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Is the AppleCare+ service worth it? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by Edd_AV@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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I just bought the iPhone 15 and I want to know if the AppleCare service would be worth it, I previously had the iPhone 11 which I bought the same year it was launched I always took too much care of it finally it crashed after 3 years of use but it was because I had it without case, now in context I am very careful with phones and due to the type of work I always have to have it with a heavy-duty case and tempered glass, so would it be worth hiring the AppleCare service?

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[–] abatwithitsmouthopen@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I’ll break it down for you. Which AppleCare+ are we talking about? Loss and theft or regular AppleCare+? Is it 2year one or is it month to month indefinitely?

If you have a screen protector and a case and take good care of your phone then no it isn’t worth it. In your case even if you had applecare+ it would be money wasted since after 2 years AppleCare+ won’t do anything.

It’s simple math and up to you personally at the end of the day. AppleCare+ ($200) + ($100)deductible for phone replacement or ($30) for screen only. AppleCare theft & loss ($269) + ($150) deductible for lost phone.

Personally after the first year it’s not worth it cause if you’re paying a deductible might as well upgrade cause iPhone models come out every year.

PSA: You can buy the insurance and cancel it anytime if you don’t end up using it and you can get the refund of the unused portion/how many months of coverage you had left. You cannot cancel if you’ve already gotten your phone replaced by AppleCare+.