Recycling our politicians and intellectuals
After the last commentary about recycling the mobile handsets, some
interesting, funny yet ironically relevant matters came to
discussion.
Can we recycle some of the political leaders who may contribute
positively for the country in future? This is a relevant question,
because when somebody who was new to the politics (but personally
known to everybody), wants to join politics to help the nation to
move forward, many of us have told him that he is taking advantage
of newly found fame and waste it in the process. You know whom we
are talking about.
Now, if somebody new can not come and join politics, what are the
options? Recycling some of the old ones might be an option - in that
case. Seems like this is on the table - under discussion. One
symptom is the new proposed law which will reduce punishment in case
somebody accepts some of the allegations. We also think that the law
should also include some kind of supervised social services (such as
teaching in schools for tokai's, classes of which are usually held
in open public places, helping the old people in shelters, cleaning
up the Shahid Minar year round, distributing leaflets and PR
materials published by Anti Corruption Commission, etc) as a
substitute for punishment. Lets see how things evolve - eventually.
Also, there will be a need to recycle some of our intellectuals,
too - it seems. Is there any symptom that such an option is being
considered? The answer will be again in the positive. The latest
being the conversion of the often alleged Indian Lobby people (one
editor and one economist) being converted into supporters of CTG.
How and why? What is the supporting evidence for this kind of
ludicrous claim? Well, yes, this sounds lunatic. Two of the
respected personalities of recent times being accused of being
working for foreign powers? Yes, this may happen when you have a
very unhealthy situation like what had last few decades. The
defeated force - the party of Go.A. is marching to state power and
you can not do anything, you are also corrupt, morally bankrupt, you
can not feed your country men - when the reality looks like that -
many ludicrous things would happen. At least, we would like to think
that way.
So, what do you do with such intellectuals? Remind them into their
weak and low points from the past - and show an inspirational power-
point presentation about patriotism? Because intellectuals can not
contribute out of fear, eventually at the end of the day, they will
have to be inspired to lead, no matter how it gets started. The
issue of fairness in dealing is important. You do not necessarily
have to be fair (throughout the time), but the perception at the end
of the day have be fair.You should recognize that you are taking a
calculated risk. Try to substantiate your risk, sometimes with
follow-up observation. Reposition them - if needed to neutralize the
past contacts. Once such a conversion is complete - allow time for
that to be translated to public perception, too. Hopefully,
everybody will be happy and the nation would again start getting
their service.
Bottom-line is that we should not only recycle our mobile handsets,
we should also examine the option whether to recycle some of our
politicians and intellectuals - albeit for different reasons! If we,
ourselves, the competent and educated class - who are not theives -
do not come forward to take up the roles of statesmen, what else is
there as a viable option? Off course, the CTG has not yet indicated
that they are thinking about facilitating the move - as a first step
the salary of the elected officials will have to be set according to
the same philosophy that was used in Singapore decades back. If the
government does that, may be, the reclying the politicians would not
be needed.
If you thought some of the ideas are worth of your reading time,
please forward it to others. If you have an ear to the journalists
and news editors of the electronic media, discuss it with them. Hope
they would look at the suggestions and give due diligence.
Thanks for your time,
Innovation Line
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Note: This is a freelance column, published mainly in different
internet based forums. This column is open for contribution by the
members of new generation, sometimes referred to as Gen 71. If you
identify yourself as someone from that age-group and want to
contribute to this column, please feel free to contact. Thanks to
the group moderator for publishing the article.
We have not seen the Liberation War, but we know if we can free the
country from corruption first, we will eventually get to other
dreams soon. Because of corruption, we could not even get into
information highway for years, let alone other dreams!
This is the kind of article for which we started this column.
Because of ongoing mess, a gift from our older generation, we often
get diverted. Now that it seems some sanity is returning in
Bangladesh, we would try to go back to our original plan.
