Does AppleCare replace my phone if I were to drop my phone in a puddle? Or perhaps break my screen by dropping it? Is AppleCare even worth it? Thanks! I've never bought it for any of my Apple products before
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AppleCare worth it?
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AppleCare for the iPhone allows you to replace "accidental" damage (water, cracked screen, etc.) twice. $50 charge each time though, I believe.
Thanks! I guess that not bad. $50 for a phone that would cost probably $500 out of contract. I've already ordered my iPhone 5, so is it possible to buy AppleCare separately and then register it to my 5?
I started this thread a while back. You might find it useful: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1411857/
Try $199... Apple replaces cracked or damaged iPhone 5's for $199. If you have AppleCare+ you'll save $50.
$4.13 a month for insurance is not bad even with the $50 deductible. Plus it gives you more tech access.
I wouldn't have gotten AppleCare in the past because it never had damage replacement, but it's now worth it to me.
I say this because we don't know yet what Apple is charging for a replacement phone. I believe it was $200 for the previous models.
Has anyone bothered to even try and ask Apple what the 5's replacement cost is?
I wouldn't have gotten AppleCare in the past because it never had damage replacement, but it's now worth it to me.
I say this because we don't know yet what Apple is charging for a replacement phone. I believe it was $200 for the previous models.
Has anyone bothered to even try and ask Apple what the 5's replacement cost is?
Buy it and have peace of mind
I think it is worth a little over .13 cents a day for peace of mind. If you get it you won't need it, but if you don't get it, you will most likely need it. LOL
I got Apple Care + on my iPhone 5 64 gb.
I think it is worth a little over .13 cents a day for peace of mind. If you get it you won't need it, but if you don't get it, you will most likely need it. LOL
I got Apple Care + on my iPhone 5 64 gb.
Worth it!
I've had issues with phones, non-responsible touch, sticky "home" , etc....No questions, replaced!!
I've had issues with phones, non-responsible touch, sticky "home" , etc....No questions, replaced!!
Exactly. If you use your two replacements you actually save the ($200tbd). Otherwise you save $50 for using one replacement through AppleCare.
Holy crap. Please go read the thread I made that I repeated earlier in this thread.
$99 AC+
$50 service fee per accidental damage claim (2 max.)
Relax. I am asking how much a replacement phone WITHOUT AppleCare will cost. Nobody has verified it is $200 like past phones.
Now that you have holy crapped, go wipe.