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All-New 'AppleCare One' Plan Compatible With iPhone Upgrade Program

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A quick addendum to the all-new AppleCare One plan that debuted this week: it is compatible with Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program in the United States.

Apple AppleCare One Feature
iPhone Upgrade Program members receive AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss coverage as part of their monthly payment, but they can switch to AppleCare One if they prefer. It might be possible to save a bit of money by doing so.

Dan Moren revealed this news in a Six Colors post today:

Apple spokesperson Anna Mitchell told me that iPhone Upgrade Program subscribers can contact Apple Support and unbundle their coverage from the iPhone financing, then upgrade to AppleCare One.

Read our coverage of the AppleCare One announcement to learn more about the subscription plan, which launched Thursday.

Tags: AppleCare Guide, AppleCare One

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abatabia
10 months ago
Confusing mess. I can’t add anything of my recent devices that are less than 4 years old for the simple reason that they never had apple care in the past. Which, to me, makes no sense.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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eXoenDo
10 months ago

It would only make sense to “unbundle” your AC+ from your IUP if you were planning on exiting the IUP. I plan on remaining on it, so having to unbundle yearly seems counterintuitive for the ease of the IUP.
Agreed. There may also be scenarios where it saves money, but in my opinion i'd rather keep the loss and theft incidents for my iPhone separate from my iPad and Apple Watch. It is odd that if it's possible to use AppleCare One with iUP, they don't currently offer that in the buy flow on the website when buying iPhone.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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mashdots
10 months ago
I just moved my phone, watch and macbook to this and saved myself like $6 a month.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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BigMcGuire
10 months ago

I don’t understand why people are so willing to pay for warranties the odds say they won’t even need.

If you’re a klutzy and you know it or have children who destroy things, fine. But in 25 years and over 50 Apple devices, I’ve only needed an extended warranty ONCE.

Ok. Twice. The most recent was the gen2 iPad Pro Smart Keyboard which was so defectively designed, they all failed within 2 years.

Buy Apple stock with that money or just save it. You’ll be better off.

Not advice.
I can understand this viewpoint.

I've spent a small fortune on AppleCare+ over the last 10 years. It has benefited us a few times. I had an iPhone red-screen, walked into an Apple Store and <5 mins later walked out with a new iPhone after no $ exchanged. My wife's nearly 3 year old MBP (a month away from losing AppleCare+) had a battery failure and she got a free keyboard/battery because of it. My wife and I both got free iPhones during the 6s+ battery debacle. But yeah haven't had to use it since.

Tell you one thing - this definitely has opened my eyes to how much $ I'm giving Apple per year for that privilege.
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HDFan
10 months ago
I'm seeing my Upgrade program phone on my list of eligible products.
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BigMcGuire
10 months ago

I’m sorry if I missed this, but if I already have AppleCare and then I upgrade to the new model does that overwrite my old AppleCare?
Yeah they cancel the previous AppleCare+ instantly and refund any remaining credit, then the new one takes over right away.
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