Spy Phone Tip > How To Do A Quick Phone Check

Determining if your target’s cell phone will support the installation of spy phone software, should be one of the first things you do prior to purchasing.  It’s easy to spot an iPhone or BlackBerry, but what should you do when you have absolutely no idea if your target’s cell phone is running Android, Symbian, or Windows Mobile?  To find out if your target’s cell phone is supported, here are a couple QUICK and EASY options.

OPTION #1: Go to the spy phone vendor’s website and see if your target’s cell phone is listed.  Check for a tab or link on their website that says Supported Phones, Compatibility or something similar.  The three main spy phone vendors Flexispy, Mobile Spy, & MobiStealth all have pictures of each supported phone type, so they do make it easy.

Using this option is great if your target has a phone that’s been on the market for a while, but if they have a cell phone that’s just hit the market, you probably won’t see it listed on the vendor’s website. This is where Option #2 comes in.

OPTION #2: Do a quick online search yourself and find out right away.  Performing a search on your own is actually quite easy if you know where to go.  My favorite resource to check on phone compatibility is CNET Reviews.  When readers email me wanting to know if a specific phone is compatible, I’ll always reply back with a link to a review from CNET.  Just follow these three easy steps.

1) Go to http://reviews.cnet.com and do a search for the phone.

2) Look for your phone within the search results, and then click on the one that best matches your search query. Once the review page loads, you’ll see a series of small tabs. What you’ll want to do is click on the ‘Specifications’ tab as shown below.

3) Now scroll down and look for the ‘Communicator Features’ section.  If you see either Google Android, Symbian OS, or Windows Mobile, then you’ll be able to install spy phone software on your target’s cell phone.

Just remember that not all vendors support all OS types.  Here is a quick summary of each company, and what they support.

FLEXISPY – BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian, & Windows Mobile

MOBILE SPY – Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian, & Windows Mobile

MOBISTEALTH - Android

In a perfect world,  the best thing to do would be to do a quick search as described above and verify that your target’s cell phone is supported.  Then just to be 100% sure, send an email to the spy phone vendor and ask them to confirm that the phone is supported.  There could be a legitimate reason why a specific cell phone is not listed on their site as a supported phone.  In probably 9 out of 10 times, if you see that your target’s cell phone is running a supported OS, you wont have any problems installing spy phone software, but it’s always good to double check.

Have fun,

SPG

PS> Feel free to email me with any questions you have regarding phone compatibility.

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