Today Is Your Last Chance to Get Apple Care If You Preordered Your iPhone

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Did you pre-order your new iPhone 4S? Did you skip AppleCare+? Well, today is your last chance to buy coverage.

And because Apple has a new no-freebies replacement policy now, it might come in really handy. Your chance to buy coverage ends today, November 14. It's not available online. You have to call in

 

[AppaTheBison]

If it really necessary to get Apple Care+? Really hate spending money on warranties.

 

[Kaido]

If it really necessary to get Apple Care+? Really hate spending money on warranties.

I was working on a tile floor one time. My iPhone fell out of my pocket a mere 3 inches onto the tile and shattered the screen into a spiderweb. I had to pay through the nose for a replacement. It was super lame.

$99 for a 2-year replacement warranty that lets you replace or repair your phone for a $49 charge each time (so max $200 for the initial $100 warranty cost, plus 2 incidents at $50/ea) is a lot better than paying $649 for an out-of-contract replacement phone (assuming you get the 16GB model). You can take the risk if you want, especially if you have a heavy-duty case like an Otterbox, but I'd rather be protected since my phone is such a valuable part of my daily life - I want to be able to walk in and get a replacement or a repair ASAP. I'm not a fan of warranties and rarely buy them, but I did purchase one on my new 4S for those reasons. I use my phone waaaaay too much not to protect it with insurance!

 

[ponyo]

If it really necessary to get Apple Care+? Really hate spending money on warranties.

Totally unnecessary. 1yr standard warranty should be plenty long to find any defect.

 

[ViviTheMage]

I was working on a tile floor one time. My iPhone fell out of my pocket a mere 3 inches onto the tile and shattered the screen into a spiderweb. I had to pay through the nose for a replacement. It was super lame.

$99 for a 2-year replacement warranty that lets you replace or repair your phone for a $49 charge each time (so max $200 for the initial $100 warranty cost, plus 2 incidents at $50/ea) is a lot better than paying $649 for an out-of-contract replacement phone (assuming you get the 16GB model). You can take the risk if you want, especially if you have a heavy-duty case like an Otterbox, but I'd rather be protected since my phone is such a valuable part of my daily life - I want to be able to walk in and get a replacement or a repair ASAP. I'm not a fan of warranties and rarely buy them, but I did purchase one on my new 4S for those reasons. I use my phone waaaaay too much not to protect it with insurance!

You are missing some key information.

If you spiderweb/f your phone up you need to replace it, you can give it to Apple for $149, and they will give you a new phone. That's what they did when I dropped my iphone4 32GB in the rain and it was hosed. $149 got me a new phone, and I was 6-7 months out of warranty.

 

[Kaido]

Totally unnecessary. 1yr standard warranty should be plenty long to find any defect.

Yeah like ViviTheMage said - it's about user damage. Accidental damage plan like Best Buy or Staples has - you break it, pay a small fee, get it fixed or replaced. I live on my iPhone, so the insurance is worth it vs. paying $650+ for a new one if I bust it.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Yeah like ViviTheMage said - it's about user damage. Accidental damage plan like Best Buy or Staples has - you break it, pay a small fee, get it fixed or replaced. I live on my iPhone, so the insurance is worth it vs. paying $650+ for a new one if I bust it.

That is what I am saying though, if you bust it, you can pay $150 to get a new one from Apple.

I have a squaretrade warranty, and they reimbursed me for the $150 out of warranty replacement. The squaretrade cost me $70~ at the time of purchase.

 

[manly]

If it really necessary to get Apple Care+? Really hate spending money on warranties.

My good buddy is super-clumsy and drops his phone semi-regularly. AppleCare+ is great for people like him.

I think SquareTrade allows you to buy its ADP coverage within 60 days of purchase and with a coupon code, it's a little cheaper than AC+. People on SlickDeals were debating if ST covers the $200ish post-subsidy price or the fair market value of the handset ($649 and up). Their contract language is inconsistent, and some nit-pickers were afraid enough to just get AppleCare+ instead.

 

[Kaido]

That is what I am saying though, if you bust it, you can pay $150 to get a new one from Apple.

I have a squaretrade warranty, and they reimbursed me for the $150 out of warranty replacement. The squaretrade cost me $70~ at the time of purchase.

Oh, are you talking about the first year warranty? So it's $149 for a replacement during the first year? Didn't know that...