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--- In chottala@yahoogroups.com, innovation_line <no_reply@...>
wrote:
>
>
> Recycling our mobile handsets
>
> Do the business corporations and individuals who are benefiting
from the
> booming telecom business, have a responsibility to make sure that
the
> by-products are recycled? Who oversees them? Or who should be
overseeing
> them? None?
>
> Our nation is busy with fighting corruption, catching all the big
fishes
> and reform. And also, the politics about the lack of politics. Or
better
> said, the politics about the lack right to take other people's
right
> to work, right to transportation and right to live. They have also
much
> more important things – like whether a funny cartoon should hurt
our
> feeling, whether the editor is actually a dalal, or whether party
of
> Go.A. should be banned by the EC even though they had a chance to
do
> that. Most interestingly, Menon also thinks that EC is being used
by the
> CTG!! Menon? So funny.
>
> Our genius (!) older generation, at least, many of them are busy
with
> forecasting what may happen unless there is democracy. If we could
just
> tell them to shut up, we would. But that would not be advisable,
because
> we, the young, would become `beyadop', then.
>
> So, lets talk about something else today. Rather, lets talk about
some
> other danger in the making in Bangladesh – as we speak. They –
> the authority – the government – the older ones in general –
> would not notice it until it becomes a crisis. So, lets try
informing
> them. We ourselves should also be informed. There is a possibility
for
> money to be made – if you are entrepreneurial.
>
> Our policymakers are very happy with the telecom industry in
Bangladesh.
> So, they are giving all the licenses they can give – to the local
as
> well as foreign companies. People are buying the handsets, too.
How many
> of them are sold every year? How many of them are recycled? What
will
> happen when millions of users start changing their handsets, one in
> every other year?
>
> Nobody will notice until these handsets start blocking the sewerage
> system – just like it was the case with polithyne bags.
>
> So, let us read through the following cut&paste materials and see,
if we
> can do something about it. As we mentioned earlier, there are
> opportunity to make money – if you are really entrepreneurial.
>
> If you thought some of the ideas are worth of your reading time,
please
> forward it to others. If you have an ear to the journalists and
news
> editors of the electronic media, discuss it with them. Hope they
would
> look at the suggestions and give due diligence.
>
> Thanks for your time,
>
> Innovation Line
>
>
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> ==========================
>
> Note: This is a freelance column, published mainly in different
internet
> based forums. This column is open for contribution by the members
of new
> generation, sometimes referred to as Gen 71. If you identify
yourself as
> someone from that age-group and want to contribute to this column,
> please feel free to contact. Thanks to the group moderator for
> publishing the article.
>
> We have not seen the Liberation War, but we know if we can free the
> country from corruption first, we will eventually get to other
dreams
> soon. Because of corruption, we could not even get into information
> highway for years, let alone other dreams!
>
> This is the kind of article for which we started this column.
Because of
> ongoing mess, a gift from our older generation, we often get
diverted.
> Now that it seems some sanity is returning in Bangladesh, we would
try
> to go back to our original plan.
>
>
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> http://www.envocare.co.uk/mobile_phones.htm
> <http://www.envocare.co.uk/mobile_phones.htm>
> Mobile Phone Recycling
>
> According to David Adam in the Guardian (8 Jan 2005), users on
average
> replace mobiles every 18 months; 15 million are discarded in the
UK each
> year but only 4% are recycled, isn't that staggering? They are a
hazard
> if discarded and if they are recycled they can be put to very good
use.
>
> Currently, it is estimated that there are about 45 million phone
users
> in the UK (Ref: the Mobile Takeback Web site, Nov 2004), with 1.25
> billion mobile phone users world-wide (Ref: Eurosource Europe, Nov
2004)
> and this number is steadily rising. Eurosource Europe also state
that 58
> million replacement mobiles are bought each year in Europe, with
> approximately 85 million unused phones lying around in people's
homes.
> So, millions of old phones could potentially be recycled annually,
> although it is estimated that fewer than 5% are.
