I often hear from people who made some sort of mistake when purchasing spy phone software. Most result in a financial loss, but in some cases, it’s a bit more serious. I’ve decided to put together a quick list of the five most common spy phone mistakes to avoid.

1) NO REFUND POLICY: Make sure you buy spy phone software only from a vendor that has a full money back guarantee. A legitimate spy phone company that is selling a product that works as advertised, should be confident enough to give you a full money back guarantee. Most of the companies selling Bluetooth mobile phone spy software do not offer refunds. Many of them have a strict zero refund policy, and a few of them will only offer in-store credit if you can prove the merchandise was defective.

Do yourself a favor, don’t waste your money on these companies. Stick with a company that offers a solid refund. It’s impossible to test every possible variation of a cell phone. You have different applications that may cause a conflict with the software, OS versions, network issues related to your geographic location, etc. are just some of the many problems that could cause the spy phone software not to function as advertised. When this happens, and the support team of your spy phone vendor cannot get the product to work, it’s only fair that you get your money back in full.

2) NOT VERIFYING SUPPORTED PHONE LIST: Do you know what type of phone your target has? Is it supported or is it running a non supported and/or proprietary Operating System? This is a very common mistake people make when purchasing spy phone software. They either think the software must be installed on their phone versus the target’s phone, or they don’t take enough time to determine if their target’s cell phone is compatible.

It’s quite easy in most cases to determine if your target’s phone type is compatible. An iPhone and BlackBerry are easy to pick out. Where it gets a little bit more difficult is when your target is using a cell phone which you are not sure is running an of the supported Operating Systems. Phones such as the Samsung SCH i760 or Motorola Q are a supported, but how would you know? Is the Motorola RAZR supported? The quick and easy way to identify if your target’s phone is supported is to go to the spy phone vendors website and look under ‘Supported Phones’ or ‘Compatible Phones’ and look to see if your target’s phone is there.

Now keep in mind that most of the websites are not updated frequently, so if you don’t see your target’s phone listed, run a quick check on Google for phone and add ’specifications’ to the Google search. Look for a review of the phone and try to find out if the phone uses either Symbian, Windows Mobile, or Android. If it does, then you are good to go. If after searching around on the web, you still cannot determine if your target’s cell phone is compatible, go to www.spyphoneforums.com and post a question if the phone is supported, and I’ll quickly check around for you. It might take a few days to get back to you, but I will definitely find out for you.

3) ASSUMING YOU CAN ACCESS THE TARGET PHONE: Another common mistake people make is they rush out to purchase spy phone software without ever thinking about their ability to get physical access to the target phone. Without physical access to the target device, there is absolutely no way you are going to get spy phone software on the phone. Now lets take this one step further. Not only do you need physical access to the target phone, but you also need to make sure the phone is not protected with a PIN number.

In order to install spy phone software, you need to be able to access the cell phone’s browser, and point to a specific website. Without access to the phone, and a way to circumvent their PIN number, you will not be installing any type of spy software on their phone. Your best choice would be either try an alternative spy phone product (such as a SIM Card Spy product or PC Spy Software), or bite the bullet and purchase a compatible cell phone. This will enable you to make sure you have a compatible cell phone, but also to give yourself enough time to setup/configure the software, and test it out, before giving to your target as a gift. Valentines Day is around the corner. If you have to go down this path, Valentines Day would be a perfect excuse to purchase a new cell phone for your loved one.

4) NOT TAKING TIME TO REVIEW INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: This is where people really blow it and get caught. You must study the installation instructions prior to installing the software. Don’t think for a second that you are not going to have any questions. You will have questions, and you will completely screw up if you don’t take the time to go through the installation instructions to make sure you completely understand every single step. I always recommend that after you purchase the spy phone software, you go through each step of the installation instructions, and make sure you completely understand what the requirement is for that step. If you do not, send the support team a question, and get your questions answered. The good news is that installation is not difficult if you take the time up front to study the instructions and ask the right questions with the vendor’s support team.

Another important installation tip I give people is that everyone should have a “back up” in place in case you are caught during installation. Perhaps download a ring tone, game, or wall paper before you install the software. This will enable you to show your target what you were doing with their phone if they just happen to walk in on you during installation. The last thing you want is for your target to walk in and ask what you are doing, and you have nothing to reply back with.

5) CHOOSING THE WRONG PRODUCT: You need to find out what spy phone features you want, before you install the software. A common mistake I hear is that someone is happy with their results so far. They’ve installed the software and are satisfied with the results. However, now they want to get more on their target, but do not know how to upgrade their software. The best way to avoid this problem is to first identify the features that are most important to you, then choose the product based on the features you want.

There is absolutely no reason why someone should purchase Flexispy’s PRO-X product if they will never want to listen in on their target’s phone calls. On the flip side, if you know that listening to your target’s calls is going to be important to you, spend the extra money up front and get the top of the line product. This will save you from any headaches of trying to go through the hassles of getting your hands on the target phone, installation, set up, configuration, etc.

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