Why Buy From Cell Phones Plus?
Maybe you’ve noticed our tagline around the site. We are a Strictly Customer Service Based Company. Our main focus is on offering the highest quality customer service available. We want you to find the phone or accessory that fits your every need, with all the features that you want and require. Your satisfaction is important, so when you receive your item from Cell Phones plus it is with a smile. Our highest compliment is customers who return with confidence. If we do not have the phone or accessory that meets your needs, please feel free to contact us, and we’ll do everything we can to find the product you are seeking, plus offer you the best pricing possible.
You can trust that Cell Phones Plus guards your personal information like a tiger guards her young! The buzzword in internet security and online shopping is the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Compliance. So what does it mean to be PCI Compliant?
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a widely accepted set of policies and procedures intended to optimize the security of credit, debit and cash card transactions and protect cardholders against misuse of their personal information. The PCI DSS was created jointly in 2004 by four major credit-card companies: Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. The PCI DSS specifies and elaborates on six major objectives.
First, a secure network must be maintained in which transactions can be conducted. This requirement involves the use of firewalls that are robust enough to be effective without causing undue inconvenience to cardholders or vendors. Specialized firewalls are available for wireless LANs, which are highly vulnerable to eavesdropping and attacks by malicious hackers. In addition, authentication data, such as personal identification numbers (PINs) and passwords, must not involve defaults supplied by the vendors. Customers should be able to conveniently and frequently change such data.
Second, cardholder information must be protected wherever it is stored. Repositories with vital data, such as dates of birth, mothers' maiden names, Social Security numbers, phone numbers and mailing addresses, should be secure against hacking. When cardholder data is transmitted through public networks, that data must be encrypted in an effective way. Digital encryption is important in all forms of credit-card transactions, but particularly in e-commerce conducted on the Internet.
Third, systems should be protected against the activities of malicious hackers by using frequently updated anti-virus software, anti-spyware programs, and other anti-malware solutions. All applications should be free of bugs and vulnerabilities that might open the door to exploits in which cardholder data could be stolen or altered. Patches offered by software and operating system (OS) vendors should be regularly installed to ensure the highest possible level of vulnerability management.
Fourth, access to system information and operations should be restricted and controlled. Cardholders should not have to provide information to businesses unless those businesses must know that information to protect themselves and effectively carry out a transaction. Every person who uses a computer in the system must be assigned a unique and confidential identification name or number. Cardholder data should be protected physically as well as electronically. Examples include; the use of document shredders, avoidance of unnecessary paper document duplication, and locks and chains on dumpsters to discourage criminals who would otherwise rummage through the trash.
Fifth, networks must be constantly monitored and regularly tested to ensure that all security measures and processes are in place, are functioning properly, and are kept up-do-date. For example, anti-virus and anti-spyware programs should be provided with the latest definitions and signatures. These programs should scan all exchanged data, all applications, all random-access memory (RAM) and all storage media frequently if not continuously.
Sixth, a formal information security policy must be defined, maintained, and followed at all times and by all participating entities. Enforcement measures such as audits and penalties for non-compliance may be necessary.
Cell Phones Plus has taken the proactive initiative in becoming PCI compliant, which means, we have actually taken extra steps to safeguard your information. Can you believe that some online stores still send your credit card information over a plain text email, leaving it vulnerable to hackers waiting to steal and abuse your credit? Others still store your sensitive credit card information in an unsecure database somewhere in cyberspace. Being a PCI compliant company, we can say with the utmost assurance that Cell Phones Plus will never send your credit card information in an email and we never store your credit card information. We have taken these extra steps in ensuring the security of your information so that you can have peace of mind when shopping with us. We know you have choices and we challenge you to hold our competitors to the same essential standards that we abide by. Speaking of safeguarding your personal information, we also respect your need for privacy and will not sell your personal information to third parties (see our privacy policy).
Our focus is also on offering the highest quality, hard to find cell phones, internationally. We pride ourselves on offering unlocked phones not typically available through your average distribution channels and service providers. We want you to have the option to choose the phone that fits you best. Instead of having to choose from an average of six to ten world phones (SMART PHONES) you have the option to pick from an average of one hundred and fifty unlocked phones and apply them to the carrier of your choice. If we don’t have the phone you are looking for, please contact us, and if the phone exists we will find it for you!