posting this for awareness
Last week, a lot of customers came to me with the same problem. (PIN Suspended/KB Problems/BB BIS Coverage Problems)
all of them bought their "new" bb bold 9000 @ $350-$480 at the same shopping mall.
exterior cosmetics are totally brand new but the interior are all refurbished & CHINA Clones sets
They were told that the phone is brand new. But from what i see, the box is crap. My 2nd hand boxes are better condition than what they have.
Pls beware of such scenarios:
1) Accessories inside the box must be properly packed with the usual plastic bags.
2) The box must not look CRUMPLED, no creased lines on any sides / surfaces of the box
3) The white sticker behind the phone which contains information like the IMEI No. , PIN etc - must not be poorly printed. You should be able to judge a poorly printed words/numbers lah...
4) Behind the midplate (Bold 9000 only) near the flash lens, must not have a clear sticker covering the flash lens. If there is, it might be a refurbed set too. Brand new sets from Local Telcos does not have the lens film on it.
Few of my customers went back to the shop and confronted them. but they failed to replace another set for them.
I won't name which shop cos i dun wan trouble. don't bother to pm me for the name of the shop too.