Zagg Warranty check it out Devs - AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL

Just came across this new warranty program from Zagg they claim to cover your phone for 2 years no matter what you do to it. unlock bootloader, sim unlock, s-off custom roms they will still cover it. there warranty covers water damage physical damage and even software bricks and its ony $99 for 2 years of coverage.
May be worth it for some devs trying to achive unlocked bootloaders or s-off where the process is risky of bricks.
This is where I first seen it and at the bottom of the page it says "even covers jailbroken and unlocked phones"
http://www.proandcontracts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/2011.05.09-ZAGGSafe-page-1.pdf

This actually sounds pretty cool. I've been researching on mobile insurance and Best Buy seems to offer the most cohesive plan. Right now this is looking pretty good!
http://www.zagg.com/store/services/zaggsafe/safe.php

dimgl said:
This actually sounds pretty cool. I've been researching on mobile insurance and Best Buy seems to offer the most cohesive plan. Right now this is looking pretty good!
http://www.zagg.com/store/services/zaggsafe/safe.php
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thanks I meant to put the link in my OP lol

Will be looking into this thanks OP
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Very interesting!!! Is anybody going to get this?

Thanks OP. Does anyone know if it is transferable, say if I sell my phone before 2 years?
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where do you see that it covers unlocking bootloaders and with customer roms cuz i dont ?
"Unlimited claims may be filed up to the original purchase price of the smart phone or tablet" im not sure what they mean by that, like what value would they be using to calculate against original purchase price?
a disadvantage is "Complete your claim online or by phone, ship your busted gadget to us, and we'll get it back to you in just a few days"
which means you ship it to the, and we get it back "a few days" later
"3-5 business day turnaround"
advantage, cheap!
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*A $59.00 deductible may apply.
**not available with any discounts or promotions.
**available to US customers only.

The_Zodiac said:
where do you see that it covers unlocking bootloaders and with customer roms cuz i dont ?
"Unlimited claims may be filed up to the original purchase price of the smart phone or tablet" im not sure what they mean by that, like what value would they be using to calculate against original purchase price?
a disadvantage is "Complete your claim online or by phone, ship your busted gadget to us, and we'll get it back to you in just a few days"
which means you ship it to the, and we get it back "a few days" later
advantage, cheap!
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If you had read the link you would have noticed the part where it says $59 deductible. It beats the crap out of asurion via at$t
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DeathmonkeyGTX said:
If you had read the link you would have noticed the part where it says $59 deductible. It beats the crap out of asurion via at$t
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i was on my phone and didnt get tot it, its important enough that it should be in the op.....
also just noticed says nothing about lost phones
edit: called and confirmed they don't cover lost phone.
Tempted to go for this but with my luck I'd lose it

Dug a little deeper the $59 deductible is ONLY FOR screen damage or water damage. It says all other repairs are 0 deductible (that includes software issues).

im thinking about getting this just to get my 2nd year covered (which manufacture or att dont do)
wondering if there are any hidden cost, ex. shipping ??

It looks like Zagg does their extended warranty services through Warrantech (after December 31st, 2011, if you click on the "File a Claim" button it says this). Not sure if that is good or bad...

http://www.ismartwarranty.com/
I found that one a while ago, never used it tho.
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Oh, thats why, it is iDevice only, my bad.

Square Trade is similar. $79 for 1 year., $129 for 2. Doesnt cover lost phones. I guess the reason they dont is because they have no way of locking it down. If i'm not mistaken assurion thru ATT can have the IMEI disabled or something.. atleast thats what i heard. That way they arent gettin people trying to scam them.

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Square Trade is similar. $79 for 1 year., $129 for 2. Doesnt cover lost phones. I guess the reason they dont is because they have no way of locking it down. If i'm not mistaken assurion thru ATT can have the IMEI disabled or something.. atleast thats what i heard. That way they arent gettin people trying to scam them.
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common misconception, on networks like att (sim card based) they actually dont have any way to block them.
networks like sprint (cdma) they can
(I know they are planning on something in the future but haven't heard of anything currently)

has anyone tried this service out in general?
im considering it just to have a warranty on my 2nd year, plus much cheaper if i drop or water damage.

