Mobile Industry Review - Latest Comments in Envirofone’s marketing push

Re: Envirofone’s marketing push

Aaron — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:10:32 -0000

I think this is the key to envirofone's success; advertising and appealing to young kids and adults who wouldn't otherwise know how to dispose of their phone. However what remains a mystery is what they actually do with the phones! Recycle? I can't seem to find any information about where they go? I mean the name and way it is advertised would suggest they get sent abroad to good causes. In reality they probably get sold off to companies as refurb or back on ebay for a much bigger profit. In short - I wouldn't touch this website - it's just cash convertors online!

Re: Envirofone’s marketing push

Mags — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:40:18 -0000

You can usually get more for your phone by selling it on ebay but envirofone is a much easier solution

Re: Envirofone’s marketing push

Bronwen — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:44:12 -0000

Hi, I work at envirofone.com so appreciate that I may be biased (!) but we do try to offer good value for your mobile phones, the prices are reflective of what value can be extracted from the phone by either re-using (which we always try to do as the most important step of recycling) and then recycling itself. Repair costs also have to include our labour and equipment as well as parts so that's why there can be a big difference between the original trade price and the one offered.

Re: Envirofone’s marketing push

Lucy Evans — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:52:40 -0000

I am not surprised that companies like envirofone in the UK have become interested in mobile phone recycling. In Japan Eco-System Recycling have found that a ton of discarded mobile phones can produce up to 150 grams of gold, whereas ore from a gold mine produces on average 5 grams per ton.

Re: Envirofone’s marketing push

Ric Saunders — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:28:30 -0000

I've had a similar experiences with Envirofone too. I got some decent rewards but there was one time where i had an old Nokia and they told me that they would give me £35 for it. Then i got an email saying thye will only off £12 for it because it had a scratch on the screen. I know myself from a friend who works in the mobile phone industry that they simply replace the screen and it's a s good as new again - somehow i dont think that they screen is worth £23!!!

Anyway, other than that they're ok. Another one that is good which i have tried is www.mopay.co.uk they have some good prices on handsets. I dont really have many handsets around to test them fully but my expereince was positive!