How does SquareTrade Compare?
Of course, there are other ways to get different kinds of coverage for your iPhone. We explored some of the options in this writeup, however SquareTrade has emerged the clear leader. AppleCare for the iPhone costs a flat $69 for a second year of coverage (the first year is free). The weakness of this plan when compared to SquareTrade is that “Damage to the Covered Equipment caused by accident, abuse, neglect, misuse…” is not covered by AppleCare. Credit cards vary widely in what additional warranty coverage they will provide to cover purchases such as the iPhone. Although using a credit card with some kind of accidental damage protection plan will not cost you any additional money (unless you’re paying interest), most of these plans will only cover accidental damage for the first 90 days. This won’t cover you very far into a two-year iPhone contract. Depending on your existing insurance company, homeowners or renters insurance may be extended to cover an iPhone. State Farm will repor
