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Apple Announces 'AppleCare One' Subscription Plan for Multiple Devices
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For now. It will expand slowly.
I used to in the early days of Apple Care.... when it was a reasonable cost and only added a relatively small amount on the cost price of the phone.
However its costs have spiralled upwards making it far too expensive.
I never had to use the plan, stopped buying it years ago, and never have an issue as I take good care of my expensive electronic devices anyway.
A sad truth. I guess I'm just suffering from subscription fatigue. But that is the current model, unfortunately for me.
Good point. "Cancel anytime" subscriptions aren't as bad.
If you put me on the spot to ask how many subscriptions I currently have, I would need a few minutes to give you a reasonably accurate number. I guess I have subsciription fatigue as I mentioned in another reply.
It sounds like this is the same as AppleCare+, and accessories are covered with that, so I’d be surprised if they weren’t here. Unless you saw somewhere accessories aren’t covered by One?
Has anyone seen how rolling over current active AC+ will work? I have a monthly plan on my phone and paid up front for my iPad Pro.
- Devices must be less than four years old, and headphones must be less than one year old. Only devices in the customer’s Apple Account can be covered under AppleCare One.
- What about something that is older than four years but currently has AppleCare+? I have a 2020 MacBook Pro that I'm about to send in for repair on AppleCare+. I can continue to renew that if I keep it on AppleCare+, but I can't add it to this?
- Does this mean I can't cover my family's devices? I currently pay for AppleCare+ for my wife and daughter's iPhones, Apple Watch, iPad. However, they are signed into their Apple accounts on the devices, not me. But they are part of my family plan.
Did you actually READ the article? It’s lets you add devices up to four years old.
Yeah, at this point, the EU has basically drafted a plan informing companies what NOT to release in the region. To think that companies are not going to follow that plan is silly. That’s why the Apple Vision Pro is only offered in two countries, because the DMA kicks in when it’s 3 or more.
And you REALLY think that any CEO in today’s climate is going to do anything other than that? It’s how businesses are run these days. I guess they could wake up one of the frozen CEO’s in storage…
Too many regulations in the UK and EU. They will probably demand Apple include non-Apple devices!
They are a little late to the party. As someone who always purchased AC for the peace of mind, I moved immediately to a Best Buy total membership since it includes AC at no extra cost, even when the product is on sale. That’s hard to beat.
The EU will find it anti-consumer just because it’s Apple and will fine Apple one circular shaped building per week until they allow other companies to brand Apple’s service as their own.
Too many regulations in the UK and EU. They will probably demand Apple include non-Apple devices!
Don’t get me started on this joke of a country
And will force every covered device to have a UK backdoor.Too many regulations in the UK and EU. They will probably demand Apple include non-Apple devices!
This is brilliant, if they will do a prorated refund of the care I've purchased in bulk — I'm totally doing this.
Looks like Apple isn't happy about Nvidia being the first 4 trillion dollar company. 🤣
Depends on what devices you cover. I have an iPhone 15 Pro Max, an Apple Watch Ultra 2 and an Apple Vision Pro (yep, I’m one of the few people that bought one); for me it looks like I could cover all three and actually make money (I know, not really).
AVP coverage, which I foolishly missed out on, is $24.99/month, and I’d actually pay LESS for it and cover my iPhone and Apple Watch Ultra at the same time.
The $3.49/m is only for base model Macs. Once you scale up, that $3.49 turns to $20/m quick.
in actuality, yes. this is a good deal.
Funnily enough, I was under the impression that the high prices we pay for Apple products are because they are well designed and manufactured, making the need for repairs minimal. Paying the Apple premium for the device and then paying a rather hefty subscription every month on top of that is nuts. Not for me.