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How To Trade In Your Cell Phone Previous To The Contract Date Without Penalty

Author : AlexFc Thomason


         


Is there a new smartphone on the market that you just can't wait to have? The dilemma is, if you are presently in the middle of a 2-year wireless contract, you are not yet eligible for a free upgrade. This means that if you are insistent to obtain your brand new model immediately, you will have to break your long term contract and pay a fee. Depending of the wireless company you are utilizing, this penalty might be $200 or even more.

The good news is you can still get your greedy little hands on the new mobile phone now without losing a good deal of cash in the process. Doing so involves a two-part process.

Break your contract and pay the penalty to get your new mobile phone? You're likely asking yourself, "Pay 'The Man?' I thought I wasn't supposed to pay a penalty." Don't worry -- you'll get most or all of your cash back in the end and possibly even make a profit.

After you get your brand new mobile phone and no longer require your previous one, sell your previous mobile phone to an online electronics recycling service. There are now a growing number of such services online thanks to the fact that the new generation of smartphones commands a high resale value. From many of these services you can obtain a quotation on-line in seconds. Just describe the mobile phone by answering a few quick questions about the phone's current model, features and condition. Remember that you can sell your cellular phone for a greater price if you still have the accompanying accessories (such as charger, USB cable and manuals).

Once you submit this information, you'll get your offer right away. After you accept an offer, some services will even provide a shipping box along with a pre-paid, pre-addressed shipping label will be delivered to you. Before mailing off your old mobile phone, don't forget to clear away any personal information, such as your contacts and old messages. You can easily accomplish this by resetting your phone to its factory configuration.

Once your mobile phone is received, it will be examined to be sure everything is as you described it. You may receive a modified offer depending on the condition of your device. The final step: Depending on the service you use, you'll receive payment for your mobile phone by check, PayPal or other service a few days later. Easy, right?

In the end you'll have the mobile phone you have been lusting after without waiting for the contract to expire and without guilt because you haven't lost your shirt in the process and you can be assured that your old phone will find a new home or be recycled responsibly.

According to the EPA, US consumers throw away nearly two million tons of consumer electronic devices each and every year, ending up as mountains of "e-waste" in trash dumps. Recycling starts out with reuse and selling your pre-owned consumer electronics will make certain they stay away from the waste stream.

After purchasing consumer electronics, responsible recycling companies consider the devices' condition, and those devices in working order are offered for sale via a wide variety of sellers. Any personal data is erased first from all electronics resold. Any items with no market value are recycled responsibly.


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Drewanne M. Goode is a technology writer and frequent contributor to http://SellMyElectronics.com where she provides advice on how to trade in your old electronics for cash while ensuring they are recycled responsibly. She also writes on how to trade in your cell phone without a penalty. Copyright (c) SELLMYELECTRONICS.COM Washington, DC

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