Comments on: Phone Insurance

By: Nathan

Nathan — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:29:59 +0000

I guess the real issue is that I think I want an iPhone, which Sprint doesn’t even have. So maybe I just need to wait until my contract is up.

By: Ron

Ron — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:30:31 +0000

I have found that if you threaten to switch providers, you can get a phone for free. I have managed to do this twice, following legitimate (but carelessly brought about) cell phone destruction by my daughter (her phone was destroyed, mine lives on). There is a fancy name for the department that handles this sort of thing: retention, salvage, and they try to keep you from leaving the Fold. Good luck!

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:02:27 +0000

I have to agree with you. As much as I want a new phone, there is a big part of me inside that won’t let me do anything bad to my phone.

By: ange

ange — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:37:28 +0000

I must remain quiet so my husband doesn’t get fired. Someone at his company was fired for going into detail on a chat board on how to um use their cell phone insurance benefits. In anycase, I have an overly strict code of ethics when it comes to this. I could never purposely ‘accidentally’ drop my phone with the intent of attempting fraud. Just like I wouldn’t fight to have my kitchen cabinets replaced by the insurance company since the one damaged cabinet could be rebuilt and still match since the front panels weren’t water damaged. All I would have had to say was “The cabinets are damaged, replace them with brand new ones, and therfore we get all new cabinets because they have to match.” … BUT I COULDN’T DO IT. All that said, you can always let a clumsy family matter use your phone and hope for the best (or worst). Then you can be somewhat distanced from the ethics of it all!

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:08:48 +0000

Why put yourself through dealing with Sprint when you don’t have to?