Warning - old iPhones may be uninsurable

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Warning - old iPhones may be uninsurable

I had a couple of iPhone 4Ss that were stolen from home along with a load of computer equipment.

The insurance company understandably are saying that they're not paying out unless I get the IMEIs blacklisted.

Unfortunately, because the phones are not currently in use (they were upgraded to iPhone 6) and I didn't purchase the phone from a carrier (got it in an Apple Store) they are having trouble blacklisting the phones.

So a couple of bits of advice:

1) Sell old iPhones as soon as you stop using them!

2) Consider the hidden perils of buying phones from Apple Store (or other shops)

Posted on Mar 6, 2015 1:36 AM

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petermac87

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Mar 6, 2015 1:42 AM in response to Alexander Lake

Alexander Lake wrote:

I had a couple of iPhone 4Ss that were stolen from home along with a load of computer equipment.

The insurance company understandably are saying that they're not paying out unless I get the IMEIs blacklisted.

Unfortunately, because the phones are not currently in use (they were upgraded to iPhone 6) and I didn't purchase the phone from a carrier (got it in an Apple Store) they are having trouble blacklisting the phones.

So a couple of bits of advice:

1) Sell old iPhones as soon as you stop using them!

2) Consider the hidden perils of buying phones from Apple Store (or other shops)

3) Use a better Insurance Company. 😉

Pete

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