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SquareTrade vs. Ensquared

Now I understand that there have been quite a few threads on insurances companies but I want to know what you guys went for and why.
SquareTrade covers everything except lost and stolen but i have seen exceptional reviews with them
-They require you to buy their insurance within 30days
-$69 for 1 year (Coverage up to $750)
-$99 deductible
Ensquared does cover lost and stolen and I have seen decent reviews with them.
-They require you to buy their insurance within 90days
-Claims all phones are replaced NEW
-$58.99 for 1 year (Coverage up to $1000)
-Max of $75 deductible on any smartphone
I've read much on SquareTrade but i havent found much on Ensquared in terms of reviews. If anyone does have experience with Ensquared that would be nice. Insurance that covers lost and stolen is golden.
Now there are other companies too such as Negri and Asurion. I've read Negri is unreliable with their umbrella insurance company. Asurion is okay but doesnt cover every carrier.
Input would be great. Remember, we all just want to secure our investments

Also interested. I have a coupon for square trade, but ensquared is tempting with those prices.
Att/Asurion is pushing it with that $200 deductable

I wouldn't recommend Ensquared. Here's why.

mysterioustko said:
I wouldn't recommend Ensquared. Here's why.
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I read that but I've also read positive ones. If you go to the xda thread that he links in his write up, you can see good experiences on the last page.
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iastonish said:
Also interested. I have a coupon for square trade, but ensquared is tempting with those prices.
Att/Asurion is pushing it with that $200 deductable
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Yeah I agree about that with Asurion. And haha lucky, wish I had a coupon too
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Subscribed for more user reviews. :good:

Had a friend use Ensquared. She had a At&t Samsung Captivate, lost it, and filed a claim. They sent out a brand new international S2 as a replacement (when they were JUST released).
She later found the Captivate, and they told her she can go ahead and keep both phones. Cool.

bigb252 said:
Had a friend use Ensquared. She had a At&t Samsung Captivate, lost it, and filed a claim. They sent out a brand new international S2 as a replacement (when they were JUST released).
She later found the Captivate, and they told her she can go ahead and keep both phones. Cool.
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Yeah these are the type of reviews I'm looking for
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I've used square trade over the years and have been very satisfied
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msd24200 said:
I've used square trade over the years and have been very satisfied
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So have I, on many many electronic devices.... but their rates are just ridiculous now! Here's an email dated 7.7.07 (odd....)
SquareTrade Care Plans are available everywhere you shop, whether it's Amazon.com, Best Buy, or your local store, and always cost just 10% of the purchase price.
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10% of the purchase price? That would have been $15 for me buying this phone.... What about big expenses? Here's one from 11.23.07:
Covered Plan Price:
$87.74
Coverage Term:
3 years
Level of Coverage:
Standard
Covered Item:
Phones & PDAs
Other
Coverage Amount:
$749.99
Coverage Starts:
11/14/2007
Coverage Through:
11/14/2010
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Yes, I did buy my first unlocked, international Windows Mobile phone for $750 back in the day, it was F-ing nuts.... okay, okay, so times change, let's see something newer and more relevant then! On 7.21.10, I bought my girlfriend a warranty for her Captivate, here's the breakdown:
Your Care Plan Summary
Care Plan Price $67.20
Care Plan Term 2 Years
Level of Coverage ADH
Covered Item Phones & PDAs - Samsung
(later on in the email....)
A $50 deductible applies on ADH-related claims for Cell Phones only.
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That's on par with today's plans, and they have nearly doubled the purchase price and has doubled the deductible! There's got to be a better solution here, especially when we all baby the crap out of these phones and only have an accident every 5-6 warranties or something....

I haven't had any experience with those two companies, but might I suggest you look into Best Buy? Within the initial 30 days you can add it. Its $9.99 a month, they don't cover lost or stolen, but don't have a deductible. I've used them on my Original Galaxy S II, when the screen broke they shipped it off and then gave me the cash value. I used the in store cash value to get the Skyrocket. Anyway, just an idea!

