Stolen iPhone: does applecare get you the subsidized price on a replacement
Through a series of events too heartbreaking to recount, my iPhone 3G got stolen, and only a month after I'd bought it. I went to the AT&T store to see about getting a replacement and found out that rather than $199 (the subsidized price I first paid), the phone would now be $399. Super.
A store clerk told me however that if I had Applecare for the iPhone, I could get a replacement phone at the Apple Store for the subsidized price ($199). Was this clerk filling my head with false promises or is this actually the truth? Has anyone actually done this? Is there some kind of secret handshake I need to deploy?
If it turns out that's not the truth, are there any other options beyond waiting 18 months to get my replacement at the subsidized price?
Thanks a ton in advance for any advice.
A store clerk told me however that if I had Applecare for the iPhone, I could get a replacement phone at the Apple Store for the subsidized price ($199). Was this clerk filling my head with false promises or is this actually the truth? Has anyone actually done this? Is there some kind of secret handshake I need to deploy?
If it turns out that's not the truth, are there any other options beyond waiting 18 months to get my replacement at the subsidized price?
Thanks a ton in advance for any advice.
