[Canada Computers] Canada Computers - $599 open box unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 8. Ends May 23

tonershop wrote: ↑ Pretty sure you can get a used Note 8 on Kijiji for $500-$600. No difference from these "open box". No tax on kijiji

Mwazam82 wrote: ↑ This is a great price for a flagship phone, albeit from 2017. I'd be concerned with the fact that usually most Android manufacturers only support updates to their devices for 2 years. And considering that Samsung is always late with updates (by months in many cases), if that is a concern for you, it is something to take into account.

Or, if you're adventurous, you could go with one of the few ROMs that have regular releases such as LineageOS. Maybe that will extend the life of the phone further but you'd lose out on all the "Samsung" specific features and customization these phones usually come with.

koffey wrote: ↑ Not with warranty you cannot. Open box normally still comes with the full manufacture warranty. Kijiji will get you no warranty, risking your money on a faulty device, perhaps a clone so a loss of $500-$600 in the near future. To me, that's a big difference than open box.

MSZsama wrote: ↑ I bought a brand new S9+ for just $60 more at Koodo. Warm deal at best.

MSZsama wrote: ↑ I bought a brand new S9+ for just $60 more at Koodo. Warm deal at best.

koffey wrote: ↑ Odd. Can you explain more in detail. I've been hunting for a S9+ and can't seem to find any thing close to this price you say. Tell me more Hikaru.

N8Magic wrote: ↑ OP is likely speaking of the Koodo process where you sign up for a new contract and then pay off the tab immediately. There are often incentives for this that are not (yet) clawed back by Koodo. Do a search for Koodo and you'll come up with a ton of threads, it has been going on for a long time. Kind of shady IMO, but Koodo doesn't seem to care.