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Applecare for iPhone available @ Apple Store.... - ArtP - 07-25-2007
Wondered if they were going to offer it.
At $69 it's great if the phone breaks, much better than the $5 per month/w$50 deductable I pay Verizon for my Treo 650.
But what if it gets lost or stolen?
Re: Applecare for iPhone available @ Apple Store.... - PeterB - 07-25-2007
Hmmmm... not a bad idea... I still have a $35 off certificate, so that brings me down to $30 for this.
Lost or stolen -- as RAMd®d pointed out, it has a security lock feature. I can't wait for Orbicule to put out a version of Undercover for the iPhone... takes photos of the thief with the camera. Maybe I'll suggest this to the developer....
Re: Applecare for iPhone available @ Apple Store.... - Mark (nonick) - 07-25-2007
Hrm..
If this is the same as the other Applecares, it won't cover drops, cracks, etc - right?
There is no hard drive to fail, so I feel like it'd only be a failing touchscreen or maybe loose headphone or dock connector I'd be covering.
If that's true, $69 for 1 extra year actually seems a bit steep to me.
Re: Applecare for iPhone available @ Apple Store.... - Chupa Chupa - 07-25-2007
[quote Mark (nonick)]Hrm..
If this is the same as the other Applecares, it won't cover drops, cracks, etc - right?
There is no hard drive to fail, so I feel like it'd only be a failing touchscreen or maybe loose headphone or dock connector I'd be covering.
If that's true, $69 for 1 extra year actually seems a bit steep to me.
Yes, but I think it includes the battery, so it's not a bad deal if you will be keeping the phone for 2 years. The battery is going to only last a bit over 1 if you charge it daily and battery repair alone is $85.