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Exchange with t-mobile

I brought this mytouch off Craigslist by trading with my G2. The phone is starting some problems as with not turning the screen on when after a phone call and I got the bad screen on it.
Now I don't know if this phone is stolen or not or the person got it from the insurance by claiming Its lost.
Now do you think T-Mobile will exchnage it? I can't deal with the screen not turning on anymore so yeah.
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I am sure this is the reason the owner sold it in first place, I bet the person gave you lame story about how he changed carrier or got it as gift or some BS and he already has something lol so he didn't need it.
This is why I warn folks about buying jack from eBay or Craigslist when first batch came out month ago that means alot of inferior device that shouldn't have passed QC got though. Your best bet is going via HTC device warranty as TMo itself will not honor yours as they have no proof of this device was valid transaction linked to your account. Also the remorse period is only though TMo not by 3rd party individuals.
Thanks for the reply Mr.HKM, He told me he had 2 of these and he wanted to get rid of it so I'm guessing he used the insurance company to get another by saying it was lost.
Is it worth a shot with T-Mobile? or Should I call up HTC tomrrow and see what they can do? The thing is, I don't want to be left phoneless though, that's the only thing that's going to be bad for me.
Would my best bet be selling it back on Craigslist and getting another one?
I bought my HD2 off craigslist and transfered my insurance to it by calling tmo and asking them if I could. It was originally the insurance I had on my touch pro 2. My nexus one was insured by that other company.
I never had to use it on the hd2 so I don't know how that would work. After I bought the MT4G I had the guy at the store transfer my insurance to it.
Its worth a shot calling tmo. From my experience they are wing willing to work with you.
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Maybe prick got it buy one get one free though adding family members with contract. Best place to buy it now is though TMo as like you I also considered buying it via CL/eBay but after I saw the rate of bad display, ffc, creaky buttons I decide it to just shall out the full $450 and get it without contract. Didn't want the hassle as I lost my HD2 and was left with dumbphone lol trust me its no fun.
Well this is what you can do just skip it all as TMo will not help you so just contact HTC rep and request RMA for it. While you are sending it go to local TMo store and get "loner" phone while its taken care of. You can contact the seller but I am sure the prick will ignore you as kid will be like its your problem now.
Update: Do as MvP77 said then first with TMo it won't hurt long as you get it taken care of if not then you become the prick and get it of your hand ASAP by selling it to someone else lol
Ugh I looked at T-Mobile website about device warranty under T-Mobile and it looks like you cannot transfer warranties from another customer. Pretty much bumed out at this point.
Should I post of on Craigslist asap and get rid of it and buy another one and risk getting a **** screen and or just keep this?
I flashed iced galicer on it and the screen comes on after a call so I'm just worried about the screen for now.
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I have known and helped people who bought through ebay or craigslist get a replacement through T-Mo. It's not a fool proof way but it has worked for some.
First thing is hopefully you are a T-Mo customer? Then don't use the online chat, call them on the phone. Just ask for Tech support. Here is what you are trying to accomplish, you need to get your IMEI # in their system to have a chance. So since this device came out with a OTA (Over the Air update) the same day it launched it is a plus for you. If your IMEI # is not in the system you will never get the update. So when you call and get to the rep just explain to him you are having some problems with very poor battery life and your video chat is not working properly, poor signal etc. Tell him you knew there was a OTA update but you have never received it, and you want to see if this will fix your problems first before deciding on a warranty replacement. If they ask you where you got it tell them you got it from a T-Mobile Store and you bought it full price. Whatever you do don't tell them craigslist. Stay firm on you buying it in a store no matter how many times they ask. Now the above might not even come up but be prepared in case. Noe tell the tech support rep could he please make sure that your IMEI number is correct in their system as you have never received the update. Your number might be in there and it might not. Likely it is not. I had one that was wrong for a whole month from when I changed from my G2. They will ask you for your number and give it to them. If they don't find it they will try to put it in. If the IMEI number is not in their database they will tell you also and ask where you bought it. Stick to the plan. Tell them you don't know why it's not in their system all you did is buy it in their store it should be in the system and you paid full price for it it better be in the system. now I have actually had this happen on one of my early replacements. And I really did get it from a store. They finally said they could manually enter it and override the system. Now if you get this done your almost there. Tell them thank you and you will be waiting for the update and hopefully it fixes the issues if not you will call back. Wait a day or two. The call back and when you here the automated attendant say cancel. This gets you to a higher level rep. Tell the about the problems and you are disappoint that you paid full price and now you have all these problems and the OTA update did not correct them. You are loosing data connection and they stay off for long periods of time. Tell them you have already been to a store and they changed your SIM card and that you have already talked to tech support and factory master reset with them twice and they said it is defective. You said you would give it another chance but it did not get any better. Now hopefully they will process you a exchange and send it to you and then you send yours back..
I hope this help and you get a good one. If all else fails go through HTC.
xdviper said:
I brought this mytouch off Craigslist by trading with my G2. The phone is starting some problems as with not turning the screen on when after a phone call and I got the bad screen on it.
Now I don't know if this phone is stolen or not or the person got it from the insurance by claiming Its lost.
Now do you think T-Mobile will exchnage it? I can't deal with the screen not turning on anymore so yeah.
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Sounds like a software bug. Try a factory reset before you do anything.
xdviper said:
I brought this mytouch off Craigslist by trading with my G2. The phone is starting some problems as with not turning the screen on when after a phone call and I got the bad screen on it.
Now I don't know if this phone is stolen or not or the person got it from the insurance by claiming Its lost.
Now do you think T-Mobile will exchnage it? I can't deal with the screen not turning on anymore so yeah.
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I've bought a few different phones off Craigslist and got them all exchanged through warranty. As long as its still under the manufacturers warranty they should exchange it. All they did was look up the imei to verify its still under warranty. This is my experience with T-Mob, so I don't see why you shouldn't be able to exchange it. Now, if its a stolen or lost phone, they might not. Let us know how it goes for you. Hope you get a good one.
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This is the kind of thing of why i dont want to buy one off ebay or cl, i dont mind but i know it will be a phone i will have for a long time so id rather buy it brand new.
Trust ME
as long as you have insurance which is 5.99 a month for the php bundle then it will cover the phone...just call in do troubleshooting and hey will replace it as long as there not liquid damage or physical damage....u dont pay anything not even shipping and hanlding
Alright, I'm going to give it a shot today.
This took ne at a surprise, I went and logged on to my T-Mobile and it shows the white mytouch as my phone... so I'm guessing they already know I have a mytouch?
so alright thanks for the replies everyone. I'll call in this afternoon and see what the deal is. Thanks.
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rodriguez27 said:
this is the kind of thing of why i dont want to buy one off ebay or cl, i dont mind but i know it will be a phone i will have for a long time so id rather buy it brand new.
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i agree with you 100%
bobsbbq THANK you soo much for that detailed post and everyone else.
I called and told them about the screen not turning back after a phone call, and they went ahead and replaced it for me. I hope I get a good screen and one that turns on after a phone call. Thanks everyone
Told ya. Tmo customer service is excellent. I even got a watered damage G1 replaced.
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I can't express how.much I wanna say thank you. I just hope it comes before this 3 day weekend and with the Sony screen. Thanks guys.
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insurance is crazy 6 bucks a month thats 72 bucks a year on a phone you paid 100 bucks for
Lockeskidney said:
insurance is crazy 6 bucks a month thats 72 bucks a year on a phone you paid 100 bucks for
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For someone like me that switches phones alot and usually pays full or close to full price the insurance its nice. It would suck if it was like sprints insurance where you gotta pay a deductible.
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I think T-Mobile does also make you pay a deductible also. Not sure, but I do change phones a lot and not sure if insurance would cover non T-Mobile phones like the iPhone.
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Lockeskidney not everyone sells there soul by signing 2year contract and having to pay more than its actually worth. Now lets say this as I never considered insurance. I usually buy the device without contract at full price from valid vendor now if I lose it how much is the deductible? I am sure everyone ATM here some how doing insurance fraud false claiming it as lost.

People that have had Asurion replace their phones...

