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shawn487

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I am just wondering what people are going to be doing with there old phone once they get a HTC Incredible. Are you going to use it as a back up in case you break your Incredible? Or are you going to dismantle it, burn it, shoot it, make it explode or something else destructive? Or are you just going to throw it away?

In my postition I will be switching from Sprint so I won't be using it as a back up. I am thinking about loading it into a clay pigeon thrower and throwing it and then shoot it with my shotgun it could make for an interesting night then throw the pieces in a bon fire and celibrate haveing a the Incredible.

So let me know your plans. This is just another fun thread.
 
I keep all of my old phones as kinda souvenirs. This may sound freakin' weird, but I want to have them so I can show my kids, if I ever have any, what kind of phone I used when I was younger. Kinda a museum of phones that I had. Plus, I went through certain things when I had each of them and there is kinda some sentimental value there that I don't want to just throw in the trash.
 
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I am currently using the "LG Voyager in Titanium". It isn't really a dumb phone, but it isn't smart either.

It has served me well the last 18 months or so. Due to it's condition - It has a "wet spot", as I call it, on the front screen and it makes it hard to dial numbers and looks awful - I won't be using it as a backup. My girlfriend works for Verizon, so getting it fixed/replaced is an extra hassle and requires more effort than I am willing to invest at this point. This is the THIRD Voyager I have had. I had another with a similar problem and one that the hinge was broken on when I got it (it was a replacement). I have an old LG Chocolate that is alive and well and can function in a pinch. We have an enV2 around here as well, somewhere. It was my girlfriend's old phone before she got her MotoDroid.

As soon as I get my Incredible this Voyager is probably going into the recycle bag and being put to rest. I've got all of my contacts saved and updated on my GMail account (it is my primary form of email anyway) and I've got all of my pictures and movies on an SD card. I am ready for the Incredible!
 
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If the music player is passable on the incredible then my iPhone is ebay bound. My girlfriends iPhone is on its last leg and part of the screen is unresponsive so I am not sure what to do with it. I have already changed the screen and digitizer once on the phone bc she dropped it - the current problems are bc she spilled wine on it:eek:

We are definitely getting insurance on her incredible.:p
 
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I'm trying to decide between trying to dial the old phone with a 40 S&W at 25 yds or a .223 Remington at 200 yards. Either way, I think my odds of getting a good connection on the first try are at least 2 orders of magnitude better than they were dialing with my fingers. The idea of foisting my xv6800 on someone else or having it hanging around with it waiting to take revenge on me sounds too much like Steven King's story, "Christine". Any other more creative ways of sending it to its just reward will be appreciated.
 
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I'm trying to decide between trying to dial the old phone with a 40 S&W at 25 yds or a .223 Remington at 200 yards. Either way, I think my odds of getting a good connection on the first try are at least 2 orders of magnitude better than they were dialing with my fingers. The idea of foisting my xv6800 on someone else or having it hanging around with it waiting to take revenge on me sounds too much like Steven King's story, "Christine". Any other more creative ways of sending it to its just reward will be appreciated.


haha nice
 
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I have all of my cell phones left over like Nash. My kids play with them. The more recent ones my older kids (11 and 7) charge them up and take pictures with them. I think in the toy pile, they still have the old Nokia something with the green screen. That's from when my cell phone plan was $60 for a whole 15 minutes...lol.

My current Envy2 will just go into the toy pile.
 
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Gave my last one to a charity for abused and battered women. I've also seen Cell Phones for Soliers, where they send them overseas for them to use to call home. But for my iPhone, I still have it running on a jailbroken 3.0.1, and if I keep it like that, it should be worth something because it will still be easily unlockable to other carriers. I do still have my old Motorola StarTAK around somewhere, though. That thing is just too cool to get rid of! I got the analog version, had 12 hour standby and 15 minutes talk time on a full battery charge, LOL! I looked awesome for those 15 minutes, though!
 
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I have all of my cell phones left over like Nash. My kids play with them. The more recent ones my older kids (11 and 7) charge them up and take pictures with them. I think in the toy pile, they still have the old Nokia something with the green screen. That's from when my cell phone plan was $60 for a whole 15 minutes...lol.

My current Envy2 will just go into the toy pile.

+1. I just pop the battery out and voila, instant toy. My girls (1 and 4) tote around the house a pair of old Samsung flips phones from our Sprint days. I'm probably setting myself up for disaster, though (LOL). ;) In all likelihood, I'll keep my razr around as a backup phone in case something happens.

If this was the comment section on a public blog, I'd post that I was taking my old iphone and using it as a doorstop after picking up the Incredible, just to piss off the Apple fanboys. :)
 
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