This week we got the news that Applecare+ It would stop offering themselves in a single purchase in the stores that were not officers, that is, if we acquired an iPhone or other Apple product on Amazon, for example, we will not be able to activate the annual plan, and we must do it with a month to month subscription.
Well, now another news comes that could be related to the previous .
AppleCare+ Price rise
The iPhone 16 models, the last launched, had a price of $ 9.99 per month, a figure that is very common, since it attracts less attention than two figures, and that is why it had been maintained for a long time, however, however, It reaches a point that Apple seems to be profitable, and, therefore, it has to perform a rise, at least progressively, since the increase is 50 cents, leaving us a price of $ 10.49. This is 6 more annual dollars, which although little, for the good service offered by AppleCare+, for the company, with millions of subscriptions, it is a lot of money.
For now, the cost prices of 2 years, something that we can pay in its entirety when buying the iPhone, has not changed, so it is even more profitable to do this than to pay month to month, however, as we explained at first, it seems that Apple will not allow this except that you acquire it directly with them, forcing you to pay month to month, being more expensive for you, or acquiring it in an Apple Store or on its website, so you will not have offers or discounts as you could see in Amazon , that is, they will win in one way or another.
Apple has not increased the prices of the APPLECARE + subscription plans for the iPad, Mac or Apple Watch, at least for now, so for the moment it will be the iPhone who suffers it.
Does it compensate more external insurance?
Although many think that, after price increases, an external insurance can be cheaper, I have to tell you that, without getting into an extensive explanation, no, all of them are intermediaries, and if the cost is lower, so are the coverage, offering very high repair times, high franchises (that is, it will not be freely free each repair), or problems to accept that it has been accidental, rejecting the repair. In short, despite the 50 cents of increase, Applecare+ is still the best optionalthough another thing will be to assess whether you need insurance, or you prefer to save it or focus on better care of your iPhone.
And you, do you use Applecare? Will you continue paying it despite the price increase? Leave us a comment with your opinion. The truth is that for my part the first 2 years are key, however, from there, as the price remains the same, and it is not reduced, I think it is not worth it, because the value of the iPhone and its repairs It is much lower.
