Verizon and Asurion Changes
- I take very good care of my Storm, and I am going to pay extra for those who drop it in the toilet. Sigh.
Although I guess that's how it was before the price increase...05-14-09 11:57 AMLike 0 - hmmm so Verizon has to take it up the pooper huh? I dont think you know how business works my friend, and about your claims of it being the cheapest in the industry..here ya go
Wireless Phone Insurance | Wireless from AT&T, formerly Cingular
and I just checked att not anyone else.
And that's $4.49/month for regular phones on VZW versus $4.99/month with ATT=VZW is much cheaper. Then $6/month on VZW for advanced phones, vs $4.99/month on ATT. That's $1 more/month, so only $12 more /year. ATT's deductible is $36 more per year for advanced devices. Yes, VZW is much cheaper than ATT's insurance.Last edited by briankeith513; 05-14-09 at 01:26 PM.
05-14-09 01:20 PMLike 0 - I dropped my TREO 650 in the toilet once. It was clipped to my belt on the right side and while using the facilities (being a male) it slipped right down the belt and into the water.
Like others, now I remove the phone from my belt before going.
To the thread, my daughter went through her two claims in a year, in May 08 (broken) and again in December 08 (lost). No cancellation of coverage but I wonder if she should have another mishap, say in June or later, what they might do even though she would still be two claims in a standing year.
b.b.05-14-09 01:24 PMLike 0 - If I were to file a insurance claim what I would do is call Asurion and tell them my wife is prego (or make up a story) and say you need the phone NOW and they will do whats calls a Emergency Claim. Verizon will ring up a full retail storm at $499 (BRAND NEW) and they will provide a credit card over the phone for the VZW rep to charge this to. Asurion then gets the deductible from you over the phone. This way you know its BRAND NEW. I work in a VZW store and they will do this as long as its considered an "Emergency"05-14-09 01:32 PMLike 0
- If I were to file a insurance claim what I would do is call Asurion and tell them my wife is prego (or make up a story) and say you need the phone NOW and they will do whats calls a Emergency Claim. Verizon will ring up a full retail storm at $499 (BRAND NEW) and they will provide a credit card over the phone for the VZW rep to charge this to. Asurion then gets the deductible from you over the phone. This way you know its BRAND NEW. I work in a VZW store and they will do this as long as its considered an "Emergency"05-15-09 12:52 AMLike 0
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- If I were to file a insurance claim what I would do is call Asurion and tell them my wife is prego (or make up a story) and say you need the phone NOW and they will do whats calls a Emergency Claim. Verizon will ring up a full retail storm at $499 (BRAND NEW) and they will provide a credit card over the phone for the VZW rep to charge this to. Asurion then gets the deductible from you over the phone. This way you know its BRAND NEW. I work in a VZW store and they will do this as long as its considered an "Emergency"05-15-09 09:53 AMLike 0
- patches152Bannedand i'm pretty sure that VZW doesn't do "emergency claims" any more. they will file an in-house claim if you don't have insurance, other than that you have to call asurion. i believe they did away with all these extra policies when they were planning to eliminate 3rd party insurance support.05-15-09 10:43 AMLike 0
- I can't remember from claims I've filed in the past, do you need to return the damaged phone to Asurion? I do remember one that my son lost, we obviously couldn't return it. However, about 2 months later, someone tried to activate it at a VZW store. The "customer" then called me to tell me to meet him to get it back. I called Asurion then, who said to keep it. I later used it as a backup on another line and the ESN activated fine.
But $7.99/month plus $89 deductible, plus returning the damaged phone seems like a little much. At least you could sell a damaged one for parts on eBay to recoup some of the money.
And getting a refurb (and how crappy they can be, I DO remember, whether from Asurion or warranty replacements from VZW). At least a used phone from a seller with a good rating on eBay or HoFo, or even taking a chance on craigslist seems like a safer bet for getting a used or refurbished phone without more problems than you originally had.
Meh, I have NINE lines on my account, and insurance on SIX of them. So maybe this potential family plan might offset some of the expense...?05-28-09 10:43 PMLike 0 - +1 on being glad i got it when i did...
24 mo at $8 a month is $192 PLUS a $89 ded. is $281 if you end up having to use it...otherwise you're just out of $192
there is no way i'd do that
i plan on keeping the insurance until i qualify for the NE1 and then dropping it05-28-09 11:32 PMLike 0 - and i'm pretty sure that VZW doesn't do "emergency claims" any more. they will file an in-house claim if you don't have insurance, other than that you have to call asurion. i believe they did away with all these extra policies when they were planning to eliminate 3rd party insurance support.
Yep, emergency claims are still done.05-29-09 02:08 AMLike 0 -
Yes, you have to return it. They send a padded envelope to send it back to them.
And no, one line or 9 lines, the price is the same.05-29-09 02:12 AMLike 0
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