apple care protection plan start date

[andiwm2003]

hi,

i bought (at apple online) a 40gig ipod on july 19th. it should be shipped on july 23rd but was delayed. it shipped july 27th and arrived july 28th. my apple care expiry date is the 23rd july. shouldn't it be the 27th or even 28th?


i don't mind the 4 days in this case, but what happens if i order a new g5 imac and it gets delayed by 8 weeks? do i pay 2 month of apple care for nothing?


anybody similar experiences?

andi

[jane doe]

The AppleCare starts on the date of purchase of the computer, not the date of purchase of the AppleCare. In some cases they will make an exception if your computer is delayed several weeks.

[slughead]

If you bought the applecare that comes in a little kit thing, it spans from when you activate it (I think).

Good question though, another good reason to sign this:
http://www.petitiononline.com/Apple_G5/

[jane doe]

If you bought the applecare that comes in a little kit thing, it spans from when you activate it (I think).

Good question though, another good reason to sign this:
http://www.petitiononline.com/Apple_G5/

I wish, it goes from the date that you buy the computer.

[andiwm2003]

The AppleCare starts on the date of purchase of the computer, not the date of purchase of the AppleCare. In some cases they will make an exception if your computer is delayed several weeks.

i obviously activated the apple care after my ipod arrived. they backdated it to the first estimated shipping time. that would be o.k., but they shipped a few days later, so they should backdate to the new shipping date. again, a few days don't matter, but if you order new imac or displays and you wait for two month, then you buy apple care and they backdate it to the order date. that would matter.