Confused about the choices. Verizon wants $9.95 per month and a $175 deductable for complete coverage. I can lose it; drop it in the ocean etc and they will replace for the $175. Not sure about what applecare covers. Thoughts?..Thanks for taking time to answer..
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Applecare vs. plan from Verizon
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AppleCare covers everything that VZW's does, except lost/stolen phones I'm pretty sure, just for less.
Yea. that looks to be the case..
From Apple web site
"technical support to two years from the original purchase date of your iPhone and adds coverage for up to two incidents of accidental damage due to handling, each subject to a $49 service fee"
So it looks like it covers everything but losing it. Just need to have the device to turn it in..Seems like a better plan..Is that the way you guys are reading it?..Thanks
From Apple web site
"technical support to two years from the original purchase date of your iPhone and adds coverage for up to two incidents of accidental damage due to handling, each subject to a $49 service fee"
So it looks like it covers everything but losing it. Just need to have the device to turn it in..Seems like a better plan..Is that the way you guys are reading it?..Thanks
Are you sure Verizon will always cover it as long as you pay? I know a couple guys who had insurance on Sprint and after their 3rd or 4th break, they had their insurance dropped. In the end, it is an insurance policy....
Edit: And yes I do realize we are talking about Verizon and not Sprint, but I'm just using that as an example that I have a feeling Verizon would have a max amount of claims before they would no longer insure.
If your concerned about it getting stolen, go to settings, enable restrictions, make a pin, DON'T allow changes to location and accounts. This basically stops people from disabling tracking your phones position. Make sure under locations that find my iPhone is on.
Only annoying thing is any app that requires location services, you'll have to go to location services then turn it on.
Other than that, you can track your phone down and if someone stole it, call the police and use find my iPhone to get your phone and arrest a thief.
Bonus to find my iPhone (iCloud.com or spouses iPhone) you can tell it to play sound if you misplaced it in your place, even if your sound is turned off.
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Reason to disable accounts is because you need to enable find my iPhone under iCloud. Don't want someone to simply turn that off.
Only annoying thing is any app that requires location services, you'll have to go to location services then turn it on.
Other than that, you can track your phone down and if someone stole it, call the police and use find my iPhone to get your phone and arrest a thief.
Bonus to find my iPhone (iCloud.com or spouses iPhone) you can tell it to play sound if you misplaced it in your place, even if your sound is turned off.
Edit--
Reason to disable accounts is because you need to enable find my iPhone under iCloud. Don't want someone to simply turn that off.
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Asurion is the warranty company that Sprint uses for all claims and if I am not mistaken most of the cell companies in the U.S. use them as well including Verizon. So I would assume that the same policy would apply to Verizon as it does with Sprint.