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The best places to buy a used phone

1 5 月, 2020 Daniel Bader 0

Getting a second-hand phone doesn’t have to be overly complicated or stressful.

Over the last few years, the cost of smartphones has skyrocketed. It’s no longer uncommon to see phones being sold for $1,000 or more, making the decision to buy a new handset quite the investment. Thanks to the ever-growing used smartphone market, though, it’s rather easy to take the sting out of those increasing prices.

The used marketplace is a great way to save some cash on your next phone purchase, and if you have old devices lying around that you aren’t using anymore, selling them allows someone else to use it while simultaneously putting extra money in your pocket.

Things to consider before you buy a used phone

We’ve already talked about the principles of selling your phone, and you can keep all of those in mind as you go to buy a used phone. Go through the same sort of checklist — factory reset, SIM unlock status, original accessories, damage, sales history — to decide if the phone …

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Sell your old Android phone for top dollar with this guide

23 4 月, 2020 Daniel Bader 0

How do I sell my Android phone or tablet for the most amount of money? With these tips and tricks, you’ll get the best return!

So a new Android phone has caught your eye — there sure are lots of great ones to choose from — and you want to get on the boat as soon as possible. You’ll need to sell your old phone to make up some of the money you’re spending on that new device, but luckily there are a lot of options available. We’re going to get you through some of the best practices out there for preparing your Android phone or tablet for sending off, and some places for sale that would best suit your needs.

Properly sanitize your phone

We recommend you keep up with good sanitation practices for your phone even when you aren’t selling it, but as you’re getting ready to move on to something else, it’s especially important that you give your old phone a good and thorough cleaning.

Germs and viruses are tricky little buggers, with some of them being able to live on certain surfa…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Phoning it in while working from home

19 4 月, 2020 Daniel Bader 0

After I put the baby to bed on Wednesday, I got in the car to drive the five miles to my local Costco. It was snowing as the sun went down, and because I was driving west I spent most of the time both staring at, and trying to avoid, the star’s monstrous and comforting output.

I feel like I’ve been doing the same thing during my work days — in turns embracing and trying to avoid the reality of this awful situation, and how it encourages a strange amalgamation of micro normalcy and macro anxiety. By now, we’ve all grown into this routine, whether it’s merely finding a comfortable spot on the couch to spend the day typing away on a keyboard, to taking turns looking after kids or parents, to finding literally any excuse to leave the house, if only for a walk or a run.

It’s truly inspiring reading and hearing the stories from people who are making the best of this tough situation.

As someone who has worked from home for a decade, I’m privileged to have my own office, somewhere t…