i have 3 old cellphones that is not working any more and i don't know what to do
By hotsummer
@hotsummer (13835)
Philippines
April 30, 2012 12:52pm CST
with them. one is touchscreen but it is an old model and the problem is it was given by my brother working abroad. and this phone does not have a slot for sim card. and so i can't use it locally and also the screen does not respond well to the touch any more. the other is old nokia basic phone. it was one of the early phones of nokia, since basic phones now is so cheap, i rather buy a new than have this one repaired. although i have a good working phone so i would not buy actually. and the other is just another old phone but it is an old model and so it looks ugly i mean the style as it is bulky and so i don't feel it is worth the money to have them repaired. but i don't know if i should just throw it away and where i should dispose it.
8 responses
@thewonderboy (7501)
• India
4 May 12
I think you can get them to the cellphone shop and sell them if they give you a god price. I think you will get a good payout if you keep on arguing on it.
@GemmaR (8517)
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30 Apr 12
I cleared out my entire home just a few months ago, and I found a lot of old cell phones that I didn't even realise I still had anymore. I looked on a couple of mobile phone recycling websites to see if there was any way that I would be able to get some money for them, and I found that I was able to get £200 altogether for the phones that I had found. You might as well do this, as you are getting some money for something that you would never have normally used again, so it well worth the time and the effort that you would be putting into it.
@hotsummer (13835)
• Philippines
1 May 12
i wonder if i can sell also where you have sold your old phones. hopefully there is some people who buys old phones locally. i will go out and look for some.
@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
1 May 12
You could try selling them in second hand stores who employs technicians. They accept old models and other phones that can be repaired and sold it for a lesser price since most of them are old models.
@jureathome (5361)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
Yes, try to check shops that fix broken phones. They may be interested in buying old phones. They would usually fix those and resell it.
@Jatada (291)
• India
18 May 12
I also have three non functioning phones.They are all good to look at.I want to repair them but cant do so right now.I have love and affection with them so i dont want to even give them to some one or throw them.I am also confused what to do with them now
@daniel_chang (75)
• Philippines
1 May 12
Hi, I think you have a nice memorable stuff in your hands. You know i have this phone that is an old model phone i bought it by myself. I saved my allowance just to buy a phone, those dual sim phones. It served me for 3 long rough years. And finally its speaker broke and i cant use it for calling. so i made a shelf just for it, and displayed my phone there. Every time i see my phone i remember my college years, those years that it served me and my days without eating just to save it. The point it if those stuff are not that useful better keep it a remembrance or if you want you can still sell its part online or what.
@sassygirlanne007 (4517)
• United States
30 Apr 12
Have you tried selling them to one of the cell phone buy back sites? There's many sites that will buy back cell phones and many of them will recycle them if they can't give you money for them. Good luck, I too know how it is to have old phones and not knowing what to do with them.
