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Jailbreaking With Squaretrade Warranty?

shakeman0

shakeman0

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Jul 20, 2009
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Hello,

I'm considering Jailbreaking my iPhone 4. I have a Squaretrade warranty plan and was wondering Jailbreaking would void the warranty? Any help and info would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
 
shakeman0 said:
Hello,

I'm considering Jailbreaking my iPhone 4. I have a Squaretrade warranty plan and was wondering Jailbreaking would void the warranty? Any help and info would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
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Technically yes it would. But once you restore your iPhone any trace of the jailbreak is going. Your carrier or warranty provider can't trace if your iPhone is jailbroken.
 
I just read the SquareTrade TOS and by the letter of the contract, JB phones are not covered if they can point to software being related to the problem. This could also give them a strong case to deny your claim for other issues as well.
That said, their policy may be lenient if the the problem is clearly not software related. I would recommend emailing them for confirmation and retaining the conversation for your records.

B. MAINTENANCE, REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT NECESSITATED BY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM ANY CAUSE OTHER THAN NORMAL USE AND OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS AND OWNER’S MANUAL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THEFT OR LOSS, EXPOSURE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, FAILURE TO PROPERLY CLEAN, MAINTAIN OR LUBRICATE, OPERATOR NEGLIGENCE, MISUSE, ABUSE, IMPROPER ELECTRICAL/POWER SUPPLY, UNAUTHORIZED REPAIRS, IMPROPER EQUIPMENT MODIFICATIONS, ATTACHMENTS OR INSTALLATION OR ASSEMBLY, VANDALISM, ANIMAL OR INSECT INFESTATION, RUST, DUST, CORROSION, DEFECTIVE BATTERIES, BATTERY LEAKAGE, OR ACTS OF NATURE OR ANY OTHER PERIL ORIGINATING FROM OUTSIDE THE PRODUCT
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N. DAMAGE TO COMPUTER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND DATA CAUSED BY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, VIRUSES, APPLICATION PROGRAMS, NETWORK PROGRAMS, UPGRADES, FORMATTING OF ANY KIND, DATABASES, FILES, DRIVERS, SOURCE CODE, OBJECT CODE OR PROPRIETARY DATA, OR ANY SUPPORT, CONFIGURATION, INSTALLATION OR REINSTALLATION OF ANY SOFTWARE OR DATA
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Thanks for all the answers. I just looked on Squaretrade.com and at the bottom of the screen they have some info:

Please note that unlocked iPhones are not eligible for coverage from SquareTrade. Unlocking an iPhone after purchase will void a SquareTrade warranty. Phones that are “jailbroken” are eligible for coverage, but SquareTrade does not cover issues that occur as a result of jailbreaking. Any iPhones unlocked by tampering with hardware are not eligible for coverage, and hardware tampering after purchase will void a SquareTrade warranty.

SquareTrade iPhone Warranties are underwritten by Wesco Insurance Company, an AmTrust Group Insurance Company rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best.
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So, the phone being jailbroken will not void the warranty only problems caused by jailbreaking. Since bricking is impossible, it's probably pretty safe to say I can jailbreak without worrying about the warranty.
 
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