Advice PLEASE : Buying Nokia N7 *Private sale*

damo2006

As above, just looking for advice on how to distinguish that this is genuine phone, not Chinese copy or Chinese Production crap


Many thanks,

Davy

Is it online, thru ebay etc?

Photos are usually the quickest way to notice. Ask for the imei and get it verified by a network.

Get a picture of the box, most of them are made in finland and it will say it on the outside of the box with the imei number.

Full spec list, sometimes stupid to add stuff when it shouldn't have been. Like the n95 has touch screen

damo2006

It'll be a face to face meeting,claims he has receipt, once I see it I should no anyways after checking the stuff you said, sticker under battery, imei sticker on box etc.

Davy

use the *#06# and confirm the imei on the phone.

check the functions, that it will connect to the internet, use the flash camera gps etc.

damo2006

Thanks Davy much appreciated

nazoil

IMEI will be 15 digits long and will start with 35422503
Pressing *#0000# will give you a software version
Pressing *#06# will give IMEI which should be the same on compliance label and box
Pressing
There should be CE mark, a FCC code, NOKIA CORPORATION, RM-505, N97-1, Made in Finland, WLAN code, 7 digit product code and some other codes on the label.
Charging is by the micro USB
Nokia mapping in applications
File manager will show size of memory
White label on box will show IMEI, frequebcies phone works, product variant, WLAN code, IMEI, etc

etc, etc

wba88

no nokia n7 exsists. if the ad states n7 then walk away its a fake. plus i was also browsing the sites 2day and saw a 'nokia n7' for sale and it was an obvious fake.....however if u want to persist post a link and ill have a look for you

flodis79

you meant n79 right?

damo2006

Just looking at title, it was n97, nazoil ur info was great, I bought it, plastic still on screen, its the real deal, was sceptical as i got it for a very good price

But its brilliant