Holly states she has Apple Care not Apple Care Plus. Apple Care is Apple's limited 1-year warranty which comes with a new phone at no extra cost whereas Apple Care Plus costs a significant amount, it extends the warranty by another year to 2 years and covers 2 repairs or phone replacements due to accidental damage.
Apple says the following: Warranty: iPhone comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support. In addition your iPhone, its rechargeable battery and all included accessories are covered against defects for a year from the purchase date by a limited hardware warranty. AppleCare+: Every iPhone comes with one year of hardware repair coverage through its limited warranty and up to 90 days of complimentary support. AppleCare+ for iPhone extends your coverage to two years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and adds up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage each subject to a service fee of $39 for screen damage or $129 for any other damage plus applicable tax. In addition you'll get 24/7 priority access to Apple experts via chat or phone. Learn Here are the cost for AppleCare+ in Canada for the various iPhone models, in Canadian Dollars of course, you can probably deduct about 30% for the US cost: iPhone 8 = $169 iPhone 8+ and X R = $199 iPhone X S and X S Max =$249 I also just broke my screen and paid $195 Canadian to have it replaced on my iPhone 8. If I had bought AppleCare+ I would have paid $169 when I bought my iPhone and then $39 deductible for the screen repair which is a total of $208. In other words it would have cost me $13 more to have the screen fixed with AppleCare+ and as long as I don't do this again before December 2020 I am better off not buying AppleCare+, should I break it a second time then of course with AppleCare+ the two repairs would have cost me a total of $247 whereas without it I would pay $390, $143 more. Considering that I have had iPhones for 10 years and only once before I damaged my iPhone accidentally, I decided it would be worthwhile to take my chances. I used to always buy AppleCare+, but then again it used to be $79 when I got my first iPhone 4, then I think with my 5S it was $99 and for my 6S Plus it was $129. At $169 or even $199 if you have an iPhone X R or $249 if you have an iPhone X S it is becoming a pretty big expense and there are other ways to insure your iPhone which are much cheaper. I have both my wife's and my iPhone insured through our home insurance and that costs me about $40 a year and in addition to accidental damage it also covers loss or theft which is not covered by AppleCare+. Of course my insurance rate may go up a bit if I put in a claim for a lost or stolen phone, but at least I am covered should that happen or should there be a major accident where the phone would have to be replaced completely. When I lost my iPhone 6S Plus in the snow I think it was back in 2015 the insurance company bought me a new one at full retail. For this recent screen repair I will first try to claim this via my credit card insurance and if they refuse it I'll try through my home insurance. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Brian K. Lingard Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2019 1:22 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Repairing a Screen Dear Holly & List: That is interesting, accidental screen damage not covered by Apple Care Plus. I have had screens repaired with Apple Care plus there was a small deductible. Brian K. Lingard From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Holly Jensen Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2019 2:52 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Repairing a Screen Hello, I’m sad to say that I had a bit of an accident the other day, and my screen was cracked. I have Apple Care, but the fellow I spoke with said it doesn’t cover a cracked screen due to accidental damage. 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