I am getting a replacement tomorrow from Asurion. Now, if I have any further issues with the new phone, will I need to continue to go through them, or can I go through T-Mobile?
I bought my phone in-store for what that's worth...
momentarylapseofreason said:
I am getting a replacement tomorrow from Asurion. Now, if I have any further issues with the new phone, will I need to continue to go through them, or can I go through T-Mobile?
I bought my phone in-store for what that's worth...
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You should be able to do it through the Manufacturer (LG) and/or T-Mobile.
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momentarylapseofreason said:
I am getting a replacement tomorrow from Asurion. Now, if I have any further issues with the new phone, will I need to continue to go through them, or can I go through T-Mobile?
I bought my phone in-store for what that's worth...
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First, why did you get a replacement with Asurion and not with T-Mobile?
The answer may depend on your answer to this question, why?
Because:
If it was because you lost your phone or physical damage, then I am pretty sure T-Mobile will take care of it if something does not function correctly.
If it was because T-Mobile didn't want to exchange it like they have been doing with some other people, then obviously they wont exchange next time either.
FYI, I haven't done a replacement with Asurion, this is just what I believe.
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First, why did you get a replacement with Asurion and not with T-Mobile?
The answer may depend on your answer to this question, why?
Because:
If it was because you lost your phone or physical damage, then I am pretty sure T-Mobile will take care of it if something does not function correctly.
If it was because T-Mobile didn't want to exchange it like they have been doing with some other people, then obviously they wont exchange next time either.
FYI, I haven't done a replacement with Asurion, this is just what I believe.
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T-Mobile is still doing replacements. I recently ordered a replacement and its expected to come on the 19th of this month (of course) .
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sstang2006 said:
First, why did you get a replacement with Asurion and not with T-Mobile?
The answer may depend on your answer to this question, why?
Because:
If it was because you lost your phone or physical damage, then I am pretty sure T-Mobile will take care of it if something does not function correctly.
If it was because T-Mobile didn't want to exchange it like they have been doing with some other people, then obviously they wont exchange next time either.
FYI, I haven't done a replacement with Asurion, this is just what I believe.
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Thanks for the opinions but has anyone done this before? I am replacing it due to a broken screen/water. Who drops their phone in a puddle and breaks their screen at the same time? This guy.
Thanks guys
actually asurion isnt all that bad but get ready or the hefty deductable. they base it off the msrp iirc. you'll probably have to pay like 150$ or more at least. Also theres a chance they dont cover water damage. GL
freakboy13 said:
actually asurion isnt all that bad but get ready or the hefty deductable. they base it off the msrp iirc. you'll probably have to pay like 150$ or more at least. Also theres a chance they dont cover water damage. GL
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The deductible is based on what tier the phone is. High end smartphones are third tier I believe and the deductible is $130
Just went through this with assurion, when sweat soaked through my armband and killed the screen, or the video card rather. $ 130, and a refurb, but WAY better battery life, and real stable. Of course my other one was stable until wet.

[Q] Bad Esn!?

