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Carrier insurance vs apple care
- Thread starter Joe1
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The phone insurance will cover lost and stolen incidents whereas apple care will not, as far as I'm concerned.
I certainly don't pay my provider for insurance on my IP5...I didn't buy it from them anyway. I'd check your household policy though...Our's covers phones too.
yes, unless they can pro-rate it like they do for macs.
Also, don't buy both, get either one at the most.
I never get insurance on my phones, I find it a waste of money.
Some people just need to have that peace of mind knowing that they will be covered.
My understanding from Apple is that the Applecare follows the device, period. So when I gave a still-covered laptop to a relative, the balance of the Applecare on it went with it.
and that is fine, you just pay dearly for it though.
IMO if you break your phone just pay for the out-of-warranty replacement which covers anything that might happen to it (It has never happened so far to me), it prob will be cheaper than whatever plan you end up paying for unless you break your phone more than once in a contract.
