AppleCare for iPhone available for $69

@10

We're talking about a device that costs twice as much (or up to three, depending on make/model of ipod and iphone)...

The hit would suck for a broken iPod, but it would still be a heck of a lot cheaper (and more manageable) to get a new ipod over the iphone.

No thanks ... I just bought a "personal article" policy from my insurance company for $40 a year that also covers theft and accidently dropping or otherwise destroying the phone. I've got a year of hardware coverage from Apple anyway so I feel pretty comfortable.

First you spend 600 bucks on a phone and even more now for Apple Care? Hah! Apple has their hands firmly wrapped around your cojones!

#9: But surely the same would apply for an iPod and they don't offer accidental damage for that.

Why would you want to pay $69 for a warranty they are already required to provide by law ?

Could be that the law is different in the US, but the strange thing is that Apple still tries to sell AppleCare in e.g. the Netherlands where they are required by law to give you that kind of warranty for free anyway.

@ Jon,

Probably becuase this is a phone, and not a computer...I mean, say with my macbook, It's on a table all the time with a magsafe power adapter, it's pretty safe from accidental damage. An iPhone though, well, i've had in my pocket, out of my pocket, on a clip, the chances of just one tiny fall are much greater.

And one drop, well, better be holding your breath...because if there is anything wrong, you are SOL...

BTW, my home insurance wouldn't cover the phone.

Cellphones normally automatically disintegrate after 2 years, not after 1 year :-)

I don't know why people are expecting accidental damage coverage. This is something Apple has never offered.

#2: are you new to Apple? This is their MO.

#4: good luck with that. If you think the AppleCare service will give you headaches, you ain't seen nothing yet. At least your guarantor is actually the company that made the product. AppleCare is worth every penny.

I'm just glad they're covering the headset. I'm surprised there's no language in there that says anything about purchasing them together. I can't imagine they'd be praised if they had, since the products weren't released together.

OR you could get this type of coverage for FREE by purchasing the iphone with an AMEX card

https://www124.americanexpress.com/cards/cda/dynamic.jsp?name=BuyersAssurance_ALLCCSG_SharedDetails&type=intBenefitDetail