Comments on: What to do with old cell phones? http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/ Christian Personal Finance - Financial help blog, debt help and other financial resources Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:22:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jonathan K http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-126389 Jonathan K Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:22:55 +0000 http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/#comment-126389 This is a great idea if you have a lot of old phones. However, old cell phones are a must to keep. One per line. One phone for me and one for my wife. I even keep an old chip each phone. @Jack Smyth, Cindy, & Paul I agree with smart phones can be used for storage & cameras as well. STORY: I gave away my old cell phone a few years back when I upgraded my phone (for free by the way). A couple of months later I lost my cell phone in a public place. The cost to replace it was almost $200 for a simple phone. @ kelcylane 10 may be a bit much but backups are definitely a must. Lesson learned: Always have a backup phone. This is a great idea if you have a lot of old phones.

However, old cell phones are a must to keep. One per line. One phone for me and one for my wife. I even keep an old chip each phone.

@Jack Smyth, Cindy, & Paul I agree with smart phones can be used for storage & cameras as well.

STORY: I gave away my old cell phone a few years back when I upgraded my phone (for free by the way). A couple of months later I lost my cell phone in a public place. The cost to replace it was almost $200 for a simple phone.

@ kelcylane 10 may be a bit much but backups are definitely a must.

Lesson learned: Always have a backup phone.

]]> By: cindy http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-124783 cindy Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:08:32 +0000 http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/#comment-124783 How about if you have a camera on your old cell phone - keep it and use the camera part. They are usually small enough to carry and clip to your belt, etc... or give it to your kids as a starter camera - does not cost you anything!! Have fun!! How about if you have a camera on your old cell phone – keep it and use the camera part. They are usually small enough to carry and clip to your belt, etc… or give it to your kids as a starter camera – does not cost you anything!! Have fun!!

]]> By: kelcylane http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-122286 kelcylane Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:01:01 +0000 http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/#comment-122286 we keep ours in a drawer incase we need them...i think we have 10....mor or less.. and i just grabbed 2 of the broken/cheapest ones and tore them apart for a project... im putting my usb in it....hahahaha we keep ours in a drawer incase we need them…i think we have 10….mor or less..

and i just grabbed 2 of the broken/cheapest ones and tore them apart for a project…

im putting my usb in it….hahahaha

]]> By: Paul http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-121196 Paul Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:46:17 +0000 http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/#comment-121196 smartphones need never be dumped, they are still useful in other nonphone ways. I now use older smart phones as very good remotes for various tasks. Even use one old one to relay calls from my real phone to it... smartphones need never be dumped, they are still useful in other nonphone ways.

I now use older smart phones as very good remotes for various tasks.

Even use one old one to relay calls from my real phone to it…

]]> By: Sam1 http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-100058 Sam1 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 21:13:09 +0000 http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/#comment-100058 flipswap is a SCAM so check out complaints before you send in your cll phones. flipswap is a SCAM so check out complaints before you send in your cll phones.

]]> By: Carnival of Personal Finance #200 – Edition of Mini Accomplishments http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-51952 Carnival of Personal Finance #200 – Edition of Mini Accomplishments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:43:34 +0000 http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/#comment-51952 [...] from Christian Personal Finance presents What to do with old cell phones?, and says, “This program pays you for your old cell phones and iPods. I got a free phone from [...] [...] from Christian Personal Finance presents What to do with old cell phones?, and says, “This program pays you for your old cell phones and iPods. I got a free phone from [...]

]]> By: Jack Smythe http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-31375 Jack Smythe Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:26:36 +0000 http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/#comment-31375 An old cellphone I understand. But why would someone want to trade their old iPod or smartphone for a pittance of an amount. An old iPod can be connected to a home hi-fi, a car system or many other uses. Even a broken iPod will fetch MUCH more on eBay than the scraps given at sites such as RecycleMyCellPhone.Org or what the electronic stores give. And if people are so concerned about the mercury and environment why aren't they making a bigger efford to collect CFL light bulbs, old TVs, old thermometers, etc. Answer: because they can't make money off the suckers as they can with phones and iPods. An old cellphone I understand. But why would someone want to trade their old iPod or smartphone for a pittance of an amount. An old iPod can be connected to a home hi-fi, a car system or many other uses. Even a broken iPod will fetch MUCH more on eBay than the scraps given at sites such as RecycleMyCellPhone.Org or what the electronic stores give.

And if people are so concerned about the mercury and environment why aren’t they making a bigger efford to collect CFL light bulbs, old TVs, old thermometers, etc. Answer: because they can’t make money off the suckers as they can with phones and iPods.

]]> By: csg http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-13423 csg Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:42:29 +0000 http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/#comment-13423 Wow, that's great info. Thanks! Wow, that’s great info. Thanks!

]]> By: Gypsie http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-11975 Gypsie Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:39:07 +0000 http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/#comment-11975 As an active duty military member myself, I donate my old cell phone to Cellphones for Soldiers. It is a non-profit organization that recycles the cell phones for money and turns that money into calling cards for our men and women serving in the US Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy serving in an overseas location (mostly deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan). You can use a prepaid envolope provided by Cellphones for Soldiers or you can save them a little more by paying your own shipping. http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/about.html As an active duty military member myself, I donate my old cell phone to Cellphones for Soldiers. It is a non-profit organization that recycles the cell phones for money and turns that money into calling cards for our men and women serving in the US Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy serving in an overseas location (mostly deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan). You can use a prepaid envolope provided by Cellphones for Soldiers or you can save them a little more by paying your own shipping.

http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/about.html

]]> By: SavingDiva http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-11565 SavingDiva Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:08:55 +0000 http://christianpf.com/what-to-do-with-old-cell-phones/#comment-11565 I've heard of stuff like this, but my phones are usually the free ones from Sprint...so I can't get anything for them by the time I'm done with them...several years later! :) I’ve heard of stuff like this, but my phones are usually the free ones from Sprint…so I can’t get anything for them by the time I’m done with them…several years later! :)

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