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Mobile Phones News :Recycling your phone with Envirofone

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:43:25 +0000

Envirofone is a mobile phone exchange company that offers you cash for your old mobile phone. Using their service is easy; simply navigate to their website (envirofone.com) and search for the model of phone you wish to exchange for cash. If you like the price they are offering you

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Envirofone is a mobile phone exchange company that offers you cash for your old mobile phone. Using their service is easy; simply navigate to their website (envirofone.com) and search for the model of phone you wish to exchange for cash. If you like the price they are offering you can either choose a method of payment or have the cash donated to charity. Envirofone will then send you a padded envelope to return your phone to them free of postage costs and will test and validate your phone when they receive it. As long as it meets their and terms and conditions you will receive your payment. The speed at which you are paid will depend on the method of payment you selected.

Envirofone offers a variety of payment methods for their users. You can choose from either a transfer directly into your bank account, PayPal, Argos Vouchers, or receiving a cheque by post. Envirofone also offer to offset your mobile phone’s carbon emissions for a small fee that is deducted from your sale. This amount will be invested in projects that absorb or prevent the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. So if you choose you can not only prevent the hazardous materials within the phone making their way into the environment but also offset the carbon footprint of your phone.

The majority of old mobiles that are received by Envirofone can be reused, which reduces the impact which mining for some of the materials has on landscapes across the world.

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Mobile Phone Review :Other Tips When Selling Your Mobile Phone Unit

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:44:25 +0000

Selling your old mobile phone unit is currently the trend not only in the UK but in many parts of the world. However, aside from selling the phone to a good company that can give you the highest price offer, there are many other things to consider.
You can choose to offer your old unit on [...]

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Selling your old mobile phone unit is currently the trend not only in the UK but in many parts of the world. However, aside from selling the phone to a good company that can give you the highest price offer, there are many other things to consider.

You can choose to offer your old unit on eBay if you wish, giving you a chance of earning up to 30% more than what the best mobile recycling company can offer. You may also just want to use eBay as a guide so that you can get a rough idea of how much you should be able to sell your phone for. You may also want to look at tips on how to sell at eBay effectively.

You may also decide to sell your phone to a friend, although the difficulty with this choice is how to decide on a price that will not ruin the friendship. Mobilevaluer.com suggests that one should base the best price on what is currently offered by the phone recycling companies, and add 10%. In this way, you would get more for yourself and it would be cheaper for your friend than buying a new phone.

One last thing is to trade-in phones of low value. If the recycling companies refuse to give you much, try trading it in for a new one at the company where you are planning to buy your new phone.

If all else fails, try to keep it as an alternative phone, which you may use only for sending text messages.

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Mobile Phone Review :Some Problems You Might Encounter When Selling Your Phone

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:44:23 +0000

Before you decide to sell your old mobile phone units, you should first consider which phone recycling company can offer you the best price. You can also try to look into other options as well like selling it on eBay or trading it in where you are planning to buy your new phone. However, there [...]

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Before you decide to sell your old mobile phone units, you should first consider which phone recycling company can offer you the best price. You can also try to look into other options as well like selling it on eBay or trading it in where you are planning to buy your new phone. However, there could still be some problems that you might encounter during the process. You should anticipate them in order to know what to do in case they happen.

First of all, if you decide to sell a damaged phone, it might fetch a much lower price and depending upon the results of the test the company will perform on your unit, you might even be offered a drastically reduced price. A badly damaged casing, a failure to switch on, and a locked pin are all possible reasons for an offer of a much lower price. Also, phones damaged by water or those with cracked or unresponsive screens will probably get you zero cash and you might just be wasting your time and money sending it to the company.

Another problem is if your phone is not listed on any site, which means nobody wants to buy it. Although this is very rare, there are two reasons why this happens; your phone is either a very new model or a very old one. In either case, your unit is very rare.

If your phone is too modern, it may also have less value than you would assume. The reason may be that handsets are sold to developing countries with infrastructure which is not suitable for such high-tech phones.

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Mobile Phone Review :Mobile Phone Exchange ? a leader in phone recycling

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:48:56 +0000

Mobile Phone Exchange is another leader in mobile phone recycling in the UK. The company pays not only for your old phone units but also for your MP3, cameras and game machines.
Mobile Phone Exchange offers £119 for a Nokia N95 8GB and £177 for an Apple iPhone 3G 8GB. The

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Mobile Phone Exchange is another leader in mobile phone recycling in the UK. The company pays not only for your old phone units but also for your MP3, cameras and game machines.

Mobile Phone Exchange offers £119 for a Nokia N95 8GB and £177 for an Apple iPhone 3G 8GB. The company accepts phones from over 20 manufacturers. The phones may be fully working or partially damaged. Another interesting feature of the company is that you can also buy used mobile phones from it. Trading your phone and its accessories is also possible.

