Confirm availability and compatible active cellular service. A charging dock or Faraday bag can be quoted separately.
Before You Buy
Buy the M8 FLIP Security+ version, not an ordinary M8 listing with different functions. It is a deliberately limited call-and-text phone, not a smartphone for video calls, apps, or continuous location sharing. Bluetooth, cellular data, MMS, the camera, USB data transfer, microSD expansion, file management, and multimedia functions are disabled. Verify the regional version, carrier acceptance, SIM, and voice service before relying on it.
A simple physical keypad can make ordinary calls easier when a smartphone is difficult to use. The dedicated SOS control is only useful if its actual action and destination have been configured and tested. It is not evidence that Crime Fixer or emergency services will automatically receive a request.
Subscriptions
Plan prices are references and subject to confirmation. Provider taxes and fees are additional unless confirmed as included. We confirm compatibility, the service, billing period, and actual charge before arranging a plan. Provider subscriptions are separate from Heavy Cover and the equipment price.
T-Mobile Connect provides unlimited calls and texts starting at $15/month, plus provider taxes and fees. We confirm the compatible plan and actual charge before activation.
What You Need
- An activated compatible nano-SIM and carrier plan supporting the calls and messages you need. Verify the exact regional phone with the carrier.
- The correct battery, USB-C charging cable, and compatible power supply. Check the seller's box contents and use the manufacturer's charging guidance.
- Optional: a suitable wired headset or a compatible charging accessory. Confirm fit with the Security+ model before ordering.
- A written backup of important contact numbers, kept separately from the phone. No microSD card is required: the Security+ specifications list no expandable storage.
Installation And Setup
Confirm Carrier Compatibility First
Have the carrier verify the exact regional model and device acceptance, including voice calls. Matching a frequency band alone does not establish that the phone can be activated on that carrier.
Fit The SIM With Power Off
Open the battery door with the specified screwdriver, lift the battery from the top, and align the nano-SIM with the slot diagram, contacts facing down. Refit the battery and cover. The SIM is not hot-swappable; the Security+ version does not support microSD expansion.
Charge And Activate
Check that the battery is seated correctly and charge using the specified equipment. Complete carrier activation, then check a normal outgoing and incoming call before moving on to emergency settings.
Save The People You Need
Enter useful contacts and identify them clearly. Check the selected SIM if using more than one. Confirm texting works with the actual recipient; do not assume smartphone messaging features or MMS are available.
Configure And Explain SOS
Check the assigned contact and any delay in the actual SOS settings. The M8 manual describes a 5-second hold of the SOS key; verify the behavior on your version with a consenting test contact. Do not experiment with 911 or assume the button sends a usable GPS location.
Test Your Setup
- Ask a consenting contact to answer a normal call and confirm they can hear you. Test an incoming call and an ordinary text.
- Test where the phone will actually be used, including inside the building, rather than only beside the store.
- For the configured SOS destination, arrange a clearly identified non-emergency test. Verify what arrived and whether the contact could call back.
- Check charging and battery condition routinely. Keep a second way to request help if the carrier has no coverage.
If Something Does Not Work
SIM Is Recognized But Calls Fail
Ask the carrier to verify activation, voice compatibility, and the regional model. A signal indicator alone is not a completed call.
SOS Does Something Unexpected
Recheck the exact version's instructions and assigned destination. Do not repeatedly press an unknown emergency control.
A Smartphone Feature Is Missing
The Security+ model intentionally removes many data and multimedia functions. Do not buy it for app-based monitoring or treat reduced features as proof it cannot be tracked.
Safe And Lawful Use
- A cellular phone still creates network and account records. Do not describe it as untraceable or immune to compromise.
- Do not secretly record calls or use another person's SIM, account, or identity without authority.
- Emergency tests must not generate false emergency calls. If you accidentally reach emergency services, stay connected and explain.
Where To Buy And Find Instructions
These links take you to the manufacturer or original source. You may buy independently or select a supported device with your Crime Fixer service. Check the exact model, stock, compatibility, provider plans, and return terms before purchasing.
- View M8 FLIP Security+ At AGM
Manufacturer purchase page. Check regional selection and current stock rather than assuming every version is available.
- AGM Product Manuals
Select the M8/M8 Security material and check differences for the Security+ functions.
Optional Accessories
We confirm compatibility, availability, and the price before you approve a purchase. These items are not included automatically.
