Phonebot Reviews

Name: Phonebot
Address: Shop A 289 Broadway reservoir, Melbourne
Rating: 4.60

4.6 Rating 3,956 Reviews

91 %

of reviewers recommend Phonebot

About Phonebot:

Established in 2012, Phonebot is a market leader in sustainable technology products. Our aim is to reduce carbon footprint by reusing or recycling technology products. From acquiring a gently used product, our team of highly qualified technicians grades and refurbishes each device and only the most delicately used are on sold to consumers in our shops & online. Devices that do not meet the criteria are then either exported for overseas use or used as parts elsewhere.

Hundreds of positive customer testimonials on various review platforms testify our commitment to providing excellent customer service and after sales support. Our team of geeks based in Melbourne are reachable 9am to 9pm AEST via Messenger app for any troubleshooting or sales related queries.

With 2 convenient locations in Melbourne, our trained staff is busy assisting customers make sustainable and Affordable repair choices every day of the week.

Our focus is refurbished ,gently used (second hand), ex-demo, change of mind and corporate buy back devices.

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Phone:

0394626936

Email:

support@phonebot.com.au

Location:

Shop A 289 Broadway reservoir
Melbourne
3073

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Phonebot 5 star review on 5th October 2025

Anonymous

Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Definitely not GRADE A refurbishment. I’ve had the phone barely 5 months; the ear piece has stopped working, one bottom speaker does not work, camera flickers, battery hardly lasts a day.”

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Dear Customer, Thank you for choosing Phonebot for you recent order, your review is important for us as you have taken out your valuable to rate us. However we will slightly disagree to the rating that you have provided because we, at Phonebot, are always on our toes to assist our customer wherever possible and in case your phone failed then we are happy to recall it for an inspection and in case we had denied serving you then a bad rating was something that we deserved but it never happened. As per your order details your phone was sold with a 6 months of Phonebot warranty for all the Basic, Mechanical and Electrical failures and you are very welcome to come to the store and have it reviewed by our tech team. Your warranty expires on the 13th of March but we will be happy to extend it till the 20th so that you can come and visit us, the store details are: Address: Melbourne North Shop A 289-291 Broadway Reservoir 3073, Australia Opening Times: Monday to Friday: 9.30am - 5.30 pm, Saturday: 10 am - 3 pm Sunday: 11 am - 4 pm In case of any query please Feel free to reach us on support@phonebot.com.au Thanks and regards, Team PB!

“handling time too long considering express was paid and we need the phone asap. it’s been 7days and it’s still not here. Our location is around the corner from where it’s distributed.”

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Dear Customer, Thank you for taking out your valuable time for the Feedback! General handling time for most orders is 1-2 working days. That means once an order is received, we test, pack and get it ready for dispatch within that time frame. Your package was sent timely as we received your order by the day end of 17th and on the 3rd working day it was lodged to ship and we checked with Auspost where as per the details your order has been delivered today. Looks like the reason this delivery took too long is the weekend coming between lead time. Kindly let us know the functionality of the device and feel free to get back to us in case of any hassle by sending and email to support@phonebot.com.au Thanks and regards, Team PB!

“iPhone was faulty, waiting for replacement”

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“Without my consent or knowledge you sent my phone to a 7-eleven that is an hour and a half from my home. And told me that I had to pick it up within 7 days. Since I work a full time job the 3 hour travel time is nearly impossible for me.”

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Hello Kaitlyn Deats, Thank you for taking out your valuable time, we appreciate your feedback but will disagree a little over the rating because we shipped your phone in timely manner and was send via different paid satchel named Toll but you have rated us bad instead of them. We certainly do apologise for the inconvenience and feel how frustrating it is to wait more than the expected given time. In case of any query or device malfunction feel free to reach us at support@phonebot.com.au Thanks and regards, Team PB

“Upon opening the package, it was apparent that not much care had been taken in cleaning the surface of the phone (Samsung S7). I had to clean the marks, and grime myself. In addition the phone has been getting hot whilst loading apps and transferring media. Phone also seem to "hang" numerous times. I'm trusting it is purely due to the increased activity transferring all the info. i will monitor performance over the next day or two and revert back.”

