<h1 class="forum-h1" id="user_yui_3_5_1_1_1348009610819_639">Americans Have Spent $5.9 Billion on Damaged iPhones</h1>
The latest SquareTrade iPhone study is out, and the revelations in it are sure to shock. The biggest news out of it? iPhones break, and that costs Americans a pretty penny!
Damaged iPhones have cost Americans $5.9 billion since 2007
30% of iPhone owners have experienced accidental damage in the past 12 months
17% of iPhone owners have damaged an iPhone more than once
6% of iPhone users have taped up their phone
That doesn't sound like a Rolex to me.
iPhones generally aren't strapped to people's arms. iPhone breakage is due to drops, I don't see where any watch is dropped because they aren't handled like that.
I call shenannigans on the figure. I suspect it's to scare people into buying repair plans. The number is sketchy. If there are 6+ million iPhones in use in the US, that means US iPhone owners supposedly spent nearly $1000 an iPhone. They don't cost that much outside of contract, let alone cost that much to repair. Apple quotes $175 last I heard, you might find someone that charges $125. Put it in a case and you lower the risk considerably.
Please don't talk in a degrading manner about a Timex watch in relation to a Rolex - when buying a Rolex you pay about 80% of the price for just the name... I have a friend with a Rolex who says it's highly overrated. I personally have an expensive Raymond Weil watch, but the watch I wear when I go on holiday and which I bought from a market stall is considerably more accurate.
Not a good analogy in my opinion. There are so many great watches out there, but smartphones, not so much... And if we are talking about Swiss watches, there are plenty of watches in that price and quality category that I would choose over a Rolex.
over-thinking the analogy... its not hard to understand the analogy. why is everyone being a troll and going into the merits of Rolex as a watch??
iPhones generally aren't strapped to people's arms. iPhone breakage is due to drops, I don't see where any watch is dropped because they aren't handled like that.
I call shenannigans on the figure. I suspect it's to scare people into buying repair plans. The number is sketchy. If there are 6+ million iPhones in use in the US, that means US iPhone owners supposedly spent nearly $1000 an iPhone. They don't cost that much outside of contract, let alone cost that much to repair. Apple quotes $175 last I heard, you might find someone that charges $125. Put it in a case and you lower the risk considerably.
It's based on a survey of 2000 and also includes, among the damage figures, people who dropped their phone in water (complete replacement) and other damage that doesn't involve glass breakage, as well as, in the cost estimate, the cost of insurance plans people have bought to cover damage, which may actually include a large number of instances where there hasn't been damage, just the expense of the insurance.
So, the title is misleading at best, since at least some of the expense is almost certainly not for "damaged" iPhones.
It's based on a survey of 2000 and also includes, among the damage figures, people who dropped their phone in water (complete replacement) and other damage that doesn't involve glass breakage, as well as, in the cost estimate, the cost of insurance plans people have bought to cover damage, which may actually include a large number of instances where there hasn't been damage, just the expense of the insurance.
So, the title is misleading at best, since at least some of the expense is almost certainly not for "damaged" iPhones.
I still don't see where that adds up. Even adding the cost of insurance, I don't know how aggregate insurance + cost of repairs + device replacement would average $500 per user. I suspect there's even deeper shenanigans going on.
I revised my per-owner figure down because I noticed the user number I quoted was from 2009.
Americans Have Spent $5.9 Billion on Damaged iPhones
The latest SquareTrade iPhone study is out, and the revelations in it are sure to shock. The biggest news out of it? iPhones break, and that costs Americans a pretty penny!
Damaged iPhones have cost Americans $5.9 billion since 2007
30% of iPhone owners have experienced accidental damage in the past 12 months
17% of iPhone owners have damaged an iPhone more than once
6% of iPhone users have taped up their phone
That doesn't sound like a Rolex to me.
You mean as opposed to Android users who have spent $5.9 Billion on NEW phones after throwing away the phone they bought 9 months ago that is now outdated?
I still don't see where that adds up. Even adding the cost of insurance, I don't know how aggregate insurance + cost of repairs + device replacement would average $500 per user. I suspect there's even deeper shenanigans going on.
