Dude, 64. 16 is too small. And that sweet new camera is gonna need some space to deposit pictures and video.
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How many of you plan on getting Applecare?
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Dude, 64. 16 is too small. And that sweet new camera is gonna need some space to deposit pictures and video.
Not sure if the last part was a question or not but if so yes you do. You have 60 days from billing/shipping date to have them run a diagnostic scan and purchase the AppleCare+, or you can call them and they will do it remotely over the phone. #
The current out-of-warranty costs are the following :
https://www.apple.com/support/iphone/repair/other/
Apple also rolled out a nationwide 5s display replacement in store program on July 2014, hopefully this happens quicker for the 6 and 6+ since the repair machinery is already installed in the stores.
I'm with you. Att is too expensive! and having to pay a fee for 2 years plus $200 deductible is way too much! Applecare for $99 is not bad at all and the deductible is affordable. I honestly don't trust Att refurbished phones. Apple service is way better.
getting applecare, but im gonna have to wait about a month to get it so i can afford it. too risky to not have on such an expensive, vital piece of technology.
If I happened to drop my 6 Plus and need a new device, how exactly getting an AppleCare+ replacement work?
Correct, but how much was an OOW iPhone 5s replacement earlier this year? As the time wears on the cost of replacement goes down. I'm pretty sure for the current iPhone at the time the OOW cost was $300+.
Well they started doing it with the 5 before the iPhone 5s and 5c came out, but they couldn't do the 5s and 5c until Apple started shipping them the phones and reprogramed the machines since with the 5s they now have to connect another cable (Touch ID). They will have to reteach the machines again for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus because of the bigger sizes and placement of display cables. Plus, they still need to get the parts in.
I think they will start near the beginning of 2015 replacing the glass if cracked.
I'll be adding it to my purchase when I pick up my space gray 64gb 6 on Friday.
I was so excited when my order finally went through Friday morning I forgot all about it. Or maybe it was because I'd been up for an hour an a half in the middle of the night
... Anyways... I'll be in the store Friday
I was so excited when my order finally went through Friday morning I forgot all about it. Or maybe it was because I'd been up for an hour an a half in the middle of the night
... Anyways... I'll be in the store Friday 
I have owned iPhones since 2007. I haven't had any kind of insurance on a single one of them. I've had to buy an out of warranty replacement for water damage once. At the time it was $200 to replace my 3GS. If I had bought it and not used it for all my phones, I would have spent $500. And had I needed to use it, it would have cost me another $80. So with Apple care, you are pre-paying the first $100. If something happens, you are out another $80. I keep the $100 in my pocket, and if something happens I'm out $280-? depending on what they set the cost at for the 6+. Given my history, I'll continue to take my chances.
You can either call AppleCare, and they'll send you a replacement iPhone (and then you ship the old one back in the box the replacement one came in), or your make a Genius Bar appointment at your local Apple Store, and they'll do the swap for you.
Regardless of which way you have your phone replaced, you'll be charged whatever the AppleCare+ service fee is for your device. For an iPhone 5s, it's $79. Hasn't been announced (AFAIK) for the new iPhones.
You would go to Apple, explain what happened and pay the deductible (which, unless it has changed again will be $79) and receive a replacement phone. You will get a "white box replacement" which can be either refurbished or brand new (if the factory hasn't started pumping out refurbished units, the white box replacement will be a brand new one in replacement packaging).
If you cannot sleep easy and worry about paying a few hundred dollars for an out of warranty replacement then you have bigger issues and shouldn't be buying an iphone to begin with.
$99 for applecare and $79 deductible to get a replacement iphone its $178. Versus $279 paying for a replacement at Apple. So if you're really worried about $100 that much then most likely you have other bigger problems than that.
You still have to pay for the insurance and the deductible so it's still costing you $180. Not $300 but it's not for nuthin' and if you don't use it you're out $100.
You still have to pay for the insurance and the deductible so it's still costing you $180. Not $300 but it's not for nuthin' and if you don't use it you're out $100.
Exactly.
Not sure how much they will price the replacement iphone 6 plus model but my guess is it will be more than the current $269 price. But like you said if you never have the need to use it then you wasted that $99 to buy it.
iPhone 5s out of warranty replacement has been $269 for the entire year.
Apple only changes OOW replacement prices once per year when the new generation iPhone comes out (bumping the others down).
Incorrect. The 5s has never been above $269 for an out of warranty replacement.
I will always get Applecare + my carrier insurance. Applecare is great, but I still need my carrier's insurance for lost or stolen phone.