Kelly,
I'm not sure your math stating that your iPhone X insurance coverage is a fraction of the cost of Apple Care works out. Apple Care is purchased when the phone is new and gives two years of coverage from purchase date. If you multiply your $12 a month times 24 months, that works out to $288 in total which is considerably more than Apple Care. I don't know whether the coverage is comparable but you must make the math comparable. Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 12, 2019, at 4:02 PM, Kelly Pierce <[email protected]> wrote: > > consider an insurance plan from your carrier. I am with Xfinity Mobile > and I bought an iPhone Xs and have an insurance plan for $12 a month. > It covers theft, loss, and accidental damage. It also includes an > upgrade after one year. It is more coverage than Apple Care at a > fraction of the price. Service is performed at an Apple store, just > as if I had Apple Care. > > Kelly > >> On 2/11/19, Brent Harding <[email protected]> wrote: >> I had a problem back with the iPhone 7, where the charging just quit working >> >> randomly one day. Apple did replace it for free while I still had Apple >> Care, I think you get your first year free, and what you're paying for is >> the second year, but when the second one exhibited the same exact issue, I >> ended up having to pay around $300 for a replacement, because the first year >> >> coverage had lapsed by then. Now, I am on the Apple upgrade plan, where a >> 256 GB XR is about $43 a month with Apple Care included. Since these are >> effectively 0 interest loans with the option to upgrade after the first >> year, it seems mathematically the same as if you paid it up all at once with >> >> the Apple Care included. I am glad that the XR seems to have a lot sturdier >> >> connection when you plug in the lightning cord, it seems to take more force >> >> to pull it out of there than the 7's did, but hopefully whatever was made >> defectively in a few batches back then won't be a problem again. I would've >> >> thought for sure they would fix the port and send back the one I had, but >> something leads me to believe that the problem was with something else, as >> they didn't look damaged or anything that one could easily see. The other >> benefit I heard you can get with Apple Care is that they will overnight you >> >> a different phone to use first if you give them a credit card, and then once >> >> they fix your broken one, you either send in the replacement after they send >> >> that back, or if is something they can't fix easily, you keep the >> replacement and they do whatever they do with the old one and it's no >> charge. I thought about adding the loss and theft coverage for piece of >> mind, but there are probably better third-party ways to get insurance for >> that type of thing that cost less. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Agent086b" <[email protected]> >> To: "viphone" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 2:30 PM >> Subject: Re: To AppleCare or not....that is the question >> >> >> Hi, >> I may have misunderstood your message. The 3 iPhones I have had replaced I >> did not have to pay anything for the replacements under AppleCare. >> Max. >> >>> On 11 Feb 2019, at 3:02 pm, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Just so you know, Apple Care Plus does not cover loss or theft. >>> It covers accidental damage I think twice, once for each of the two years, >>> >>> but if your phone needs to be replaced that is also not free. I have no >>> idea how much it costs nowadays with the expensive phones like the XR or >>> XS. >>> Gone are the days when Apple Care Plus was $79 or $99. The last time I had >>> >>> Apple Care Plus was on my 6S Plus back in 2015. I lost that phone about 3 >>> >>> months after I got it when I was visiting my families ranch at Christmas >>> that year. I went for a walk up their driveway which is gravel and about >>> three quarters of a mile long. At the time it was of course covered in >>> snow since we are talking about northern British Columbia and the >>> temperature was minus 30 Celsius (about minus 22 Fahrenheit. When I got >>> back home I realized the phone wasn't in the chest pocket of my down >>> parka. Trying to call it or use Find my iPhone was useless because in >>> these temperatures and without being close to body heat the phone would >>> have shut down in less than 5 minutes. Various members of my family spent >>> >>> about 10 hours searching without luck. Fortunately I had my phone added to >>> >>> my homeowner's insurance as an extra item with a 0 deductible. That only >>> costs about $30 a year extra and unlike Apple Care Plus it does cover loss >>> >>> or theft. The insurance paid the full price for a new phone. About 4 >>> months later after the snow was gone in mid April my brother found the >>> phone. I asked him to stick it in a bag of rice and mail it to me, that >>> took a few days and when it arrived I took it out and plugged it in. At >>> first nothing happened, but to my surprise when I checked it an hour or so >>> >>> later Voiceover came right up, I could unlock it with my PIN and as soon >>> as I did it started dinging and making all sorts of noises as it connected >>> >>> to my WiFi and 4 months worth of emails, messages and notifications went >>> off. In the end I realized that the phone worked perfectly fine with two >>> exceptions: the screen was black in other words it somehow didn't work any >>> >>> more even though I could do anything using Voiceover. And yes, I did of >>> course check if the screen curtain was on and it was not. The second issue >>> >>> was that the camera did not work any more. Now that I had the physical >>> phone back I took it to an Apple Store and after paying $129.99 Canadian >>> they replaced it with a new phone. >>> Quite a few people on this list who have been here for a few years heard >>> the story before, but I recounted it just to make the point that just the >>> >>> cost of Apple Care Plus does not cover a phone replacement. Given how >>> expensive Apple Care Plus has become I am no longer buying it. Water >>> damage is almost impossible nowadays with an iPhone 8 or anything above it >>> >>> because the phones are virtually waterproof and the X series phones even >>> more so than the 8 and the 8 is more waterproof than the 7. I much rather >>> >>> spend the money to have the phone covered through my homeowner's >>> insurance, it's cheaper and it will cover loss or theft. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of >>> Carolyn Arnold >>> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2019 5:59 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: To AppleCare or not....that is the question >>> >>> Apple Care is maintenance insurance on an Apple phone. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Carolyn >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: 'Marcio' via VIPhone [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2019 6:55 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: To AppleCare or not....that is the question >>> >>> Hi, >>> Well I'm not that much into Apple stuff. I just have an iPod Touch. Also >>> I've really never heard about such AppleCare. >>> It may have another name on my country and as I'm not that Apple expert, >>> don't know. >>> However, from what I've heard on the lists I am on, when you call the >>> Apple Support they say that if you use whatever accessibility feature you >>> >>> don't need AppleCare to be answered. >>> >>> I'm sure it won't help almost in any way, but if you find use for at least >>> >>> one of the words I wrote I'll be glad :) >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Marcio >>> Follow me on Twitter <https://twitter.com/firirinfonfon> >>> >>> >>> Em 10/02/2019 21:51, 'Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.' via VIPhone escreveu: >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> >>> >>> I have always routinely purchased AppleCare, but have never really had any >>> >>> reason to use it. >>> >>> >>> >>> I still have a few weeks before the deadline for purchasing AppleCare for >>> >>> my XS. >>> >>> >>> >>> I’m curious how others on this list are viewing AppleCare. >>> >>> >>> >>> Any thoughts appreciated. >>> >>> >>> >>> Best, Keith >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >>> list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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