Hi Alan, The iPhone is officially sold in China and I am curious as to where you heard about that figure of $3,000. It sounds strange to me that a stolen used iPhone could fetch that much if you could buy a new one for a third of that or maybe less.
Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 11:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Apple Care vs. Square Trade and other insurance options, was: AppleCare? The iPhone is the most stolen phone on the planet. In China, an iPhone of any size can sell for as much as 3 thousand USD. That makes an iPhone worth more to a thief. You ever hear of an android phone being worth that much on the black market? I haven't. Aside from the accessibility of the iPhone, everything else is second class. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:35 AM Subject: Re: Apple Care vs. Square Trade and other insurance options, was: AppleCare? > 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. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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