The first step is to go to the official website at www.mobilephoneexchange.co.uk and “value your phone” by entering its IMEI code on the homepage. Your phone’s IMEI code can be generated by typing *#06# into your device. This works if you cannot find your mobile phone unit model from the list of choices. Mobile Phone Exchange will send you a freepost envelope with pads 48 hours after you have entered your phone and personal details. The padded envelope will contain a unique tracking number for reference. After Mobile Phone Exchange receives your gadget and declares it working under the standards set by the company, you will receive your BACS payment within three days or your cheque payment after seven days.

Mobile Phone Exchange boasts of its higher price offers compared to other phone companies. If you click on the “Compare Prices” tab on the upper part of the homepage, you will see a table comparing how much Mobile Phone Exchange will pay for certain units compared to two other companies. Mobile Phone Exchange offers an extra 15% payment above the prevailing market price if you decide to get paid in Debenhams vouchers.

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Mobile Phone News and Reviews :Mobile Phone Recycling Sites in the UK

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:48:54 +0000

The number of people using mobile phones is continuously growing, and this also means that there is an increasing amount of old handsets sitting in kitchen drawers or the bin. Unfortunately some people are not aware that recycling their mobile phone is very easy, and in doing

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The number of people using mobile phones is continuously growing, and this also means that there is an increasing amount of old handsets sitting in kitchen drawers or the bin. Unfortunately some people are not aware that recycling their mobile phone is very easy, and in doing so you could be in for a financial reward as well as helping the environment.

There are many different sites that make recycling mobile phones easy. Perhaps the most popular are Envirofone (www.envirophone.com) and Mazuma (www.mazumamobile.com). These websites provide a service where you can get a quote for any mobile phone and then send it off to them before receiving a cash payment. There are many other mobile phone recycling websites available, such as Fonebank (www.fonebank.com), Mopay (www.mopay.co.uk) and Mobile Phone Exchange (www.mobilephoneexchange.co.uk).

If you have decided to recycle your mobile phone through one of these organisations then make sure that you get a quote from each of the services before deciding on which one to go with. The price offered from one site may vary from another, so it is always best to make a comparison so that you get the best deal. When using one of the services you will find that you can often trade in your mobile phone for another upgraded handset as well as recycle it. This is an excellent service if you would like to get yourself a bargain on a new mobile phone, and put your old mobile phone towards a new handset.

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Mobile Phones News :Is it safe to sell your mobile online?

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:15:10 +0000

Selling your mobile phone online can often be a tricky business, especially with the growing number of scam artists attempting to defraud you. In more recent times, a popular method of selling your mobile phone has been to use one of the many “instant cash” mobile

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Selling your mobile phone online can often be a tricky business, especially with the growing number of scam artists attempting to defraud you. In more recent times, a popular method of selling your mobile phone has been to use one of the many “instant cash” mobile phone buyers. Companies such as Envirofone and Mazuma Mobile have provided a quick and easy way for consumers to sell their phones for cash. Selling your mobile phone through these organisations is relatively safe, and they will provide you with a fair price for your old phone.

Fast becoming one of the most popular methods of selling old mobile phones, Envirofone and Mazuma have a handy tool on their individual websites that allows you to find out how much you will be paid for your mobile phone. You are under no obligation to use the service once you find out how much you can get for your phone, and you are free to get a quote from another service if you are not happy. If you choose to sell your phone to the company then you will be provided with a padded envelope to send the mobile phone off to them, and once it has been tested your payment will be made.

Other options for selling your mobile phone online are websites such as Ebay or Gumtree. These are less safe methods and you are at more risk of being defrauded if you choose to sell your phone through these websites.

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Mobile Phone News and Reviews :Turn Your Old Phone Into Cash When You Get a New One

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:30:22 +0000

Most people have disused mobile phones gathering dust in the bottom of cupboards and drawers. As soon as we receive a new mobile we lose interest in the previous model and become so engrossed in the new phone and its facilities, that the old one is forgotten. It joins the others in

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Most people have disused mobile phones gathering dust in the bottom of cupboards and drawers. As soon as we receive a new mobile we lose interest in the previous model and become so engrossed in the new phone and its facilities, that the old one is forgotten. It joins the others in our collection and few people stop to think that they are actually wasting money by doing this.

Old mobile phones can be recycled or refurbished for re-sale, so they are worth money. It is really easy to recycle these phones. The Internet is full of sites that will give you cash for mobile phones or direct you to the best deal at the current time and all you have to do is to go to a price comparison site for mobile phones and enter your details. You will then be able to view a list of sites and how much they will pay you for your phone or phones. There will also be a note of their terms and conditions, which you need to study carefully.

For example, one company might offer the highest price, but you could have to pay the postage yourself to send them the phone. Look carefully at this, because you might find that a lower offer with free postage is a far better deal for you.

