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Old Mobiles for Ipad

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  • 07-07-2013 3:19pm
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    pistolero
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭


    Hi, I've offered to help gather old mobiles for someone who advertised advising they could get an IPad for a sick child in exchange for them. I now see other similar ads - are these genuine ? or is it a scam?:( Hate even asking but would hate to get these for anything other than a genuine charity case. Cheers


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    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,355 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    When I worked in a school they took in old handsets for the Jack and Jill Foundation. Probably best to stick to something genuine like that.

    http://www.jackandjill.ie/how-you-can-help/recycle/

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



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    pistolero
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭pistolero


    Thanks for that - have done in past and will again. Still don't know if this was genuine but despite several contacts to this person advising I had collected a good number of phones there was no follow up to collect!! Just that it seemed genuine, it was local to me and I felt I could help- pity if there are genuine appeals such as this and people are turned off.


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    zef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 947 ✭✭✭zef


    Hi , had a google and found this :
    http://www.autismirelandphones.ie/#/tips-for-collecting-phones/4559699760

    Not sure if you get he ipad or they get it to give to an autistic kid - of your choosing or not.
    I'm not sure about that site. Maybe they just need a website re-haul but I was a bit suspicious, found a better version of the site here www.autismireland.ie linking to the 1st Url, and mentioning the scheme. Maybe this is the one you were told about?


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    kevin warren
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭kevin warren


    If you still want to give your phone to a good cause/charity I would gratefully accept for my son with Down Syndrome...
    http://www.fonebank.ie/dsi


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