If you lose your phone will Apple Care cover it?

erandall38 · Jul 14, 2007, 11:43 AM

What all will the Apple Care cover for the iPhone, I know my dad looses his phone all the time and does not want to get it until Apple Care comes out, that is, if it covers loosing it like most cell phone insurances do...

dontbeagenius · Jul 14, 2007, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by erandall38

What all will the Apple Care cover for the iPhone, I know my dad looses his phone all the time and does not want to get it until Apple Care comes out, that is, if it covers loosing it like most cell phone insurances do...

umm no. Apple Care is not insurance

techlover828 · Jul 14, 2007, 11:45 AM

knowing apple, probably not, but I bet they'll be some 3rd party thing

iBookG4user · Jul 14, 2007, 11:49 AM

i doubt it, you could just say that you lost the phone and get a brand new one and sell it if Apple replaced it.

mkrishnan · Jul 14, 2007, 11:52 AM

I could "help" him "loose" it, if you'd like to test the hypothesis.

If he could loose it to zip code 32608, that would be ideal.

erandall38 · Jul 14, 2007, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by iBookG4user

i doubt it, you could just say that you lost the phone and get a brand new one and sell it if Apple replaced it.

Ya but when you activate the iPhone it sees the serial number... so At&t could just block that serial number from being used and put a message on the phone that says please contact At&t at (#)

What ever happened to that report that there would be an anti-theft deterent on the iPHone? does anyone remember this?

spencecb · Jul 14, 2007, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by erandall38

What all will the Apple Care cover for the iPhone, I know my dad looses his phone all the time and does not want to get it until Apple Care comes out, that is, if it covers loosing it like most cell phone insurances do...

I would hope that you (or your dad) would be more cautious with something like the iPhone. I know I would never misplace
mine. This thing is tied to my side.

erandall38 · Jul 14, 2007, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by spencecb

I would hope that you (or your dad) would be more cautious with something like the iPhone. I know I would never misplace
mine. This thing is tied to my side.

It is really sad how often he looses his blackberry... but its not like he tries to misplace his, it just happens. And it is a guarantee that it will happen to a lot of people, or be stolen.

note235 · Jul 14, 2007, 01:36 PM

called his insurance company

b-real · Jul 14, 2007, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by erandall38

Ya but when you activate the iPhone it sees the serial number... so At&t could just block that serial number from being used and put a message on the phone that says please contact At&t at (#)

What ever happened to that report that there would be an anti-theft deterent on the iPHone? does anyone remember this?

Blacklisting an IMEI number is something that carriers refuse to do in the U.S. It's common in Europe, though.

ecks618 · Jul 14, 2007, 07:56 PM

No they won't cover it. I actually got a letter from Att 3rd party insurance company i believe it was from Asurion telling me that they have discontinued my insurance on my number due to the iPhone being activated.

So applecare won't cover it, att won't cover it, so if you lose it, start crying.....

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erandall38 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007	If you lose your phone will Apple Care cover it? What all will the Apple Care cover for the iPhone, I know my dad looses his phone all the time and does not want to get it until Apple Care comes out, that is, if it covers loosing it like most cell phone insurances do...
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mkrishnan Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI, USA	I could "help" him "loose" it, if you'd like to test the hypothesis. If he could loose it to zip code 32608, that would be ideal. __________________ Mohan
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ecks618 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NYC	No they won't cover it. I actually got a letter from Att 3rd party insurance company i believe it was from Asurion telling me that they have discontinued my insurance on my number due to the iPhone being activated. So applecare won't cover it, att won't cover it, so if you lose it, start crying..... __________________ 13" MBA \| 27" iMac 32GB 3Gpad 4 \| 32GB iPhone 5 - Black Edition
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techlover828 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Connecticut College	knowing apple, probably not, but I bet they'll be some 3rd party thing
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note235 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007	called his insurance company
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