Would apple consider unlocking phones once they are old?

Hey Apple and community,
first post here, long time reader.
Recently in my home we bit the bullet and decided to say bye bye to a couple of iphone 3gs' we have upgraded to 2xiphone 5's and and iphone 4. As we do a lot of travelling I have paid to have these genuinely factory unlocked to use alternative sim cards and networks.
the 3GS's are now effective paperweights. The cost of unlocking them is roughly $100 total (AT&T US and Rogers CA). the phones wont sell for this and I would love to donate them to charity or someone who cannot afford a smart phone.
I think it would be very cool if Apple considered unlocking phones once they are a certain age ie 5 years old. It seems a waste that phones would go in the bin (trash) when they are obsolete by our standards but probably very cool and modern by someone else's. At the very least its pro reuse reduce recycle.
What do you think? Would Apple go for it?
Cheers,
appleyoranges

pogster wrote:
I didn't check AT&T but I did check Rogers and it was $50 so I assumed the other fifty was AT&T. Perhaps they had two Rogers phones. I don't know. If AT&T doesn't charge then it's not so harsh of them after all.
I'm not sure that they don't. However, I've never heard that they do and I couldn't find anything that says they do. Of course, it would hardly be the first time a large company has made it difficult to find some of the less pleasant details on their website.

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