I think I'm gonna go with ensquared lol
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I think I am too. I've never broken a phone before but after buying this off contract I don't want to risk it.
I tried best buy but since I'm tmobile and didn't buy it from them I can not get their insurance, black tie.
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You can get best buy insurance regardless of where you buy it from
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circuit.007 said:
I think I am too. I've never broken a phone before but after buying this off contract I don't want to risk it.
I tried best buy but since I'm tmobile and didn't buy it from them I can not get their insurance, black tie.
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I'll just feel safer with insurance. Just to have a good mindset haha. And best buy sounds okay to me if they accept our phone like the guy above me says. Oh well
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Just curious, does best buy cover international phones?
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You can get best buy insurance regardless of where you buy it from
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I asked them once and they told me I had to buy the phone there to get it.
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I am interested in this as well. And for whatever it is worth here are the BBB ratings for the "big three" discussed. (can't yet post links)
Ensquared has an A- rating with BBB.
Squaretrade has an A+ rating with BBB.
Asurion has an A+ rating with BBB.

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I am interested in this as well. And for whatever it is worth here are the BBB ratings for the "big three" discussed. (can't yet post links)
Ensquared has an A- rating with BBB.
Squaretrade has an A+ rating with BBB.
Asurion has an A+ rating with BBB.
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Asurion with a A+ rating? I find that very hard to believe.

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I am interested in this as well. And for whatever it is worth here are the BBB ratings for the "big three" discussed. (can't yet post links)
Ensquared has an A- rating with BBB.
Squaretrade has an A+ rating with BBB.
Asurion has an A+ rating with BBB.
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I can live with an A- right? Haha
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so anyone getting squaretrade on their Gnote?

squaretrade is around $100 with coupon...which is 1/6 of the gnote's price. typically, that ratio for me is about 1/4 the cost of the phone, so it never seemed worth it. my current phone is the evo shift, which i don't think has gorilla glass, and amazingly, doesn't even have a scratch on the screen.
apparently, i'm very careful with my device (even on the second leg of the 2 year contract when i'm less careful with it). so i'm considering whether or not insurance is a sucker's bet or a good investment on this one.
what route did you guys go with?
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finalhit said:
squaretrade is around $100 with coupon...which is 1/6 of the gnote's price. typically, that ratio for me is about 1/4 the cost of the phone, so it never seemed worth it. my current phone is the evo shift, which i don't think has gorilla glass, and amazingly, doesn't even have a scratch on the screen.
apparently, i'm very careful with my device (even on the second leg of the 2 year contract when i'm less careful with it). so i'm considering whether or not insurance is a sucker's bet or a good investment on this one.
what route did you guys go with?
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I will be for sure I have a 20% off somewhere in my email

Any info on this "Coupon" would be appreciated. Or is there a link to a coupon code?

KB112 said:
Any info on this "Coupon" would be appreciated. Or is there a link to a coupon code?
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Mine was emailed to me as a individual code
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@ Donnie, I'm guessing you have been a prior customer. That's why they sent the email. I'll have to see if I can find any general codes. Thanks.
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KB112 said:
@ Donnie, I'm guessing you have been a prior customer. That's why they sent the email. I'll have to see if I can find any general codes. Thanks.
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Yea never had to file a claim but this is my 4th
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I never have a phone more than a year, and always did TEP. now with the crazy deductible and 11 per month i passed. Wife and i now both foo not have insurance, i hope it doesn't bite me. Going to stick 20 per month into a "oh crap i broke my phone" fund.

bwillet said:
I never have a phone more than a year, and always did TEP. now with the crazy deductible and 11 per month i passed. Wife and i now both foo not have insurance, i hope it doesn't bite me. Going to stick 20 per month into a "oh crap i broke my phone" fund.
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With S. T. You can always return the unused portion of your warranty. If you buy a 2year warranty and sell the phone after a year and do not choose to include it in the sale then log on and you return the half you haven't used time wise
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I bought one yesterday, but not before complaining that the iPhone 5, with the same 649.99 retail price tag, is $30 less than the "smartphone" plan. They sent me a coupon code for the difference
Sprint can keep their warranty for $11/mo. I'm now paying less than $5/mo with SquareTrade.

PhP insurance for the note 2 raising in price soon!

just informed that the galaxy note 2 for tmobile will increase to 11.99 bundle 7.79 insurance only on 3/17 and deductible of 175 instead of 130.

Wow, that sounds a little high. I hope mine doesn't get lost again. I guess I'll consider myself lucky I had to replace it before this.

