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Land Fill or Recycle?

HunnieBunnie

HunnieBunnie

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Since I soon will not be able to use my LG Motion any more anywhere, what can I do with it? Is it recyclable or does it just go into a land fill??
 
HunnieBunnie said:
Since I soon will not be able to use my LG Motion any more anywhere, what can I do with it? Is it recyclable or does it just go into a land fill??
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Metro will trade it in. Just wait till CDMA starts shutting down in your area to do so. If you already bought a GSM phone, they probably won't do it.
 
HunnieBunnie said:
Thanks, Sammy. What will they do with it, do you know?
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Probably send it to LG for refurbishing/rebranding/recycling. Whatever LG decides to do with it...could reuse the LCD for another cheap LG phone. New phones might be built from refurbished parts for all we know haha.
 
Just because the phone service does not work any more doesn't mean it's a totally useless device. Everything on a decommissioned Android phone still works except the cell service (actually it will still make 911 calls as long as there is a compatible tower in range). Apps that need internet will work with wifi, other apps will work as before, your Google account remains active. You can even use it to make calls with VOIP apps.
Currently I'm using two of my old LG phones (including the Motion) as streaming media players connected to stereo receiver/amps in my house.
Or, if you don't care about any of that most electronic retailers will accept old phones for recycling.
 
Fox Mulder said:
Just because the phone service does not work any more doesn't mean it's a totally useless device. Everything on a decommissioned Android phone still works except the cell service (actually it will still make 911 calls as long as there is a compatible tower in range). Apps that need internet will work with wifi, other apps will work as before, your Google account remains active. You can even use it to make calls with VOIP apps.
Currently I'm using two of my old LG phones (including the Motion) as streaming media players connected to stereo receiver/amps in my house.
Or, if you don't care about any of that most electronic retailers will accept old phones for recycling.
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Hi Fox,

Thanks. I knew that 911 would still work, but I did not know the other. Interesting. My hope is that LG will release a new Motion that will work on the Metro's new platform. I have really enjoyed my Motion.
 
HunnieBunnie said:
Hi Fox,

Thanks. I knew that 911 would still work, but I did not know the other. Interesting. My hope is that LG will release a new Motion that will work on the Metro's new platform. I have really enjoyed my Motion.
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They kind of did, the LG Optimus F3 is similar, as well as the LG L70.

F3 is Jellybean
L70 is KitKat

F3 has 4G LTE/HSPA/HSPA+
L70 has 4G HSPA/HSPA+ (no LTE :( )

F3 is rootable
L70 is being worked on for root.

LG Optimus F6 is just a bigger version of the F3 :p

Edit: both are known for having little internal sd storage. Root will fix that. L70 definitely can be rooted due to a global issue left in android 4.4.2 by google. Though the issue is global, the root method must be customized for the phone.
 
HunnieBunnie said:
Hi Fox,

Thanks. I knew that 911 would still work, but I did not know the other. Interesting. My hope is that LG will release a new Motion that will work on the Metro's new platform. I have really enjoyed my Motion.
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If you liked the Motion you should like the F3. Except for the smaller storage it's the same but better. I've had mine since last summer and it's been great. I wouldn't bother with the L70, no LTE and maybe some other differences.
 
Fox Mulder said:
If you liked the Motion you should like the F3. Except for the smaller storage it's the same but better. I've had mine since last summer and it's been great. I wouldn't bother with the L70, no LTE and maybe some other differences.
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If nothing better comes out by September, that is probably what I will do. I did an on-line chat yesterday with someone at ATT. I do not think they are going to be for me. They are too expensive whether you sign a contract or not.
 
You can still use everything except the phone as long as you have Wi-Fi and you can use it for an MP3 player as well.

And I thought these phones would work even after the change as it won't affect 4GLTE?
And what about using Skype?

I have an LG Spirit and like it very much and would like to get at least another year out of it.
 
I have a L70, I am very saticfied, and metro has it on save for litterally $50 (plus $15 activation) I love the phone, and recommend it to you, but the only down side is, no internal memory until root, and it's not-out yet, so I guess ima have to wait
 
Have they already started getting rid of service for CDMA phones? Lol, there's always eBay. One man's trash is another man's treasure. But, seriously, its still Android, still will function. I'd use it like a tablet (although a very, Very, VERY small tablet xD).
 
