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nathanschafer

macrumors member
Original poster
Feb 9, 2011
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Australia
Hello,

Can you purchase applecare for a refurbished iphone?

Do you have to buy applecare at the time of purchase?

I am halfway through my free warranty, and want to buy applecare for my Iphone 4, which is refurbished (Replaced my original phone due to defect.)

Also, how do you set-up applecare?

Thankyou so much.
 

EricNau

Moderator emeritus
Apr 27, 2005
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San Francisco, CA
Yes, you can purchase AppleCare for refurbished products. Link

And no, you can buy AppleCare any time during the first year (while your original warranty is valid, but not a day later).

Once you purchase AppleCare, you can either follow the directions and register online, or you can purchase AppleCare directly from an Apple representative over the phone at 1-800-MY-IPHON. Just tell the rep you'd like to purchase AppleCare, and they'll register it automatically and mail (or email) you the documents for your records.
 
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