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17
Oct 09

Earthmobile Vs Love2Recycle Comparison Review

Earthmobile Vs Love 2 Recycle

Earthmobile Vs Love 2 Recycle Comparison Review

We have reviewed both Earthmobile and Love 2 Recycle in previous posts. See the reviews to find out how they work and how to sell and recycle your mobile with them and to find out more info on them before you do to get the most money for your mobile as possible.

Comparison Review of Earthmobile and Love2Recycle.

Earthmobile and Love2Recycle are two UK Mobile Phone Recycling sites that have been recycling mobile phones online for about the past year and more. They are not as well known as some of the other mobile phone recycling sites such as Mazuma Mobile, Fonebank, Envirofone or Mopay . But they both provide the same free service for you to use to sell and recycle your old mobile phone. Be it for cash or just to recycle and help the environment.

But if you had to choose from either Love2Recycle or Earthmobile which one would you choose? At the end of the day it depends on how much money you are happy to accept for your mobile and how you prefer to get paid. So which one pays the most and what methods are there?

Payment Methods
In terms of difference unlike other mobile phone recyclers we have compared, when it comes to payment, Love2Recycle or Earthmobile are both the same and pay by Cheque. Both claim to send the Cheque within 5 days of getting and checking your mobile phone. They both should email you first to offer you a different amount if it’s not worth the amount quoted on site for whatever reason. It goes under the common sense guide lines for every mobile you recycle.

Most Money Offered
Normally we would compare which one is paying the most using the Mobile Phone Recycling Price Comparison Checker but Love2Recycle are not currently in the list. So a manual check on their site is needed. Although you can still use the Price Comparison Tool to get the price offered for your make and model of mobile phone. Anyway you can do a number of checks on mobile phones and you’ll see that Love2Recycle are paying more for mobile phones compared to Earthmobile. We done checks on a Nokia 6230i, a Sony Ericsson K800i, a Samsung U600 and a Apple iPhone 3G 16GB. Every time Love2Recycle were paying more compared to Earthmobile.

Website Effort
For ease of use and usability full marks have to go to Earthmobile on this occasion. Although the Love2Recycle website is a lot simpler of a site and is still just as easy to use and navigate there is more to the Earthmobile website. There are more pages on Earthmobile as a company and what they do other than just basic terms and conditions. Earthmobile predominantly display their environmental policy and WEEE directive and Waste license on their site. As well as pages on why and how to recycle mobile phones and more. So for effort full marks to Earthmobile. But Love2Recycle do have a “Reminder” feature. To remind you when to recycle your mobile.

Community Side
It would appear that Earthmobile work more with Charities, Schools, Companies and the local community than Love2Recycle do. There just isn’t much on the Love2Recycle site to suggest they are doing anything in the community. They are a professional organisation and do work under governmental legislation to purchase and recycle peoples phones but Earthmobile seem to work closer with and have more connections to the community.

Speed of Service
As both companies pay in the same way by Cheque the waiting time to receive your Cheque is within 5 days after either mobile recycler receives and checks your mobile. There are reports that people have been paid within 5 days of sending in their mobiles to both companies if you search online but its always assumed you’ll get your payment within 5 days. Of course despite a Cheque payment being very secure you’ll have to pay it into your bank and wait for it to clear.

Conclusion
This was quite an easy comparison to do really. Both sites are somewhat similar. After comparing and having to make a decision I know who I would choose to sell my mobile with to get the most money. But you can make your own mind up.

  • Accept Working/Broken Mobiles: Yes/Yes
  • Free Postage/Envelope: Yes/Yes
  • Estimated Payment Time: 5 Days
  • Payment Methods: Cheque
  • Sell your mobile to Earthmobile
Earthmobile mobile phone recycling
  • Accept Working/Broken Mobiles: Yes/Yes
  • Free Postage/Envelope: Yes/Yes
  • Estimated Payment Time: 5 Days
  • Payment Methods: Cheque
  • Sell your mobile to Love 2 Recycle here
Love2Recycle mobile phone recycler
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18
Sep 09

Comparison Review Mopay Vs Fonebank

Mopay and Fonebank Comparison

Comparison and Review of Mopay and Fonebank

Mopay & Fonebank are 2 of the UK’s leading mobile phone recycling companies you can use to sell and recycle your old mobile phones to for cash. Both of them have their own great features and benefits. The best of which we will list here so you can make your mind up which one is best for you. We have reviewed both companies in previous posts.

