What to do with old iPhones?

[TerryW]

I have a old iPhone 3 and 4.  The 3 boots up and the 4(maybe a 4s). Are they worth anything or should I toss them? 

 

The are GSM phones.

 

Thanks

[MP5_Rizzo]

Send them to the FBI and tell them you want to contribute to their supply of phones to practice their hacking abilities.

[Caster]

Wipe them clean and then fill them with technical info.  Manuals, load data, schematics ANYTHING you know you cannot remember but would be invaluable WTSHTF.  Then buy a cheap solar charger...actually, buy two or three cheap solar chargers.  

[peejman]

Wipe them clean and then fill them with technical info.  Manuals, load data, schematics ANYTHING you know you cannot remember but would be invaluable WTSHTF.  Then buy a cheap solar charger...actually, buy two or three cheap solar chargers.  

 

 

I need to do this with my old iphone.  Been thinking about it, just haven't done it.

[frankmako]

Clean them up and use them as computers.

[Caster]

There are numerous places online to find PDF file military manuals.  Also consider the CD's sold at most gun shows.  I haven't looked but Imagine someone somewhere offers PDF files for automotive repair manuals.  The repair manuals for any mechanical thing you have would be the very valuable.  Also consider plant identification with color photos.  

[res308]

SHOOT THEM!

[GlockSpock]

Apple will give you a gift card for some of them if you decide you don't want to keep them around.

 

http://www.apple.com/recycling/

[Dustbuster]

Old I phone batteries tend to rupture after a while. You Can also give it to a kid who wants to put iTunes on it for listening to music....I wouldn't rely on it for long term storage...

[z0mbies fear me]

[Caster]

I have an iPhone 1 and a 3, both hold a charge for weeks if not used. The batteries seem to be holding up well for thier age.

[Omega]

Download an app to convert them to a security camera:  http://www.cnet.com/how-to/turn-your-old-phone-into-a-home-security-camera/

[musicman]

Yup. Shoot em.















My neighbor, the IT professional, diagnosing a problem with a laptop.


Wifey punishing a toaster.



What's left of said toaster after I fed it 13rds of 00buck in about 10 seconds.




Being the main shooter and fun documenter, I rarely get pics of me shootin stuff... this is the best I've gotten so far.



Anyways, all of that is to say... shooting stuff is SO much fun! I have neighbors and friends from church give me their old computers, phones, printers, etc. Way better than paper targets!

[AtomicRooster]

My step son works for t mobile and he said most carriers will buy them from you. You might be able to squeeze a new magazine and a 50 round box of your favorite range ammo out of them.

[musicman]

It's more fun to squeeze a magazine of ammo INTO them! ;-)

[gregintenn]

Why the hell did you shoot a Les Paul??!!? :confused:

[Volphin]

Probably an Epi, not a Les.  Not worth anything.

[56FordGuy]

My step son works for t mobile and he said most carriers will buy them from you. You might be able to squeeze a new magazine and a 50 round box of your favorite range ammo out of them.

 

 

I've always sold my old phones on eBay. Usually get enough out of the old one to pay for the new one when we renew the contract. 

[musicman]

It was a chinese knockoff ;) I've also turned a few Kramers into sawdust.

[enfield]

If you're going to toss them, toss them in my direction.

[Dolomite_supafly]

I use them for storage as well as for my ballistic program. Every iPhone I have, except the one I currently use, is identical as far as what is loaded on it.

[musicman]

If you're going to toss them, toss them in my direction.

That's not nearly as much fun as shooting them, but yes, throwing guitars can be satisfying, too. Flung a V one time... that was cool. It really WAS a flying V for about 4 seconds. Then it wasn't.

[nightrunner]

That's not nearly as much fun as shooting them, but yes, throwing guitars can be satisfying, too. Flung a V one time... that was cool. It really WAS a flying V for about 4 seconds. Then it wasn't.

Flying guitars for a skeet shoot sounds fun.

[Dustbuster]

It was a chinese knockoff ;) I've also turned a few Kramers into sawdust.

Man I remember when Kramer was in NJ and they had some nice stuff... All gone to China..

[cardia10]

I wiped my old ones, then let my kids use them as IPOds. Perfect for loading tons of music onto as they can still be used with wifi. On a cheap 8 gig iphone 4 I got almost 900 songs loaded onto it. I also use an old one to travel with as a cheap camera and add a few map and translation apps on it.