>
> To comply with the WEEE directive, originally it was decided that
all
> companies would have to ensure that all mobile phones were
recycled, by
> August 2005. In the UK plans were delayed and full WEEE compliance
by
> producers was delayed until July 2007. The detailed terms are more
> complicated than this, however, and interested parties (producers
and
> suppliers especially) should look to the ICER site. To link to ICER
> click here. <http://www.icer.org.uk/legislation.htm>
>
> A number of valuable materials are used in the construction of
mobile
> phones, and they contain components which, if carefully removed,
can be
> used again, for example in electronic devices.
>
> Perhaps more importantly, some cell phones and their accessories
contain
> substances that are amongst the 10 most dangerous known to man
including
> Cadmium, Rhodium, Palladium, Beryllium and Lead Solder (Ref:
Cellular
> Reclamation Ltd, Nov 2004) and most of this ends up in a land fill
site
> or the sea. This is because, at least until recently, there was no
easy
> and safe way that you could dispose of your old mobiles, so they
were
> just thrown in the bin. Now with so many convenient mobile phone
> recycling schemes around, there's no need for this - and no excuse
for
> not recycling your old phone.
>
> The content of mobile phones varies from model to model, and as the
> technology advances there will be changes in the composition.
Previously
> published data (Ref: BT Cellnet and Mobile Takeback sites, Sept
2001)
> state that a reasonable average (weight percent) is:
>
> ABS-PC 29%
> Ceramics 16%
> Cu and compounds 15%
> Silicon Plastics 10%
> Epoxy 9%
> Other Plastics 8%
> Iron 3%
> PPS 2%
> Flame retardant 1%
> Nickel and compounds 1%
> Zinc and compounds 1%
> Silver and compounds 1%
> Al, Sn, Pb, Au, Pd, Mn, etc. less than 1%
>
> Ni-Cd batteries contain Cadmium, a dangerous toxic and carcinogenic
> substance; mobiles also contain arsenic, mercury and other
dangerous
> toxic substances. The quantity in landfill sites is significant,
and
> considerable toxic contamination is caused by the inevitable
medium and
> long-term effects of these substances leaking into the surrounding
soil.
>
> Many schemes, including some of those referenced above, recover and
> reuse various parts from the phones and their accessories. These
can be
> sent for separate metals recovery (including precious and
semiprecious
> metals); this involves grinding down the parts to isolate metals
> components for recycling. Useful metal content can also be
extracted
> from phone batteries and recycled. Plastic elements of phones can
be
> recovered through energy-from-incineration; some plastics
recovered from
> the outer body of recycled telephones can be granulated and
reformulated
> and can be reused in mouldings such as car wheel trims and printer
> cassettes. Recovery and downgrading of valuable components, such as
> flash memory devices can be achieved. Useful parts include aerials,
> battery connectors, PCBs (printed circuit boards) , connectors
including
> gold-coated edge contacts on PCBs, ICs (integrated circuits),
keyboards,
> LCD screens, lenses, microphones, phone housings, screws, SIM card
> assemblies and speakers.
>
> Over the years, however, another end-of-life option has emerged
and is
> gaining popularity. It has become more common for companies to
refurbish
> old mobiles and sell or pass these on to developing countries
including
> eastern European countries and parts of Africa.
>
> Many schemes set up for recycling and safe disposal of mobile
phones,
> most of which seem to be national, are listed on the envocare
site. Most
> are free to you, many aid charities and some can earn you cash. The
> schemes typically catalogue the phones, including the IMEI
> identification number. SIM cards are checked and any found
> `live' are (or should be) reported back. All the equipment
> should be recycled in accordance with the terms of current and
draft EU
> legislation. You should be issued with an inventory and Duty of
Care
> Transfer Certificate that transfers the responsibility for safe
disposal
> to the scheme. The batteries should be processed by a specialist
> reprocessing plant to extract the metals.
