February 3rd, 2011 
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Your Cat Attacks with ‘Knock iPad From Table’…Its Super Effective!!
Buying an iPad or iPhone without an iPhone warranty is just a bad idea. These are devices that have glass screens, sensitive components, and can’t really survive a two foot drop (unless you put your iPad in a Zaggmate iPad case, as demonstrated by MC Hammer himself). Plus, you are going to use your iPad or iPhone at home, on the train, in your office, and everywhere else imaginable. Its just a matter of time before a toddler, pet, a teetering cup of coffee, or even the ground find their way into your life the hard way. While AppleCare provides technical support and warranty that covers some forms of disaster, you might find that the price is too steep for what is not covered.
However, you’re not only limited to AppleCare. SquareTrade iPhone insurance offers all the basics you’ll need to protect your iPad and iPhone at nearly half the price of AppleCare. How does SquareTrade measure up?
What You Get
AppleCare is great for those who are going to be prone to technical problems with their iPads or iPhones. If you aren’t particularly computer-savvy or simply don’t have time to deal with configuration issues or other problems that come up with your Apple devices, then the AppleCare warranty is probably worth the money for you. Having tech support available and basic coverage for battery and hardware failures is fine, but its missing the most important protection aspect that SquareTrade’s iPhone warranty offers.
Squaretrade will cover your iPhone for 2 years for just $99. During that time, your iPhone is covered for normal use issues ant tech problems, but here’s the kicker: SquareTrade iPhone Insurance covers your iPhone if it gets dropped or wet (even full immersion)!! AppleCare on the other hand won’t even touch your iPhone if it sees that any moisture has been within a mile of those moisture sensors.
IPhone Insurance Is A No-Brainer…
The biggest thing SquareTrade has going for it is the accident coverage including drops, spills, and whatever else happens. AppleCare does not cover the aforementioned most common i-device injuries. It only covers battery failures (sometimes), hardware issues (occasionally) and other problems like these. Considering that SquareTrade iPhone insurance is only half the price, this might be all you really need. If you don’t see yourself using Apple’s technical support very often (and I’d go as far as to say that none of us here at GumballTech have any need for Apple’s tech support…), SquareTrade’s iPhone and iPad Insurance is your best bet!
With the prices we are paying to get our hands on the latest and greatest Apple tech, there is no reason NOT to get this insurance for your iPhone or iPad. It will save you a TON of heartache and let you rest easy knowing you’re i-device is safe and sound from such monsters as: Toddler-mon, Kitten-chu, and Droppy-mc-droppy-hands-little-sister (yea, you know who you are).
If, however, you do feel you’ll need AppleCare’s help, you might want to just consider getting both. At $50 per year, the extra coverage goes a long way to protect an expensive device that inevitably will find itself in harms way.
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