I read a lot of HN comments/posts where people mention they've upgraded their phones to the new one that had recently come out and such, and I keep wondering what they do with their old ones.
Where do these used iPhones go?
Ask HN: What do you do with your old iPhone when you buy a new one?
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Re: Ask HN: What do you do with your old iPhone when you buy a new one?
#2I give it to someone in the family who uses an android phone.
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#3I sell my old iPhone and use the funds for the new iPhone.
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#4I have five old Android phones serving as IP cameras in my house. Some WeMo motion sensors can alert me to a possible break-in, then I can check the cameras from my phone. Also lets us check in on the pets while we're out.
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#5Give it to my wife.
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#6Pass it on to my wife. And my wife passes her old one on to either her or my parents.
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#7I give it to other family members (mom, cousins, aunts/uncles, etc.)
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#8Softbank (Japan) will buy it back from you. Yesterday they gave me $240 (structured as $10 a month for 24 months as a statement credit) for my iPhone 4S. (http://www.softbank.jp/mobile/campaigns/list/tada-kisyuhen/) Generally they're rather less generous ( http://www.softbank.jp/mobile/campaigns/list/shitadori/ )
I assume that Softbank processes 10,000 of these at a time and then sends them to China for resale.
Re: Ask HN: What do you do with your old iPhone when you buy a new one?
#9Softbank (Japan) will buy it back from you. Yesterday they gave me $240 (structured as $10 a month for 24 months as a statement credit) for my iPhone 4S. ( http://www.softbank.jp/mobile/campaigns/list/tada-kisyuhen/ ) Generally they're rather less generous ( http://www.softbank.jp/mobile/campaigns/list/shitadori/ ) I assume that Softbank processes 10,000 of these at a time and then sends them to China for resale.
$240 is a good price for a used 4S! Now I'm thinking how can they afford to do that so?
Re: Ask HN: What do you do with your old iPhone when you buy a new one?
#10I have five old Android phones serving as IP cameras in my house. Some WeMo motion sensors can alert me to a possible break-in, then I can check the cameras from my phone. Also lets us check in on the pets while we're out.
What apps are you using? It'd be great to have an android app that could do the motion detection and IP camera