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From: B 650 on 22 Feb 2010 08:53 On 22/02/2010 13:48, Flavio Matani wrote: > Bella Jones<me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >> Just wondered how everyone insures their iPhone? >> >> The company I am with now has a 'special' iPhone policy, whch is �8.24 >> per month. (currently 5.88 for normal phone). >> http://www.2u.co.uk/iPhoneInsurance/ >> >> My home insurance, Endsleigh, would charge �3.33 but fraudulent use is >> only up to �150. I would have thought that with data use so much greater >> nowadays, someone might well run that up quickly, as well as calls. Or >> am I being over paranoid? >> >> Any thoughts? > > I have phone cover (I specified I had an iPhone) with my current bank > account (looks wrong written that way round:P). This is Additions with > Barclays. There probably are equivalent things with other banks. I do > have to pay them a monthly fee higher than what you quoted but there > are many other 'benefits', some of which are useful (or potentially > useful) to me and others not -as is often the case with bundles. > I have a similar bundled account with another bank, which includes mobile insurance, but I thought there was a maximum handset value of around �200 on it. Might need to go and look again at the policy, as that is a hazy memory, and now I think about it, that's quite a low value for a modern phone -- D
From: Bella Jones on 22 Feb 2010 09:29 B 650 <dunc.on.usenet(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 22/02/2010 13:48, Flavio Matani wrote: > > Bella Jones<me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > > >> Just wondered how everyone insures their iPhone? > >> > >> The company I am with now has a 'special' iPhone policy, whch is �8.24 > >> per month. (currently 5.88 for normal phone). > >> http://www.2u.co.uk/iPhoneInsurance/ > >> > >> My home insurance, Endsleigh, would charge �3.33 but fraudulent use is > >> only up to �150. I would have thought that with data use so much greater > >> nowadays, someone might well run that up quickly, as well as calls. Or > >> am I being over paranoid? > >> > >> Any thoughts? > > > > I have phone cover (I specified I had an iPhone) with my current bank > > account (looks wrong written that way round:P). This is Additions with > > Barclays. There probably are equivalent things with other banks. I do > > have to pay them a monthly fee higher than what you quoted but there > > are many other 'benefits', some of which are useful (or potentially > > useful) to me and others not -as is often the case with bundles. > > > > I have a similar bundled account with another bank, which includes > mobile insurance, but I thought there was a maximum handset value of > around �200 on it. Might need to go and look again at the policy, as > that is a hazy memory, and now I think about it, that's quite a low > value for a modern phone I went for the Endsleigh option in the end. Thanks all. -- bellajonez at yahoo dot co dot uk
From: Andrew Templeman on 22 Feb 2010 11:44 B 650 <dunc.on.usenet(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 22/02/2010 13:48, Flavio Matani wrote: > > I have phone cover (I specified I had an iPhone) with my current bank > > account (looks wrong written that way round:P). This is Additions with > > Barclays. There probably are equivalent things with other banks. I do > > have to pay them a monthly fee higher than what you quoted but there > > are many other 'benefits', some of which are useful (or potentially > > useful) to me and others not -as is often the case with bundles. > > > > I have a similar bundled account with another bank, which includes > mobile insurance, but I thought there was a maximum handset value of > around �200 on it. Might need to go and look again at the policy, as > that is a hazy memory, and now I think about it, that's quite a low > value for a modern phone I have similar with natwest. They specifically mention that iphones are included. And I have registered mine. -- Andy Templeman <http://www.templeman.org.uk/>
From: Bella Jones on 22 Feb 2010 17:35 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > > Just wondered how everyone insures their iPhone? > > > > The company I am with now has a 'special' iPhone policy, whch is �8.24 > > per month. (currently 5.88 for normal phone). > > http://www.2u.co.uk/iPhoneInsurance/ > > > > My home insurance, Endsleigh, would charge �3.33 but fraudulent use is > > only up to �150. I would have thought that with data use so much greater > > nowadays, someone might well run that up quickly, as well as calls. Or > > am I being over paranoid? > > Data use? Isn't it unlimited? > > Phone calls, certainly. �8.24 seems a lot, but then mine isn't insured > so I don't know. yes, whoops, duh - although I bet unlimited isn't really. -- bellajonez at yahoo dot co dot uk
From: Woody on 22 Feb 2010 18:33
Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > > Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > > > > Just wondered how everyone insures their iPhone? > > > > > > The company I am with now has a 'special' iPhone policy, whch is �8.24 > > > per month. (currently 5.88 for normal phone). > > > http://www.2u.co.uk/iPhoneInsurance/ > > > > > > My home insurance, Endsleigh, would charge �3.33 but fraudulent use is > > > only up to �150. I would have thought that with data use so much greater > > > nowadays, someone might well run that up quickly, as well as calls. Or > > > am I being over paranoid? > > > > Data use? Isn't it unlimited? > > > > Phone calls, certainly. �8.24 seems a lot, but then mine isn't insured > > so I don't know. > > yes, whoops, duh - although I bet unlimited isn't really. No, it never is. It is one of my pet hates, but all they can do is stop your network access, they can't actually charge you for exceeding an unlimited network policy. -- Woody www.alienrat.com |