Apple now sells refurbished iPhones for a discount

Want an iPhone for cheap?

Well, not exactly cheap, but for a discount? Now Apple is selling select models of refurbished iPhones directly to consumers. This isn't the first time Apple has done this, but it has been a while since Apple offered refurbished used phones to consumers. So what phones can you get, and for how much?

In IT Blogwatch, we visit Apple's refurbished store. 

So what's happening? Juli Clover has the background:

Apple...updated its online refurbished store to include...iPhone models, giving customers a way to purchase a certified refurbished device at a lower cost directly from Apple.
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While Apple has long offered iPads and Macs in its refurbished store, it has never...allowed customers to purchase refurbished iPhones. Customers who wanted lower prices on iPhones had to wait for third-party deals or purchase refurbished...devices from a third-party retailer.

Wait, it has never offered refurbished iPhones? Pharris remembers a time, way back when, that the tech giant did this before:

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