12 mini instead if you want it smaller.
the oldest design that SJ made original CEO was the best design look wise this new CEO cook made it look worse while charging more.

also this price should be for iPhone 12 not iPhone SE. I'm not biting let them purge all the old iPhone designs first they are so inferior to the old iPhone SE design.
but why are these companies asking for more than free for a 3 year old phone?

I'm not even going to bother humoring them.
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Aug 11, 2024
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BoastfulArm9600
Aug 11, 2024
39 Posts
Well my phone got stolen while inside a UPS distribution center 😭"all merchandise missing and empty box was discarded" was the msg on UPS tracking. Kind of weirdly detailed as it wasn't updated for two days until I opened an investigation.

straight talk ended up just refunded me. no replacement sent
Aug 11, 2024
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Loganster
Aug 11, 2024
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Quote from BoastfulArm9600 :
Well my phone got stolen while inside a UPS distribution center 😭"all merchandise missing and empty box was discarded" was the msg on UPS tracking. Kind of weirdly detailed as it wasn't updated for two days until I opened an investigation.

straight talk ended up just refunded me. no replacement sent

Happened to me also. I opened an investigation with no resolution from UPS. I ended up doing a chargeback with AMEX.
Aug 13, 2024
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RENT3051
Aug 13, 2024
138 Posts
I purchased it one month ago but have not activated it yet. How long do I have to activate and use it after purchasing from Straight Talk?

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Aug 13, 2024
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CheapaZn10
Aug 13, 2024
311 Posts
Received mine yesterday in great condition. No scratches on the screen nor frame.

Serial number indicates the phone was purchased in October 2023 with warranty until October 2024, but the Battery stats say the battery has only had 1 cycle. Did I just luck out with the phone being unused, or has the battery been changed out?

Status from the Analytics log says the Original Capacity of the battery is 2085 mAh, current is 2055 mAh, and capacity relative to new is 98.56%.

Online says the iphone SE 2022 OEM battery is 2018 mAh so wondering if this has been changed out
Aug 14, 2024
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SlySol
Aug 14, 2024
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Quote from CheapaZn10 :
Received mine yesterday in great condition. No scratches on the screen nor frame.

Serial number indicates the phone was purchased in October 2023 with warranty until October 2024, but the Battery stats say the battery has only had 1 cycle. Did I just luck out with the phone being unused, or has the battery been changed out?

Status from the Analytics log says the Original Capacity of the battery is 2085 mAh, current is 2055 mAh, and capacity relative to new is 98.56%.

Online says the iphone SE 2022 OEM battery is 2018 mAh so wondering if this has been changed out
It could be either. I just checked the battery stats on my iPhone SE 3 that was purchased brand new around that time and it shows the original max battery capacity of mine was 2097 mAh
Aug 14, 2024
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MerrySeed383
Aug 14, 2024
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Received mine and the battery maximum capacity shows 100%. Is that right?
Aug 14, 2024
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SlySol
Aug 14, 2024
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Quote from MerrySeed383 :
Received mine and the battery maximum capacity shows 100%. Is that right?
Yeah, there are two possibilities …

1. The battery level is high enough that it's mAh rating is still above what is considered the "full" rated capacity for that model. For instance, I've been using my SE 3 daily for about 8 months and it still shows 100% battery health in Settings. When looking at more detailed battery specs, I see that my original battery capacity was 2097 mAh and ithe current max capacity is 2005 mAh. Since the rated capacity for the phone is 2018 mAh or something along those lines, the health stat probably doesn't actually start dropping until it gets under that baseline number by a full percent or so. (In other words, new phones ship with batteries a bit over 100% of their "rated" capacity … kind of like how you fill your gas tank and drive 20 miles but the needle still shows it at the completely full mark.)

2. They might have replaced the battery.

Given that this model is still so new, I'd tend to lean toward explanation #1.
Last edited by SlySol August 13, 2024 at 10:23 PM.
Aug 15, 2024
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lepton_ytht
Aug 15, 2024
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Quote from CheapaZn10 :
Received mine yesterday in great condition. No scratches on the screen nor frame.

Serial number indicates the phone was purchased in October 2023 with warranty until October 2024, but the Battery stats say the battery has only had 1 cycle. Did I just luck out with the phone being unused, or has the battery been changed out?

Status from the Analytics log says the Original Capacity of the battery is 2085 mAh, current is 2055 mAh, and capacity relative to new is 98.56%.

Online says the iphone SE 2022 OEM battery is 2018 mAh so wondering if this has been changed out
From my feeling, most time those refurbished iPhone from tracfone variants are just returns of brand new phone. They usually come with some warranty left.
Aug 15, 2024
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ratbrain
Aug 15, 2024
160 Posts
Can confirm the SE3 is nearly brand new. Process to activate via phone is relatively easy. Follow the instructions included within the shipping box and SIM was already installed. Typed unlock to their automated text msgs and instantly received a msg back on the 60 to unlock with date. not bad for $100ish unlocked phone for backup or one of your younger kids.
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stromos
Aug 16, 2024
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It's back again. Fingers crossed. Really want to upgrade my Dad's SE2.

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OregonPie
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Quote from ratbrain :
Can confirm the SE3 is nearly brand new. Process to activate via phone is relatively easy. Follow the instructions included within the shipping box and SIM was already installed. Typed unlock to their automated text msgs and instantly received a msg back on the 60 to unlock with date. not bad for $100ish unlocked phone for backup or one of your younger kids.
How long did it took them to ship the phone after you placed the order? I just ordered one yesterday...ty

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