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Ive seen good things about squaretrade, but im a little leery of 3rd party warranties. New iphone 5s, iphone 5c may be more likely to break cbs. Met him at a dunkin donuts where he fixed my cracked iphone 5s. The good thing about either is that if you get a new iphone, you can always cancel the current covered phone and get your portion of what you paid back. The note8 may have only suffered hairline cracks across the front with starburst cracks along the top right corner but it was the. Squaretrade is an independent warranty provider that has contacts with 10,000 sellers who refer their customers to purchase squaretrade warranties for the products they sell. Squaretrade tests the breakability of the apple iphone 5 and the samsung galaxy s3. In comparison, last years iphone 5 rated a 5 on squaretrades. After the release of the iphone 5s and 5c, squaretrade increased the price of their protection plans for all iphones. The iphone 5s and 5c are both more likely to break than the iphone 5, according to tests by warranty provider squaretrade.
Squaretrade, a licensed insurance provider, offers the only iphone protection that fully covers accidents from handling. Squaretrades vp of strategy vince tseng told, that squaretrade. New iphones come up big in squaretrade breakability tests. Squaretrade says iphone x is most breakable iphone ever. Sundays squaretrade tests placed the iphone 5s and iphone 5c against some highend android smartphones such as the galaxy s4 and moto x.
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The iphone 5s was also the first smartphone to use a 64bit processor. If you have a squaretrade protection plan, squaretrade will reimburse you for your repair costs incurred at any irepair more location. If reports are correct, the iphone x is quickly surpassing the iphone 8 adoption rate. Squaretrade, the toprated protection plan trusted by millions of happy customers, today announced the iphone 6 and its larger sibling, iphone 6 plus, performed impressively in breakability. Squaretrade calls iphone x the most breakable iphone ever. Squaretrade offers the option for someone to fix your device at your home or work, and will also refund the repair or replacement cost if you go to apple to get your iphone fixed in addition to. Squaretrade is awesome if you upgrade your iphone at least once a.
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Similarly, if you are an apple user, the exchange offer they provide also gives you an apple certified refurbished phone. Squaretrade s breakability score testing revealed the following. Squaretrade launches iphone x protection plan geeky gadgets. Both were worse than the 5 rating scored by the iphone 5. As apple inc pitches its newest smartphones,the iphone 5s and iphone 5c,users may find something lacking compared with last years model they could break more easily and whats more,a. Today squaretrade, the toprated protection plan company, published. The company has been in business since 1999 and has sold over one million iphone.
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