Never Throw Away Old Phones - See 9 Useful Ideas For Them.

 

 

Ever since the mobile phone became affordable for virtually all class of people, an average adult can boast of having at least 2 phones or more. People now use their phones anyhow they want and sometimes are even careless about them. So, it is now a normal thing for someone to have an old phone lying abandoned somewhere in the house. 

Most people have old phones they have abandoned and are thinking of how to dispose them. 

In this article, we shall be looking at useful ideas for old phones that some people have probably abandoned somewhere at their homes, place of work, and so on. 

Now, here are 9 useful ideas for old phones;

 

 

1. Security Camera

You can use your old phones as a dedicated security camera in your home or place of work. You can equally use it as a CCTV camera and monitor it from any other device.

2. Torchlight

If the torchlight of the old phone is still in good condition, you can dedicate the phone for the purpose of using the torchlight whenever the need arises.

3. E-Clock

You can use the old phone solely for the purpose of electronic clock. It can also serve as a dedicated alarm clock. You may need to keep the screensaver active for accessibility.

 

 

4. Kids Educational Tool

If your old phone is a smart phone, you can use it to download a lot of educational apps, videos and games for your kids. 

5. E-Reader

Are you a book lover? You can dedicate your old phone for e-reading. Download enough books into it and keep yourself ever learning.

 

 

6. Power Bank

Did you know that you can use your old phone battery to power some other electronic devices? So, why throw it away when you can still serve as a power bank for your other phones?

7. Reuse the Parts

If some of your old phone parts are still in order, they may be a good replacement for another one which may develop a problem later. The screen, battery, internal speakers and so on, may be useful in the future.

8. Sell it

Instead of throwing away your old phone, why not sell it and make some cool cash out of it.

9. Donate It

Because phones are now common, don't assume everyone in this world has a phone. That old abandoned phone may be like a Christmas gift to someone.

I hope you learnt something useful from this article.

 

What are other useful ideas for old phones that you know?