Mobile Phone Geeks: Cell Phone Contract Alternative

As much as I love social media and being online, I don't consider myself to be a super technologically advanced person. I can do without all the latest gadgets and you won't find me at the center of any groundbreaking advancements. 

Remember. I'm the person who just cut the cords from my desktop last summer and moved into the laptop generation.

Having said all that, you shouldn't be surprised I didn't have web service on my mobile phone. Until now.

I had a two year old smart phone that was web capable, but I didn't feel the need to be connected at all times. Texting 24/7 was more than enough for me.

My phone recently died and I decided it was time for me to get with the program. I was going to invest in a quality phone and web plan. After all, I am a blogger...I need to be able to throw up a post from anywhere!

No matter how much the thought of tweeting in public excited me, I WAS NOT entering into another contract with T-Mobile®. Not for a phone, not for a plan, not for nothing.

I had one option and one option only. Head down to Mobile Phone Geeks.

I have to confess I wouldn't have known they existed had it not been for The Girl. You see, when she went behind my back last year and bought an iPhone off of eBay, she researched ahead of time to find out where to take it to get it jailbroken or whatever you call it. 

Not only do the Geeks sell new and refurbished phones, they repair em too. Just ask The Girl. She's had at least two cracked screens and one "it needs a new LCD" experiences (at her own expense of course).

The thought of getting a refurbished phone didn't bother me one bit. Why should it?! When my Behold from T-Mobile® broke within days of receiving it, the handset protection aka insurance rip-off covered me. They shipped a brand new pre-owned model to my front door...and continued to bill me monthly for the original brand new one that resulted in a two-year contract and endless phone calls to customer service.

This is not a scenario I ever want to repeat. 

I was actually able to test drive two different phones before deciding which one I'd take home. What cell phone retailer lets you do that?! I was able to put the phones to use to see which one would be best for what I'd be using it for.

If there's a PhD in cell phones, Mobile Phone Geeks has earned it. 

They have several locations throughout central Texas and you can chat with them in person seven days a week. Always personable, knowledgeable, and willing to go the extra mile to get you taken care of.

Out of state? No problem! They offer mail-in repair service.

I haven't written my first mobile blog post yet, but thanks to Mobile Phone Geeks, you can find me tweeting and updating my Facebook status from this beauty:

T-Mobile® myTouch® 4G. photo courtesy of tmobile.com

How did I survive being in the "there's an app for that!" dark ages all this time?

Disclosure: My relationship with Mobile Phone Geeks began long before this sponsored post. As such, the above opinions are expressly my own.