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Shabbis

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Mar 17, 2008
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My 3GS has never been near any water, yet the sensor on the bottom is pink. So this basically makes my extended AppleCare worthless as Apple will just blame everything on water damage from here on out.

Does anyone know if I can get a refund?
 
My 3GS has never been near any water, yet the sensor on the bottom is pink. So this basically makes my extended AppleCare worthless as Apple will just blame everything on water damage from here on out.

Does anyone know if I can get a refund?

Depends on how soon ago you got it. You may be able to.
 
Depends on how soon ago you got it. You may be able to.

Got it the day I purchased my iPhone 3GS, last June. It would be nice to get a refund on something that won't even take effect until next June (and now will never take effect). So, in essence, I paid for a product that will never be used, I would think I could get my money back.

So we have to pay the price for Apple's decision to poorly place the water sensor on the outside of the phone? My last HTC phone had the sensor inside the phone, behind the battery, meaning that the external parts of the phone can take some slight splashing or humidity.

BTW, I owned a 2G iPhone for 2 years before upgrading to the 3GS and haven't used my 3GS any differently, the sensor was never tripped on that phone.

So lesson learned, never purchase extended AppleCare the day you purchase a new Apple product, wait until the day the standard warranty runs out.
 
Got it the day I purchased my iPhone 3GS, last June. It would be nice to get a refund on something that won't even take effect until next June (and now will never take effect). So, in essence, I paid for a product that will never be used, I would think I could get my money back.

So we have to pay the price for Apple's decision to poorly place the water sensor on the outside of the phone? My last HTC phone had the sensor inside the phone, behind the battery, meaning that the external parts of the phone can take some slight splashing or humidity.

BTW, I owned a 2G iPhone for 2 years before upgrading to the 3GS and haven't used my 3GS any differently, the sensor was never tripped on that phone.

So lesson learned, never purchase extended AppleCare the day you purchase a new Apple product, wait until the day the standard warranty runs out.

you're just out of luck,
 
http://www.apple.com/r/store/applecare/APPTermsConditions.pdf


Cancellation

You may cancel this Plan at any time for any reason. If you purchased the Plan in the United States or Canada, cancel by sending written notice to AppleCare Administration, P.O. Box 149125, Austin, TX 78714-9125, U.S. Your notice must be accompanied by a copy of your proof of purchase of the Plan. Unless state law provides otherwise, if you cancel within 30 days of your Plan purchase, or receipt of these Terms and Conditions, whichever occurs later, you will receive a full refund less the value of any service provided under the Plan; if you cancel more than 30 days after your receipt of this Plan, you will receive a pro-rata refund of the Plan’s original purchase price, less (i) a cancellation fee of U.S. $25 or 10 percent of the pro-rata amount, whichever is less, and (ii) the value of any service provided to you under the Plan. Unless state law provides otherwise, Apple may cancel this Plan if service parts for the Covered Equipment become unavailable, upon 30 days’ written notice. If Apple cancels this Plan, you will receive a pro-rata refund for the Plan’s unexpired term. For Plans purchased and enrolled/activated outside the U.S. or Canada, please contact the regional Apple subsidiary for the country of purchase.
 
See rdowns' post, there's no reason to not activate it as you can get a prorated refund.


I generally wait until the warranty is about to expire. Keep in mind that proration will happen from day 91 of ownership when the added phone support kicks in.
 
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