Mobile recycling firm trials phone swapping scheme
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 09:34:37
Moneyforyourphone.com has become one of the UK's first mobile recycling firms to test out an initiative by which users can trade in their old handsets for an alternative model of their choice, perhaps upgrading to a smartphone or picking a cheaper model and pocketing the difference.
Using the simple website interface it is possible to select the model you currently own and want to swap and then pick out the replacement you would like. Of course it does not matter what kind of state your existing handset is in because it will probably be of some value to a recycling firm, even if it is broken, which means you can deduct something from the price of the new model.
Virtually every mobile manufacturer and handset type is represented on the site, so you can trade in a slightly weather beaten old Nokia for an iPhone 4, provided you are willing to cover the cost of the price difference.
A spokesperson for the company said that although it is only three years old the business is looking to win fans by offering innovative deals such as the mobile swap offer.
It seems likely that other major mobile recycling operations may follow suit and start offering customers the opportunity to trade in their mobiles for a replacement rather than giving them a simple payment.
Of course as soon as mobile recycling firms get into the business of dealing in handsets rather than simply recycling them there could be further complications and complaints. In general it looks to be a sensible solution to a common problem, as many people who are looking to recycle a phone are also in the market for a new model and so with this site they can combine the two into a single transaction.
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