...charity which helps soldiers call home.  I believe there are others which give people cell phones so they can call 911.  You can also donate them to charities which sell them for the precious metals and earn $ that way.

If you don't want to donate them, you can sell them too.  There are even vending machines where you put the phone in and it pays you in cash immediately for it.

So after I dropped my phone in the toilet, I went and got a new phone because it seemed hopeless...trouble was, I didn't realize all my contacts were not copied onto my SIM card so when I slipped it in the new phone I had nothing.  Very bummed that I was going to have to start from scratch, I tried the rice trick and put my phone in a bag of rice for two days...last night I dreamt that I turned my phone on and it worked...low and behold, dreams DO come true...just turned my phone on and was able to copy all my contacts back onto my sim card and still have a little better phone because since I bought it, they have made a model for the same price that makes it almost obsolete...ah, such is technology...my only trouble now is my growing collection of obsolete phones...I don't know what to do with them, LOL.

Or sell it on Ebay.

... by going to this link below.

At least you will get a few bucks back and keep the old cell phones out of the landfills.

Serpius

I'm sure I could return it, but I'm not keen to...it's better than my old phone

yes this "new" old phone might actually be accepted...most of my old phones are dinasaurs and not wanted ;(...donating for precious metals might be an idea

you can donate or save the old phone as a backup phone.

... because you have proof of this?

Shooting your mouth off without any source of your proof is not a good idea.

Serpius

I have Verizon, and got a new phone last year.

When it arrived, I made some comment to a fellow at work about how I'll be spending the weekend programing in all my contacts from the old phone.

He said no need to.  He went on line and clicked a few links and voila, my contacts were there in my new phone (Neither phone had a SIM card.)

Do any other carriers provide this?  I mentioned this because someone I know who has Virgin and just got a new phone, but they said Virgin does not store contacts on the internet.

I was very glad to not have to spend hours programing my new phone, but I'm a bit concerned about my contacts being out there on the internet for hackers to find.

Verizon should be able to download all of your contact information (from your old phone to your new phone).

some may charge a fee.

Typically you have to manually configure your phone to do this so you actively choose to use this service. But, sounds like Verizon might do this on your behalf, behind the scenes. Or, maybe as part of a new phone swap.

This does store your personal contacts someplace other than locally on your phone or your own PC; which some might be uncomfortable with. But, that data is stored within the carriers network. Doesn't mean a hacker could never get to it (or an attorney with a subpoena). But, it is protected, same as your personal billing info, or call records etc.... Or as protected as anything is these days.

You probably have the ability to opt out of that feature, if you like.

Now you're threatening Big P?

It's a fuck board S...nothing more.

Go and take a crap and feel better...sheesh!!