Comment by gruez
2 days ago
>For just $19.99 per month, customers can protect up to three products in one plan
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>With AppleCare One, customers can now add products they already own that are up to four years old1 if they are in good condition.3
>3 To verify “good condition,” products may be required to undergo a diagnostic check using a customer’s iPhone or iPad, or at an Apple Store, prior to being added to the plan.
Applecare's page also says you can get a battery replacement if it's under 80%.
>AppleCare covers battery replacements at no extra charge if the capacity drops below 80 percent.
Does that mean you can enroll in apple care one when your battery is at 81%, wear down the battery life within a month (eg. fast charging/heating it), invoke the battery replacement benefit, and end up with a battery replacement for $20? The normal price for a battery replacement is $99, so this is a significant savings.
HN accidentally discovering insurance fraud is sort of a trope at this point.
This isn’t insurance fraud if the battery wear is under normal use. The problem with the plan is that an existing $20 per month plan is required to add old devices, so won’t be able to just pay for a single month.
> isn’t insurance fraud if the battery wear is under normal use
It's typically fraud to purchase insurance with an undisclosed pre-existing problem that you know and intend to use said insurance to pay for.