That's why I went with WorthAveGroup.com. Only 50 bucks for 1 year and you can have your iPad repaired at the Apple Store and get refunded the amount minus a 50 dollar deductible.
AppleCare+ is nice, but it's 100 upfront and then 50 per repair with a limit of 2. While I think hitting the 2 limit wouldn't be easy, I'd hate to have something repaired a 3rd time and be SOL.
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Glad to see you can do the same with SquareTrade.
AppleCare+ is nice, but it's 100 upfront and then 50 per repair with a limit of 2. While I think hitting the 2 limit wouldn't be easy, I'd hate to have something repaired a 3rd time and be SOL.
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Another little known thing about Squaretrade: if you request it, you CAN take a broken iDevice to an Apple store, get it repaired/replaced by them, and then Send in your repair documentation and receipts to SquareTrade to get reimbursed for the costs. You'll have to shell out repair costs up front, but at least you get Apple fixing or replacing your iPad, instead of whoever bid the cheapest amount to fix it for SquareTrade (and results like the OP's).
that said, I used to go with Squaretrade for warranties, but now that AppleCare+ is around, I'm going with that instead. It jsut makes more sense.
Glad to see you can do the same with SquareTrade.