It's a fact that the number of cell phones being manufactured is growing by leaps and bounds, and the number of new cell phone repair stores and web sites seems to be increasing just as quickly.  This article is relevant, pertinant, germane, and important to the topic at hand:  Swindles and general dishonesty of some number of Cell Phone Repair shops.

Very sadly, however, the number of dishonest and unethical cell phone repair shops also seems to be increasing.  It is easy for unsavory wireless and mobile phone repair companies to rip-off their customers.  Why easy?  Easy because very few people have any idea of how cell phones really work and what is involved in making even very simple repairs.

The "bad guys" gain the confidence (con men) of their visitors by appearing to be capable of fixing everything FAST and perfectly.  They will respond to your initial emails and inquiries, but after you ship them your phone future calls from you are either ignored or they are forever waiting for needed parts to arrive.  If they do return your phone it is often worse then it was before.  Once these unsavory characters have your money they have no further use for you.

The very best way to avoid doing business with a disreputable business is to FIRST check Google for existing complaints about the repair companies that you are considering.  Yes, this does slow down the process of having your phone fixed, but sending the phone to the wrong company will worsen your problem beyond measure and cost you a small fortune. 

I suggest you visit the Watchdog.  Watchdog is the nickname for a new free public service web site that I have created specifically for the purpose of helping visitors to help themselves by providing ways to find trustworthy cell phone repair stores and web sites.  As the Watchdog site matures visitors will find lists of customer complaints about specific cell phone repair businesses.  These complaints are quoted word for word from unhappy customers, victims of unethical and dishonest practices. 

To prevent false "testimonials" for any cell phone repair stores Watchdog simply does not publish any such emails because they cannot be trusted.  I've seen the identical "testimonials" published on a number of DIFFERENT cell phone repair web sites.  It's true.

For a complaint to be removed from the published list on the Watchdog site the complaint must be resolved to the satisfaction of the customer and the store owners. 

Most Cell Phone Repair stores offer all of the following types of repairs to mobile phones, wireless phones, cellular phones and, most recently Ipods and other audio/video mp3 devices that are becoming more and more popular day by day.

The repair shops offer to replace lcd screens, repair or replace chargers, fix "no signal" problems, "unlock" locked phones, replace broken antennas, fix or replace microphones or speakers.  They can replace the outer casings (housings) and even repair water damage.  Yes, ethical repair shops can do all these things and much more.  Sadly, unethical shops create the illusion that they are "the best of the best", fast, low priced, eager to please, highly skilled, well trained, etc.  The largest majority of Cell Phone Repair shops are ethical and honest.  The trouble is that the swindlers are hard to recognize before you have become one of their new victims.  The entire reason for the existence of the Cell Phone Repair Watchdog is to help cell phone owners find and avoid the swindlers.

One last thing: The cell phone repair Watchdog site is member supported.  The members are cell phone repair shops that believe in the work we are doing and want to help us to spread the word that free help is available to anyone wishing to learn how to avoid doing business with repair shops that are rip-off artists who have already cheated a great many cell phone owners.  Be careful out there!

I think that the Cell Phone Repair Watchdog is an idea whose time has come and I hope that you agree.

You can find more interesting and helpful information about Watchdog for Cell Phone Repairs by visiting and reading our web site here: Cell Phone Repair Watchdog

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