Dear Kelly & List: Check the terms & conditions of your Xfinity handset insurance. Most carrier handset insurance says they only need to provide the same make & model phone in good working order. It could be a trade-in or refurb. AppleCare gets you a brand new phone. $12 a month is $144 a year. That is a good down payment on AppleCare Plus with loss & theft coverage. You generally get what you pay for. Brian K. Lingard VE3YI, Ab2JI, B. A., C. T. M. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce Sent: February 12, 2019 4:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: To AppleCare or not....that is the question
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. > > > 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 Wi-Fi 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 anymore. 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 >> >> 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 >> >> >> 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> >> >> >> Me 10/02/2019 21:51, 'Kramlinger, Keith G., M.ED.' 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. 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