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Originally Posted by darnell
Yea I know all about the insurance policy and waiting period. When I mention $55, that's the minimum Sprint repair fee and what they'll charge if you want a warranty replacement while having them process it so you get a replacement quickly instead of waiting weeks.
With the Asurion coverage, $7/month is $84/year. After April 19th, the replacement deductible goes up to $100. Which means after a year a replacement with Asurion will cost $184 and in a year I think Touch Pros will be selling new on Ebay for not much more than that. I mention a year, because the HTC warrnaty last a year.
Sprint's not bothering with the insurance deductible, because everyone buying a Touch Pro new is still covered by the HTC warranty. So Sprint can just settle it with HTC themselves. It would be WRONG of Sprint to charge the insurance deductible to anyone paying $7/month if the issue was just a device defect. Which is covered by the HTC warranty. People paying just $4/month for Sprint's repair service should be getting free replacements for warranty issues too. For now, the insurance only is a resolution for damaging the device or a lost/stolen device.
I've paid the Asurion monthly for years, but I'm at a point now where I see it as nothing but a rip off I've never made much of any use of. I've never actually "needed" it at all. Every device I've needed to replace was under warranty and those that have made it beyond a year always lasted until I wanted something else. Based off years of usage and 4 prior devices, Asurion is a raw deal for me, especially after April 19th. I'm ending all my coverage before then. Then, I only pay if I actually have a problem.
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Man, you have me thinking hard about that approach. I'm a premier member so I get upgrades every year instead of every 2 AND I have never damaged or had one stolen but have replace 10+ devices under warranty since getting the 6700 new back in the day.
Funny thing of it is, there is always something wrong with our phone, manufacturer wise, so it really depends on if you can live with it or not until it's time to replace (replace and then sell) the device with the next in line.