Natasha Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Recently and very grudgingly purchased new cell phone. ( Hate change!) Any ideas where I could donate the old one? VERY basic, NOT a smart phone, but to someone might still be useful. SIM card has been removed so user would need to get new one, and their own phone number. Gracias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 A visiting friend had a basic cell phone from here and no longer needed it. He gave it to Ana at the Telcel store by El Torito/Alex Pasta Bar. Ana knew someone local who needed a phone but could not afford to buy one. Just an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted January 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Great! I can do that and would be happy for her to pass it along. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdawgs Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 In the states one could donate to the women's shelter. These phones can be used for emergency calls without having to pay. Do not know how much it would cost for a SIM card for the phone though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted January 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 5 hours ago, luvsdawgs said: In the states one could donate to the women's shelter. These phones can be used for emergency calls without having to pay. Do not know how much it would cost for a SIM card for the phone though. With all due respect, we are not IN the U.S.......... and the question applied to here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdawgs Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 With all due respect, I feel it could and should be done here, that is why I posted. The need for women to be able to call for help in an emergency is very real. The Tepehua community is one where women are second or third class individuals and need help and/or protection for themselves and their children. The cell phones can be used for emergencies even when there is no money on them. That is why the cost of putting a SIM card in each donated phone is of importance. I posted to make you and others award of this need and perhaps someone who reads this knows which avenues to take in order to implement some sort of program to accomplish this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 Cells will dial 911 whether they have a SIM or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Angus, I am asking not challenging. I thought that before you could make a call, you had to have a Mx SIM card loaded in the cell phone. But you could phone 911 whether you had a positive peso balance or ZERO pesos balance. Am I wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Remove your SIM and see. I say it will indicate an emergency dialing mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Angus is correct. A Telcel SIM will expire and the number given to someone else unless some minimum amount of money is recharged and every so often. It used to be 6 months but I think it is now 1 year but don't quote me on that part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Thank you for explaining that. I am about to buy an unlocked iPhone X in Seattle and not transfer my sim card until I get back to Mexico. I did not realize that this new phone would work for 911 calls before it had a sim chip in it. (As long as it is charged) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Yes, it must be charged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradise Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 I often purchase nob refurbished unlocked cell phones and bring them down to donate Kids tennis rackets would also be grest for the tennis courts at the lake. They are usually very cheap nob If your flying down bring some kids size tennis rackets to donate to the court for kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradise Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Tennis balls are also needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Sylvia Flores does great work with poor and abused women. Her clinic is on Ocampo in Ajijic. She might take the phones and may even start a program here, Who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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