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How is your phone protected?

  • AppleCare+

    Votes: 22 50.0%
  • Carrier Insurance

    Votes: 13 29.5%
  • 3rd Party Insurance

    Votes: 5 11.4%
  • I bought a case & don’t need no stinkin Insurance

    Votes: 4 9.1%

  • Total voters
    44

marty1980

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Apr 22, 2011
742
654
I have my X. It’s great blah blah...

Now I want to ensure I’ve got the best protection for the best price.

AppleCare+ is $200 and you have to pay upfront...right?

AT&T allowed me to add their insurance for only $8.99/month within 30 days of activation. Looking over the costs associated with damage and loss, it seems to be comparable to AppleCare+.

2 years at $9/month = $216

So I went with AT&T protection for now. There’s a time limit on every insurance option.

I’d like to know if others have found decent protection plans and how they compare. Maybe this discussion could help future owners decide how to best protect their insanely expensive and breakable toys. Thanks for your input!
 

bakerjeri

macrumors newbie
Nov 2, 2017
5
3
I have my X. It’s great blah blah...

Now I want to ensure I’ve got the best protection for the best price.

AppleCare+ is $200 and you have to pay upfront...right?

AT&T allowed me to add their insurance for only $8.99/month within 30 days of activation. Looking over the costs associated with damage and loss, it seems to be comparable to AppleCare+.

2 years at $9/month = $216

So I went with AT&T protection for now. There’s a time limit on every insurance option.

I’d like to know if others have found decent protection plans and how they compare. Maybe this discussion could help future owners decide how to best protect their insanely expensive and breakable toys. Thanks for your input!
[doublepost=1510088451][/doublepost]AT&T has huge deductibles
 

bmdub

macrumors regular
Sep 17, 2012
196
112
Knoxville, TN
Specific. Cause they were comparable to AppleCare+ for me.
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James.K.Polk

macrumors 6502a
Aug 31, 2015
865
333
Wells Fargo includes warranty if you pay your service with a credit card - I've fortunately never had to use it, though, so I can't speak to its success.
 

bmdub

macrumors regular
Sep 17, 2012
196
112
Knoxville, TN
Notice how it’s a declining deductible over time. And the price for the repair is very close to that with AppleCare+. I don’t see your point.

You asked for information that was easily accessible yourself. Learn to use Google. That's my point.
 

marty1980

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Apr 22, 2011
742
654
You asked for information that was easily accessible yourself. Learn to use Google. That's my point.

I wanted to know what you, specifically, thought of as “huge deductibles” for AT&T. You posted an image of information without any context to the conversation; information that I’ve already seen and didn’t need to google to be aware of.
 

entraik

Suspended
Jan 22, 2009
602
212
I wanted to know what you, specifically, thought of as “huge deductibles” for AT&T. You posted an image of information without any context to the conversation; information that I’ve already seen and didn’t need to google to be aware of.


Get Squaretrade. AppleCare is a huge ripoff. You'd have to be a fool to get that.
 

thatgrrld

macrumors newbie
Oct 9, 2017
20
11
Los Angeles, CA
I have my X. It’s great blah blah...

Now I want to ensure I’ve got the best protection for the best price.

AppleCare+ is $200 and you have to pay upfront...right?

AT&T allowed me to add their insurance for only $8.99/month within 30 days of activation. Looking over the costs associated with damage and loss, it seems to be comparable to AppleCare+.

2 years at $9/month = $216

So I went with AT&T protection for now. There’s a time limit on every insurance option.

I’d like to know if others have found decent protection plans and how they compare. Maybe this discussion could help future owners decide how to best protect their insanely expensive and breakable toys. Thanks for your input!

I went with AT&T insurance too. AppleCare doesn’t cover loss or theft.
 

joefrank64k

macrumors 6502a
Feb 12, 2008
688
664
I went with AT&T insurance too. AppleCare doesn’t cover loss or theft.

This 100%. I’ve used the loss coverage three times, saved me some serious $$.

And their claims procedure is effortless. All web-based. And the replacement (which is always retail BNIB) is shipped Next Day Air.
 
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