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Hello Clinton, Thank you for your feedback and giving us a chance to look into this. We really appreciate your cooperation in telling us about the functioning of device and will make sure to back to turn around your experience in case of any unpleasant issue with the phone you have got from us. However you have bought a slightly old processor phone which may have caused the phone little heated while transferring stuff. I will like to request you not to rate us by just reading the cover not the book and use the device and let us know if it is having any defect and then see our support in that scenario too for us customer satisfaction is utmost.. because When you buy refurbished phones from Phonebot, you can buy with confidence as we offer warranties on all purchases. In order to reach reach us, please free to send an email at support@phonebot.com.au Kind Regards, Team PB!

“The service was very unprofessional.”

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“Sold me Samsung s10+ 513gb, went home and when inspected it was 128gb. I did get some money refund but i suggest, check your phones properly before sale.”

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Hello Tom, Thank you for your feedback and please accept our apologies for the unpleasant experience. We will like to request you to have a look at the box of your Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus where its printed as 512 GB device as we were also under the same impression because rest of the functionality tests were already conducted on the phone after we received the stock from our vendor therefore we rectified the price right after you updated about it's downgrading in terms of the memory capacity. For your references we have sent you the updated invoice on the email address on file. Feel free to reach us back on support@phonebot.com.au in case of any query. Thanks and regards, Team PB!

“This is the first time I am buying a product from Phonebot. The reason why I am giving poor review Because the item I bought was advertised as Refurbished but I received an item which is used and in a bad condition. And I had to return the item very next day itself.”

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Hello Rinu, Thanks for your feedback. Our refurbished devices are pre owned and that's why we have clear guidelines representing the cosmetic condition. Grade A would be 8/10 cosmetic condition or above whereas Grade B would be lower and so forth. Our refurbishing process includes changing a faulty part or replacing the battery IF degraded, however we don't replace the housing/casing based on its condition. If the phone's original battery maximum capacity is found less than 85% then the batteries are replaced with the OEM batteries else the device is sent with the original battery same goes with every component of the product, its checked and replaced if needed. Now the phone that you ordered was a graded A Samsung Galaxy S8 with the Actual Pictures of the device listed in the advertise on our website and we believe that was the same merchandise which was delivered to you. In case we were not able to meet you expectation then we are sorry and will like to proceed with your instructions of refund of the order. Feel free to reach us back on support@phonebot.com.au in case of any query. Thanks and regards, Team PB!

“I ordered an A grade quality phone but received what is definitely only B or C grade with a very scratched screen. Only received a response to my complaint when I said I would give bad reviews. Took two weeks to get my pitiful refund with multiple requests. I wish I had just purchased secondhand locally.”

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“Usually I love phone bot. But it took me 4 emails and a phone call for them to send my phone after 2 weeks!”

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“Late delivery. Slow responses via ozbargain rep.”

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“Ordered phone for daughter and called store and confirmed stock was available. Called and emailed a number of times when not dispatched within 4days. Store could not provide firm date when it would be delivered. Was finally delivered 12 days later. Phone received functions fine and looks great..”

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“Phone ordered was not in stock and availability was not specific. Refund was managed efficiently”

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“I ordered a phone and havent heard anything back”

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“Terrible communication it took 5 days to get anything from them, and that was after I instigated the comms. Recent comms they asked for copies of license, credit card or bank statement.”

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“Requested "store pickup" as it's convenient to collect but heard nothing for 5 days until a notification that my item was posted to my address”

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“Slow delivery, I paid for express and been a week and still not here. They said item sent and would receive a email with details but still not item or email? I paid for express postage via Toll but item has been sent standard post. Would like a refund on the postage cost!”

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“Ordered phone and paid for express Toll delivery but never got shipped due to transaction confirmation and it hit the weekend n had to wait even longer”

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“Website stated delivery in 3-5 days. Also stated a tracking number would be sent. After 5 days and no tracking number made contact via their chat system. Got a reply apologizing and stating order would be dispatched and they would let me know. 4 more days have passed - nothing!!! Still waiting!!”

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“No communication on delivery - after 5 days. Still waiting for update re arrival.”

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Phonebot is rated 4.6 based on 3,956 reviews