As flu season heats up, the Dr Smart Phones location at 2411 Coit Road, Ste. 120, is extending its free cell phone sanitizing service until the end of the year. The program is offered during normal business hours and by appointment.

Store owner Bill Kurtz said phones can have up to 20 times more bacteria than a public restroom and can get dirty through a variety of ways, such as through physical contact; phone sharing; or using a phone while handling money, cooking or using the restroom.

Throughout the sanitization campaign, the store is also collecting unwanted phones to benefit the Einstein School in Plano.

Dr Smart Phones provides repair service to smartphones and tablets and has Dallas/Fort Worth locations in Carrollton, Frisco, McKinney and Addison, but the Plano location is the only one to offer the sanitization service.

Its hours are Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m.–7 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Contact the store by calling 972-805-1668, or visit www.facebook.com/drsmartphonesplano.