Applecare Plus

The Ayatolla

I bought my iPhone 6S a month ago on the Apple UK site (parcel motel route).

Which version of Apple Care plus should I buy? The UK one or Irish one?

The Ayatolla

Also, I've smashed the screen of my phone accidentally yesterday, if I buy Apple Care today (I'm within the 60 days of purchase) should I be good for a replacement phone?

awec

Coverage only starts on the date you purchase AppleCare+. So if you buy it today your phone is only covered from today onward, damage incurred yesterday is not covered.

You can try and lie and say the damage happened after but this would be insurance fraud.

Either way you don't get a replacement phone straight away. They'll try fix it first with refurbished parts and will replace only if they can't fix it (with a refurb phone).

whiterebel

They'll run a diagnostics test on your phone before you can buy APP+ so they'll probably know its damaged.

The Ayatolla

Got it - thanks folks.

awec

I would guess that just getting a new screen without AppleCare+ will not cost you much more than if you took out AC+ and then got the new screen.

The Ayatolla

Yeah the home button is also jammed and non-pressable because of the damage.

Screen replacement is 150ish and new device out of warranty replacement is 330ish.

All in all, not bad given it's an 840euro phone!

FourFourRED

Buying AppleCare+ after the damage and making a claim on it is definitely fraud.

If you make a claim you will be shipped a service unit and you'll send back the damaged device. (You will need to have the full retail value of the phone held as a hold on your credit card until they receive your phone back.)

Taking out AC+ will give you 2 years coverage from the day the phone was purchased, just so you know.

Is the phone usable? You will need to be able to run a diagnostics.

The Ayatolla

Have to pay Apple for the repair anyway, not too bad in the end.

I was thinking:

AC+ is for 2 years right?

So if I get it now, and then buy a new phone from Apple in a years time, can I transfer the plan onto my new device?

FourFourRED

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Have to pay Apple for the repair anyway, not too bad in the end.

I was thinking:

AC+ is for 2 years right?

So if I get it now, and then buy a new phone from Apple in a years time, can I transfer the plan onto my new device?

You can't transfer it to a new device. You have it for 2 years from when you originally bought the phone, not 2 years from when you purchase AppleCare Plus.

The Ayatolla

FourFourFM wrote: »

You can't transfer it to a new device. You have it for 2 years from when you originally bought the phone, not 2 years from when you purchase AppleCare Plus.

Ah right, so when I sell on the phone, it'll come with the AppleCare Plus for whoever buys it ya?

FourFourRED

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Ah right, so when I sell on the phone, it'll come with the AppleCare Plus for whoever buys it ya?

Yep

Nonoperational

You can also get a refund for th unused portion of apple care plus.

The Ayatolla

Thanks Folks!!!