>
> Further information on related topics will be found elsewhere on
this
> site, for example look for Waste from Electrical and Electronic
> Equipment (WEEE: click here
>
<http://www.envocare.co.uk/waste_from_electrical_&_electronic_equipme
nt.\
> htm> ), Restriction of Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS:
click
> here <http://www.envocare.co.uk/rohs.htm> ), Batteries (click
here
> <http://www.envocare.co.uk/batteries.htm> ), Plastics (click here
> <http://www.envocare.co.uk/plastics.htm> ) and Duty of Care.
>
http://www.recyclenow.com/what_more_can_i_do/can_it_be_recycled/mobil
e_p\
> hones.html How/what happens when they are recycled
> Most schemes recover and re-use various parts from phones and their
> accessories.
> Parts recovery may include:
>
> * Separate metals recovery (including precious and semiprecious
> metals): The mobile parts are ground up and useful metal content
> extracted. Metal can be extracted from batteries too.
> * Plastic recovery: energy-from-incineration is used to recover
> plastic from components. Outer body plastic may be granulated and
> reformulated for use in mouldings.
> * Recovery and downgrading of valuable components: e.g. flash
memory
> devices.
> * Re-use of parts: Useful parts include aerials, battery
connectors,
> PCBs (printed circuit boards), connectors including gold-coated
edge
> contacts on PCBs, ICs (integrated circuits), keyboards, LCD
screens,
> lenses, microphones, phone housings, screws, SIM card assemblies
and
> speakers.
>
> Many manufacturers have signed up to the Basel Convention agreeing
to
> cooperate with developing environmentally sound management to
> end-of-life mobile phones.
>
> http://www.connect-tech.co.jp/english/newsrelease/20051125_55.htm
>
>
> Notification on "Connect Repro Corporation," a joint corporation to
> engage in the recycling of mobile phones
>
>
> November 25, 2005
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> At a board meeting of November 25, 2005, the directors of Connect
> Technologies Corporation resolved to establish "Connect Repro
> Corporation" (Connect Repro), a joint venture company specialized
in the
> recycling of mobile phones. The new company is to be co-owned by
> International Manufacturing & Engineering Services Co., Ltd.
(IMES; Head
> Office: 3, Kirihara-cho, Fujisawa, Kanagawa; Representative:
Masahiko
> Egashira, President and CEO).
>
> Connect Repro will draw from the combined expertise of Connect
> Technologies, a system developer for mobile phones, and IMES, a
> specialist in liquid crystal technology, to offer original mobile
phone
> terminal recycling/reuse services. The new corporation is expected
to
> become a leader in the mobile product recycling business.
> The new subsidiary will be entered into the consolidated accounts
of
> Connect Technologies from the first quarter of this fiscal year.
Connect
> Technologies is now estimating how the subsidiary will impact its
> consolidated business performance. We will notify users of further
> forecasts and results when they are confirmed.
>
> Background
> More than 50 million mobile phones now ship annually in the
Japanese
> market. The system for recycling the older models returned during
> replacement purchases is roughly divided into two businesses: the
> collection agency business and material extraction business.
Neither
> makes provisions for the reuse of parts for the commercialization
of new
> or refurbished devices. Connect Repro will be the first specialized
> company with both the recycling know-how to permit reuse and the
> technical know-how to permit the commercialization of partly
refurbished
> mobile products.
> The new company is to be established as a specialist recycler
backed by
> the recycling know-how of IMES and the mobile phone expertise of
Connect
> Technologies.
>
> Outline of subsidiary
> Trade name: Connect Repro Corporation
> Representative: Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO
> Address: Davinci Shinjuku Bldg. 6F, 4-3-17, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku,
Tokyo
> Date of establishment: Late November, 2005
> Major line of business: Sale of reused mobile phones parts and the
> planning, development, production, and sale of products containing
> reused parts
> Settlement term: Term ending in August
> Capital: 98,000,000 yen
> Number of shares issued: 1,960
> Major shareholders and their shareholding ratios: Connect
Technologies
> 51%, IMES 49%
>
> Outline of IMES
> Trade name: International Manufacturing & Engineering Services
Co., Ltd.
