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iPhone insurance with o2?
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Spanky Deluxe
macrumors 603
I didn't get mine insured - I figured it'd be covered under home insurance. The one time I did get phone insurance (not through O2 I hasten to add, Singlepoint's one or something like that), I paid £7.50 a month only to find that when my phone did get stolen, they refused to pay up, even though I had a police report and everything. Since then I've always been *very* dubious about mobile phone insurance. It always seems so expensive when compared to home insurance.
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yea that's the experience I've had with insurance for phones, but I was thinking since its an iPhone they might be a little more reliable!
Still not sure though
yea that's the experience I've had with insurance for phones, but I was thinking since its an iPhone they might be a little more reliable!
Still not sure though
I've got o2's insurance, but luckily I've not had to claim.. their insurance did seem like a good deal, as it runs from month to month and you're not tied into a whole year/18months of it. So if you dont think you need it anymore then you can always cancel it.
As long as you have personal posessions covered away from home on your home insurance you should be covered. I'm with more than and they have a limit of £1000. Anything under that is automatically covered away from home.
Saved myself a few quid a month as it makes phone insurance worthless.
Obviously don't take my word for it as everyones insurance is different but it's certainly worth making the call to find out one way or the other.
Saved myself a few quid a month as it makes phone insurance worthless.
Obviously don't take my word for it as everyones insurance is different but it's certainly worth making the call to find out one way or the other.
thworple
macrumors 6502
Yeah, I was covered for the value of my laptop away from home on my home insurance, and simply added on the value of the iPhone on top - added a grand total of £0.00 to my total monthly premium! 😀
I had a similar problem with phone insurance to Spanky Deluxe. But instead of theft it was accidental damage to a phone I had, which the insurer told me I was covered for. Imagine my surprise when I got a letter a week later telling me they weren't going to pay out. I'd spent a total of £60 over the course of around a year for it. Never going to make that mistake again.
I had a similar problem with phone insurance to Spanky Deluxe. But instead of theft it was accidental damage to a phone I had, which the insurer told me I was covered for. Imagine my surprise when I got a letter a week later telling me they weren't going to pay out. I'd spent a total of £60 over the course of around a year for it. Never going to make that mistake again.
Yea looking at their insurance page, I'd say it is pretty good compared to other mobile insurance I've had in the past.
I'll probably go for it as I aren't tied down for a certain amount of time and can cancel whenever!
Wavell
macrumors regular
I tried fruitlessly over a period of about a week to get O2 to call me back (via their insurance form) but got tired of waiting and went with CUSC ("Foneguard") instead. They had pretty good reviews from what I've seen and their response was immediate (and they're cheaper too !). 🙂