[flatlined]

I emailed Squaretrade about something with covering my refurb iPhone 3GS and they said that Squaretrade does not cover refurb iPhones is this True?

Thanks

[Duvi]

I could see that being true, but how would they know? I would assume only Apple & AT&T (as well as authorized retailers) have access to that.

[stuaw11]

I was going to say how would they know?

And further that wouldnt make any sense, what if you broke a phone and you got a refurb, they wouldnt honor the rest of your insurance? Something is off with that.

I just got a refurb coming back from a 9700 ($250 for a 32gb) and its a refurb, but according to the Applecare left on it its only 2.5 months old (Applecare good until Sept 20 2010). I dont see what the difference is or how theyd know vs a brand new one 2.5 months old.

[anon1579562]

I just emailed them today and their answer was no.

[joshwithachance]

that makes no sense...
apple only replaces iphones with refurbs...

[MyBlackberryUnlock]

Do they advertise this up front? Lots of people buy squaretrade warranties up front from ebay and other sites when they buy used phones. I thought SquareTrade had a MAJOR portion of their business coming from used devices?

[anon1579562]

When you choose iPhone from their website, there is no option for refurb; so yes, its pretty obvious. They may warranty used items, just not iPhones. What sucks is that you can buy a 32GB refurb iPhone 3Gs for $149! 90 day warranty? No thanks.

[joshwithachance]

so what do people with refurbished iphones use? applecare doesn't cover physical damage...

[anon1579562]

so what do people with refurbished iphones use? applecare doesn't cover physical damage...

Luck? This is why I have decided against a refurb-2 year contract and a 90 day warranty.

BTW BestBuy is going to start selling refurbs soon. Theirs will have a 1 year warranty and I am sure they will offer their $16/month service plan.