- 1). Dial 911. You can still call emergency phone numbers on an older phone. You might keep it in your car or bedroom, just in case.
- 2). Donate your phone. There are some nonprofit organizations that recycle phones and donate the proceeds to charity.
- 3). Take your phone to be appraised. If your cell phone is over 25 years old, it may be worth money as a collectible. You may find collectors online.
- 4). Donate the phone to a school theater program. Older phones make good props for plays.
- 5). Call your operator. If it doesn't bother him, you can still have a conversation with your operator. Older phones will frequently connect you to the carrier's operator. Older phones which were under no-longer-existent companies will normally route to the company that purchased the defunct company.
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