Hi Sherry,
Yes, standard Apple warranty is 1 year. You can also buy Apple Care for $79 and it gives you 2 years of free phone support and it also extends your 1 year warranty by another year to 2 years. A third benefit of Apple Care is that you are covered for up to 2 accidental damages to your device and all you have to pay is another $79 to get your device repaired or replaced. So, if you end up dropping your phone in the toilet or completely destroy it in another way within those first 2 years, you will get a new phone for $79. Apple Care is also transferrable which means that if you buy a device and sell it after 1 year, the new owner will have another year of warranty left. There is also the insurance from SquareTrade which costs about the same, but it also covers you if you Jailbreak your phone which is not the case with Apple Care. But if you don't plan to Jailbreak I don't think there is a lot of reason to go with SquareTrade rather than Apple Care. I purchased Apple Care when I got my iPhone 4S almost 2 years ago. Last March (the phone was almost a year and a half old) my camera suddenly didn't take clear pictures anymore which I noticed when I suddenly could not get Digit-Eyes to scan a single barcode any more. I asked one of my employees to try and he said the image was totally blurry. I did first do a factory restore and made sure the lense was clean, but when this didn't help I called Apple and in less than 10 minutes a new phone was on its way to me. When it arrive 3 or 4 days later I wiped my old phone to get all my stuff off it, restored the backup to my new phone and send my old one back to Apple in the box the new one came in and with the return label provided. This entire transaction did not cost me a single Cent and I was glad I had bought Apple Care because otherwise I would have been out of warranty and responsible to buy a new phone or simply not have the use of the camera any longer. did another full restore onput my old 4S Below is some information directly taken from the Apple website: AppleCare+ for iPhone 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 the original purchase date of your iPhone and adds up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a $79 service fee plus applicable tax. Extend your coverage to two years of service and expert telephone technical support Because Apple designs the iPhone, iOS and many applications, the iPhone is a truly integrated system. And only AppleCare+ provides one-stop service and support from Apple experts, so most issues can be resolved in a single call. . Direct access to Apple experts . Mail-in repair: Mail in your iPhone using a prepaid shipping box provided by Apple . Carry-in repair: Take your iPhone to an Apple Retail Store or other Apple Authorized Service Provider . Express Replacement Service Apple hardware coverage AppleCare+ provides repair or replacement coverage, both parts and labour, from Apple-authorized technicians. Coverage includes the following: . Your iPhone . Battery (footnote 1). . Included earphones and accessories. . Coverage for up to two incidents of accidental damage, (footnote 2) each subject to a $79 service fee plus applicable tax. Software support included With AppleCare+ for iPhone, Apple experts can help troubleshoot issues with your iPhone, iOS and iCloud and Apple-branded apps, including: . Using iOS and iCloud . Questions about Apple-branded iPhone apps such as FaceTime, Mail and Calendar . Connecting to wireless networks Footnote 1: Service coverage is available only for the iPhone and its original included accessories that are defective in materials or workmanship or for battery depletion of 50% or more from original specification. The replacement equipment that Apple provides as part of the repair or replacement service may be new or equivalent to new in both performance and reliability. See terms at www.apple.com/legal/sales-support/applecare/applecareplus/ for full details. Foot Note 2: AppleCare+ for iPhone provides coverage for up to two incidents of accidental damage from handling. Each incident is subject to a $79 service fee plus applicable tax. Regards, Sieghard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. 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