I need some advice peeps. I thought I lost my new charge couldn't find it for two days, took a rafting trip and hadn't seen it since. I fig it for gone down the river. I made a claim with asurion and the new phone came ystdy, in the meantime I found my phone buried under my seat in my truck. I charged it and powered it up to discover that it is still working as of today even after I made the claim thru asurion a few days ago. Now I have an extra phone. Is it illegal or does anyone know if I can sell one of the two phones. I figured my original would be flagged with a bad ESN? What should I do, I thought about giving one to my brother but don't want to get him in trouble or think I ran a scam. I did have to pay 99 dollars for the replacement, help???? WWYD???
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I need some advice peeps. I thought I lost my new charge couldn't find it for two days, took a rafting trip and hadn't seen it since. I fig it for gone down the river. I made a claim with asurion and the new phone came ystdy, in the meantime I found my phone buried under my seat in my truck. I charged it and powered it up to discover that it is still working as of today even after I made the claim thru asurion a few days ago. Now I have an extra phone. Is it illegal or does anyone know if I can sell one of the two phones. I figured my original would be flagged with a bad ESN? What should I do, I thought about giving one to my brother but don't want to get him in trouble or think I ran a scam. I did have to pay 99 dollars for the replacement, help???? WWYD???
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It happens. In the previous days, your ESN (which is 'burned' into the SOC) would be trashed when you activate the new phone. Today, though, since LTE phones are now SIM based, a new SIM might activate the old phone just fine. It's possible, though, that the claim trashed the IMEI, but there's no way to tell without talking directly to Verizon.
Keeping it constitutes insurance fraud, and yes, that's illegal. The right thing to do, legally and ethically, is to call Asurion and tell them you found your original phone. They'll probably send you a box and tell you to ship one of the phones back.
If you are still using the phone you lost you can.still sell the new one.you got in the same thing happen to me
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Falcyn said:
Keeping it constitutes insurance fraud, and yes, that's illegal. The right thing to do, legally and ethically, is to call Asurion and tell them you found your original phone. They'll probably send you a box and tell you to ship one of the phones back.
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Technically is it Fraud? I'm just asking not saying it's not indeed. That's why I posted because I'm torn. I've paid on insurance for at least the last 5 years and never made a claim @ almost 7 dollars a month for insurance. I needed my phone ASAP and made the claim. Did I overreact, maybe, but now I forked our 99 dollars plus close to half a grand that I've paid insurance over the last 5 years. Honest mistake now I have two phones. If its not illegal I wouldn't mind just letting my brother have the phone or maybe keep it as a spare etc.. IDK really??
Its insurance fraud plain and simple...the right thing to do is call them and telthen you found it
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Actually, it's not fraud, since he believed the phone was lost and made the claim in good faith.
Fraud is a very strict legal term, the primary facet of which is intent.
Now, if it was a situation like we've seen before where the phone is having problems and he didn't want to pay to get it replaced out of warranty so instead claimed it lost, then THAT would be fraud.
This kind of thing happens all the time.
I would advise against selling the phone, since that would make your motives suspect to anyone investigating the situation.
If it will activate with a fresh SIM, however, then use it as spare or give it to your brother.
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Actually, it's not fraud, since he believed the phone was lost and made the claim in good faith.
Fraud is a very strict legal term, the primary facet of which is intent.
Now, if it was a situation like we've seen before where the phone is having problems and he didn't want to pay to get it replaced out of warranty so instead claimed it lost, then THAT would be fraud.
This kind of thing happens all the time.
I would advise against selling the phone, since that would make your motives suspect to anyone investigating the situation.
If it will activate with a fresh SIM, however, then use it as spare or give it to your brother.
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IDK, I really am torn, my bro's phone is junk and he's not eligible for the upgrade. If I were to take my chances should I keep the new sim in my old phone and give him my old sim in the new one or just keep the sims with the phones they are in now, or would it even matter?
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IDK, I really am torn, my bro's phone is junk and he's not eligible for the upgrade. If I were to take my chances should I keep the new sim in my old phone and give him my old sim in the new one or just keep the sims with the phones they are in now, or would it even matter?
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The old sim is probably toast, anyway due to the claim.
Right now, you should be running a new SIM in your new phone. That's the one that's active on your account.
Maybe someone more familiar with the SIM activation process can chime in about a potential process.
Edit: Of course, it's also entirely possible that they burned the IMEI with the claim as well, making your old phone a very stylish and expensive MP3 player.
AlexDeGruven said:
The old sim is probably toast, anyway due to the claim.
Right now, you should be running a new SIM in your new phone. That's the one that's active on your account.
Maybe someone more familiar with the SIM activation process can chime in about a potential process.
Edit: Of course, it's also entirely possible that they burned the IMEI with the claim as well, making your old phone a very stylish and expensive MP3 player.
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But, here's the kicker, I haven't even activated my new phone, I'm still currently using the original phone and sim, so go figure, it's not toast as of yet, should I just keep it on the DL for a month or so and see if they shut my current device down?
juddrock said:
But, here's the kicker, I haven't even activated my new phone, I'm still currently using the original phone and sim, so go figure, it's not toast as of yet, should I just keep it on the DL for a month or so and see if they shut my current device down?
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I'm surprised they haven't burned the SIM or the IMEI. At this point, you're out of my experience range, so I don't want to say something that could cause problems.
I would be willing to bet that IMEI on the original phone has been or is in the process of being flagged as stolen/bad/whatever. Blacklisted so it cannot be activated on VZW again. It would work on a different network like Cricket if it can be flashed but it could be that it doesn't happen until the replacement is activated. I would toss the old one in a drawer or sell as a bad ESN device without a sim or use it only as a PDA on wifi at the house. If you were to sell the new one, and keep the original, when the other guy activates it and your phone stops working its going to suck. Not saying this will happen for sure, but not worth trying. I would call Verizon and ask them what will happen.
If you're worried enough about it to ask here, then just do the right thing and call them and send the replacement back.
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Actually, it's not fraud, since he believed the phone was lost and made the claim in good faith.
Fraud is a very strict legal term, the primary facet of which is intent.
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You are wrong sir plain and simple.
See, ask yourself how did the OP get an insurance claim? He claimed the phone was lost or stolen (doesn't matter) and because his was lost... He filed a.claim...
Asurion claims it as a loss...and ships him out an insurance replacement...
Now, if or should he find the phone?
That phone belongs to Asurion NOT the OP. Get it?
Why does it belong to Asurion?
Read the terms and conditions of Asurion's service.
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You are wrong sir plain and simple.
See, ask yourself how did the OP get an insurance claim? He claimed the phone was lost or stolen (doesn't matter) and because his was lost... He filed a.claim...
Asurion claims it as a loss...and ships him out an insurance replacement...
Now, if or should he find the phone?
That phone belongs to Asurion NOT the OP. Get it?
Why does it belong to Asurion?
Read the terms and conditions of Asurion's service.
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At that point Asurion (the company, not a dude named Asurion) was done with the deal. They have no interest in the old phone. It was written off a long time ago. They report the claim to Verizon who then does their part and blacklists the IMEI/ESN so that device cannot be reused on their network. Its over. He doesn't owe Asurion anything as he paid for a service he didn't use for the longest time and finally got to use it in a manner that was completely non-fradulent and valid. The OP should do whatever he wants with the phone but I wouldn't trust it.
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Actually, it's not fraud, since he believed
Fraud is a very strict legal term, the primary facet of which is intent.
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If he chooses to keep the phone now that he's found it, that's intent. He should have read his agreement with Asurion. Legally, the phone now belongs to them.
Asurion's terms clearly state for lost/stolen phones that if the phone is ever found it is required to be sent back to them.
Oh, and by the way: it's in no small part due to things like this our deductibles are so high. Remember when they were just $50? Yeah... Thanks.
Falcyn said:
Oh, and by the way: it's in no small part due to things like this our deductibles are so high. Remember when they were just $50? Yeah... Thanks.
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That's why I don't buy insurance. A few months after getting a phone you can find a replacement for cheap enough because they released 5 newer models since then. To hell with insurance. Between the deductible and monthly premiums you technically already paid for the phone they send you. Its like a savings account that can only be used on a (now outdated) cell phone. Not exactly a bargain IMO.
jamesnmandy said:
That's why I don't buy insurance. A few months after getting a phone you can find a replacement for cheap enough because they released 5 newer models since then. To hell with insurance. Between the deductible and monthly premiums you technically already paid for the phone they send you. Its like a savings account that can only be used on a (now outdated) cell phone. Not exactly a bargain IMO.
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Also why I don't buy it..way overpriced for what you get...full coverage insurance on a vehicle that cost 30k is around 100 to 200 a month...so like .5%. The same on a 400 dollar phone is 7 a month...about 2%...do it costs 4 times more to insure a phone than my vehicle...no thanks
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Black tie vs sprint's tep

