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A manifest yet crucial question that many folk ask when they’re told about getting cash for mobile phones is how much cash they will receive. It’s completely hard to put an actual price on how much you’ll get for your mobile phone when you sell it, but there are some general rules that you can keep in mind to get an idea.

The most important factor that may decide what quantity of money you get when you sell old phones is the make and model. Generally, the more recent the phone and the more it cost originally the more you are likely to get for it because the company will be in a position to sell it on at a great price. This is why you are sure to get a nicer price for an iPhone than you may for other kinds of phones.

Another big factor that decides how much money you get when you sell old phones for cash is what condition that the phone is in. It’s no surprise that the majority of old phones are in quite poor condition though most still work. As long as your phone is still working though you are going to be able to get a great price for it. Even if your phone doesn’t work you will continue to be able to get some cash for it but it is going to be anywhere down to 10% of the price . There aren’t many other places where you can sell broken phones though so this should be the best deal that you can find.

Different firms will also offer different amounts of money for phones so the price that you at last get will depend on the company that you choose. You need to account for the indisputable fact that some firms will supply you with envelopes that are free to post so you do not have to pay any additional postage which can eat into the final cost.

However , you must remember that checking how much a mobile phone recycling company will offer for your phone is very easy and will take only 1 or 2 seconds. These companies need you to sell your mobile so it’s no surprise that they make it as simple as practical to do so. There are many websites that will allow you to compare how much you get when you sell mobile phones at a large range of different firms so that you can easily select the best deal.

Apple released the iOS 4.0.2 for iPhones and iOS 3.2.2 for iPad, patching the PDF security exploit, which also blocks browser-based jailbreaking by visiting JailbreakMe.com. For iPhone 3GS and 4G users, for everybody who is relying on jailbreaking and carrier unlocking, try to avoid this update until jailbreaking tools are released.

Fortunately for iPhone 3G users, you may still jailbreak iPhone 3G iOS 4.0.2 using redsn0w by pointing to the older iOS 4.0 firmware ipsw file, here’s how.

0. Download the official iOS 4.0 firmware ipsw file for iPhone 3G, iTunes v9.2, and redsn0w .9.5b5-5.

1. make sure iTunes v9.2 is installed, because redsn0w will depend on it.

2. Run redsn0w, click Browse and choose the 4.0 ipsw file, Click Next.

3. Select your jailbreak options. Make certain Install Cydia is selected; the other ones are optional. Verbose boot displays detailed boot information is generally preferred by developers and advanced users.

Tip: RedSn0w selected Enable Multitasking by default. If multi-tasking isn’t very important for you, we would recommend un-check it as it makes iPhone 3G run very slow.

4. Please turn off your iPhone now and connect it to the computer, then click Next.

5. Follow the on-screen instruction to get into DFU mode.

6. Redsn0w will now handle the jailbreak process, once it’s complete you will be notified that RedSn0wis complete. Click the Finish button. When your iPhone finishes rebooting (5 minutes or so) it will be jailbroken.

That’s it.

Other Tips

1. For unlock users, update your ultrasn0w to v1.1-1 just to save battery life, as iPhone Dev Team announced in Twitter:

“ultrasn0w upgraded to version 1.1-1 we’ve tweaked a few things that may help with standby battery life, you can upgrade via Cydia.

2. Although Apple has promised to investigating the problem of the new ios 4.x slowing iPhone 3G down, there’s no confirmation that ios 4..2 has fixed this. If you’re experiencing slow performance with your iPhone 3G in ios 4.x, disable Spotlight by going to Settings- General -Home – Search Results, and turn off everything you don’t need.

Calling all WoW auction house junkies! Time to bust out your iPhones. There’s a new application being released by Blizzard that will allow iPhone users to use the auction house in World of Warcraft from their phones, and it boasts full functionality to boot!.

If you’re like me and you own a copy of Mayle Winter’s WoW Auction House Guide, this is even better since the videos are all iPhone compatible. Now players will be able to play the auction house from work, school, or the bus, and can jump back and forth between the videos and the app in order to make sure they’re making the right moves in their quest to become a WoW tycoon.

For anyone who has ever busted out their laptop during their lunch break just to see if there was anything good to snipe for reselling, this is definitely very good news. Now you can look forward to building your empire with the click of a button using the wow auction house app!