did anyone say the hell with Applecare, i'll chance it?

[applefan289]

I only get AppleCare on my Macs, not my iDevices

I only got Applecare on my Mac as well. Not on my iPad or 4S.

No reason really. It's just that the Mac was my first Apple product so I said it's well worth it. And I'm still covered for my Mac.

 

[vincenz]

I've never purchased AppleCare for any of my apple things. Never had a problem with needing extra warranty, knock on wood.

 

[Brazzy]

it seems like a waste of money, imo.

 

[zflauaus]

The main reason I'm getting it is the extended phone support. Living 75 miles away from the nearest Apple Store means that if something goes wrong and I need help, it's a long and expensive trip over there.

 

[boomhower]

I bought it. $50 to replace it if I break it is worth it to me considering my line of employment and my hate of bulky cases, that isn't a good combo for the long term health of a device made of glass. I'll break it at least once if not twice in the next year.

 

[richpjr]

Very little point in it.

 

[corys00]

I have Best Buy's Geek Squad protection on it. I can break the phone as many times as I want and never have a deductible. It's always treated me well. I pay for 2 years up front so it's a bit of a break over paying for it monthly.

 

[aristobrat]

AC+ seems like an ultra waste of money. Basically, you save $50 if you break it.

Depends. It's for two years of coverage, and includes two "breaks" at $49/each.

So the first break costs saves you $50, and the second break saves you $150.

 

[hansiswhoiam]

Nope

I don't have AC

 

[daneoni]

I've never bought Applecare for an iPhone. Only got it once for an iPod and stopped after that for good.

Only my Macs get that privilege and thats if i really like them and plan on keeping them for a while.

 

[NathanA]

The main reason I'm considering getting it is because I'm afraid they will no longer be doing the $200 out-of-warranty replacements. What do you guys think the likelihood of this is?

Next to nothing. If anything, they've improved the program: all models used to be a flat $200. Now only the 4S is $200, and the other models (4, 3GS, etc.) are $150 OOW.

-- Nathan

 

[JoeHemi]

Haven't bought applecare since my first ibook. Didn't need it then and havent needed it since through many more macs later. Its called learning to take care of your S*it

 

[gloryunited]

When I asked a staff at an Apple retail store today whether I should/could buy AppleCare in the foreign country I am taking my iPhone to (that's where I am most likely to need repairs), she replied "but you get 1 year international warranty anyway...".

Was she implying it is not worth it?

 

[aneftp]

I have yet to every keep any of my iPhones for more than 10-11 months (have owned all 5 generations).

So buying extended warranty is really useless to me. Plus I am super safe with my iPhone.

When I got out to places like the beach I usually just put my sim into an old flip phone. (I have microsim adapter).

My wife I worry a lot more about. She's careless with her iPhone. Somehow her last iPhone 4 survive pouring a smoothie over it. Overheated it on the radiated stove top melting the bumper, repeatlydropping it while drunk at a concert on cement, slamming the phone down again the ceramic tile in our home when she was pissed. Not a single scratch or any activated water sensors and we still managed to resell for $300.

 

[Stealthipad]

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Need clarification on this point.

I thought if one damages the phone and you did not have applecare+ you could buy another phone but it would be retail, not $199

Was told this by a Samsung Galaxy S II Sprint employee, if I did not have the insurance and broke the phone I would have to buy it again at retail since the first phone was locked into the original contract.

Thanks.....

Why are we talking about a Samsung. i was talking about an iPhone with no warranty.

 

[416049]

Me and it was working fine and still is even though its now nearly 4 years old (macbook)

 

[mulo]

don't have Applecare on any of my devices, macs or iOS

 

[SR45]

Why are we talking about a Samsung. i was talking about an iPhone with no warranty.

I was mentioning Sprint with the Samsung cell phone that I had for one day (Returned it), and if I destroyed it without the drop/spill coverage, I would have to fork over the full retail price for another one. That would be over $600 bucks, not cheap.

I wanted to know if iPhone was the same when I purchase it later, since I read that if ones is out of warranty or does not have the drop/spill coverage they can just pay $199.00 for a new one and not pay full retail, which was odd to me. That is why the question was asked.

 

[macingman]

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Just curious on how many people did?

I'll likely upgrade every year anyway. Plus in the off chance something out of warranty does happen it costs $250 for a replacement.

 

[trouble747]

Many credit cards extend the manufacturer's warranty by a year on most purchases...

 

[pettifogger06]

I don't really understand AC as opposed to AC+. I just rarely see situations where phone support would fix a problem. Now shattering my screen, that may be worth paying for (AC+).