What do you do with your cell phone after you have upgraded to a new one?

I trade mine in to get a discount on the new one. The phone-shop refurbishes them and either sells sim-free or keeps for loan units when a phone needs repair

I have two cell phones that are no longer in use. I had not been aware that you could donate them, but I will do so now.

that's a nice act. well, you always are a nice person i think.. kevin, right? whenever i upgrade my phone, i don't hand it out to anybody nor sell my old phone. before getting my new phone, i always need to save for it for many months. and so, i say, my phones have sentimental values. especially my new phone now.. a nokia N73, it's a gift from my dad. so, i will keep it forever even if i will after some years upgrade to another nokia phone. sometimes, i hand it down to my brothers and never to someone else.

i don't usually upgrade phones.. the last two i had were both given to me and i didn't plan on buying them, my old ones usually go to my mom or my sibling. and if ever i would again upgrade my mom is really eyeing on my current phone so i guess i would give it to her. i really would want a new one.. an n93 perhaps.... but it's really costly... in our end of the planet that is.

That does sound like a very good cause. :) However, my partner is so rough on his cell phones, that we have to keep old ones as backup for the times that he destroys another. ha ha It is not done on purpose....he drops them constantly and they eventually give out. So, we have learned to keep our old ones in case he breaks another. LOL

We too donate our phones to the Domestic Violence program in our area, Womens Aid In Crisis. They use them for victims of domestic violence. They are always in need of phone and I feel that this is a good place to give them too.

I still have my first mobile which was a nokia 3510. I have bought a new mobile I actually don't use it any more, so it sits with my other two which are slightly broke. Kudos buddy, It's nice to see that donating isn't a thing of the past. (you'd be surprised with the amount of people I know who wouldn't) ~Joey

My city, Plano Texas is collecting them this weekend at a church doen the street. I have 3 to give them. They go to abused women to call 911.

My city, Plano Texas is collecting them this weekend at a church doen the street. I have 3 to give them. They go to abused women to call 911.

I hardly changed my cell phone and when I do....the old one will be so old that should go to the museum instead of donation or charity..hehehe. And the cell phone now is getting cheaper and cheaper with unbelieveable offer - almost for free actually, that my old phone will means nothing compares to what they can buy with money that people donated. Believe me, here...they can be quite picky sometimes....

I've donated a few to my daughter school since they can make money off of them and the other ones I've donated to the Woman's Shelter in our area. They use them for the woman stayin in the shelter. I think thats a great cause and thanks for donating.

What happens to me usually, the new one is mine, of course and the other one is for my siblings. Any of them you has no cellphones or need an extra one. So usually, it's like that in our family. Things that are not used are given to each other. Or to our close friends who need them. By the way, you're really a kind person to have given it for a good cause. I admire you for that. So generous. Keep up the good deeds Kg! (^^,)

I'll bring it to the second-hand market and sell it even in low price.

I only have a cell phones and me I hold some expansive.If i had an another cell phones I WOULD GIVE it without doubt to a work of charity !

if i upgraded a new one i still use the old ones but if somebody like my old cell phone i will give it to them or sell it to them...by now i wish i have a new cell phones because i want to change my old cell phones.

I have two old cell phones which I don't use anymore. I am not aware that we can donate our old cell phones. I don't know where I should donate it in my town.

Kudos to you! Domestic violence agencies take the old cell phones and activate them to call 911 for emergencies. They take old phones and have them in working order for battered women and children. I've been donating my old phones to domestic violence agencies and shelters for years. You'd be surprised how many lives have been saved by these used cell phones!

I don't know about any organisations like this in my area. But as I don't change me cell phones so often i just put them in a shelf or something and....it just stands there. I guess I should look for these kind of agencies.

Donating is a great idea, and I have heard you could but never known where to send the phones to. Now that i have a name i'll have to look into it, as we have two cell's that we just have sitting and they are not being used at all. That's a great idea though, good for you!

My husband and I upgrade cellphones every 18 months, It's a privilege given by the cellphone company where we subscribe. Our cellphones usually goes to our kids and my kids cellphones goes to our relatives in our country. We believe that communication strengthens families.