what did you do with your old cellphones?
By ckyera
@ckyera (17331)
Philippines
June 15, 2009 4:30am CST
some keep it for its sentimental value...
some give it to someone in their family...
some sold it...
some junks it...
how about you? what did you do with your old cellphones?
me, i gave it to someone in my family who don't have but if its not working anymore i didn't junk it,i try to make it fixed but if its really hopeless i just keep it!
thanks and have a nice day!
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20 responses
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
18 Mar 10
Hi ckyera. I'm not exactly sure what I did with some of my cell phones, though I did keep most of them, if not all. Some of them I kept just for the heck of it, as I didn't know what else to do with them. The others I would give to my husband whenever I'd upgrade my phone as we have plans through the same company. However, my husband's is through his work, so the only way he gets a new phone is whenever I give him my old one. As a matter of fact, I just upgraded recently and gave him my old phone. Though it wasn't much of an upgrade seeing as I got the same one as before! LOL
Happy mylotting!
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@sacmom (14192)
• United States
18 Mar 10
How'd you know? LOL
I don't know anyone who'd need them because everyone I know has a cell phone! LOL
The phones that I have are pretty old and outdated anyway. I'd probably have to pay someone to take them away and I'm not about to do that! LOL So I'll just keep on collecting 'em, I suppose! ![](/Content/images/emotes/lol.gif)
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@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
18 Mar 10
haha...hello sacmon,
looks like for most cases its always the husband who gets the second hand! huh! coz my husband is also using my old phone...and my friend as well, her husband is using her old phone!
but don't you like giving them to some relatives who might need them? or just sold them? or maybe you are collecting phones?
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@shynepapin101 (1879)
• United Arab Emirates
22 Mar 10
Sacmom is a cellphone collector..LOL, hw r u..
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@jd107nette (1454)
• Philippines
23 Mar 10
if the cellphone is still usable or functioning, i usually give it to my younger siblings... Those which aren't functioning anymore, we give it to those who might want to have it or we keep it hidden somewhere...
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@jd107nette (1454)
• Philippines
23 Mar 10
yeah i thought of that before... But i haven't tried just yet... my mom keeps on hoarding old cellphones... i dunno why haha
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@OrangJuice (687)
• China
16 Sep 09
My cellular now is the fourth, sony ericsson. The first one is nokia 8210, the second is sumsung, the third is also nokia.
I gave my first one to my mum. And I like it very mcuh. I changed it because I wanted a flip cellular. The second one - sumsung - its quality was poorer. Hence I got a new one after it was broken and threw it into my drawer. Now I'm crazy about slipe phone, so I gave the third one to my mum, too. And my mum is using it.
What makes me sad is my mum sold my first one out and got only RMB5.00, I'll be mad. Though it's broken. But it's a smart and cute cellular for me. When I knew this, my mum has made it.
And the other two, which I don't care about, one is still in my drawer and one is used by my mum. Hehe...
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
15 Jun 09
I think i still have some old cellphones with me right now.. haha =D Some of them are really old that it dated back right up to the 1990s.. lol =D Back then, it was one of the most expensive nokia phone with silver or gold casing.. lol =D BUt now, i have thrown it away because it was beyond repair and use ^_^
As for other old cellphones, it's either that i sold them off, or i keep 1 or 2 as my spare phone in case my actual cell is spolit or whatever ^_^ However, i do keep all those chargers.. haha =D
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
27 Jan 10
hello kun...
haha, i am 8 months late in this discussion and i wonder why i didn't bother to respond to anyone here...
so you still have those chargers? hehe may i have one? since we do have some shortage in charger in our house...haha
hmmm, so for now, how many cellphones do you have with you? old & new?
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
28 Jan 10
Hello there!! Welcome back to the past!! lol =D
Well, i guess u dun really like the post here.. lol =D And it must be something u din expect to have any respond.. lol =D Just kidding!! hehe
U need chargers?? I do have lotsa of them though!! I might have thrown some of my old phones as they are already spoiled, but i'm still keeping all the chargers, even though i already have dozens of them, all similiar ones!! lol =D
Right now, i only have got 3 with me, all old ones.. hehe ^_^
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
28 Jan 10
haha...thanks for welcoming me back! hehe
well actually, i think i expect this one to be deleted that time, since i saw another discussion with exactly the same title as this one...hehe
but good that its still here...
really? are they nokia chargers or what? hehe coz here we are just sharing chargers & some always borrow our charger... why don't you just throw them or sell them? are they your collection as well? haha
3? are you using them all? huh! can you lend me one? since mine is almost retiring
hehe just kidding!
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@Jade13 (262)
• Malaysia
15 Jun 09
I don't really have a lot of old phones because I can use one for a very long time. but I had an old one, the screen broke when I accidentally sat on it. OOOPSS. So my then bf gave me one as a birthday present. A few months ago, my brother who is taking engineering in Uni, requested for it, as he wanted to do something with it for his final year project. So it is with him now.
