{"id":1224,"date":"2012-08-24T15:08:01","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T15:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2019-04-12T10:52:52","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T10:52:52","slug":"a-new-use-for-phone-trade-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/a-new-use-for-phone-trade-in\/","title":{"rendered":"A new use for phone trade-in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mobile-Phone-recycling.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1098\" title=\"Mobile Phone recycling\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mobile-Phone-recycling.jpg\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1098 lazyload\" title=\"Mobile Phone recycling\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mobile-Phone-recycling.jpg\"><\/a>Most people who do a phone trade-in deal are interested in getting rid of an old phone in favor of one that is sparkling and new, with all the latest features.&nbsp; Quite often, a trade-in does not even require a phone owner to send the phone company his or her current handset.&nbsp; Instead, a new unit is sent out, along with a new contract for services, and the phone owner is free to dispose of an old cell phone in whichever way he or she pleases.&nbsp; In such a case, recycling is an excellent option since it helps the planet and can even generate some cash for the owner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb10\">Another kind of phone trade-in, however, is really more properly called a phone contract trade.&nbsp; Cell 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