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Posted by: James 4/9/2008 12:00 PM

By no means are we packrats.  I don’t like to accumulate junk at all so the house doesn’t fill up with useless stuff that we’ll never use again unless it’s a memento.  That being said, I didn’t realize we hadn’t thrown out any of our old cell phones until I noticed our pile in a box this past weekend.  I think we never dumped them since we had the intention of dropping them off at a proper disposal place but never wound up actually doing that (yet).

 

While I love my Blackberry Pearl, nothing beat the camera to the far right in terms of convenience because it was so small.  I never even needed a belt clip for it since you could barely feel it in your pants pockets.

 

I kind of wish Megan’s first cell phone was here.  It was one of those huge, grey flip phones with the enlarged battery area and an antenna to rival a car’s.  It must not have made the trip from Chicago to Atlanta when we moved since it would have required an extra moving van just to transport it.

 

I could have taken this shot with my regular camera but I figured it to be poetic justice to take a camera phone shot using these phones’ successor/conqueror.

 

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Re: Cellphone graveyard    By JD on 4/9/2008 12:15 PM
I'm only on my 3rd cell phone, but still wondering the best way of disposing the 2 old ones... recycling? or donating?

Re: Cellphone graveyard    By James on 4/9/2008 12:21 PM
I never thought about donating but I guess that would work as long as there was an old SIM card chip in it (with your stuff deleted) and you still had the battery charger. As for recycling, I've noticed phone collection bins in places like Starbucks. In Decatur there is a yearly recycling drive at the high school for all old electronics but it was last weekend. Rotten timing on my part.

Re: Cellphone graveyard    By Deanna on 4/9/2008 12:26 PM
I haven't thrown away any of my cell phones either for some reason. I'll have to dig up my first Motorola flip phone from '96. Funny when phones now are smaller than the battery on that phone!

Re: Cellphone graveyard    By James on 4/9/2008 12:39 PM
Deanna, if your Motorola was from 1996-ish, it's probably the same kind Megan had. In the words of Groundskeeper Willy from the Simpsons, they were "friggin' HUGE!!!"

Re: Cellphone graveyard    By Muuurph on 4/9/2008 1:08 PM
I just dropped off a couple a few months ago at our village hall. They take them, with or without the chargers. They'll take accessories too, they use these phones to give to battered women so they can call 911 whenever they need to. That's the best use I've come across for old cell phones. I don't know if it's the same organization but here's a link to a similar program: http://www.snbw.org/donate/cellphone.htm .................................................................................................. See I'm not as big of a heartless bastage as many of you think.

Re: Cellphone graveyard    By KB's on 4/9/2008 1:21 PM
Muuuurph...... I hope you took your number off of the speed dial though!!

Re: Cellphone graveyard    By Jason's Mom on 4/9/2008 3:06 PM
When I got my last Amazon order there was an envelope in the box to send old cell phones for donation to soldiers overseas. You can take your Sim card out as it's a simple thing to replace, and that way your info is secure. Throwing out old cell phones is a no-no because of the battery.<br><br>On another note, the Olympic torch is supposed to pass by my office in the airport today...

Re: Cellphone graveyard    By James on 4/9/2008 4:12 PM
Supposedly the route for the torch has been possibly changed at the last minute to try to minimize the China/Tibet protests. Let us know if you wind up seeing it.

Re: Cellphone graveyard    By Erich on 4/9/2008 5:19 PM
And in James' own little anal way, all of the phones are arranged in chronological order, then by fee structure and finally avergae battery life...

Torch    By Jason's Mom on 4/10/2008 2:17 PM
Didn't see the torch...it went to the plane a secret way. We just saw the runners, and a couple of protestors. One of the guys going by said "You're watching history being made!" and I thought, um, I'm watching people walk down a hallway...I did see our current and former mayor.

Freedom and secrecy    By SF citizen on 4/11/2008 10:01 AM
I am furious with Gavin Newsom and the decision to hide the Olympic torch from the people in *this* country, and in this great City, who have the right to speak their mind and to protest. Look at it this way - the Chinese government thinks he did a great job. What he did was borrow a page from Bushie's book of oppressions - corral the protester and take a different secret route. LOOOOser. And of course since every single cop was required to be on duty (all days off canceled for all police) We paid the police all the overtime to protect the empty route.

Re: Mobile in the yard    By Syl on 4/11/2008 10:17 AM
I got that first grey Motorola block sometime in 1995. Now I just try to avoid flip phones, I don't trust myself with the weak spot, the hinges. ---------<br><br><br><br><br><br>---------- The first mobile phone I saw in person was at the 1988 World Series in Oakland. Some assh--- from LA was talking on it at his seat during the game - oooo, look at him so imPORtant and all. That was also when I found out that not that many fans are able to go to the World Series - the place fills up with corporate shills who don't care about either team at all. That guy's phone power pack was the size of an large passenger truck's battery with a handle on top.

Re: Cellphone drawer gravesite    By Syl on 4/11/2008 10:30 AM
I only have two phones in the drawer, but I've only written down half of that one phone's numbers/addresses. It's too old to auto transfer anything, no comprendre exchangeability or memory card. Since my main email account is not accessible to me, I definitely need to go through that phone.<br><br><br><br>---<br><br>---Thanks Muuurph. Battered women's shelters almost always need (work & casual women's) clothing, shoes and also shampoo/hair products you might pick up next time you stay in a hotel. The women often escape their bad situation with just the kids in hand.


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