REPURPOSE

=If it’s an older smartphone, there are all kinds of cool projects you can get into. You can turn it into a dedicated media player for the car. You could make it a dedicated alarm clock. You could turn it into a dedicated VoIP device.These are all simple projects that don’t require any= =hacking.=

=Donate It=

=My preferred option, if you’re simply looking to get rid of the phone, is to donate it to an organization that can put it to good use.= = = =My top preference is to donate phones to spousal abuse centers. Such centers can then give the phones to women and children who are in abusive situations so that they can use the phones to call for help in the event of an abusive situation. Check the yellow pages to find a spousal abuse center in your local area.= = = =Another excellent use for used cell phones is the Cell Phones for Soldiers program, which takes used cell phones and gives them to members of the United States military deployed overseas, enabling them to call their families with ease.There are also many personal uses for old cell phones. Here are four ways you can actually reuse that outdated piece of equipment.=

=Use it as a 911 phone=

=Charge it up, turn it off, and stick the phone(along with the old charger) other emergency, you can pull the phone from your glove box, flip it on, and use it to dial 911. This will work because all cell phones are= =required to allow you to dial 911, even without an active service plan to the phone.=