As you will see both offer their own incentives for using them. And both have different features and benefits. But let’s see where they really compare against each other.

First off we’ll do a check using our mobile phone recycling comparison tool to see how much they are offering for a bunch of popular mobile phones to see which one pays the most money. We’ll do a comparison for a Nokia e65. A Nokia N70 and a Samsung U900 Soul.

Recycler
Samsung SoulSamsung
Soul
Nokia e65Nokia
e65
Nokia N70Nokia
N70
Mopay £45 cash.
£54 Vouchers.		 £31.20 cash.
£37.00 Vouchers.		 £45 cash.
£54 Vouchers
Fonebank £42 cash. £34.00 cash. £34.00.

This is pretty much consistent for every mobile phone you check with. What we can devise here is that Mopay are paying more for mobiles than Fonebank and Mopay even pay out in Vouchers as well for Argos, Marks & Spencers, Arcadia (Can be used in many high-street shops, such as Topman and Topshop) and We7. (Music Downloads).

Payment Methods
Compared to Fonebank who only pay by cheque, Mopay not only offer more money for your mobile but also have a LOT more payment methods such as cheque, bank transfer and offline payment (Post Office. – You will be emailed a code which you can use to collect your payment from a nearby Post Office). You also have a choice of receiving Vouchers instead of cash and you will get a little extra on top as well. I think it’s fair to say Mopay slightly outshine Fonebank here! Did I mention you can also donate a percentage of your money to charity with Mopay as well?

Website Effort
Okay I have been on both the Mopay and Fonebank website many times testing them out and here is my conclusion. At the end of the day the website shouldn’t matter as much as the service but it is part and parcel. While both have a few different features on their sites compared to the other and despite Fonebank having a “Recommend a Friend” feature where you get £3 for Recommending a Friend. And a data removal tool. Mopay have a shop area where you can earn cash every time you buy something. Not just that but you can also get Cashback through Quidco with Mopay unlike Fonebank. Also Fonebank have a blog area and if you go on it there are some ‘ahem’ unsavoury links left by commenter’s that I think Fonebank should remove but they haven’t. Both sites have lots of information on them about how they work and what they do but for ease of use and simplicity Mopay get my vote for Website Effort. An independent study by online money-making advisory service moneymagpie.com rated Mopay as the most efficient and helpful mobile phone recycling service in the UK. Mopay has won a Webuser award for its user-friendly design and fantastic features.

Community Side
Why I take the Community Side into consideration when comparing these mobile phone recycling sites against each other I’m not entirely sure. But I guess it’s somewhat important. When any website that offers a service to the public has a user support forum it shows they having nothing to worry about. Neither do but both have contact pages and work with charities and small businesses and clubs in the community to recycle old mobile phones.

Speed of Service
I’ve spoken to people who have had 1st hand experience with selling their old mobile or mobiles to Fonebank and Mopay. Because Mopay have more payment option such as the email code where you can get it, print it off and take it to the Post Office you can get your money MUCH fast than waiting for a cheque. A lot of people prefer to do this actually. They normally send it on the day they receive and check your phone. So you can send Mopay a mobile on Monday and have the money for it in your hand by Tuesday.

Most Money Offered
Mopay. Enough said. Seriously, do I really need to write an explanation now? Oh okay.. Well Mopay are offering the most money for mobiles compared to Fonebank. And quite a bit more as well when you take into consideration they give Vouchers at about an extra 15% more.

Conclusion
I’m not trying to show favouritism to any site here but it’s clear to see if you want to get the most money for your mobile you should go with Mopay. I leave it up to you to decide but I know who I would choose.