> Representative: Masahiko Egashira, President and CEO
> Address: 3, Kirihara-cho, Fujisawa, Kanagawa
> Major line of business: Liquid-crystal-related business; design,
> development, and production of HDD production facilities, HDD
testing
> devices, and measuring instruments; organic electroluminescence
display
> development business; engineering business
> Relationship with Connect Technologies: No personal or capital
> relationship.
>
> Positioning and target
> Positioning
> - "A planning and operating company specialized in the use of
recycled
> parts." Positioned between a career collection trader and a
> manufacturer.
> - The basic operation is to procure used mobile phone terminals at
cost
> from collection traders, collect liquid crystal panels and other
> recyclable parts, and plan and sell products containing the
recycled
> parts collected.
> - The sale of recycled parts and products containing recycled
parts will
> be the main source of earnings for the time being.
>
> Target
> - To become a company at the front end of the recycling business
> - To develop a new field of business by taking full advantage of
> low-cost parts
> - To protect the environment by promoting the recycling of parts
>
> The measures of the company to promote parts recycling will be
examined
> as conditions and needs change with time.
>
> Schedule
> Contract day: November 25, 2005
> Date of establishment: Late November, 2005
>
> [Connect Technologies Corporation]
> Connect Technologies Corporation was established in 2000 by Index
> Corporation as a research and development division specializing in
> software development for mobile phones. Since that time we have
> continuously provided leading-edge solutions to mobile phone
carriers
> and content providers in three major categories of mobile
communications
> business products, content & solutions, and research & consulting.
Our
> company was listed on Mothers of the Tokyo Stock Exchange on March
16,
> 2004.
> We will continue to propose superior solutions for mobile phones
in the
> future as well.
>
> Please access our website at http://www.connect-tech.co.jp
> <http://www.connect-tech.co.jp/> for more details about our
company.
>
> International Manufacturing & Engineering Services Co., Ltd.
> International Manufacturing & Engineering Services Co., Ltd. was
> established in 1990 as a manufacturer of computer peripherals and
> machines for the production of computer peripherals. The company's
> mainstay business is the manufacture of production and inspection
> equipment related to HDDs, LCD modules, backlight, and organic EL.
> Visit http://www.imes.co.jp/ <http://www.imes.co.jp/> for details.
>
> [Inquiries on news articles]
> Business Strategy Office, Connect Technologies Corporation
> Phone: +81-3-5368-5520
> E-mail: ir@... <mailto:ir@...>
>
> International Manufacturing & Engineering Services Co., Ltd.,
> IR/Management Planning Dept. (Person in charge: Akeshi Yokoyama)
> Tel: +81-466-45-5658
> Fax: +81-466-45-0045
> E-mail: ir@... <mailto:ir@...>
>
>
>
>
>
> http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/mobile-recycling
> Recycle Old Mobiles
> No hassle way to earn up to £150 for unused handsets
>
>
> Empty your drawers and it's likely you'll find one, or a few,
> unused old mobiles. It's estimated there are 90 million hanging
> around the dark, dank parts of UK homes. Don't despair though,
> there's a quick, no-hassle way to turn `em into hard cash. A
> growing `old-phone buying' market means with a couple of clicks,
> you can earn £20-£150 per phone.
>
>
>
> How 'old phone buying' companies work
>
>
>
> These are specialist, mainly web based companies, which will take
an old
> phone off your hands and give you cash. Better still, you get much
more
> than the `trade-in' discount you received when handing in your
> phone to a high street retailer.
>
> What type of phones do they want?
>
> Sadly, digging a mobile out of the wardrobe isn't a guarantee of
decent
> cash. Your phone needs to be in decent working condition, have no
more
> than mild cosmetic damage, the original battery, hopefully the
charger,
> and be able to be switched on.
