i think the OPs question is legit... itd be like having a spint TP on VZW... if it messes up VZW wont help you either...
all it would take is him giving someone the phone, esn swap it onto your account, do the claim(which if the issues r genuine, and u get someone whos good with haggling with their carrier
and youll get it replace through advanced exchange and itll be free anyways).. then get the new device, activate it, esn swap back to Your original device(these arent new contracts, so it doesnt matter if your swapping right away, theres no penalty to worry about, etc) and its all good to go...
first, you might have issues getting the device back onto Alltel.. just like some vzw users, who have been bumped out for whatever reason and cant get the sprint device back onto vwz... so thats something to think about..
second, this would take time if u cant find someone close to you that u can meet up with.. otherwise you talking about mailing your tp out, them making the claim and getting the device, then sending it back to you... thats alot of shipping in there...
and lastly, id make someone pay me to do it for em honestly... not our fault you dont have your carrier version of the TP, its a risk you knew you were taking when u did it.. u knew isurance wouldnt be an option.. we pay $7 a month to be able to have protection.. and what if your device does need to have 100 deductable to claim it, u prepared to pay that? what if they get you into a TP2 for your TP1, id make someone pay me for that? if they said they wont, youd just get one of my TP1s back in the mail, and id prob mess it up really good too lol..
but yeah, long post i guess kinda... i still dont think hes not askng for anything woorth flamming him over... i just think he should be offering to hook someone up for the trouble.. i dunno, maybe offering to pay people out in the open for it, may look bad lol