Warranty Expired. How does this work, exactly?

[Wry Guy]

I made a mistake, I guess. I had always intended to purchase Applecare, but had some major damage to my house recently, and in the chaos of scheduling repairs and finding a place to stay, I accidenally went past the deadline by a few days. So, now I'm warrantyless, and a little worried.

I guess my question is, how exactly does Applecare work? I could in theory buy a copy from my campus' co-op, but I guess I wouldn't be able to register my Macbook Pro with the warranty?

Do you think if I gave apple a call and explained the situation, they'd let me slide? It literally expired like, Monday. 🙄

 

[GGJstudios]

You can only buy AppleCare while the MBP is still covered by the original warranty. You can call AppleCare to see if they'll make an exception, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

 

[robbieduncan]

Call Apple. They have been known to be lenient. But do it immediately. Every day you wait lessens your chances.

 

[Wry Guy]

They actually let me slide, thank goodness.

Thanks for the heads up, guys.

 

[RedRaven571]

Does Apple use the purchase date (from receipt) or the day the unit was registered at Apple to determine when the warranty began?

 

[Wry Guy]

Does Apple use the purchase date (from receipt) or the day the unit was registered at Apple to determine when the warranty began?

I think it begins with the shipping date, but don't quote me on it.

 

[Horney]

I think it begins with the shipping date, but don't quote me on it.

So how does that work with peeps like me who bought the machine brand new from amazon and then registered with apple a couple of days later.

Nick

 

[GGJstudios]

So how does that work with peeps like me who bought the machine brand new from amazon and then registered with apple a couple of days later.

You can check for yourself to see when your warranty/AppleCare expires:
https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do