Most US Consumers Stockpile Older Smartphones

So far I kept my N8 & the Galaxy Nexus. I don't think their resale value is worth the trouble. My wife is on her first smartphone and my stepdaughter so far hasn't left a smartphone behind

With regards to Next, I suppose there could be a bunch of cheap prepaid smartphones available Or maybe they'll just rotate them as refurbs at lower prices.

 

I don't have any old Smartphones, as I sell them as soon as I get a new one. Having said that I am thinking of keeping my iphone5 when I do get a new one. It is unlocked and a true workhorse.


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I still have my old iPAQ, I was scared personal data might still be in it when I replaced it, so I kept it. My Tilt still works, but there's something odd going on inside it. A full charge only lasts about 3 hours, even after putting a new battery in it. Didn't feel right selling it with it behaving that way. My HTC Pure was run over by a car - I still have the pieces somewhere. I meant to toss it in a recycling bin, it just never happened. My HTC Inspire was passed down to my dad, who still uses it, and I'm still using my Vivid because I can't afford to replace it at this time.

 

The only phones I have, is my Stellar and Trophy.
If I know someone that needs a phone.
I'll give them the Trophy. It's not worth anything, and it's only 3G.
The Stellar is used for a back up since I don't have a landline.

 

I usually end up selling my previous smartphone. I just sold my N2 the other day. When I went from the Droid RAZR MAXX to the Note 2, I traded it in for a few bucks.

I do have some stone age flip phone lying around, though.

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When I worked for ATT, they had a box for donating used phones that were recycled to active soldiers. I have also donated them to battered-women organizations.

So, in short, I do not keep older phones. I take a pix of them for my personal history and that's it.

 

At work we collect phones on Earth day for donation to the proper organizations.


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I normally sell my previous phones on eBay. Lately I have been trying to keep a smartphone for backup, but with my 1520 taking a nano SIM my 720 and 820 (micro SIMS) are in the process of being sold now.

 

One thing to keep in mind is that some manufacturers/phone models do not recommend the use of adapters. From Nokia E7 manual:

Now I don't know whether they'll go as far as voiding the warranty from any damage that might occur, but I wouldn't want to take the chance. I used a micro-SIM in my GNex once with an adapter and the SIM slipped out. I had to carefully break the adapter into smaller pieces to extract it without damaging PIN connectors.

 

I think it depends on the SIM loading mechanism. For the old style "hinge door" I don't see any trouble whatsoever. For the tray loading ones, like iPhones -- probably not much. For the spring loaded slotted ones I would worry the most as there's pressure applied to the adapter when you click it in and out that could potentially dislodge the SIM. Remember, they're very thin pieces of plastic to begin with and there's always going to be some flex.

I'm not saying one should not use the adapters, I'm saying one should be careful doing so. You don't want the adapter to get stuck there without the SIM card in it.

 

One other thing to worry about is using a cut-down nano SIM (as opposed to a true nano SIM) in an adapter. The true nano SIM is slightly thinner than a regular SIM and I'm sure adapters are designed with that in mind. If someone is using a SIM that's just cut down to the nano size, it'll still work fine in the device itself but may present problems in an adapter. It's best to use a real nano SIM or file down (sandpaper down) the cut one.

 

Yes, I wasn't directing it at budney, more like general information for someone who might read this thread. Aside from that incident with my GNex I don't know of anyone who would've had a problem.

 

My adapter for going from a micro to a standard SIM worked very well for switching between the Lumia 900 and the Vivid.

When I got my iPhone unlocked, I cut my TM regular SIM to nano and had to work at making it fit. It was an eBay bought cutter but I had to do much filing for it to fit right in the iPhone.

I decided to stick to store bought SIMs from then on.


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Great points on nano Sim adapters. I have heard people having issues with nano SIMS and the Lumia SIM trays that are like the one on the 720, so I would rather not take the chance. Plus my line is eligible for NEXT if I need a new phone or get a new backup.

 

Before getting my first iPhone I used to keep all of my old phones. However, with the higher resale value that the iPhones bring I've sold every one to get the next model with the exception of my 4. I gave that one to my daughter. I might keep my 5S too depending on how my 14 day trial with the Note 3 goes.


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I don't keep any older phones around. I sell my old phone every time I get a new one because I feel that the older one will drop in value the older it gets. So selling asap likely is the best way to get a few more bucks out of it before it becomes very outdated. I might still have one old dumb phone laying around somewhere from circa 2008.