Review of Phone Recycle Bank

Mobile Phone Recycling Site Review www.PhoneRecycleBank.com

If you’ve seen all of the previous mobile phone recycling site reviews and comparisons that we have done here you’ll know how we review these types of sites so that you can know more about them first before you decide to use them to sell and recycle your mobile phone for cash to them. We do this so that you’ll know more about them first, how their site works and how to sell your mobile with them so that you can make the best decision and make the right choice for you.

www.PhoneRecycleBank.com is a new mobile phone recycling site to come online that are run by 20:20 Mobile who are Europe’s leading distributor of mobile phones so you can be sure you are selling your mobile to, and dealing with a reputable well grounded organisation.

What they say. “Phone recycling is a way of creating financially productive partnerships with charities, businesses & members of the public. We want as many people as possible to have the opportunity to benefit from a mobile phone whilst keeping the environmental impact of ownership down to a minimum. By reusing these phones, we offer a socially and environmentally responsible way for you to dispose of old mobile phones.”

Why use www.PhoneRecycleBank.com?

As long as you are at least 18 years old and the mobile you want to recycle with them is owned by you then you can send in any make or model of mobile phone, either working or not working. The better & newer the model, the more money you will get.

• Competitive Prices Offered
  • Phone Recycle Bank monitor their competitors prices on a daily basis so promise to offer higher prices for mobile phones.
• Free Simple & Easy Online Process
  • Phone Recycle Bank offer a free and very simple 3 step online process to sell and recycle your mobile phone.
• Environmentally Friendly Service
  • Phone Recycle Bank recycle inline with all current EU legislations and provide affordable handsets to developing countries.
• Fast Payment Within 4 Days
  • WePhone Recycle Bank promise to send you your money by cheque within 4 days of receiving your mobile phone to be recycled.
• Extensive List of Models
  • Phone Recycle Bank currently list over 850 models and are continually growing.
• Free Freepost or Free Courier Collection
  • There are no costs to recycling your mobile to Phone Recycle Bank. They even provide a free courier service if you have 10 or mobiles to recycle.

So how to use Phone Recycle Bank to sell and recycle your mobile phone?

In this case. I am going to recycle my broken Nokia e65 mobile phone for real with Phone Recycle Bank. They’re offering about £20 quid for it so I’m happy with that and I want to test out their services for myself anyway.

The process is quite an easy 3 step process like they say. On going to the www.PhoneRecycleBank.com website for the first time you might find it looks fairly similar to some of the other top mobile phone recycling sites. This I believe is because they are using the same sort of template which is specifically made for these types of sites. You can see how to use the site and there is a 3 step process displayed showing what the basics are to using them. All you have to do to get started is to search for the make and model of mobile phone you are selling. You can either type the phones model into the search field shown or search by selecting a make and then search for your model in the list. However it’s probably best to just search for your model this way as an extensive list of pages will be shown and you’ll be scrolling forever.

Once you have found your phone click on it to choose whether it’s a working or non-working phone. You will be shown a price for each. Click on if it’s working or non-working. You will then need to enter the phones IMEI number. (Dial *#06# or look on the back of phone inside, under battery) The next page that then displays will show the phone you are selling and give you a choice of how you want to be paid and choice of postage method.

Currently www.PhoneRecycleBank.com only pay by Cheque by post for your mobile and offer 3 different ways to send in your mobile to them. There is the Freepost option where they will send you a Freepost envelope or you can print off a Label and post it yourself and earn yourself an additional £1.00 on top of the already offered price! And there is the Courier service that costs £8.00. (Unless you are selling 10 or more phones). Which is deducted from the price you get for your mobile. As you click on each option the price will change and be shown as “We’ll pay you £x.xx in 7 days time”.

1. Freepost Bag – They send you the freepost envelope.
2. Print Label (+£1) – Print out a label and post it yourself.
3. Courier Collection (-£8) – They pick up the phone.

If you have 10 or more phones or any questions or regards about anything contact Phone Recycle Bank on 0800 0151567 to arrange a free courier or have someone walk you through it.

Going with the Print Label option, clicking continue once you are happy you’ll need to proceed with the simple on site registration process giving your name, address and telephone number and agreeing to the data protection policy and their terms & conditions. The next page will be your confirmation page displaying your Order Reference, Payment and Shipment Method and Total payment amount etc. As I chose the print label option it explains “You have selected to post the your handset back yourself. Please include your order number on the package when posting the handset back” and the address to send it to being;
Freepost RRXG-LYRT-BUBA
Phonerecyclebank
PO Box 481
CW1 9FF
So what happens now? For more information you can now login to your account to view contact information, delivery address and view and manage the progress of your recycled phone and payment. From your ‘My Account Dashboard’ you can view a snapshot of your recent account activity or recycle mobile phones and update or edit your account information. You just need to send in your mobile to Phone Recycle Bank within 14 days so they can guarantee you’ll get the price you was offered for it. If the mobile does not meet the T’s & C’s on faulty phones they will contact you by email with a revised offer that you can either accept or reject. If you reject the offer they will return the mobile as quickly as possible to you for an administration and postage charge of £5 pounds. This is good because a lot of mobile recyclers refuse to send back mobiles completley!

• Paying up to £250 for Mobile Phones
• Accept Working/Broken Mobiles: Yes/Yes
• Accept iPods and Inkjet Cartridges No/No
  
• Free Postage/Envelope: Yes/Yes
• Estimated Payment Time: 7 days
• Payment Methods: Cheque, (Paypal & eVouchers coming soon)
  
• Sell and Recycle to Phone Recycle Bank