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== Uses for Phones with a Bad ESN ==Since an unlocked phone with a bad ESN cannot be used on the Verizon network, the general public believe these phones are of no value. However, many people sell these phones at a large discount with full disclosure of the bad ESN. These phones are not completely useless and some innovative buyers can recycle them for other uses, test software or applications, and reuse working components as spare parts.Smartphones such as Androids {see [[Category:Android]]) have other capabilities aside from making calls and sending messages. Even without the phone capabilities, these phones can be repurposed for other uses. Some phones can have large date storage capacity or be expanded with a miniSD or microSD card. These phones can be reused as a dedicated music player or movie player. A good Android phone with a bad ESN still makes for a very cost effective MP3 player that can do more than the over hyped iPod. Some Android phones and smart phones have extraordinary cameras and make excellent video recorders. hones with good lenses and high megapixel counts can be used solely as portable cameras. Most phones today have Wi-Fi capability and can be used for a variety of things. There are free online services that allow people to send text messages and make calls over the Internet.Using services such as Skype and Google Voice can make the phone still capable of placing and receiving phone calls via a WiFi connection. Summary of selected examples:* Portable WiFi Skype phone* Photo and Video Camera* Solid state portable storage* web browser, games, and apps== Alternative Uses for Phones with a Bad ESN ==Since an unlocked phone with a bad ESN cannot be used on the Verizon network, the general public believe these phones are of no value. However, many people sell these phones at a large discount with full disclosure of the bad ESN. These phones are not completely useless and some innovative buyers can recycle them for other uses, test software or applications, and reuse working components as spare parts.Smartphones such as Androids {see [[Category:Android]]) have other capabilities aside from making calls and sending messages. Even without the phone capabilities, these phones can be repurposed for other uses. Some phones can have large date storage capacity or be expanded with a miniSD or microSD card. These phones can be reused as a dedicated music player or movie player. A good Android phone with a bad ESN still makes for a very cost effective MP3 player that can do more than the over hyped iPod. Some Android phones and smart phones have extraordinary cameras and make excellent video recorders. hones with good lenses and high megapixel counts can be used solely as portable cameras. Most phones today have Wi-Fi capability and can be used for a variety of things. There are free online services that allow people to send text messages and make calls over the Internet.Using services such as Skype and Google Voice can make the phone still capable of placing and receiving phone calls via a WiFi connection. Summary of selected examples:* Portable WiFi Skype phone* Photo and Video Camera* Solid state portable storage* web browser, games, and apps=== emulate a working phone ===Skype – call people who already have Skype. This is the world’s most popular walkie talkie.The GrooveIP/Google Voice trick will only work if your phone’s actual number will receive a call or text (it won’t). Instead use the Yuilop trick below:SendHub – Gives you a working phone number to send and receive texts over WiFi. The phone function works, but I can’t figure out how to receive a call.Yuilop - Install this and use another phone or your SendHub number to confirm via SMS. You can make and receive both texts and calls over WiFi, even to phones without the app, and even to landlines. You have 10-20 credits, but they never go down.source: [http://mynig.ga/optimize-bad-esn-phone-list-best-android-apps/ How to Optimize your “Bad ESN” phone – List of the Best Android Apps]