@daliaj (5674)
• India
8 Feb 10
I only had two cellphones till now. I gave my first cell phone to my Mom, when I got a new one. It was a very good phone and she still uses it. It is high time to get rid of my present phone and buy a new phone. I am looking forward to that. My friends sold their old cell phone when they got new ones. One of my friend's old phone got her 10 dollars after using it for around one and half years. It was a Nokia basic model phone.
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
8 Feb 10
hello daliaj,
well that's wise, selling an old phone but giving it to someone like our moms or siblings is also good, atleast it can still be of use.
sometimes, some people trade their old phones with a new one & they just add some cash on it...
yeah, its not cheap to buy a new phone these days... that's why i also lose interest in buying one...hehe i am just contented with the one i have no. as long as its good for call & text messaging, im fine with it...
thanks!
@autumndreamer (3185)
• Philippines
6 Apr 10
I just give it to my dad and I don't know where he brings it. All I know is that he doesn't use my old cell phones, maybe he sells it. I never asked.
@autumndreamer (3185)
• Philippines
7 Apr 10
Well, yeah, maybe I'm not curious, I never asked. I think he gives it to some other relatives who needs phones, or maybe he sells it. I don't want to ask. Ha ha.
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
27 Jun 10
hi shibham!
where did you bring your old phones? you sold them? or trade them for a new one? or just give them to someone who don't have a cellphone yet?
sorry for not showing up much in the discussions, im just a bit busy these day. hope you understand and please bear with me...
@1anurag1 (3576)
• India
10 May 10
i do many things even it depends. i have sold my phones many time. but my first phone which i bought so earlier is still in working condition. i think that is nearly 7 years older and i bought that in 2003 and was my first phone. i attached my sentiments with that and given this phone to my mom to use. she did not care for that alot but still i am happy that i have that phone with me.
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
27 Jun 10
hi anurag,
well, i believe that there's a lot of good memories attached in your first phone and im glad that its still with you. that was sure a durable one. 7 years and still in good working condition? great!
thanks for sharing. i wonder, what if it will no longer work well? will you still keep it?
@shynepapin101 (1879)
• United Arab Emirates
22 Mar 10
I sold my previous phones for cash to buy another
@shynepapin101 (1879)
• United Arab Emirates
22 Mar 10
I sell them to add the cash to other cash 4 new 1
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@nrab_11207 (174)
• Philippines
26 Jun 10
thus far i have had about three old celphones that i keep. after buying a new one, i decided to sell celphone load and airtime. so i got three old units that i kept for the purpose. the other old phones that i had either i gave to family members or sold to other people at lower price which i used to add in buying the new one
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
27 Jun 10
hi nrab,
well i guess that's a wise thing to do. you can upgrade your phone and was able to get additional fund from the old one. yeah, most of the people i know also keeps 1 or 2 phones for the purpose of selling loads, and i assume you are using the old models for the purpose?
thanks for sharing.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
8 May 12
Way back then, I do have an old phone which I get to repairs whenever it was malfunctioning but then if it is close to hopeless, I would sell it instead or give it to my sisters. But as time goes by, my sisters also find time to buy their own phones. Most of the time, I just sell it and if they refuse to buy it, just keep it as remembrance instead...![](/Content/images/emotes/thumbup.gif)
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@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
16 May 12
Same here, our old phones are just for keeps and not functioning anymore... well, there is one which is waiting to be sold...hehhe
I guess if it is not functioning, some can still buy it cause of it's parts. just depends on how much they need the parts though...![](/Content/images/emotes/lol.gif)
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@jpnnetwork (306)
• Philippines
21 Apr 10
I give my cellphone to the poor that cant afford to buy a new one, specially girls that is potentially become a textmate.. :)
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
16 Jun 09
I sell my old cellphones. The ones with no sentimental value. Before doing that, i make sure i have some few thousand of pesos. I am going to sell that phone then i am going to buy a newer phone. I guess that's the best way to upgrade your phone. That's why it's really important to keep the box and the accessories of your phone to make it salable even if it's already old. People would bite on anything that looks good as new.
@EliteUser (3964)
• Australia
16 Sep 09
Hey,
I have only had one cell phone, so I haven't had any old cell phones. I have had some friends who have sold their old phones, it is better than giving it away for free. You can get a couple of dollars on it. Make sure you have a good day, Happy Lotting!!
@mobhomeir (7558)
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
Same with me. I keep it or save it for future usage specially for my relatives if they would be interested on it...![](/Content/images/emotes/happy.gif)
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@zzyw87 (1254)
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
I have several cellphones at home that I don't use anymore. I keep it for emergencies in case my current cellphone got stolen or damaged. I also gave away two of my old cellphones to some relatives who need a cellphone. I never sell ,y old cellphones because they have no more value.
@flaredust (728)
• Indonesia
15 Jun 09
I sold all of my old cellphone, even I don't really needs money I still sell them, that's because I don't like lots of junk in my house. So, when there are junk that can be sold, why not? Usually my old cellphone sold out by 50% of its new price, may be even higher cut, but I don't mind that much, as long as I can get rid of that junk.
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