8 tips for making mobile phone recycling easier
1. Always, always, always pull out your SIM chip and SD or mini SD card.
Today, pretty much every phone has some sort of REMOVE-able storage – so remove it before you donate or recycle your device. That pretty much will cover all of the security concerns you may have.
2. Do a little planning on the [...]
Freighquote Showcases Creativity in Mobile Phone Recycling
Brand new Cells for Cells partner, Freightquote, did an outstanding job of re-using an old cardboard box to collect mobile phones for Cells for Cells.
Great job on some very brilliant creativity!
Want to use the Battle Cancer with a Cell Phone poster for your mobile phone recycling efforts? You can download it here.
For more information about [...]
How to Clear My Treo 650: Erase Data then Donate Cell Phone
The Treo is one of the simplest phones to reset and clear out all data. As always, Cells for Cells recommends that you take the responsibility to clear all data. Always remember to remove any SD or micro SD memory cards out of the cell phone before donation.
How to Clear my Blackberry in less than 5 minutes
When it comes to securing or erasing data on your cell phone, you are best served by a quick google search on how to do it yourself.
Most recycling firms (Cells for Cells included) have a generic policy along the lines of “We recommend that you erase all personal information before recycling your phone with (INSERT [...]
Inside info on the HTC G1 and more phones from TMobile
I have a very good friend, former Cells for Cells HERO and strong supporter of CFC, Jeff Pickerell, who works at T-Mobile in Kansas. He had a very strong recommendation to wait for some new phones from T-Mobile that will be coming out after the HTC G1.
I love T-Mobile and have always been happy [...]
I lost my cell phone at the Sprint Center: What to do if. . .
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So, you lost your phone at the Sprint Center in Kansas City? Well, there is good news for you! According to the Sprint Center Security Department, you have about a 90% chance of getting your cell phone back. First of all, you have to remember at what [...]
World’s Smallest Cell Phone: Could it be the future of Communication?
You have got to check this out: It is the world’s smallest cell phone. This is the link to Modu Mobile’s website.
The phone is as small as a matchbox or a stereo remote control – and it is so versatile. It appears to function as the “brains” that powers your other electronics: [...]
The End of Analog Cell Phone Service
Here are two informative articles about the end Analog Cell phone service:
PC WORLD: Most Analog Cellular to Fade Away Next Week
The biggest U.S. mobile operators, AT&T Wireless and Verizon Wireless, will close down their analog networks on Monday.
Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service
Thursday, February 14, 2008 12:00 PM PST
Gizmodo: The Analog Cellphone Timeline
As of [...]
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