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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

UPDATE Following this review the payment has now been processed DO NOT USE This would appear to be a scam company sent my iPhone, received an email to say “ Due to a site upgrade, we e... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sent off two iphones. Emails to keep me upto date re my order and re payment and monies were paid as soon as my phones had been located with no hassle. Very quick and efficient service. Hope this serv... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good service. Received postal envelope within one working day. Once they received phone ( sent for in 48 hour post paid bag) they emailed to advise safe receipt and confirmed payment had been mad... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They have had my phones since the end of February, i have tried ringing them, no answer, they do not reply to any communication requests through their internet page, the page says they have received m... See more

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  1. Cell phone recycling and unlocking service

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Looking to Sell a mobile phone? At FonePal we offer same day payment for your old mobile phone. We also offer cash for your broken and unwanted mobile phone.


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3.3

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

141 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Old iPhone to new money

No fuss extremely easy and convenient exchange of my old iPhone 6 for a modest but useful amount direct into PayPal account. Excellent.

4 August 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mobile Phone Recycle

I put an order in to Fonepal for my mobile phone recycling following an acceptable offer. The appropriate envelope was forwarded to me for posting the device, which I used - posted in the phone’s box. However the package was delivered to an incorrect address by Royal Mail even though the package was tracked. Fonepal we’re able to track the phone to the individual who had received it, but was unable to obtain a response from calls, texts etc. I was able to provide them with the IMEI number so that the phone could be disabled. Despite Fonepal not being able to get hold of the phone, they paid me the agreed amount. Outstanding Service and obviously I would rate them as excellent.

9 July 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best phone recycling service!

I had not used Fonepal before but from start to finish it was so easy and i will definitely be using their service again.
They paid the best by far for my old mobile (Huwawei P20 lite) i printed the label emailed to me and sent it back via the Post Office free of charge…. Fabulous service. Money was paid really quickly and i was happy about that.
I would recommend to friends and family as i have been more than impressed right from the placing of the order up to the money being paid in to my bank account

24 June 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very simple

Very simple, followed the links online, free-post envelope arrived, took parcel to post office and payment received next working day.

29 November 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Trusted Company

I was a little weary sending my phone in and if i would get paid, but they recieved it next dy and kept me updated. By the end of the same day they had paid me.
I would higly recommend this company

18 November 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Effortless and paid out quickly.

Registered within 30 seconds. A postal bag had arrived the next day. All I had to do was pack up my phone and drop it to the post office. Within 2 days I have already received the money. Also, when selling my phone fonepal offered me £20 more than other companies.

16 November 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just brilliant! Xx

Just brilliant.
Straightforward instructions, just so easy to follow.
Hassle free and an absolutely pain free way to make a few pounds from unwanted phone.
Thank you so much for fabulous service too.
Can’t rate highly enough. Xx

26 October 2021
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good option for selling your phone

Having sent my wife’s phone to Phonepal, we struggled to get in touch with them as we had made an error on an email address, and had to resort to Trust Pilot to try to get in touch with them.
Thankfully they did get in touch with us and resolved the problem. Not sure why there was a comms issue, but we got there in the end, and they promptly sorted the issue.
Goods communication always prevails in the end. Thanks Fonepal.

15 October 2021
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Hi Dave, Thanks for the feedback, all this happened because of the missing dot which separate your first and last name on the email we have got on the system but we are glad that it has been sorted out ;)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Successfully sold my phone

I received the postage bag the next day. Also, I received constant updates from the team(Dan & Adam), which was nice and I was paid the amount that I've been initially told that I will be offered for the phone. Thank you!

21 July 2021
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