I revised my per-owner figure down because I noticed the user number I quoted was from 2009.
According to Squaretrade, "Costs include iPhone repairs, replacement iPhones and iPhone insurance deductibles." What price did they use for phone replacement? Most likely the unactivated price and some people may had more than 1 claim.
Squaretrade had Survey Sampling International, conduct the survey.
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More like a Patek Phillipe in a sea of Swatches
Um, except Jobs was quite alive when the design was being worked on, and you can be sure he signed off on it. Try again.
iPhones generally aren't strapped to people's arms. iPhone breakage is due to drops, I don't see where any watch is dropped because they aren't handled like that.
I call shenannigans on the figure. I suspect it's to scare people into buying repair plans. The number is sketchy. If there are 6+ million iPhones in use in the US, that means US iPhone owners supposedly spent nearly $1000 an iPhone. They don't cost that much outside of contract, let alone cost that much to repair. Apple quotes $175 last I heard, you might find someone that charges $125. Put it in a case and you lower the risk considerably.
I have a friend with a Rolex who says it's highly overrated.
I personally have an expensive Raymond Weil watch, but the watch I wear when I go on holiday and which I bought from a market stall is considerably more accurate.
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Originally Posted by chadmatic
Not a good analogy in my opinion. There are so many great watches out there, but smartphones, not so much... And if we are talking about Swiss watches, there are plenty of watches in that price and quality category that I would choose over a Rolex.
over-thinking the analogy... its not hard to understand the analogy. why is everyone being a troll and going into the merits of Rolex as a watch??
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Originally Posted by JeffDM
iPhones generally aren't strapped to people's arms. iPhone breakage is due to drops, I don't see where any watch is dropped because they aren't handled like that.
I call shenannigans on the figure. I suspect it's to scare people into buying repair plans. The number is sketchy. If there are 6+ million iPhones in use in the US, that means US iPhone owners supposedly spent nearly $1000 an iPhone. They don't cost that much outside of contract, let alone cost that much to repair. Apple quotes $175 last I heard, you might find someone that charges $125. Put it in a case and you lower the risk considerably.
It's based on a survey of 2000 and also includes, among the damage figures, people who dropped their phone in water (complete replacement) and other damage that doesn't involve glass breakage, as well as, in the cost estimate, the cost of insurance plans people have bought to cover damage, which may actually include a large number of instances where there hasn't been damage, just the expense of the insurance.
So, the title is misleading at best, since at least some of the expense is almost certainly not for "damaged" iPhones.
I still don't see where that adds up. Even adding the cost of insurance, I don't know how aggregate insurance + cost of repairs + device replacement would average $500 per user. I suspect there's even deeper shenanigans going on.
I revised my per-owner figure down because I noticed the user number I quoted was from 2009.
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Originally Posted by Russell
Americans Have Spent $5.9 Billion on Damaged iPhones
The latest SquareTrade iPhone study is out, and the revelations in it are sure to shock. The biggest news out of it? iPhones break, and that costs Americans a pretty penny!
Damaged iPhones have cost Americans $5.9 billion since 2007
30% of iPhone owners have experienced accidental damage in the past 12 months
17% of iPhone owners have damaged an iPhone more than once
6% of iPhone users have taped up their phone
That doesn't sound like a Rolex to me.
You mean as opposed to Android users who have spent $5.9 Billion on NEW phones after throwing away the phone they bought 9 months ago that is now outdated?
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Originally Posted by JeffDM
I still don't see where that adds up. Even adding the cost of insurance, I don't know how aggregate insurance + cost of repairs + device replacement would average $500 per user. I suspect there's even deeper shenanigans going on.
I revised my per-owner figure down because I noticed the user number I quoted was from 2009.
According to Squaretrade, "Costs include iPhone repairs, replacement iPhones and iPhone insurance deductibles." What price did they use for phone replacement? Most likely the unactivated price and some people may had more than 1 claim.
Squaretrade had Survey Sampling International, conduct the survey.
More survey details can be found in the link.
http://blog.squaretrade.com/
The best driving car is not necessarily the one that goes 0-60 or the quarter mile in the least amount of time. Would you rather drive across the country in an Aston Martin One-77 or a Nissan GTR?