Yougetitback Provides Recovery Solution to Best Buy Customers
Yougetitback Provides Recovery Solution to Best Buy Customers
Yougetitback and Best Buy announce their market leading recovery solution, branded as Locked & Found, available now in all Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores in the US
Locked & Found, a mobile product protection and recovery program from Yougetitback, is now available as a part of its Geek Squad Black Tie Protection Program in all Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile specialty stores across the U.S.
Geek Squad Black Tie Protection is available exclusively on products purchased at Best Buy. Geek Squad Black Tie Protection leverages the extensive Geek Squad services infrastructure for support. The service plans are designed to provide options in scope and terms of coverage to suit the varying needs of customers and cover a wide array of mobile, computing, home theater, digital imaging and other products.
According to Paul Prendergast, head of sales and co-founder, Yougetitback, the addition to Geek Squad Black Tie Protection provides customers with greater security for important data coupled with a sophisticated, market-proven device recovery program.
“In today’s consumer electronics market, value is not simply defined as getting the best price, but also having a strong in-store experience and a quality post-purchase relationship,” stated Prendergast. “Locked & Found provides consumers with an experience that reflects the value customers place on their mobile products. The benefits of this program include increased data security coupled with a greater likelihood of recovery of lost or stolen devices.”
In Locked & Found, Yougetitback provides Best Buy with a solution, which includes a dedicated recovery team and specialized software to better protect data and devices from loss or theft. The service secures the data by locking the device remotely and attempting to locate the device and facilitate its return. Key features include Remote and Automatic Locking, SIM Change Locking, SMS Locking (use any cell phone to text your lock code to the missing device), Device Scream, Location Mapping, Theft Deterrent and Recovery Encouragement.
Commenting on the agreement, Pat Lynch, CEO, Yougetitback said today, “Working with Best Buy reinforces Yougetitback’s position as an innovation leader in the device recovery market. This important relationship, coupled with other major deals with global retailers, insurance companies and telecom carriers in the tablet, laptop and smartphone space, has cemented our position as a premium supplier of loss recovery services globally.”
About Locked & Found
Locked & Found is a service designed to allow smartphone, tablet, and laptop owners lock, locate and recover lost or stolen devices. The program offers peace of mind to users with its comprehensive anti-theft and loss recovery services. Features include:
- Remote Lock & Scream (even if device is on silent)
- Location Identification
- Dedicated Recovery Team – The Locked & Found Recovery team will arrange to have your smartphone shipped back to you free of charge if found
- Picture - We will take a picture of the person using your smartphone and send it back to you.
About Yougetitback.com
Based in Cork, Ireland Yougetitback.com is a market leader in mobile device recovery solutions.
Operating globally and working with Insurance companies, telecom carriers, consumer electronics retailers and OEMs, Yougetitback has developed a wide range of recovery solutions for smartphones, tablets and laptops. Yougetitback specializes in offering white label solutions to partners with a fully integrated enterprise level business solution including customer support, training and marketing support.
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Seth Buchwalter, 212-660-2555
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Paul
Prendergast, +353 (0) 21 233 7300
paul@yougetitback.com


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