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57557373-251/t-mobile-could-hike-up-2013-smartphone-insurance/

If that happens Ill be buying a Nexus 4 if something happens to my phone.

You guys do realize that there are other companies that insure for far less and covers a lot more, right?

eccoodamo said:
You guys do realize that there are other companies that insure for far less and covers a lot more, right?
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Elaborate a little if you could.
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eccoodamo said:
You guys do realize that there are other companies that insure for far less and covers a lot more, right?
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Squaretrade, I don't understand them. $99 for two year coverage and $50 deductible on the iphone 5 64gb that retails for $799, or $125 for two years coverage and $99 deductible for the $699 note 2. Or the $299 nexus 4.

stevessvt said:
Squaretrade, I don't understand them. $99 for two year coverage and $50 deductible on the iphone 5 64gb that retails for $799, or $125 for two years coverage and $99 deductible for the $699 note 2. Or the $299 nexus 4.
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The more popular the phone = less the deductible because the percentage of people actually breaking their phones is probably less than those that don't. In the end they make more money.

Not doubting you, but then the S3 should be the same price as the iphone.

Squaretrade covers none iphone smartphones up to 499 OR 599 I dont remember which one.
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stevessvt said:
Not doubting you, but then the S3 should be the same price as the iphone.
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Probably has quite a few more factors into the price, they might want to appeal to apple care folk maybe?
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When so many people are buying a single phone (iphone) repair parts are everywhere and inexpensive. The cost of repairing them drops dramatically.
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From my understanding, if you already have the grandfathered php, it won't increase to 11.99 unless you remove it or add it on after. could be wrong but that's my understanding. As its this early anything is possible.
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I just got a letter in the mail today saying it's going to be a mandatory increase in March and our device deductible is going up to 175.
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db4d1988 said:
From my understanding, if you already have the grandfathered php, it won't increase to 11.99 unless you remove it or add it on after. could be wrong but that's my understanding. As its this early anything is possible.
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Would have been nice to be "grandfathered" into a lower price. But that definitely isnt happening. Everyones premium going up.
Thats why I went with square trade.
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Might aswell not get it cuz da funds saved could go towards a early upgrade for da next note, etc

I was contemplating getting the SquareTrade warranty but it doesn't cover lost or stolen phones does it?

firefoxsilver9 said:
I was contemplating getting the SquareTrade warranty but it doesn't cover lost or stolen phones does it?
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It doesnt. But enquared does. I went wi the square trade due to more market presence.
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I just received an update in t&c from Assurion. The monthly fee is not increasing, the deductible is.
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I got the same letter. Monthly going up to 11.99. Deductible going up to 175.
Also got a letter for my husband's S2. monthly staying the same on that, but deductible going up.
As far as not counting for grandfathered plans, I've had insurance for a long time, still on an old plan and we've been with T Mobile for over 10 years since they were voice stream.
The insurance on my note 2 is still going up to 11.99
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[Q] Selling Questions

Wife and I might be leaving Sprint due to having bad service at home and work, but not in between. How annoying is that if we're roaming and can't use our data? I got a call from Sprint offering a free out on both lines with no ETF due to data roaming that's occuring while I work. We have an Airave here that we got for free (and have no problem sending back to Sprint).
Anyway, onto the question. What price should we be looking at to sell our phones? Both are in great condition -- hers is white, and mine is black. Hers has an Otterbox Defender on it and mine has a Commuter.
I was thinking about $250 a piece for a total of $500 to help pay for our new phones on another carrier.
Thoughts and comments are appreciated! Thanks

I think your price is too high. $200 if you are lucky but $150-175 per phone is more realistic. This phone has been out over a year and used cases have very little value.

someguyatx said:
I think your price is too high. $200 if you are lucky but $150-175 per phone is more realistic. This phone has been out over a year and used cases have very little value.
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Alright thanks for the response. I'll look into it.
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150-160 if you want to sell it real quick. 170-185 is where I personally would look for if I'm looking for a used GS2. $200 and above is really stretching it.

I sold mine for $300 on dec 1 with 2 batteries and 3 cases. I put an ad on craigslist nov 31 and by 9am dec 1 I had 3 ppl message me 2 offered 250 and one offered the asking price. It was gone by 10am and I was at sprint picking up my note2
I like to break stuff!