Mopay
Accept Working/Broken Mobiles: Yes/Yes
Free Postage/Envelope: Yes/Yes
Estimated Payment Time: 2 Days
Payment Methods: Cheque, BACS, Post Office, Vouchers

Fonebank
Accept Working/Broken Mobiles: Yes/Yes
Free Postage/Envelope: Yes/Yes
Estimated Payment Time: 5 Days
Payment Methods: Cheque

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11
Sep 09

Money4urMobile Vs MobilePhoneXchange Comparison

Comparison between Money 4ur Mobile Vs Mobile Phone Xchange.

If you’ve just landed on this page and are thinking of selling your mobile phone to either Money4urMobile or MobilePhoneXchange we invite you to check out the reviews and how to guides for each company that we have made previously before doing so.

This way you’ll know how each one works and which one is best for you. We have done other reviews and comparisons of mobile phone recycling sites against each other so you can decide which one is best for you and to get the most money for your old mobile phone. Including; Comparison and Review of Mopay and Fonebank. SellOldPhone Vs SellOldMobile Recycling Comparison. Envirofone Vs MazumaMobile Recycling Comparison.

Money4urMobile Vs MobilePhoneXchange Comparison

Mobile Phone Xchange

Here we will be doing a Comparison of Money 4ur Mobile & Mobile Phone Xchange. 2 Popular UK Mobile Phone Recycling companies that have made a household name for their selves. Both have their own features and benefits and offer different ways to pay you for your old mobile phones.

Mobile Phone Xchange
MobilePhoneXchange pay by either (B.A.C.S). By Cheque or Paypal. Argos or Debenhams Vouchers. MobilePhoneXchange will pay up to £150 or more for your old mobile by direct Bank transfer (BACS), Paypal, Cheque, Argos or Debenhams Vouchers.

Money 4ur Mobile
Sell and recycle your old Mobiles, Blackberries, iPods and Inkjet Cartridges for cash to Money4urMobile. Get up to £210 or more for your mobile. Paid by Cheque or BACS. Money4urMobile also purchase old iPods and Inkjet cartridges for cash. £1 for every Inkjet recycled. Full list of iPods to sell.

Payment Methods

Both have the direct bank transfer (BACS) option and by Cheque but MobilePhoneXchange have the Paypal option which is convenient for a lot of people and you get more money for your mobile if take the Vouchers option so again this may be more convenient for people if you don’t just want the cash instead. As a bonus you get entered into a free prize draw automatically when you sell your mobile to MobilePhoneXchange as well.

Website Effort

I have no problem with either site at all although the Money4urMobile site looks a little more sleek but you can navigate around both sites easily enough to sell your mobile which is the whole purpose. I like the interesting stats on the MPX website on how many mobiles they’ve recycled and their FAQ page etc, but they keep it simple. But I like the way the Money4urMobile site works more and that they accept iPods and Inkjet Cartridges. Plus their site appears to be more nicely laid out and had more work put into it.

Community Side

Neither sites have a blog, forum or news page that you can comment on but you can contact each company respetively through their contact pages. I don’t know the full background on either companies but there are other reviews and comments on both companies online if you search where people have experiences with them both.

Speed of Service

Where MobilePhoneXchange have Paypal as the payment option and they normally pay you the day they get and check your mobile you could say they are the fastest. Even by cheque though you should expect to wait 2-5 days until payment arrives. Both companies can pay by BACS bank transfer though and that’s normally instant with most banks.

Most Money Offered

This is the bit that matter most I guess. It’s what it comes down to ultimately most of the time when people decide to sell their mobile. That’s why I hope comparisons help. There is 2 ways to find out how much both sites are offering, by using the Mobile Phone Price Comparison Tool here and by checking manually. A quick check for a series of different makes and models of mobile phones and you will see for cash that MobilePhoneXchange offer more money.

For a Nokia N95 Money4urMobile offer £80.00 working price where as MobilePhoneXchange offer £88 and up to £102 in Vouchers (about 15% more). And this is pretty much the same for every mobile phone you compare. You can get more if you take the Vouchers from MobilePhoneXchange and they offer more money for mobile phones.

Conclusion

If I was wanting to sell my mobile to either one of these sites and were comparing them I would go with MobilePhoneXchange and probably go with the Vouchers option depending on how expensive the phone was to see what I could buy. But other wise the cash by BACS is the best option to take to have the money immediately put in your bank.

