# Can I do anything cool with old phones?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-i-do-anything-cool-with-old-phones/271586>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [January 30, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-i-do-anything-cool-with-old-phones/271586 "2015-01-30T17:36:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-i-do-anything-cool-with-old-phones/271586/1 "2015-01-30T17:36:36Z")

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For 5+ years I used the LG vx8350. When the hinge would break or I’d crush the screen I’d buy more and build up ones from parts. Last March I got a smart phone and these are just sitting here. I have 9 that turned on and a few more in pieces. Along with a box of chargers and batteries.

Can I do any sweet hacks to these? Walkie talkies, remote video, etc???

I think maybe one or two would be ok to use as is but the rest have things wrong with them per my notes on each one.

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**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-i-do-anything-cool-with-old-phones/271586/2 "2015-01-30T22:03:12Z")

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Targets.

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**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-i-do-anything-cool-with-old-phones/271586/3 "2015-01-31T07:05:42Z")

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I utilized an old Android for a while when I was selling Verizon hotspots. The phone was required to activate a line w/ unlimited data and then switch the sim card over to the hotspot device. These things sold for $800+ on ebay. I think Verizon started throttling them after a while, but for those who couldn’t get high speed internet in the sticks, these are great.

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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-i-do-anything-cool-with-old-phones/271586/4 "2015-01-31T07:39:21Z")

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Sell them on eBay so people can do forensic recovery on the memory on them and recover nudes for 6+ years ago.

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**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-i-do-anything-cool-with-old-phones/271586/5 "2015-01-31T07:49:49Z")

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> [@Motocrossx23](#):
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> Targets.

Haha I am planning on getting a 22 or something in the spring

> [@LZ](#):
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> Sell them on eBay so people can do forensic recovery on the memory on them and recover nudes for 6+ years ago.

Exactly why I don’t want to sell them. Plus they are pretty close to being not usable

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**Author:** ![Harvey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/harvey/32/5069_2.png) [@Harvey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Harvey)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-i-do-anything-cool-with-old-phones/271586/6 "2015-02-01T08:17:30Z")

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Donate them to the Matt Urban Hope Center