>
> Companies won't pay a decent whack for all phones so if it's old,
rare
> or 3G (there isn't a market for these yet) a bigger hunt's needed
to
> find one that'll accept it. If your phone is only slightly under
the
> weather, check how much you'd get for a fully working model. Often
all
> it takes is replacing the battery, so it may be worth doing that
> yourself to get the decent sales value.
>
> How do they operate?
>
> They give you a price, and if you accept it, then usually send a
jiffy
> bag for the phone, which you can return freepost. Yet they don't
accept
> responsibility for non-delivery so depending on the value of the
phone,
> it's worth considering sending the phones by `Recorded Signed-For'
> delivery which insures it for up to £32 and costs around 70p on top
> of the usual postage.
>
> Send the phone charged, switched off, without the Sim card, and
remove
> any security or pin codes that'll hamper its testing. To do this,
just
> opt for `reset factory settings' on your phone's menu. If it
> isn't up to scratch (usually only 20% of phones are rejected)
you'll
> generally be contacted and offered a reduced price, which you can
accept
> or have the phone returned free of charge.
>
> The Environmental Bit: Where do old phones go?
>
>
>
> Getting rid of your old phone isn't just about de-cluttering
though.
> There are potentially noxious substances in decaying phones. It's
> reckoned cadmium batteries can infect the water system and lead,
> brominated flame retardants and beryllium could harm the
environment if
> incorrectly disposed of, so even if no one will give you cash for
it,
> don't throw your old phone out with the rubbish.
>
> What happens to the phones?
>
> Once they're tested, if the phones are decent, they're then
> shipped abroad and flogged. For example Envirofone sells phones in
the
> Middle and Far East, Africa and South America. The one thing to be
aware
> of is if it's a particularly high value phone there is a chance
> these companies will sell it on eBay*
> <http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/redir/14a293a5> to get the most
> money, therefore if you find your phone is high value, you may
want to
> consider doing that yourself, and cutting out the middle man (see
> Alternative Options
> <http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/mobile-recycling#other>
> later).
>
> If your phone is of a lower class then it will be broken down and
sold
> as component parts and if it's totally worthless, these companies
> will dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way.
>
>
>
> Best Buys: Comparing the top phone buying companies
>
>
>
> While I've compiled the best payers for you, the golden rule is try
> a few to see who'll give you the most for your phone. In one
> comparison where two companies said one old phone was worthless, a
third
> was prepared to pay £20; for another phone the amounts varied from
> £25 to £75. So don't give up too soon.
>
>
>
> Phones in good condition
>
>
>
> * Fast, high paying and reliable. Web only company Envirofone*
> <http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/redir/35b3e742> pays well,
though not
> the very top prices, but wins due to its simple procedure and
strong
> feedback. Enter the phone's details and it instantly gives you a
price.
> This is either paid in cash (by cheque) or you can opt for roughly
15%
> more in Argos points. It also donates £1 to charity per phone.
> * The highest payer for high spec mobiles in top notch
condition. Cex
> <http://www.cex.co.uk/> comes out top for many higher value
models,
> because rather than ship your phones abroad, it simply tarts them
up and
> sells them to others. But this means it's very picky about the
> phone's condition. To sell your item simply click on 'Sell to CEX'
> at the top of the page. It won't send you a jiffy bag, you'll have
to
> bundle it up yourself. Yet if it's good enough you could consider
> flogging it yourself (see Alternative methods
> <http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/mobile-
recycling#alternative>
> ).
> * Best of the rest. Mobile2cash
<http://www.mobile2cash.co.uk/> ,
> Mopay* <http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/redir/d5aeb608> , Mazuma
> <http://www.mazumamobile.co.uk/> and Mobilephonebuyer
> <http://www.mobilephonebuyer.net/> are the other big players and
the
> more you try, the better.
>
> Please feedback which of the companies perform best for you in the
> mobile recycling discussion
> <http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?
p=5379684#post53796\
> 84> .
