I am getting Apple Care +. As I understand, you have to head to an Apple Store to get it set up though? WTF? I live 145 miles away from the closest one
Question for folks regarding AppleCare+ - isnt the deductible only for accidental damage claims with Applecare+? I thought if you take your phone in as it wont power on or such like it doesnt count towards your 2 replacements and thus no $50 charge? Can someone clarify?
Yes, ST does, but on my iPad 3 I was able get a zero deductible plan for $10 more. Not sure if that applies to the iPhone as well.Don't they still tack on the $50 deductible?
The quote was "lost OR stolen." For lost you still need a sworn affidavit so it's insurance fraud which can still get you arrested.You can't file a police report for a lost phone. There is no crime against losing something. I have people wanting to do it all the time. It's surprising how difficult of a concept that is for some folks to grasp.
Can't wait to read your I dropped my new iPhone 5 opening the box thread
Btw, I looked all over SquareTrade's website and didn't see anything about replacing stolen/lost phones...
I am getting Apple Care +. As I understand, you have to head to an Apple Store to get it set up though? WTF? I live 145 miles away from the closest one
Question for folks regarding AppleCare+ - isnt the deductible only for accidental damage claims with Applecare+? I thought if you take your phone in as it wont power on or such like it doesnt count towards your 2 replacements and thus no $50 charge? Can someone clarify?
So, I am getting ready to take the iPhone plunge and get 4 for our family. Seems like maybe getting insurance is a waste of money. Here are my questions.
- If you get a replacement through AC+ are you getting a new or refurbished phone? What about through Square Trade? These seem like the only two reasonable options unless you need loss coverage....
I added coverage on my homeowners policy, just $20 bucks a year.
With both AC+ & SQuareTrade, one is usually given refurbs. Haven't seen many complaints from people with Apple refurbs, but have seen several from people getting them from Squareatrade. I'd recommend getting SqureTrade. Then if there's an issue, take the phone into Apple, get it swapped, and then have SqureTrade reimburse you.
I added coverage on my homeowners policy, just $20 bucks a year.
So if I get applecare+ and never use it and my 2 years is almost up can I just break my phone to get a new shiney one before 2 years is up??
No need to break it even. Just bring it in, pay the $50, and have a "new" one.
What exactly do they cover? What insurance do you have?
Yess loss, theft and damage. $50 deductable. I haveBest option. Covers loss and theft.
The way I read it though, this will cost you an extra $50.
An in warranty replacement from Apple will cost $50.
An out of warranty replacement from Apple will cost whatever the going rate is.
Right now it's what? $200.
If you go through Square trade you'll have to pay Apple the $200 which will get reimbursed by Square trade but you'll still have to pay Square trade's deductible which is $50.
So if I get applecare+ and never use it and my 2 years is almost up can I just break my phone to get a new shiney one before 2 years is up??
No need to break it even. Just bring it in, pay the $50, and have a "new" one.
You can really do that? Just walk in and say you just want a new one even if your phone is working 100% ?
I might be wrong about this, but the last time I checked AppleCare+ for an iPad, I saw that you can cancel it at any time and be refunded up to 90% assuming it is unused. I am assuming this still applies to the iPhone....