Mobile Phone Xchange
Accept Working/Broken Mobiles: Yes/Yes
Free Postage/Envelope: Yes/Yes
Payment Methods: BACS, Cheque, Paypal, Vouchers.

Mobile Phone Xchange

Money 4ur Mobile
Accept Working/Broken Mobiles: Yes/Yes
Free Postage/Envelope: Yes/Yes
Payment Methods: BACS, Cheque

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6
Aug 09

SellOldPhone Vs SellOldMobile Recycling Comparison

SellOldPhone Vs SellOldMobile

Comparison of SellOldPhone and SellOldMobile

Click here to see our review of Sell Old Phone.
Click here to see our review of Sell Old Mobile.

Sell and recycle your old mobile phone with SellOldMobile

SellOldPhone pay most for mobilesSell Old Phone & Sell Old Mobile are run and operated by the same group of people. Greener Tomorrow Ltd. We have reviewed both of these mobile phone recyclers sites before. They are both pretty much the same SellOldMobile are actually a sister site of SellOldPhone. So are the prices they offer for mobile phones exactly the same? Where do they differ in terms of service?

Let’s compare a bunch of mobile phone prices on both sites.

Nokia e65Nokia e65
SellOldPhone: Working £38.25 / Broken £13.00
SellOldMobile: Working £38.05 / Broken £13.00

Nokia N95Nokia N95
SellOldPhone: Working £91.50 / Broken £25.00
SellOldMobile: Working £91.02 / Broken £23.00

Apple iPhone 16gbApple iPhone 16gb
SellOldPhone: Working £110.05 / Broken £20.00
SellOldMobile: Working £110.05 / Broken £20.00

While most Apple phone prices are the same with both sites. SellOldPhone also have many iPods you can choose from and sell and recycle for cash with them as well. However the prices for most mobile phones are consistently higher for SellOldPhone than their sister site SellOldMobile even for broken mobile phones.

Payment Methods
Both Sell Old Phone & Sell Old Mobile pay by cheque payments. And you can contact them if you would like to be paid by bank instead. You can ring or contact them and give your bank details and they’ll pay you that way instead if you prefer. SellOldMobile have an option for you to donate a part of your money to charity as well. I like to see this option on a recycling site.

Website Effort
I believe Sell Old Phone was running before their sister site SellOldMobile was. Both sites appear to use the same layout and database of mobile phones. Even though prices offered vary. But what I like is the no fuss side to them. Unlike some recyclers who have flashy, browser heavy websites these 2 have been kept simple and easy to use. All the details you need to know our on their sites.

Community Side
SellOldPhone or SellOldMobile both don’t have forums or a blog that they run. But as far as liaisoning with their customers goes they are spot on. I have had 1st hand experience with dealing with them and find them to be very friendly and easy to talk to. They are always willing to sort out any problems that may arise and make sure you are happy with them.

Speed of Service
As both websites are run and maintained by the same people and use the same sorting warehouse the speed of service is the same for both. Both SellOldPhone and SellOldMobile normally send you your payment the day they receive and check your phone. You can send a mobile in to arrive on a Monday and have a cheque sitting in your hand by the following Wednesday.

Most Money Offered
After comparing both sites for different mobile phones. It is clear to see that despite the fact that both sites are run by the same people the SellOldPhone site is the one to use if you want to get the most money for your mobile phone. I have found this when comparing SellOldPhone to other mobile phone recycling sites as well such as Mazuma and Envirofone.

Hats off to Sell Old Phone for this comparison. For paying the most money for mobile phones and for also offering competitive cash prices for iPods as well.

SellOldPhone
Accept Working/Broken Mobiles: Yes/Yes
Free Postage/Envelope: Yes/Yes
Estimated Payment Time: 5 Days
Payment Methods: BACS, Cheque
Sell Your Old Mobile Phone For Cash!
SellOldMobile
Accept Working/Broken Mobiles: Yes/Yes
Free Postage/Envelope: Yes/Yes
Estimated Payment Time: 5 Days
Payment Methods: BACS, Cheque