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Monday, July 11th, 2016 5:21 PM

AT&T Insurance claim replacement phone upgrade

I just lost my Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, which has insurance on it. I want a new iPhone, and want to know if I can upgrade (via the insurance claim), from my old S5 to a new iPhone (maybe 6?).

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ACE - Sage

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8 years ago

Insurance is covered through Asurion, not ATT.

 Insurance coverage replaces your phone with payment of the deductible, with an identical model, or a similar one if it is not available.  

No you cannot upgrade.

 

 

ACE - Expert

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8 years ago

No, the insurace gives you a replacement of what you lost.  If they provided "upgrades" people would lose them all the time.

 

And your insurance is probably through Asurion, not AT&T, they're just collecting the money for you.

 

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8 years ago

Could I maybe pay extra? I don't have an upgrade right now but am willing to pay - I don't like the phone that I have right now.

ACE - Expert

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64.7K Messages

8 years ago

Pay extra to who? As already explained, the insurance company provides a replacement, they don't do upgrades. 

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7 years ago

if at&t just take the money what if a agent mess up your insurane by droping it and put back on. on the same date and then its mess up your discount for all a year

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7 years ago

Its a racket, I upgraded a line on my account on 4-10-17, it was stolen.   I Added insurance to the upgrade, when I tried to put a claim in for the stolen phone, I find out that the insurance coverage will not be active until 6-5-17.   But I will be paying for the insurance and cant put a claim in, what a bunch of you know what

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6 years ago

My phone won’t stay charged! I am 8 months pregnant and I need my phone!

ACE - Sage

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6 years ago

So pick up a cheap phone off the prepaid rack and swap your SIM card into it.  If your phone is insured you can file a claim with Asurion. https://www.att.com/offers/device-protection.html

 

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@lizdance40 so what if it is time for my up grade but i have a crack in my phone, could i file insurance get the same phone ( if possible) then do a upgrade with at&t? 

ACE - Sage

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so what if it is time for my up grade but i have a crack in my phone, could i file insurance get the same phone ( if possible) then do a upgrade with at&t? 

 

You mean because you have to trade in to upgrade?   Yes.  The insurance replacement can be traded in in place of original phone. 

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Yes, but will at&t still give me my up grade on a new version after i claim my broke phone on insurance? Im asking bc i know insurance gives u a refurbished phone, they are not new but like-new. 

And i pay that extra payment so when my phone is half way paid off i can do my up grade and trade my old phone for a new phone. So can i still get my up grade if i get a refurbished phone  from insurance? Will they accept the phone  i get from insurance as a trade in for my upgrade?

ACE - Expert

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yes a phone is a phone as long as its in good condition

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5 years ago

Hi I just got a new phone through insurance with a new SIM card. Someone helped me set it up but my phone isn’t allowing me to make or receive calls and I can only get messages through iMessage 

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