iPhone Insurance
Senior worth it?
AppleCare+
- $200/2 years.
- Or $10/mo.
- Screen $29.
- Other damage $99.
- Best senior choice.
- Buy at purchase.
Carrier insurance
- $15/mo per line.
- $150-$250 deductible.
- Adds up.
- Senior compare math.
- Often worse.
- AppleCare better.
Self-insure
- Skip insurance.
- Pay if breaks.
- OtterBox + glass $30.
- Senior tough cases.
- Save $200+/2yr.
- Risk vs insurance.
Credit card insurance
- Some cards include.
- Pay phone bill on card.
- Senior bonus.
- Read terms.
- Can stack with AppleCare.
- Often free.
Senior calc
- Drop history.
- Active travel.
- Phone $1,000+.
- Senior valuable.
- Worth $200 protection.
- Self-insure with case if cheap.
Theft + loss
- AppleCare+ Theft + Loss adds.
- $10/mo.
- Senior anxiety.
- Find My + AirTag backup.
- Worth it travelers.
- Skip if home senior.
$200 AppleCare = senior safest
$200 AppleCare+ at iPhone purchase = senior safest. Screen repair $29 vs $329. Other $99 vs $400+. Beats carrier insurance math usually. Add Theft+Loss if travel. Or self-insure with $30 OtterBox + glass if rarely drop. Senior pick risk tolerance.