Comments on: Best Buy to offer Geek Squad’s Black Tie Protection on the iPhone 3G S

By: iphone fan

iphone fan — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:03:32 +0000

Just love the new 32gb iPhone. Ultimate gadget for me. Nice post. Thanks.

By: shairbaz

shairbaz — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:38:02 +0000

i will fuck all girls in iphone 3gs

By: shairbaz

shairbaz — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:35:29 +0000

devil

By: virtual online worlds for kids

virtual online worlds for kids — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:29:06 +0000

What a rip off! i say just pay more care to your phone!

By: Ryan S

Ryan S — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:15:45 +0000

buy an otterbox case for your iphone…and never worry about it ever again….dropped my 1st gen otterbox protected iphone off a ladder 2 stories up…onto concrete…no damage at all. After almost 2 years with the phone and most of that protected with the case, i only had 2 dead pixels…not to bad.

By: Mason T.

Mason T. — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:08:52 +0000

this is true, but also consider this.
at&t allows you to upgrade your iPhone one year from the start of the contract for the upgrade price, if of course you start another two year contract. so basically for a little bit more, you could have brand new iPhone, that could very well be (based off the fact that Apple seems to release of a new iphone every year) a lot better than what you had. so in my opinion, save your money. :-)

By: Chad T

Chad T — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:59:24 +0000

black tie protection has always been 14.99 for the iphone. applecare only covers normal wear and tear at best and theres a deductable. black tie covers almost everthing so it isnt so bad.

By: Vince Tseng

Vince Tseng — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:26:13 +0000

There’s another option for coverage – SquareTrade. SquareTrade’s iPhone warranty DOES cover liquid damage (including immersion), drops, and other accidental damage from handling.

SquareTrade is much less expensive than Best Buy. Our new warranty pricing will be up next week, but the new 3gs warranty will be priced at $120 for the 32gb and $96 for the 16gb (after our current 20% ongoing discount). That’s one-third of Best Buy’s price or less.

Our warranty is pretty popular – there’s a long discussion thread about it on the MacRumors forum if you’re looking for a discussion of it as well.

Cheers
Vince

By: ff11

ff11 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:06:25 +0000

Wow!!! Best Buy makes out like a bandit under that program. At that rate, they will collect $360 from each user during the course of their 2 year AT&T contract. Even if as many as 10% of the phones need to be replaced outright and we double the cost for other less major potential repairs, Best Buy makes a profit of $240 per customer, on average.

By: ruindpzzle

ruindpzzle — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:28:53 +0000

just make sure he doesn’t drop it or get any liquid damage, cause your one time protection doesn’t protect against that.

By: lewis

lewis — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:24:29 +0000

AppleCare != accidental damage coverage

By: Aceyourface

Aceyourface — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:05:39 +0000

That’s a rip off. My bf was getting charged $14.99 a month for his 3G. He just canceled it and we got apple protection plans. Just a one time payment for 2 years of protection. Would be the same for 3gs. AT&T has a bundle going on where you can get a 3g phone ,a car charger, a case or some kind of accessory, and a protection plan for a little over $200. It’s a great deal!