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Apple Announces 'AppleCare One' Subscription Plan for Multiple Devices
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I've just checked the math on my refund more carefully. It looks like the partial months on the iPad and Apple Watch were bundled in with the refund for the remaining part of the two year term on my iPhone. (I got a refund of $156, but the math says the iPhone-only part of the refund was about $146). I'm good!
That is great news. I didn't even check that but kudos to Apple for that. I'm looking forward to my 2 MacBook refunds.
I believe regular AppleCare refund amounts are reduced by the value of any service that has been completed. If this applies to refunds from AppleCare One signups then it may make sense to delay enrollment until a fixed or annual term has been mostly completed.
I didn't receive a pro-rata refund on my MacBook that I had serviced, but the remaining pro-rata amount was less than a dollar.
Anyone here enrolled a device with prior service and got a reduced or no refund?
I didn't receive a pro-rata refund on my MacBook that I had serviced, but the remaining pro-rata amount was less than a dollar.
Anyone here enrolled a device with prior service and got a reduced or no refund?
I had a full replacement with AC last month and got a refund for the full amount left on my plan.
Figured I'd post my savings!
Pro Display XDR - $179.99/yr = $14.99/mo
MacBook Pro 16" - $149.99/yr = $12.49/mo
Apple Watch Series 10 Hermes - $148.92 for 2 years = $6.21/mo
iPad Pro M1 - $7.49/mo
I was paying $41.18, now I'm paying $25.98. A savings of $15.20/mo or $182.40/yr! Not too shabby!
Pro Display XDR - $179.99/yr = $14.99/mo
MacBook Pro 16" - $149.99/yr = $12.49/mo
Apple Watch Series 10 Hermes - $148.92 for 2 years = $6.21/mo
iPad Pro M1 - $7.49/mo
I was paying $41.18, now I'm paying $25.98. A savings of $15.20/mo or $182.40/yr! Not too shabby!
so I take it only devices that are currently registered with AppleCare+ can be converted to AppleCare One?
My friend was able to add an iPad mini 6 that didn't have AppleCare+ to his AppleCare One plan. I read somewhere as long as the device is <5 years old, you can add it.
I was able to add my iPhone 13 that did not have AC to mine along with my iPad and MBA that did have AC.
Well that’s frustrating… even called AppleCare and they didn’t know why either. Will give it a few weeks and try again I guess.
I just called Apple and the advisor told me that the refunds would be issued to the original payment method that I used to purchase the annual plans. She said to expect emails within 48 to 72 hours confirming the refunds.
I'm still confused as to why some people are immediately getting refunds in the form of gift cards when they switch over to AppleCare One. Does it have something to do with the amount to be refunded? Maybe smaller refund amounts are issued as gift cards, while larger refunds go back to the original payment method?
Or maybe they are issuing gift card refunds for people who purchased the prepaid, pay-in-full multi-year plans. The plans I'm trying to get refunded were purchased as recurring 1-year subscriptions directly through Apple and managed through my "Subscriptions" page in my Apple account.
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One of mine was ~$15 and the other ~$85. I got both on gift cards. One was prepaid in its entirety in advance and the other was paid in monthly increments with my Apple Card rolled into financing. I wonder how the method is determined also.
The more I think about it, I'm pretty sure it depends on how you originally purchased AppleCare. I think the prepaid/paid-in-full multi-year plans are being refunded via gift card. Annual recurring plans seem to be refunded to your original payment method. But your example with the monthly installments on your Apple Card seems to contradict that... so who knows.
I do, my prepaid yearly MacBook shows up as well as my old Apple Watch. Both don’t make it worth it though to subscribe without a third device… I hope they let iUp subscribers choose AppleCare One this September.
Update: was able to add my devices (including <4 year iPad)! Fingers crossed for the iPhone in the future.
...that's not a refund. When you cancel AC+ coverage early you get an actual refund to your credit card. This is absurd. /Edit: Ok it's original payment method. That does make sense then.
It was not my original payment method. However I just added them to my account and they can be used to pay for the Apple Care or Apple One payments so it's fine.
After switching my iPhone to AC1 from the monthly AC+, I was able to add my AC+ covered iPad Pro M4 and AirPods Pro 2. (got emails for refund in an hours). My other non AC+ devices (under 4 years old) also show as eligible.
However, my wife’s case is different. She has only one AC+ covered device (her AWH S7), and she can enroll in AC1 only through that AWH's AC+. Even though her other devices are listed as eligible, she cannot enroll to AC1 with them. There is no link or button to activate AC1 from those devices.
In short: you can only switch/upgrade to AC1 if you already have at least one device covered by AC/AC+. Once you’re enrolled through that device, you can add your eligible non-AC+ covered devices as 2nd and 3rd. If this is wrong, please let me know.
Wow, that was insanely simple. Basically just a few clicks in System Settings on my Mac to add the three devices and then I promptly get the confirmations. This is the kind of thing Apple is very good at, and which I could see being a full circle of web hell with many other companies. I'm only saving like $5/month but hey, I'll take it.
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I see. Well I think I'll steer clear of this for now. Since we got the most expensive machines through the back to school offering that included savings on the prepaid 3 year AC+ plan the math works out to barely any savings if any at all. And that's just the high value items before we consider the cheap Airpods and watches. We got some older devices that aren't currently covered but we don't have coverage precisely because they're older and thus no longer worth all that much.
The rest of my eligible devices showed up this morning.