I realize this has nothing to do with our phones but maybe someone can help, which is better? Why? Thanks in advance!
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I don't have Sprint, I have T-Mobile, but FWIW I opted for the black tie over the Asurion plan (whether you have Sprint or T-Mobile or AT&T or whoever, your insurance is still likely through Asurion).
If I lose my phone I'm SOL, but I feel I'm far more likely to break it or have water damage that I'd want covered, which Black Tie covers no questions asked with no deductible.
Also recently my back button started freezing up on me, so I took it in to Best Buy and they just ordered me a new phone and gave me a loaner to use until it gets here. So worth it.
Before anyone buys a phone from bb, do your homework with your cell company. I've seen many times, with sprint phones, that bb's price is considerably more expensive than buying it from the provider. I'm not talking about signing a contract, I'm talking about buying the phone outright full price. I've seen differences in price that were in upwards of $100 more for buying it full price at best buy.
Thanks Matt, Oscar the grouch I was asking about the insurance but thanks for the input
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I have sprint insurance and I love it, but if BBC give you a loaner that's cool also. With SPRINT if you live by a repair shop (I do) it perfect
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What I'm saying is don't go to bb just because of black tie and buy a phone. You might be paying more than you should. That was for other people that might be considering what you're talking about in future purchases.
oscarthegrouch said:
What I'm saying is don't go to bb just because of black tie and buy a phone. You might be paying more than you should. That was for other people that might be considering what you're talking about in future purchases.
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Yeah best buy charges more than retail. Even with an employee discount they charge more than retail.
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Inspire eol replacement

