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| From | Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? |
| Date | 2025-08-06 16:04 -0700 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <1070n29$3lsnb$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 2025-08-06 15:22, Marion wrote: > On Tue, 5 Aug 2025 13:05:37 -0400, Tom Elam wrote : > > >> I doubt seriously that your phone was free. > > We discussed this on this very newsgroup in April or May of 2021 and a > bunch of people on this very newsgroup took advantage of the deal. The "deal" doesn't make the phone free. It just means you're paying for a pretty basic phone month-by-month. > >> How do you know anything about how many Apple devices have AppleCare? > > I don't think I said how many people buy this crappy insurance, as I > wouldn't know why anyone would buy insurance on a commodity like a phone. Every choice to buy insurance is a gamble. > >> Cars are easily replaced. Expensive, but not a problem finding a car. By >> your logic you should not insure your car. > > I don't even insure my house, Tom, because it's paid for and I can replace > it if I ever need to. So why would I insure my 30-year old automobiles? Riiiiiiiight. > > I only insure liability. Not damage or replacement which I can pay for. > Insurance is never a good deal unless you can't replace what is lost.
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Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-26 04:03 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-07-25 21:32 -0700
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2025-07-26 11:38 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-26 17:51 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-07-26 19:55 -0700
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2025-07-29 07:07 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-29 22:42 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-29 22:42 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2025-07-29 12:01 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-29 22:42 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-05 13:05 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-06 22:22 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-08-06 16:04 -0700
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-08-07 16:02 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-07 19:04 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-08-07 22:55 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-08 10:37 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-08-08 09:06 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-08-08 10:29 -0700
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-08-08 18:32 +1200
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-08-08 09:16 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-08-09 10:24 +1200
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-08 10:24 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-08 09:54 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-08-08 16:00 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-08 23:05 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-08-09 14:56 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-10 22:41 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-08-10 17:11 -0700
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-08-10 20:45 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-11 15:33 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-08-11 14:20 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-11 20:17 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-08-11 19:33 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-12 01:40 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-08-12 09:05 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-12 17:27 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-08-12 14:29 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-12 19:54 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-14 17:21 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-08-14 10:40 -0700
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-17 16:08 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-19 11:21 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2025-08-07 16:11 -0700
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-08 10:57 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-07-27 09:41 +1200
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-07-26 16:18 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-07-26 09:47 -0700
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2025-07-26 08:40 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-07-26 09:07 -0700
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-07-27 09:37 +1200
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2025-08-07 11:14 -0700
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2025-07-29 12:02 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-11 10:06 -0400
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-11 15:34 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2025-08-13 11:25 -0700
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-08-13 11:46 -0700
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-08-13 19:07 +0000
Re: Why would anyone buy an extended warranty on a phone? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-08-13 12:34 -0700
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