Shulaw1999
Active member
Dammit!! I knew the Apple Store Genius just wanted to get his grubby hands on my sexy iphone 5. I feel dirty now.
I love apple care, $ 50 and you get a brand new ( not refurbished ) phone, 2 claims allowed. I use one even if I scratch the phone. I just tell apple the battery is no good and they swap out the phone no questions asked and it covers water damage
Apple Care+ doesn't cover water damage. Make sure you read the details. I've always had AC for peace of mind.
Not for me...but might be for you. It's hard to answer whether something is worth it to someone besides yourself. I've never bought Apple Care on my iPhone's, but if you're buying a Macbook, i HIGHLY recommend it.
I didn't get the apple care or apple care+. I dropped my phone from about 1ft off the ground yesterday and it made a hair line crack in the upper left corner about 2 inches long. I had a rocketfish case on it. It is small and doesn't cover the front. I think it pancaked on the floor and sharp piece of debris cracked the screen.
I took it to the apple store and the check in guy said it would be $199 to replace the phone and to wait for the "Genius" to come out. He came out and took a look and said it didn't look like it was dropped. So he replaced it for free.
This is the first time I have broken a screen on any of my phones. I am glad I didn't pay for the apple care. I would rather take the chance and pay the $199 if I need it. It is only $50 more than if I had bought the apple care at the get go. I also found out that in the same mall I was at there was a store called iFixit iRepair. They would have fixed the screen for $150 which is the same as the apple care warranty. So if it happens again and apple doesn't fix for free I would take it to the mall store or just fix it myself.
Its $50 per incident that is not covered by warranty. Not $150. Make sure u get applecare + for 4s and 5
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Their comparison included the $100 cost for AC+Its $50 per incident that is not covered by warranty. Not $150. Make sure u get applecare + for 4s and 5
The point that mabmarc was making was that the AppleCare+ cost $99 and the replacement under AC+ for physical damage replacement is $49 ... meaning that if he had bought AC+ and replaced his phone under its provision, he would have spent $150 (actually $148, but we?re rounding up)... by NOT buying AC+, if Apple had charged him for the replacement/repair, their cost would have been $199... net difference of $50 (actually $51 without the rounding issue)... so by NOT buying AC+, he was simply risking having to spend an extra $50 at the time he got the repair/replacement done. As it is, he saved the full $199...
Remember, AC+ is simply an insurance policy... and all insurance is based on risk/probability that you will do something that will make that investment worthwhile. In a nutshell, you are betting $148 that YOU WILL destroy or damage your phone within the first 2 years...