PHP87 said:
You can still use everything except the phone as long as you have Wi-Fi and you can use it for an MP3 player as well.

And I thought these phones would work even after the change as it won't affect 4GLTE?
And what about using Skype?

I have an LG Spirit and like it very much and would like to get at least another year out of it.
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I received a text message from Metro a few days ago. It alleged that they were giving away free phones and to come into the store by July 8th. Since it was sent to a current customer, maybe there are indeed now giving away free phones to us. Anyone heard about this?
 
sammyz said:
Probably send it to LG for refurbishing/rebranding/recycling. Whatever LG decides to do with it...could reuse the LCD for another cheap LG phone. New phones might be built from refurbished parts for all we know haha.
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Is it true that there are very few carriers around the world where that have a cdma2000, 1x, 2g or 3g network and an LTE network? If so, this explains why Metro had trouble getting a wide variety of phones until Tmobile came along. Just something I've wondered about for awhile but never asked.

Although all the USA carriers used to be CDMA, but on different bands until LTE arrived.
 
Nintendo1889 said:
Is it true that there are very few carriers around the world where that have a cdma2000, 1x, 2g or 3g network and an LTE network? If so, this explains why Metro had trouble getting a wide variety of phones until Tmobile came along. Just something I've wondered about for awhile but never asked.
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Most countries don't use CDMA then if they do most times it's in a different band anyway.
 
HunnieBunnie said:
Since I soon will not be able to use my LG Motion any more anywhere, what can I do with it? Is it recyclable or does it just go into a land fill??
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You should recycle all lithium ion and nicad and nimh batteries.

Even if you dont "get anything" for it. You get a cleaner earth.

If the phone works, sell it on ebay. I got 15 bucks for an old cdma flip phobe two months ago, in my pocket after fees and shipping.
 
if you are a little tech savvy and can follow directions well. and if you have wifi in your home

I use my old LG motion 4G as a house phone, to do this go to Google Play and look for an app called groove ip light, it lets you pick a phone number and you can use it just like a regular phone

before I switched to an LG motion, I had an LG Optimus M, I now use that phone as a motion detector security camera in my bedroom.

my current phone is a lg optimus f6

there are lots of things you can do with old Android phone, just google it
 
Mega Optimus said:
if you are a little tech savvy and can follow directions well. and if you have wifi in your home

I use my old LG motion 4G as a house phone, to do this go to Google Play and look for an app called groove ip light, it lets you pick a phone number and you can use it just like a regular phone

before I switched to an LG motion, I had an LG Optimus M, I now use that phone as a motion detector security camera in my bedroom.

my current phone is a lg optimus f6

there are lots of things you can do with old Android phone, just google it
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What is your security camera/ motion detection app?

Hopefully it didn't catch anything naughty in your bedroom, lol.

I'll probably sell mine.

If you are using it, there's two samba servers in the play store. you can browse the phones SD card over the network from another computer and not have to start anything on the phone, other than set samba to run on boot. Theres also the autorun app.
 
I just toss my old phones in the ditch behind my neighbor's place where I pour all my old used oil.

Bruce in Ocala, Fl ;)
 
Nintendo1889 said:
What is your security camera/ motion detection app?

Hopefully it didn't catch anything naughty in your bedroom, lol.

I'll probably sell mine.

If you are using it, there's two samba servers in the play store. you can browse the phones SD card over the network from another computer and not have to start anything on the phone, other than set samba to run on boot. Theres also the autorun app.
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Heres the link to set up the security camers, you just need a conitnous wifi connection and electricity to keep phone charged


How to Turn An Old Android Phone into a Networked Security Camera
 
Another idea is an auto gps device.

Connect it to your new phone hotspot. It can still get a GPS fix from the satellite, leave data off and WiFi on. Just be sure it's not charging when the car is off.
 
Nintendo1889 said:
Another idea is an auto gps device.

Connect it to your new phone hotspot. It can still get a GPS fix from the satellite, leave data off and WiFi on. Just be sure it's not charging when the car is off.
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That's a good thought. As long as you update Google Maps (or what ever app you are using for maps and GPS) you'll have an updated maps and route info, etc.
 
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