you asking me or the dude who replied after me? heck if I know why do you think I am wanting to know. from the dudes response below mine I got the empression that once your 3 years were up you couldn't get any more repairs or anything under the apple care plan.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 7:09 AM Subject: Re: Apple Care > Oh? Acording to Apple you can not so either they have changed this > recently or their sales and technical staff do not know this. Did you > find this information on the Web? I think it would be worth it, I > mean it would carry you out to a six full years and that would be > well worth the price assuming they would cover tired old hardware; > when the drive failes etc. > > > Scott > > > > On Apr 27, 2007, at 10:49 PM, hank wrote: > > > you can't get another 3 years? once the 3 years is up? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac > > OS X by > > theblind" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 7:36 PM > > Subject: Re: Apple Care > > > > > >> No sir, it is not, once he 3 years is up, your done. You do have 1 > >> year after the purchase date in which to purchase the Apple Care > >> plan, but it is retroactive back to the date when the Mac was > >> purchased. > >> > >> Scott > >> > >> > >> > >> On Apr 27, 2006, at 7:07 PM, David Poehlman wrote: > >> > >>> I don't think it's renewable though. > >>> > >>> On Apr 27, 2006, at 4:53 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > >>> > >>> I paid $169 for my iMacs, and I believe $149 for the Mini. > >>> Notebooks start about $200, but check the Apple site, http:// > >>> www.apple.com for accurate pricing or of course you can call them > >>> at 1-800-692-7753 > >>> > >>> > >>> Scott > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Apr 27, 2006, at 3:38 PM, JOHN PANARESE wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi > >>>> I bought it with my iBook as part of the package, so I don't > >>>> recall the cost. It is for 3 years and no yearly fee. I guess > >>>> you could call Apple to find out about the package, what it > >>>> currently includes and the price. I bought my iBook last May. > >>>> > >>>> Take Care > >>>> > >>>> John D. Panarese > >>>> Managing Director > >>>> Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc. > >>>> 9 Nolan Court > >>>> Hauppauge, NY 11788 > >>>> Tel/Fax, (631) 724-4479 > >>>> Email, [EMAIL PROTECTED] net > >>>> Internet, http://www.tvi-web.com > >>>> > >>>> AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS FOR PORTSET SYSTEMS LTD, COMPSOLUTIONS VA, > >>>> PREMIER ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INDEX, PAPENMEIER, REPRO-TRONICS, > >>>> DUXBURY, DANCING DOTS AND OTHER PRODUCTS FOR THE BLIND AND > >>>> VISUALLY IMPAIRED > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Apr 27, 2007, at 10:42 AM, hank wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> what is the cost for apple care? and do you pay this yearly > >>>>> monthly etc? > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>> From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac > >>>>> OS X by > >>>>> theblind" <[email protected]> > >>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 7:00 AM > >>>>> Subject: Re: Apple Care > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> give them a call. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Apr 26, 2006, at 8:32 PM, Jane Jordan (gmail) wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Something similar happened to me. I had to send my iBook in for > >>>>>> repairs, and it was back pretty fast. Do you think ... it owuld > >>>>>> be a > >>>>>> bad idea to send it in for basic maintenance, like I can do > >>>>>> with my > >>>>>> BrailleNote? I have to send it n for Braille display repairs and > >>>>>> cleaning, and they check for other problems, too. WouldApple do > >>>>>> the > >>>>>> same thing, or do I have to have a specific issue? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Jane > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Apr 26, 2006, at 6:43 PM, JOHN PANARESE wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Hi folks, > >>>>>>> I know the subject of tech support and the like has come up > >>>>>>> here. I wanted to share an experience I had last week. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Two weeks ago, my iBook suddenly locked up and would not > >>>>>>> start. Fortunately, I was at a friend's house who is a very > >>>>>>> experienced Mac user and is one of the major influences in my > >>>>>>> switch from Windows to the Mac. He gave the unit a thorough > >>>>>>> look > >>>>>>> and he suggested that it was a good idea to contact Apple. His > >>>>>>> feeling was that there was some kind of a hardware problem. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I contacted Apple and went through a series of experiments > >>>>>>> directed by the tech support person. Basically, it was the same > >>>>>>> things my friend had done, but it confirmed what we already > >>>>>>> suspected. There was definitely some kind of hardware issue that > >>>>>>> was preventing any power from getting to the board. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> So, because I have Apple Care, I received a box directly > >>>>>>> from > >>>>>>> Apple the very next day, shipped the unit to Apple and, > >>>>>>> within 48 > >>>>>>> hours, I had my fully functioning iBook back in my possession. > >>>>>>> Yes, folks, the cost of buying Apple Care is worth it. I didn't > >>>>>>> pay a dime to get my unit repaired. I can relay a few > >>>>>>> stories in > >>>>>>> regard to problems I've had with Window's laptops and dealing > >>>>>>> with > >>>>>>> specific companies that went far differently, so I'm more than > >>>>>>> satisfied with how Apple handled my particular situation. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Take Care > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> John D. Panarese > >>>>>>> Managing Director > >>>>>>> Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc. > >>>>>>> 9 Nolan Court > >>>>>>> Hauppauge, NY 11788 > >>>>>>> Tel/Fax, (631) 724-4479 > >>>>>>> Email, [EMAIL PROTECTED] net > >>>>>>> Internet, http://www.tvi-web.com > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS FOR PORTSET SYSTEMS LTD, > >>>>>>> COMPSOLUTIONS VA, > >>>>>>> PREMIER ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INDEX, PAPENMEIER, REPRO- > >>>>>>> TRONICS, > >>>>>>> DUXBURY, DANCING DOTS AND OTHER PRODUCTS FOR THE BLIND AND > >>>>>>> VISUALLY IMPAIRED > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > >>>>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >>>>>> Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/326 - Release Date: > >>>>>> 4/27/2006 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >> Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/326 - Release Date: > >> 4/27/2006 > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/326 - Release Date: 4/27/2006 > >