Does anyone know what the warranty replacement for the inspire is? Its been on the eol list for awhile now, retail stores don't carry it anymore, and att online store list it as out of stock. I'm still wondering how many replacements HTC is holding back for warranty purposes. They stopped production on it forever ago so I'm hoping HTC is out as well but I figured if I filed an insurance claim through att and not through HTC I would get a comparable phone but wanting to know what it is without having to ask att
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Not sure where you're checking, but just checked online and I see the inspire is available for $0.01 from ATT. A lot depends on the market as to who has it.
1ChesterD said:
Not sure where you're checking, but just checked online and I see the inspire is available for $0.01 from ATT. A lot depends on the market as to who has it.
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Oh damn. I just checked a few days ago and it was out of stock. Guess I'll wait another month
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Plus I believe a third party usually handles warranty claim. If I'm not mistaken its assurian? So even if att didn't have an inspire assurian will probably have stock for warranty claims
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Plus I believe a third party usually handles warranty claim. If I'm not mistaken its assurian? So even if att didn't have an inspire assurian will probably have stock for warranty claims
You're more than likely right. I was actually just looking at phones today and it had the Inspire for like $399 without commitment. I know when I was working doing tier 2 support for a cell phone company, that it was all left up to Assurion, (the carrier really doesn't have anything to do with it). But I know that if they don't have another Inspire, they WILL get you a comparable model, sometimes it works out in the customer's favor, where you get a better phone than you had because of price and availability. So look around and I'm sure you can find one somewhere. If not, keep your fingers crossed and hope for the best with the claim, you just never know!
Edit: Sorry, it wouldn't let me add the quote in a link, so put I put it in with regular text.
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Oh yeah, the manufacturer's warranty is one year from date of purchase and you have to be the original owner too.
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NicholasMD said:
Oh yeah, the manufacturer's warranty is one year from date of purchase and you have to be the original owner too.
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Thanks guys. And these aren't my phones. Both my sister and her husband got an inspire when they first came out and their upgrade is due in a few months but they are both going to claim insurance on them before the upgrade so they can either have a new inspire to sell or a comparable to sell for more money. Before anyone says this is "wrong" think about it.. you spend about $10 a month for insurance but never make a claim the entire 2 year contract. Why not make use of the nearly $240 you spent on a device lol
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Well yeah, I get that, to each his own. And you have to put money down for the claim anyway, so I guess they can do with it what they wish. But I'd be surprised to see what they actually get if there are none left... Maybe a Skyrocket??
You should keep me posted.
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NicholasMD said:
Well yeah, I get that, to each his own. And you have to put money down for the claim anyway, so I guess they can do with it what they wish. But I'd be surprised to see what they actually get if there are none left... Maybe a Skyrocket??
You should keep me posted.
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I doubt a skyrocket lol. Would be amazing If so but that phone is still fairly new and is still one of the best for att. Nowhere near comparable.
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