envirofone.ie what’s all the fuss about?
Posted on 18 January, by admin under Mobile Recycling
How Much is Your Old Mobile Worth?
The mobile phone market in third world countries is growing at an unprecedented rate. According to the envirofone.ie 2007-2008 (2008), the number of mobile phone subscribers in the developing world has tripled in the last 5 years. This is a dramatic growth, and subscribers from these countries now constitute over half of the world’s mobile phone users. Nevertheless, there is still a big demand to fill in that market, especially for those with less purchasing power in these countries. For example, in Africa, the mobile phone ownership rate per habitant is only 27%, as compared to over 100% in Europe.
Envirofone .ie whats the story?
Unlike in developed countries where real-time connectivity and communication is taken for granted, mobile phones – which connects parties for real-time dialogue and makes it possible to disseminate or even broadcast messages to individuals or groups quickly – are very valuable production tools in the third world countries. Creative methods to use mobile phone for small businesses, schooling and education, medical services, community and hospitality, production cycles and even agriculture, are constantly being developed.
Every time you recycle your old mobile phone, envirofone.ie will sell your old mobile phone and its components to markets in the developing world, and it increases the chance to make refurbished or secondhand mobile phones available to these nations which need them most. It is a way of sharing the power
And indeed there is little excuse not to do it. Recyclers often offer free shipping at their end so that all you need to do is to send the old phone to them in a Jiffy bag. Discount vouchers are usually offered as an incentive. You can choose to recycle at your mobile phone service provider in-store; alternatively, you can locate a trusted recycler from the Internet that offers a better cash incentive. If you do not care much about the cash incentive and would like to donate your old phone direct, many charities including Oxfam and envirofone.ie are accepting old mobile phones as a gift in-kind, which they may either sell them to third world countries, or sell the phones to recyclers and pledge to use part of the funds for charity projects or helping the developing world. Either way, it is a very good way to contribute to a better livelihood for the underprivileged.
