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 |  SamsungSoul |
 Nokiae65 |
 NokiaN70 |
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| Mopay | £45 cash. £54 Vouchers. |
£31.20 cash. £37.00 Vouchers. |
£45 cash. £54 Vouchers |
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| 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.
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
