Hello. I have State Farm insurance and my policy will cover stolen phones, however they have a specific mention of iPhones where they do not cover those. Kind of sad really.
On Feb 19, 2013, at 1:05 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi David, > > One aspect of Apple Care that was mentioned is the ability to call Apple > technical support beyond your first year without having to pay extra. > However, strictly from a warranty point of view there are other options. > Square Trade, for example, does also offer an extended iPhone insurance plan > which is I believe a bit less expensive than Apple Care and it covers more. > One thing to keep in mind is that Apple Care does not cover your phone if > you jailbreak whereas Square Trade does. I also don't think that Apple Care > covers your phone if it is stolen or if you actually break it by dropping it > into water or on the ground where you end up with a shattered screen. > > I actually have Apple Care, but I also added my iPhone to my home owners > insurance. It is listed as a separate item with serial number and all and my > normally much higher deductible does not apply, it has a $100 deductable. > The actual cost for having it insured that way is about $30 a year and the > insurance would cover anything that could happen to it from it being stolen > to me breaking it because of some accident or carelessness. I paid $850 for > an unlocked 4S without contract, so to me it's worth the extra $30 a year > and whenever I get a new iPhone all I have to do is let them know and > provide the new serial number. I think it's definitely worth asking your > insurance company about this if you have home insurance. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
