...envirofone.com, and simply type in the make and model of your phone, and it will come up with a list of phones and you just need to find yours. A price will come up at the side what you can get UP TO for your phone, but this is NOT a definite price and you won’t find out what this price is ... Read review
Advantages: Easy to use, good cause, good variety of ways to be paid. Disadvantages: May lose money on phones!
Envirofone.com
=== What is Envirofone? ===
Envirofone is a website where you can go to recycle your old mobile phones. You know what it’s like, you update your phone every two years or so, and end up with old mobile phones sitting around your house, usually given to the kids to play with, or just shoved in a drawer and forgotten about, even though usually the phones still work and you still have the charger and battery for it, ... ...or need the phone.
That’s where Envirofone come in, you can go to their website www.envirofone.com, and simply type in the make and model of your phone, and it will come up with a list of phones and you just need to find yours. A price will come up at the side what you can get UP TO for your phone, but this is NOT a definite price and you won’t find out what this price is until you send your phone off, as it all depends on how well ... more
Envirofone.com
What is Envirofone?
Envirofone is a website where you can go to recycle your old mobile phones. You know what it’s like, you update your phone every two years or so, and end up with old mobile phones sitting around your house, usually given to the kids to play with, or just shoved in a drawer and forgotten about, even though usually the phones still work and you still have the charger and battery for it, but there is nobody who wants to use the phone or need the phone. That’s where Envirofone come in, you can go to their website www.envirofone.com, and simply type in the make and model of your phone, and it will come up with a list of phones and you just need to find yours. A price will come up at the side what you can get UP TO for your phone, but this is NOT a definite price and you won’t find out what this price is until you send your phone off, as it all depends on how well the phone works. They encourage you to send back the charger and box but this does not affect the price you get for the phone, i.e. the price doesn’t go down without the charger and box, and doesn’t go up with it, just makes it easier for them to sell on should the phone be in working order and also means they can get rid of them for you too!
Envirofone then recycles your old phone, whether it be to refurbish the phone and sell it on to be used again, or stripping the phone down to its component parts and sold off to be used again rather than been thrown into a landfill.
You simply send your phone to Envirofone FREE of charge, to the freepost address; every phone has to pass the companies Terms and Conditions which can be seen here: http://www.envirofone.com/terms-and-conditions/, and then they decide on how much payment you will receive.
Will they take my damaged Mobile? YES! Envirofone will take any mobile from you, but please beware you will get less money for damaged mobile phones, but you can get up to 70% of the full price, depending on how damaged the phone is, if it is unusable, you aren’t likely to get much money at all, but more money than you are getting with it sitting in your cupboard!
How long do I have to decide what I’m going to do? Once you have sent your phone, you should receive your offer within 5 days, this will come via email, after this you can either accept or reject the offer. Meaning if you accept you will get a cheque in the post, if you reject, you get your phone back to try elsewhere. If after Envirofone have offered you a price, you don’t get back to them, after 5 days, the offer is accepted on your behalf and you will get the cheque for the amount offered, so beware if you’re not happy with the offer, get back to them asap!
What will I get for my Phone?
As I have said this all depends on what the phone is, how old it is and in what working order it is in! You can get up to £200 for your phone, but some phones are worth more, though these are very unlikely to be given to Envirofone been the brand new Apple iPhone 3G S 32GB which is worth £262! Some phones are only worth £1, whilst most phones are worth between around £10 and £80.
The phone I have at present, Samsung Tocco Ultra Edition would get me £89.99, but as the phone is actually worth £189 in the shops, you are losing out on £100 if you have only just bought the phone and paid the full price!
There are so many phones which are on the list it would be very difficult to put them all on here for you to see what your phone would be worth, but here are 5 randomly chosen phones and what they are worth on Envirofone.
Motorola Razr 2 V8- £29.14
Nokia N81 - £65.10
Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220- £44.06
Apple iPhone 4GB- £48.06
Sony Ericsson W200i- £4.82
You can go on and search very easily for your own phone! And I definitely recommend you doing so, you may be in for a surprise!
Speed of Service
Once you send your phone, it takes Envirofone around 5 days to get back to you with an offer, then up to another 5 days for you accept the offer. Envirofone then endeavour to get you your money within 7 days, which you can have in either Cheque, PayPal payment or Argos vouchers, you can also choose to give the money to a charity of your choice, or a percentage of the money to a charity of your choice, of course there is no obligation to do so!
So all in all it takes around 3 weeks from you sending your phone to getting payment, but of course this can take longer, or be quicker depending on the time of year etc!
Layout/Design of Website & Navigation
The website is laid out in a very easy to use way, everything is laid out in clear view, and you can easily find what you’re looking for, with the search engine been very fast and easy to use for all, you can get an average price for your phone in seconds, and it can all be done online, printing out the Freepost label and sticking it to the parcel containing your phone!
The site is very appealing to the eye and has been very well designed, to make it appealing to people who may be visiting the site! And will make them want to use it!
