If that were me, I'd make my co-worker pay for it!
If I were you, I'd have read the whole post before commenting. The co-worker is paying for it.
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Dropped iPhone 5 w/Damage!!!
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If I were you, I'd have read the whole post before commenting. The co-worker is paying for it.
I would rather reach into my pocket to get my phone and pull out my middle finger..
If they want to see a iPhone, go to the effing store.
I agree. I did not have the funds to buy the AppleCare when I bought the phone from the Apple website. I tried to purchase it on-line a few days after I got it and was instructed the only way to purchase it was to go into a store to have it inspected.
Did that and go the certificate in the mail today.
Good to go.
Just wanted to update y'all, I'm the one that posted pictures of my phone with a blotchy screen.
I did purchase AppleCare the Saturday after I received my phone from Verizon. I went to the store, the associate verified my phone, and I purchased AppleCare from the Apple store.
Thursday my phone dropped and the pixels go out on the right side of the screen. I go to the Apple store in downtown Boston and meet with the Genius Bar. He inspects my phone, takes a look at it, and tells me the only way to fix my phone is to replace it.. We back up my data to iCloud. He brings me a new phone. Wipe the original iPhone, transfer SIM card to new handset, and I sign off on paperwork. Restored settings, and I'm done.
I wasn't charged anything because 'it is still covered on warranty.' Awesome. Didn't have to pay, didn't have to use my AppleCare, all is good.
When I was waiting to get in the store, there were a handful of people waiting with me at ten. Many asked for the iPhone 5 but every associate I overheard told customers they were sold out. But not for replacements, glad I was able to get it replaced. I also purchased the USB to lightning cable. They had a lot there and I bought one for $19.
The Genius Bar was just so quick to help me and get me in and out. Happy!
I did purchase AppleCare the Saturday after I received my phone from Verizon. I went to the store, the associate verified my phone, and I purchased AppleCare from the Apple store.
Thursday my phone dropped and the pixels go out on the right side of the screen. I go to the Apple store in downtown Boston and meet with the Genius Bar. He inspects my phone, takes a look at it, and tells me the only way to fix my phone is to replace it.. We back up my data to iCloud. He brings me a new phone. Wipe the original iPhone, transfer SIM card to new handset, and I sign off on paperwork. Restored settings, and I'm done.
I wasn't charged anything because 'it is still covered on warranty.' Awesome. Didn't have to pay, didn't have to use my AppleCare, all is good.
When I was waiting to get in the store, there were a handful of people waiting with me at ten. Many asked for the iPhone 5 but every associate I overheard told customers they were sold out. But not for replacements, glad I was able to get it replaced. I also purchased the USB to lightning cable. They had a lot there and I bought one for $19.
The Genius Bar was just so quick to help me and get me in and out. Happy!
Wrong. I just purchased AppleCare+ this morning over the phone after receiving my iphone 5 on launch day.
technically you are suppose to have to be > 50 miles away from an apple store to get applecare+ added over the phone; However, like in your case, they will still add it depending on the person you get.
Yeah you can. I called AppleCare and had them add AppleCare+ to my iP5 two days after i got it from UPS on the 21st. Never had to take the phone to the store or anything. I'm all confirmed and good 'til 2014!
Yeah, I'm about 2 hours from Montreal, which is the closest Apple store to me. I didn't even mention that to the guy on the phone though, he was cool, and very helpful.
I keep my phones for 2 years so AppleCare+ was a no brainer for me.
I had every intention of it, but the first day I got it I went for a hike and almost dropped the slippery little bastard taking a panoramic photo at the summit.
I went to AT&T right after and picked up the incipio frequency case. It's form fitting, slim and best of all, textured around the sides where you hold it.
It still looks pretty sick all murdered out.
They give you a refurb, but they look flawless and you could never tell. I think the main reason for this too is b.c it is just the phone with no accessories.
Don't you only get 5GB of icloud storage? Were you able to backup your entire phone with that amt?
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"rock" your phone? WTF? Hipster lingo for carry?
not even hipster haha, just a term. You really have never heard that? Rock, sport
I'm so sorry for your loss. I can't fathom. My best wishes to you and your family. May you find a replacement as soon as possible... who am I kidding it'll never be the same.
I guess Apple's decided they'll lose less money by allowing people to commit insurance fraud than they would by turning AppleCare+ customers away because they can't make it to an Apple store.
This. I'd feel like such a jerk for dropping a brand new phone, even if it wasn't damaged in the fall. I would absolutely consider myself 100% responsible for the cost to repair or replace it.
iCloud backups only back up your data and a list of the programs that are installed. Even when my 4S was completely filled with crap, my backup was about 8GB. Since I haven't installed everything I had on my 4S on my 5 (I had a lot of apps I almost never used), my 5 backup is around 4GB. The initial backup takes some time, but all backups after that only backup new or changed data, so they are much faster.
But, I do purchase the extra 10GB of iCloud storage personally, so I have 15 GB.
And is he forking up the INCONVIENIENCE and waste of your time of driving to the Apple store and dealing with replacing the phone?
Sad to say...
The irony of all of this is that I just got the Zagg HD shield installed on my iPhone 5 last night by Best Buy Mobile. They told me that I should keep my phone out of its case for 24 hours.
Well, I have been home all day and left the house to go to the store briefly. It's raining... on my way inside back into the house... I dropped my phone.
Here it is in all of its glory. SAD day. It took a fall without my case on it.
Please do not take offense to this, but never ever, listen to a BB Geek, or Mobile Tech, most of them have no clue what they are talking about, and to me the Zagg shields are just a waste of money, however I know there are others that swear by them, I just never had any luck with those, and prefer to just use a case with back, side, top and bottom support.