Originally Posted by
iahsumr
I did a
post on that exact topic yesterday on my blog that may give you some ideas. It mainly has to do with buying the phone through a shopping portal online. If anyone finds a better route, I'd love to have that info as I may be getting one myself.
I’d suggest to anyone getting an IPhone to consider insurance. The Iphone is pretty fragile, and can have issues.
I’ve noticed that by going directly with Sprint, Apple Care is a flat $99 fee--- supposedly Best Buy charges a $14.99 monthly rate for their insurance. I’ve heard that if you buy the IPhone directly from Apple that they only charge a flat $69 for Apple Care--- is this still the case?
So for me it isn’t worth it to get a few miles by buying the IPhone from Best Buy and pay higher insurance; if the Apple Care plan is still a flat $69 fee, then going through the Amex Mall directly with Apple may be your best value.