- Compatible AGM M8 Charging Dock
Confirm the dock for the exact M8 variant and regional power supply. Manufacturer details
- Faraday Bag
A separately matched bag. When it blocks cellular service, calls and SOS messages cannot go through.
What To Check
- Carrier compatibility and cellular coverage where you will use it.
- The contacts and actions assigned to the SOS button.
- Charging, call-and-text service, and a test of the configured emergency contact.
Connecting It To Crime Fixer
We confirm the model, compatibility, permissions, and access before connecting a device. Buying hardware does not provide investigator monitoring or response by itself, or guarantee that every feature can be connected.
Any Cover monitoring or response depends on your selected subscription, supported equipment, permissions, and service availability. Products purchased from Crime Fixer and their included Install, Care, and ID benefits require active, paid Heavy Cover.
Buying And Setting Up
An active, paid Heavy Cover subscription is required to purchase any product from Crime Fixer and receive the included Install, Care, and ID benefits. Investigative Services and Lite Cover do not qualify. Adding Heavy to a cart does not establish active coverage. Public guides, basic price information, and requests for a future quote remain available without a subscription. Product selections are quote interest only, not purchases or provider-plan activations.
Equipment is purchased separately. Product prices are U.S. dollar references before applicable sales tax, shipping, and payment processing fees. We confirm current prices and availability before purchase; they may change with sales, suppliers, and configuration. Optional accessories and Physical Honeypot materials require a current quote.
Install includes setup, basic installation, configuration, testing, practical fixes, and additional security measures based on our tests for supported products purchased from Crime Fixer; these are included while Heavy Cover is active and paid, as time and resources allow. On-site product work is limited to the Cover service area. Work beyond our qualifications or legal authority, including complex wiring, network infrastructure, and commercial-grade installations, requires a specialist.
Care includes optimizing and maintaining supported products purchased from Crime Fixer, keeping them running, and updating their software while Heavy Cover is active and paid, as time and resources allow. While Heavy Cover is active and paid, we cover the replacement cost if a product purchased from Crime Fixer is damaged or stolen, using the same model or a comparable model. We do not cover damage you cause by misusing or tampering with the product or performing your own maintenance or repairs. Lost products are not covered.
You may use these public guides independently. Compatible existing equipment can connect to supported Cover functions with the required permissions; this is not a promise of free physical setup, installation, or maintenance for equipment bought elsewhere.
ID support requires active, paid Heavy Cover and currently trackable people, pets, vehicles, or items. Location sharing must be set up with us through a compatible device or tracker purchased from Crime Fixer. A person must carry or wear the device; pets, vehicles, and items need compatible built-in tracking or an attached tracker. ID Kit contents and publication channels require approval by email or text before distribution to investigators, law enforcement, or social media. Advance approval may cover a later missing-person or stolen-property incident with the same contents and channels; changes require further approval. Paid advertising needs separate approval and payment; campaign work remains included in Heavy Cover.
The device belongs to you. Care covers qualifying damaged or stolen products purchased from Crime Fixer while Heavy Cover is active and paid, subject to the exclusions above; it does not cover lost products. Applicable manufacturer warranties are separate.
Required carrier, data, cloud, or manufacturer subscriptions are separate from Heavy Cover and any quoted equipment price. You may pay providers directly or, while Heavy Cover is active and paid, have Crime Fixer arrange and pay confirmed provider plans for products purchased from Crime Fixer, where the provider permits. You pay the actual provider cost, including provider taxes and fees, separately from Heavy Cover; we add no management fee. We confirm each service, billing period, and charge before arranging it. Payment processing fees are described in the Service Terms. Atlas XL hardware is included with an active Spytec plan; reference prices are $24.95/month or $215.40/year paid upfront, separate from Heavy Cover. A quote request does not enroll you in, charge for, or renew a provider plan.
Customization is included as an option for supported GPS trackers and tags. Bait items, materials, and additional equipment require a quote. Extra hidden cameras require a product purchase with installation or a separately approved Automated Surveillance deployment, agreed before proceeding.
Before you pay for a purchase or subscription we arrange, we confirm availability, the actual equipment and configuration, accessories, plan, billing period, applicable sales tax, shipping, payment processing fee, and total with you by email or text message. Unknown equipment, tax, or shipping charges remain pending, not zero. No shipping charge is added when shipping is not needed.