>
>
>
> Damaged phones
>
>
>
> Envirofone* <http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/redir/35b3e742> ,
Mopay*
> <http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/redir/d5aeb608> and
Mobilephonebuyer
> <http://www.mobilephonebuyer.net/> will look at non-working
phones,
> offering a reduced price for these (expect to get around 10-50% of
the
> working price) or at the very least will re-cycle them for you.
> Alternatively Greener Solutions (who also run Mobile2cash) works in
> partnership with Tesco
<http://www.tesco.com/greenclubcardpoints/> and
> offers 100 Clubcard points (worth £4 in Deals vouchers) for
> non-working phones or donates £1 to Tesco's current charity.
Disposal
> bags are available from Tesco customer services.
>
> There's also a mobile recycling scheme operated via Nectar
> <http://www.mobile2points.co.uk/> which pays out its points, but
it
> usually doesn't come close to the best of the cash payers, so it's
best
> left as a last resort.
>
>
>
> Other options to cash in your phone
>
>
>
> Phone-buyers aren't the only option and whilst they're by far the
least
> hassle with a bit of effort you make make even more cash.
>
> * Ebay or car boot
>
> The most profitable way to ditch your old mobile is DIY. There's a
> thriving old phones market on eBay*
> <http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/redir/14a293a5> , earning you on
> average 20–30% more than the best `phone-buyer' sites. It's up
> to you to balance the extra cash with the extra hassle though, and
of
> course, there are no guarantees.
>
> The best thing to do is go to eBay and search for a phone
identical to
> yours and preferably in similar condition; then just check what
price
> they're going for. This should give you a rough indication of
> whether it's worth considering.
> * Sell it to a friend
>
> If you don't want to give it to a friend, selling it can be
mutually
> beneficial, both earning you more and costing them less than doing
it
> commercially. The difficulty is deciding on a price without
ruining the
> friendship.
>
> My easy formula is, take the best price from the `phone-buyer'
> companies and add 10%. If there's a dispute, simply show them this,
> proving it's an unbiased parties' assessment.
> * Re-use it
>
> Just because the phone no longer has the package you want, it
doesn't
> mean you need a new phone. Most phones can be legally and freely
> unlocked to work on any network (see the Unlock Your Mobile
> <http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/unlock-mobile-phone>
article).
>
> This also means it can be used as an alternative handset for
things,
> such as texting only mobiles, using Sim cards offering cheaper
texts, as
> a phone for your children, or specially to use abroad (see Mobile
Phone
> Cost Cutting
> <http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/mobile-phone-cost-
cutting> and
> Cheapest Roaming Mobile
> <http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/cheap-roaming-calls>
> articles).
> * What about the charity option?
>
> Many people see `we'll collect your old mobile for charity
> deals' and think woo hoo; yet I'm not a fan. This isn't due
> to a philosophical objection to giving to charity, but more
because this
> simply isn't an efficient way to do it for mid to high value phones
> (it's not bad for lower value ones).
>
> These schemes work by simply giving the charity a cut of the cash
you
> would've received; yet if you sell it, you get more than the
charity
> does. So to maximize your donation, sell it yourself then donate
the
> cash to the charity, which means not only does the charity get more
> cash, but because of the `Gift Aid' scheme (see give charities
> more at no extra cost
> <http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/protect/pay-less-give-more-to-
charity>
> it can reclaim your tax too, which is an extra 28%.
> * Trade in low value phones
>
> If you're trying to get a new phone, and you have an old phone
which
> the recycling companies aren't willing to give you much for you
> could try and trade it in with the company you're buying from (this
> mainly applies to high street retailers).
>
> Car Phone Warehouse, for example, offers £100 on old phones but
this
> comes with some hefty conditions. It's only available on new O2,
> Orange and T-Mobile contracts that cost over £30/month and tied in
> for 18 months. Don't choose a phone on this basis but if you do
fall
> into this category it's worth a look. For info on how to get the
> best mobile tariff read Mobile Phone Cost Cutting
> <http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/mobile-phone-cost-
cutting> .
>
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