Overall Service
The service is great and a great way to get rid of old phones which you may not need or use anymore. But the service isn’t so good If you have bought a phone which you don’t like and you want your money back, but the shop won’t refund you. You will not make back the money which you spent on the phone by no means, but if you have an old phone which you no longer want or need, then it’s a great way to make a little extra money and also to help save the environment as your not throwing the phones into a landfill and are putting them to good use! The site is a great idea, and one of the best Mobile Phone recycling sites out there! 9/10 for the Envirofone service!
Advantages: EASY TO USE WEBSITE, EASY TO RECYCLE AND MAKE MONEY Disadvantages: NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND YOUR OLD MOBILE PHONE!!!!!
...paying in a cheque from Envirofone.Com and as one does, one hears them speaking. They were talking about how they had received a cheque from the company simply by sending off their old mobile phone for it to be recycled.
On getting home, I knew that I had a couple of old mobile phones in a drawer which have not been used for lots of months, having upgraded them to the existing model that I had. So I dug them out, and went onto Envirofone.Com to ... ...they sign up and use envirofone.com to trade in their old mobile phones, they will pay the introducer £5 for every friend that does so, with no limits to the number of friends you recommend.
WHAT MUST YOU DO TO ENSURE YOU GET THE QUOTED AMOUNT FOR YOUR OLD PHONE
The following is required to ensure that you get the full quoted amount for your old mobile phone.
You must ensure that there is some charge in it to power up or turn on so that they can ...
JAVER1967 03.08.2008
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Advantages: You get cash or Argos vouchers for old mobiles Disadvantages: Your mobile might not be worth much
For those of you who’ve never heard of Envirofone then you’ll be pleasantly surprised if you have any old mobiles lying about the house. They basically pay you for your old mobile and they recycle it at no extra cost to you. They even pay for your postage and packaging as well so you have nothing to lose! After reading a review about Envirofone I went off to investigate as I had an old Sony Ericsson K700i lying about and figured I may as well find ... ...looking and has everything you need to know at first at a glance. Like most people I went straight for the drop down box to put in my mobile to see what it was worth. So you can have a look how much it is worth without joining. I did this and found out that my mobile was worth £21.87 or £25.26 in Argos credit. For a phone that I hadn’t used in almost 2 years I was delighted with that and I was glad I hadn’t thrown it out! So I quickly signed up which ...
salem_witch 12.06.2007 (01.08.2007)
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Advantages: Money for my battered old mobile Disadvantages: Process takes about six weeks
'''Envirofone i'm impressed!'''
I'm not sure how I came across envirofone, but i'm very pleased I did.
'''What do envirofone do?'''
In a nut shell Envirofone recycle old phones. We all know that it is good to recycle, with envirofone you have an added incentive to do so- they will pay you hard cash, or Argos vouchers for your efforts. Envirofone claim that they have paid out over three million pounds and continue to pay out thousands each week.
... ...mentioned above you can get cash for your old mobile phones that are lying around unused at the bottom of your drawers. If you prefer you can also get Argos vouchers. They pay out is slightly higher for vouchers.
'''How do I know how much my phone is worth?'''
This part is really easy. All you need to do is go to the website and on the home page you will see a drop down box with different mobile phone manufacturers, and then a box to type in the ...
Lisab3410 22.03.2008 (27.03.2008)
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Advantages: Cash or Argos vouchers paid. Excellent communication, freepost Disadvantages: takes longer than advertised, some phones are worthless.
Well, my experience begins at Christmas, in a way. My hubby bought me an Iphone for my pressie, but thats for another review!
I had a Samsung D900 previously, its 18 Months old. My last phone I sold on Ebay & got a few pennies back, but when I checked Ebay out they werent going for an awful lot of money. So I thought no more about it.
A couple of weeks later I saw an advert on TV for envirofone. It sounded pretty good. You send them your old mobile ... ...works & you can have either a cheque or Argos vouchers, if all proves well with your phone.
So I had a look on the website. www.envirofone.com. You chose the make & model of your phone & it brings up a picture, so you can be sure its the right one & a cash amount along with an Argos voucher amount. The Argos amount is slightly higher, nothing great, just a few pounds, but to me I wanted the cold cash! They have hundres of makes & models listed, ...
sallyspud 20.02.2008
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Advantages: Money for your old phones/Doing something for the environment Disadvantages: None.
...out too, I settled with envirofone.com as they were offering more money. They don’t offer a lot of money; I received £3.06p for a Samsung Z140V. I had that phone lying around in a cupboard just taking up space for around 4 years!! So I thought why not recycle my phone and make a bit of money at the same time! Depending on how old the mobile phone is determines how much money you would receive. If a phone is very old then they may not offer any money ... ...WHAT ELSE DOES ENVIROFONE.COM OFFER?
Examples of other services that they have are:
*Articles and info on how you can the environment
*Compare mobile phones contracts to find the best deals
*Ways to save money
*Monthly competitions
MY OPINION
I found the whole website easy to navigate and I would use it again in the future. I have already recommended this website to relatives. I think it is better than other competing recycling mobile phone ...
x_dani_x 06.07.2009
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