Comments on: What Do I Do With All These Phones? http://phoneboy.com/2318/what-do-i-do-with-all-these-phones VoIP, Mobile Phones, Telecom, and Technology Made Simple Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:32:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: PhoneBoy http://phoneboy.com/2318/what-do-i-do-with-all-these-phones#comment-26434 PhoneBoy Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:08:56 +0000 http://www.phoneboy.com/?p=2318#comment-26434 There seems to be a decent market for used phones on eBay, JV. There seems to be a decent market for used phones on eBay, JV.

]]> By: PhoneBoy http://phoneboy.com/2318/what-do-i-do-with-all-these-phones#comment-26433 PhoneBoy Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:00:40 +0000 http://www.phoneboy.com/?p=2318#comment-26433 It looks like MetroPCS is doing the same thing, though they are actually reflashing certain handsets as opposed to just unlocking them. There would be a much better secondary market for mobile phones if we had one standard instead of two (GSM and CDMA). Hopefully the fact that VZW and AT&T are both going LTE will unify things a bit more. It looks like MetroPCS is doing the same thing, though they are actually reflashing certain handsets as opposed to just unlocking them.

There would be a much better secondary market for mobile phones if we had one standard instead of two (GSM and CDMA). Hopefully the fact that VZW and AT&T are both going LTE will unify things a bit more.

]]> By: JV http://phoneboy.com/2318/what-do-i-do-with-all-these-phones#comment-26415 JV Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:56:41 +0000 http://www.phoneboy.com/?p=2318#comment-26415 I agree on availability of phones for people on a budget, but I think the problem is the used electronics market in the US, does not warrant. I am looking into putting something together but shipping it overseas where there is a market for the used. I agree on availability of phones for people on a budget, but I think the problem is the used electronics market in the US, does not warrant. I am looking into putting something together but shipping it overseas where there is a market for the used.

]]> By: spg http://phoneboy.com/2318/what-do-i-do-with-all-these-phones#comment-26414 spg Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:27:46 +0000 http://www.phoneboy.com/?p=2318#comment-26414 where i am currently living in denver the popular cut rate carriers is crickit. they will re flash and program any cdma phone. you can either buy an expensive one from them, buy a prepaid verizon and hope it unlocks easily or a used phone(smartphones that are not really supported in functionality such as blackberries seem to be very popular at the crickit shops - it seems clear they are owned for style reasons not functionality, mostly by teenagers) anyways the used phones are quite overpriced in my opinion. it would be really nice to see more some a used phone market for people on a budget who want use prepaid services, etc. i tend to feel this would be better recycling than giving away for free only to have a perfectly good phone melted down(what very often happens to phone given to recyle kiosks). where i am currently living in denver the popular cut rate carriers is crickit. they will re flash and program any cdma phone. you can either buy an expensive one from them, buy a prepaid verizon and hope it unlocks easily or a used phone(smartphones that are not really supported in functionality such as blackberries seem to be very popular at the crickit shops - it seems clear they are owned for style reasons not functionality, mostly by teenagers) anyways the used phones are quite overpriced in my opinion. it would be really nice to see more some a used phone market for people on a budget who want use prepaid services, etc. i tend to feel this would be better recycling than giving away for free only to have a perfectly good phone melted down(what very often happens to phone given to recyle kiosks).

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