Old phones

[PoetPhilosopher]

I was wondering what you do with your old smartphones once done with them? Do you dispose of them? Do you find some place to trade them in? What about in cases where the phone is still worth something if you can find a specific person wanting a used phone of that carrier / model / etc?

 

[Altfish]

Take them to the tip and dump them with all other "Small electrical appliances"

 

[Unveiled Artist]

I was wondering what you do with your old smartphones once done with them? Do you dispose of them? Do you find some place to trade them in? What about in cases where the phone is still worth something if you can find a specific person wanting a used phone of that carrier / model / etc?

We have a phone deposit box where you can turn in used phones and get money for what they're worth.

Sell My Phone, iPhone or Tablet | ecoATM EcoATM. Limited locations though.

I mean you can give it to Goodwill or find a techni who pay you so he can take apart your phone.

 

[Stevicus]

I was wondering what you do with your old smartphones once done with them? Do you dispose of them? Do you find some place to trade them in? What about in cases where the phone is still worth something if you can find a specific person wanting a used phone of that carrier / model / etc?

I thought this was going to be a thread about old phones, like this:

 

[We Never Know]

I was wondering what you do with your old smartphones once done with them? Do you dispose of them? Do you find some place to trade them in? What about in cases where the phone is still worth something if you can find a specific person wanting a used phone of that carrier / model / etc?

Throw them in the storage shed with my other junk. I even still have my bag phone from the early 90's.

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

I thought this was going to be a thread about old phones, like this:

Then we'd also have to have a discussion of 56K modems. Lol.

 

[Stevicus]

I was wondering what you do with your old smartphones once done with them? Do you dispose of them? Do you find some place to trade them in? What about in cases where the phone is still worth something if you can find a specific person wanting a used phone of that carrier / model / etc?

Last time I bought a new phone, they had a box where you could deposit your previous (but not very old) phone for disposal.

 

[Stevicus]

Then we'd also have to have a discussion of 56K modems. Lol.

Heck, I remember when we got a 14.4k modem and thought it was a step up.

 

[Subduction Zone]

I wish that I had an old phone. I just tried to dial with the cradle of my present landline phone and it did not work

Perhaps the fault is in the phone and not in the service.

 

[Howard Is]

Heck, I remember when we got a 14.4k modem and thought it was a step up.

From the plastic whistle ?

 

[Thief]

great.....now I get pop ups from Sprint

 

[crossfire]

Donate them to people who have been victims of domestic violence--the phones can still call 911.

 

[Father Heathen]

Take them to the tip and dump them with all other "Small electrical appliances"

What's a tip? Recycling facility?

 

[Father Heathen]

I placed a child lock-out app on my old one that only allows access to apps you approve. Loaded it up with educational toddler apps for my son. I am mindful of 'screen time', of course.

 

[Altfish]

What's a tip? Recycling facility?

Yes, I suppose so; always been called the tip - because in the pre-recycling world we used to take stuff there to 'tip' it.

 

[Polymath257]

Then we'd also have to have a discussion of 56K modems. Lol.

You got the late version! How about 1440 or 2880 baud? Yes, I know even those are latecomers.

 

[Father Heathen]

Yes, I suppose so; always been called the tip - because in the pre-recycling world we used to take stuff there to 'tip' it.

Ah, I guess the U.S. equivalent would be "the dump."

 

[Shadow Wolf]

My first one I had to mail in for my insurance claim and I didn't get it back. My second and third I have to try to sale for parts only/repair.

 

[sun rise]

Donate them to people who have been victims of domestic violence--the phones can still call 911.

You beat me to it but I want to echo that wonderful idea.

 

[Bob the Unbeliever]

I was wondering what you do with your old smartphones once done with them? Do you dispose of them? Do you find some place to trade them in? What about in cases where the phone is still worth something if you can find a specific person wanting a used phone of that carrier / model / etc?

Before you dispose of a smart phone? Make certain you have done a factory reset. Just to protect yourself.

Then? There are usually charities that can re-distribute old, working phones to battered women's shelters. You need the phone, and one charger. All modern phones-- if they are new enough to work in existing networks (i.e. GSM) then they are by law, required to work as a 911 access point.

Thus, a woman who is fleeing an abusive situation, and is without a phone of her own, may have an emergency contact method she can carry.

Or? Most local Target store has a "recycle phones" box-- since all are now glued shut, to recycle the battery they must be destroyed to get at the battery.

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Finally, there are lots of useful things to do with old smartphones. I have a Moto G, that I keep in the car, as an MP3 player, and an Audible book device. It's connected to a car charger, and uses it's bluetooth to feed the stereo. My Moto G sports a micro slot, so there's plenty of room for my MP3 collection.

I could also use it as a Kindle reader.

It won't dial ordinary telephones, and it won't to text messenger. But Google Play works fine over WiFi. And Audible seems to work equally well, again over WiFi.

As for a music player? Since all the MP3s are local, it does that quite well.