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New VZW iPhone owners - accidental damage insurance
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1190380" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>The Squaretrade insurance has a $50 deductible. It's $81 (right now) for two years. Compare that to Verizon/Asurion at $11/mo for 24 months and you're out $264. Also, that insurance does not cover manufacturer defects or full submersion in liquid, which the Squaretrade does. </p><p></p><p>AppleCare is NOT, repeat NOT insurance. It is simply an extended warranty. This is an important distinction - a warranty covers you against a manufacturer's defect. In solid-state electronics with no moving parts, that is extremely rare. Compared to the risk of dropping the phone, losing it, having it stolen, etc, it's almost non-existent. Now, it does buy you 2 years of toll-free, 24/7 tech support - but if you're fairly savvy with electronics, I'm sure you could do without it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1190380, member: 24098"] The Squaretrade insurance has a $50 deductible. It's $81 (right now) for two years. Compare that to Verizon/Asurion at $11/mo for 24 months and you're out $264. Also, that insurance does not cover manufacturer defects or full submersion in liquid, which the Squaretrade does. AppleCare is NOT, repeat NOT insurance. It is simply an extended warranty. This is an important distinction - a warranty covers you against a manufacturer's defect. In solid-state electronics with no moving parts, that is extremely rare. Compared to the risk of dropping the phone, losing it, having it stolen, etc, it's almost non-existent. Now, it does buy you 2 years of toll-free, 24/7 tech support - but if you're fairly savvy with electronics, I'm sure you could do without it. [/QUOTE]
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