Mobile phones soon go out of fashion and lose value quickly, so it might be a good idea to find your old mobile phones now while they are still worth something and sell them, rather than leave them in a drawer until they are worth hardly anything.

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Mobile Phone News and Reviews :Mobile Cash Monster

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:30:20 +0000

Mobile Cash Monster is known as the sister site to Money4URMobile and is also operated by Redeem PLC. The process involved in selling phones at Mobile Cash Monster is very similar to Money4URMobile especially when it comes to the free postage envelope, the methods of payment either

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Mobile Cash Monster is known as the sister site to Money4URMobile and is also operated by Redeem PLC. The process involved in selling phones at Mobile Cash Monster is very similar to Money4URMobile especially when it comes to the free postage envelope, the methods of payment either by cheque or BACS, and the fact that both companies accept working phones as well as damaged ones. However, Mobile Cash Monster has added features like buying not only old mobile phones and iPods but also MP3 players, and the company has a 7-day payment time instead of 10 days.

Mobile Cash Monster, with an official website at www.mobilecashmonster.com/consumer/ is willing to give you as much as £281 for your Apple IPhone 3G S 32GB, and £62 for your Nokia N73.

The first step to selling your phone at Mobile Cash Monster is to select a manufacturer from the dropdown list of 15 popular phone makers on the right side of the homepage. The page will load so that you can choose the model of your phone from the same dropdown list. After you have chosen the model of your phone, you will be offered a price. If you agree with this, you can click on the “Sell Now” button. You will be taken to the order form and then the personal details form, which you will then fill out. After the order is completed you will have to wait for the padded envelope that Mobile Cash Monster will send you and you post your phone in the envelope back to the company. If everything goes well, you can receive your payment after seven days via cheque or BACS.

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Mobile Phone News and Reviews :How to Get Your Friends and Family to Recycle their Mobile Phones

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:56:43 +0000

Recycling mobile phones is important in reducing the amount of metal and plastic that has to be manufactured in order to make these devices. This alone can reduce greenhouse emissions. Mobile phone recycling can also help minimize environmental pollution as the metal and plastic waste

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Recycling mobile phones is important in reducing the amount of metal and plastic that has to be manufactured in order to make these devices. This alone can reduce greenhouse emissions. Mobile phone recycling can also help minimize environmental pollution as the metal and plastic waste from retired phones is not thrown into land and water sources. Another benefit of mobile phone recycling is that it can help the less fortunate by the donating the units. Lastly and perhaps most importantly, phone recycling can give the users cash for mobile phones.

The problem, however, is that most people do not recycle their mobile phones; there are three possible reasons why they don’t. Perhaps they do not know where and how to start, they are hesitant to do so, or maybe they simply are not aware that there is such a thing as mobile phone recycling. This is where you are needed. You can inform your friends and family that this is possible and in the process, you can get them to recycle their old and unused mobile phones in no time.

Perhaps you can start by learning as much as you can about phone recycling and telling your friends and family about the reasons behind it, what the specific benefits are, and most of all, who benefits from it.

You can also email family and friends website links to different mobile phone recycling companies. You can also encourage your friends and family to forward your messages to as many people as they can. In this way your information can reach the largest number of people in the shortest possible amount of time.

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Mobile Phone Review :Selling your old mobile phone

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:56:42 +0000

SellOldPhone is a reputable UK based mobile phone recycling company whose mission is to allow customers to get value out of their old mobile phones so that they can put it to good use. If you decide to use the selloldphone.co.uk service, you can trade in your used mobile phone for

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SellOldPhone is a reputable UK based mobile phone recycling company whose mission is to allow customers to get value out of their old mobile phones so that they can put it to good use. If you decide to use the selloldphone.co.uk service, you can trade in your used mobile phone for instant cash.

Working mobile phones sold or donated to selloldphone.co.uk are either recycled for free and returned back to the owner, or exchanged for cash. The phones which are bought by the company from sellers are then donated to those who cannot afford phones or simply recycled for the precious metals in them.

Selloldphone.co.uk provides an easy and simple four-step process when you decide to sell your phone to them.First, you should type in your mobile phone model, like “Nokia 1110”. The database search will then present you with the results and you should click on the model of your mobile. In case you are not sure about the model, just type in the name of the maker, like “Nokia”. The only problem with this step is that there are no pictures of the phones.Second, fill out the order form completely.

Third, send your mobile phone in a padded envelope provided by selloldphone.co.uk.

The last thing you have to do is wait for the payment via cheque or bank wire transfer.

Selloldphone.co.uk has also created a drop-in shop where people can literally walk straight in and exchange cash for mobile phones right there and then. Selloldphone.co.uk is in Tyne & Wear and it is there where they have their drop-in shop.

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