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Apple's Extended One-Year AppleCare+ Option Available for All Devices, Works With Subscriptions
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Does this apply to Apple devices purchased in the last year or only new Apple devices going forward?
I have a 6 month old pair of AirPod Pro and a 3 month old iPad Pro but it doesn’t seem like I can apply AppleCare + to them.
I have a 6 month old pair of AirPod Pro and a 3 month old iPad Pro but it doesn’t seem like I can apply AppleCare + to them.
This thread is getting long so maybe I missed a post:
1A)Why not just buy my device and rely on my credit cards device insurance for accidental damage in the first year.
1B)Then, before the year is up, add my AC+
2) This must be USA only? Because here in Canada, there is no mention on the Apple store that I can wait up to 1 year
"How to get AppleCare+
Add it to your shopping bag during the checkout process when you purchase your new iPad.
Or buy it within 60 days of your iPad purchase:"
1A)Why not just buy my device and rely on my credit cards device insurance for accidental damage in the first year.
1B)Then, before the year is up, add my AC+
2) This must be USA only? Because here in Canada, there is no mention on the Apple store that I can wait up to 1 year
"How to get AppleCare+
Add it to your shopping bag during the checkout process when you purchase your new iPad.
Or buy it within 60 days of your iPad purchase:"
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Having to take the device in to an Apple store is the hang up for me. COVID-19 has closed my Apple store. What now?
If it were me I would call Apple Support and ask a senior level advisor the question.
Yea seems like a bad time to be encouraging going to physical locations. What if no stores near you are even open? And I don't understand why you couldn't still add Lost & Stolen if you have to PHYSICALLY show the device to a Genius. And with the screen, couldn't they have sensors to detect a hard enough fall like on the watch. If those were ever triggered you have to physically go to a store. And that should apply from day one.
Yea it definitely depends on usage. And usually if I would probably buy a new device anyhow, I will kill AC+
The article said if you bring it in to enroll with damage, you have to pay full price to repair first. The only question I have, is without the AC+, are you still covered for defects like you were when it was just regular?
My one ? is how does the process even work with a CC warranty compared to taking the Phone to Apple, and getting a repair or replacement on the spot or overnight?
With the credit card warranty you pay for the repair, you submit a copy of the receipt showing what was repaired and how much, and the credit card company will reimburse you for the cost of the repair. This is how it worked for me with AMEX.
Ahh forgot the diagnostic is within 60 days only. With Covid shutdowns, I wonder if they’ll be a little lenient on in store requirements at day 61.
That is correct. Here is the tricky thing. I was reading through my CC agreement today and the sneaky turds had this in the insurance policy for mobile devices:
"Coverage ends on the earliest of:...the date the account is cancelled, closed or ceases to be in Good Standing"
WOW. So if I cancel my card, the insurance is also terminated. Read your policies folks - especially for those of you who are using cards where you signed up for the first year free and then have to pay afterwards.
The MacBook Pro that I bought open box without Apple Care is included. I just checked
I just looked closer at the Citi Card extended warranty policy:
If I understand this correctly, existing extended warranty will be in effect even if I cancel my card.
I don't think so. The first sentence says it all - "These benefits do not apply if Your card privileges have been cancelled". The second sentence is just saying the same thing as the first - your benefits are good prior to your account being suspended or cancelled.
I just read another CC terms and conditions and I think this is a recurring theme with 'new' cards. If you don't have the card anymore, you lose all your extended warranties etc. Maybe the insurance companies were losing $$$?
I bought my AirPods Pro January 26th of this year and totally forgot to buy Apple care to it. is it possible to purchase Applecare+ If I just walk right in a Apple Store?
You will need to make an appointment with a Genius, most likely. You could get lucky though.
Before you go to an Apple Store, I would call or chat with the Applecare support team to find out if it's possible or if they would make an exception.
Great idea! If we can do it with telemedicine, then why not? Hopefully when one holds up the device for the Apple rep to see, water doesn't drip out of it. 💦
Yes, and that's covered specifically in the terms and conditions in section 9 (using the US iPad Applecare+ Agreement effective 7-15-20 as an example):
"Additionally, unless applicable local law provides otherwise, Apple may cancel this Plan for fraud or material misrepresentation, or if service parts for the Covered Equipment are not available, upon sixty (60) days’ prior written notice. If local law permits and Apple cancels this Plan for the unavailability of service parts, you will receive a pro-rata refund for the Plan’s unexpired Term."
I'm and old man and fear I'll just forget it on a park bench or drop it in the Lake or something like that so I got the loss coverage.
You are incorrect. As stated in the article - please read it - the coverage starts from the date of the device purchase. So if you wait one year to buy it in your phone, you only get one additional year of coverage.
Only exception is Mac since AppleCare+ covers 3 years