Exactly, I was reading an article in one of the broad sheets the other week that stated only around 8% of consumers have made a claim. That's another great little earner for Apple and a waste of money for the majority of consumers.
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Exactly, I was reading an article in one of the broad sheets the other week that stated only around 8% of consumers have made a claim. That's another great little earner for Apple and a waste of money for the majority of consumers.
Generally speaking for flat rate type insurance products (like phone insurance) are generally not worth it if you are not a serial claimer/phone breaker.
Almost everyone ends up paying more for the insurance than it pays out over time and its only worth it for a very small % of people.
Almost everyone ends up paying more for the insurance than it pays out over time and its only worth it for a very small % of people.
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I put £12~ away a month which what insurance roughly costs as my way of covering accidents.
A far better solution IMO. If you are unfortunate enough to need it then it's there for you and if not it can help finance your next phone or whatever else you need.
Hey guys,
having an issue on my new X. Sometimes (only happened twice so far ) the screen is black and wont respond to anything other than a hard reset (vol up, vol down, and then hold power).
I can hear the phone working, eg. screen shot makes the snap noise etc, but no screen on?
Anyone else had this? Should I take it to an Apple store for fixing? I have only purchased this about 3 weeks ago, so warranty still intact etc..
having an issue on my new X. Sometimes (only happened twice so far ) the screen is black and wont respond to anything other than a hard reset (vol up, vol down, and then hold power).
I can hear the phone working, eg. screen shot makes the snap noise etc, but no screen on?
Anyone else had this? Should I take it to an Apple store for fixing? I have only purchased this about 3 weeks ago, so warranty still intact etc..
I broke the back of my phone at about 11pm. I had a new phone at 3pm the next day by just popping into the Apple shop in town right by my office.
If people are happy to use cases with their phones then more power to them. I have never, ever liked any mobile phone case going all the way back to my Nokia 5110.
if you have an account with Natwest they do phone insurance which I also have. The turn around is quite quick, the pick up the damaged handset and drop off the replacement at the same time. Think it's about 24-36 hours, last used it on my iPhone 6
Really? Walk into Apple store with broken phone and walk out in what, 20 minutes? Not really a faff at all.
The £70 or whatever they are Apple cases last around 6 months or so before they become tatty and look bad. So not really cheap to replace. No other brand I’ve trie fits as well as the Apple ones either.
Silicon cases go for £15 and leather go for £30 or so from what I’ve seen.
Hmm! like we all live or work right next to an Apple store? In my case that would be an 80 mile round trip. As for cases, well I mostly use Spigen and they easily last the life of the phone, providing of course you are the type of person who takes good care of all their products - I am.
When my phones are removed from their case for recycling or giving to relatives they are almost indistinguishable from new. Perhaps that's just me though?
I don't even think I was in there for 20 minutes. Booked my appointment in for 14:45 the next day and had my phone before 3pm.
A few of my friends have the leather cases for the X. We've had our phones since November launch and one of their cases has completely flaked apart. Not impressed with that. I'd probably use one of those old iPod socks they used to make if I wanted a case but as you said, Chris, the insurance & AppleCare+ is my phone case.
A £20 case is my insurance, I know which I'd prefer to be paying.
I purchased my first mobile in 1995 and I've yet to put so much as a scratch on any of them (touch wood).And what will you do if the screen smashes? Or the back of it?A £20 case is my insurance, I know which I'd prefer to be paying.
Now now Chris, cases always save phones! Plus when you lose a phone or if it dies to water damage or other things at least the case will continue to protect the once expensive brick.
I'll pay for it out of my own pocket of course. Given how much I've saved over the years I'll still be quids in. However, given the number of times I've dropped this phone and it's never so much as suffered a scratch I'm not too worried. Thing is a case makes the back heavier than the front so the laws of mavity tend to kick in i.e. it always seems to fall rear side down.
On the accident side of things I'm covered by my house insurance, (which isn't that much more expensive than the cost of Apple's warranty) and that is for umpteen thousands.
You've got to start getting savvy Chris.
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My apple leather case I bought for my ip7+ is coming up nearly 2 years and still looks great!
I've said this many times, it's all about how you look after your things. I've seen people go up to the counter in more than one Apple store to get their phones fixed and quite frankly I'd be embarrassed to show them to anyone. Some of them are really grotty and look as though they've been dragged down the street then thrown in a sewer.
It's a fact of life that some people just don't know how to look after things (or maybe just don't care). You see the same thing with cars. They can be nearly new yet look years old. I would need an injection before I would sit in some of them.
Well it’s a no brainer, the phone definitely has a fault so I’d take it back unless it’s working now.Hey guys,
having an issue on my new X. Sometimes (only happened twice so far ) the screen is black and wont respond to anything other than a hard reset (vol up, vol down, and then hold power).
I can hear the phone working, eg. screen shot makes the snap noise etc, but no screen on?
Anyone else had this? Should I take it to an Apple store for fixing? I have only purchased this about 3 weeks ago, so warranty still intact etc..
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NewApple (TM) see the products they produce as disposable so it is only natural that their NewCustomers see things in the same light.
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As befitting this time of year, here's the first shells of the new cheaper upcoming LCD iPhone and the Plus sized X.
Perhaps we'll see a line-up of:
6.1" LCD - 'iPhone 9'? Cheapest option, sliding in where the 8 was.
X - same phone as last year, just better insides, and the only choice if you want the smaller form factor model. Price reduction so it fills in where the 8 Plus was.
6.5" X Plus - same price as the X was (i.e. lots).
Perhaps we'll see a line-up of:
6.1" LCD - 'iPhone 9'? Cheapest option, sliding in where the 8 was.
X - same phone as last year, just better insides, and the only choice if you want the smaller form factor model. Price reduction so it fills in where the 8 Plus was.
6.5" X Plus - same price as the X was (i.e. lots).