Excuse me,What is the meaning of "[Estimated] Expiration Date"?

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Excuse me,What is the meaning of "[Estimated] Expiration Date"?

I brought an iPod touch 4 32G in China on Feb 19(connected it to PC at about 17:15,GMT+8:00 of the same day).
However,this page https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do
told me that
"Your product is covered for eligible hardware repairs and service under Apple's Limited Warranty.
Estimated Expiration Date: February 17, 2012"

So,it seems that the purchase date was Feb 18?Is it an ESTIMATED date?Or someone had used this iPod touch before(on Feb 18,one day before I got this iPod touch)?

Thanks very much!

iPod touch 4 32G, iOS 4

Posted on Feb 21, 2011 1:02 AM

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Answer 1

lllaass

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Feb 21, 2011 6:34 AM in response to Raving Rabbids

Did you buy it from a store on the 19th? If you ordered it and it was delivered to you on the 19th maybe the estimated date is based n their estimate on when you should have received it.

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Answer 2

Feb 21, 2011 7:23 PM in response to lllaass

Not ordered,I just got it in the store(and then tried FaceTime with the salesperson'iPhone4 at once).

Well,the "purchase time" may not be the exact time of iTouch activation?Just a inexact，estimated time by Apple?

Thanks!

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Answer 3

varjak paw

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Feb 22, 2011 10:34 AM in response to Raving Rabbids

I can't speak for Apple, but I believe they say "estimated" to indicate that the database that information is pulled from is not considered to be authoritative, so the lawyers are covering the bases. The information isn't always accurate, particularly for items purchased from a dealer who may misreport a purchase date. If you did indeed purchase on the 19th, your warranty should expire as of something like 11:59PM on the 18th. You probably will want to call Apple China at (86) 4006-272273 and ask to speak to someone in AppleCare administration and discuss the discrepancy.

"purchase time" may not be the exact time of iTouch activation?

The date your warranty expires has nothing to do with when the iPod was activated.

Regards.

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