Just wanted to let you guys know that I sold both phones for $200 each. One with an Otterbox Defender and the other with a Commuter.
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Mac of York said:
Just wanted to let you guys know that I sold both phones for $200 each. One with an Otterbox Defender and the other with a Commuter.
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nice! good luck with whomever you move to
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Mac of York said:
Just wanted to let you guys know that I sold both phones for $200 each. One with an Otterbox Defender and the other with a Commuter.
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but you sold them with low price

I would've said $250 each at the minimum. Especially if they are in almost new condition since you've had cases on them.
Jist because this phone is a little over a year old it is still a great phone. If they are being sold now at $99 with a 2 year contract, $250 off contract for a like new with accessories is a great deal.
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Mattix724 said:
I would've said $250 each at the minimum. Especially if they are in almost new condition since you've had cases on them.
Jist because this phone is a little over a year old it is still a great phone. If they are being sold now at $99 with a 2 year contract, $250 off contract for a like new with accessories is a great deal.
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I think there down to .01 on amazon
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E4GTUser94 said:
I think there down to .01 on amazon
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Only for new customers, they run $49.99, $79.99 and $99.99 for upgrades or added lines depending on where you go.
I like to break stuff!

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nice! good luck with whomever you move to
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Moved to Verizon and the Note II. Thanks!
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but you sold them with low price
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I needed the money to pay for most of my new phones for wife and I. We had to charge it.
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I would've said $250 each at the minimum. Especially if they are in almost new condition since you've had cases on them.
Jist because this phone is a little over a year old it is still a great phone. If they are being sold now at $99 with a 2 year contract, $250 off contract for a like new with accessories is a great deal.
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See above.
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When buying from third party instead of Google

How do warranty issues get handled? All my previous nexus devices have been from the play store. If bought from Walmart or best buy, are warranty issues handled any differently? Usually I called Google support directly for replacements.
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Google takes care of their own customers.
Anyone else deals with ASUS directly.. A fairly unpleasant thing from what I've heard.
If you buy from Walmart, however, they sell a 2 year drop and spill warranty for $28 (with purchase) that's eerily similar to Square Trade.

danvee said:
Google takes care of their own customers.
Anyone else deals with ASUS directly.. A fairly unpleasant thing from what I've heard.
If you buy from Walmart, however, they sell a 2 year drop and spill warranty for $28 (with purchase) that's eerily similar to Square Trade.
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I'll have to check on that damage warranty, reason I'm in the marker for a new one. Have to check on cost of square trade too in order to compare price, because I'm thinking it would be much easier to deal with Google on non damage related warranty issues.
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For the first year, for manufacturing defects, yes. After that, IDK.
Bad part, and a personal example: after 3 months mine developed a bad charge cord.
Google wanted me to send everything back, including the perfectly functioning tablet, just to replace the defective cord.
They were incredibly nice, but their policy is incredibly dumb.
Square Trade is $59.99
Just checked yesterday.
ST and WallyWorld guarantee 3 day turnaround.
ASUS makes no claims whatsoever.

Seems square trade does it by 3 yr, and it's 74.
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Wow I don't know but I regret purchasing it from a third party now.I actually thought google still had involvement in rma claims or the like.

Best Buy has their own warranty service. It costs about $99. You can get a new device anytime and free repairs.
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Walmart seems to have a good deal, I'll check them out tonight, if not I guess I'll get from Google.
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scream4cheese said:
Best Buy has their own warranty service. It costs about $99. You can get a new device anytime and free repairs.
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For 50% of the purchase price, they better.

memphian said:
Seems square trade does it by 3 yr, and it's 74.
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Nope, they do a 2 year as well.

phonic said:
For 50% of the purchase price, they better.
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they also force you to use geek squad from what the guy at the store told me, said that is what the warranty is through.

Just use your amex
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Just use your amex
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Man I'm glad I turned down Best Buy's extremely overpriced coverage. I used my Discover card and same thing, it extends mfr. warranties by a year on all warranties of 36 months or less.

Damn wish I knew Walmarts plan was so cheap.
A 32gb plus 2 year square trade is $330, at Walmart this would be $300.
But insurance is for suckers anyway right?
And I just looked it up, the CC (Chase freedom MC) I bought my tablet with offers extended warranty coverage as well. Just saved me $60! But that doesn't cover accidental., I'll just be careful.
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