Zagg, a company known for its cases and screen protectors, now offers its own phone protection plan to compete with AppleCare, SquareTrade and Asurion. The company offers the Zagg Protect service as a cheaper and more flexible alternative to other plans – it’s $ 100 a year, the accident deduction is only $ 49, and you don’t have to decide if you want it while you’re buying a new phone. Zagg says that any phone running iOS 11 or later or running Android and accessing Chrome version 68 or later is eligible, as long as it’s up and running when you sign up.
The plan seems to be focused on repairing, rather than replacing your device – according to Zagg’s website, the plan will pay up to $ 500 for an accidental damage or accidental damage to the device. (You receive two accidental claims for a period of 12 months, “unlimited” claims for mechanical and electrical damage, and one battery change.) Zagg says things like cracked screens, fluid damage, and things like cameras, charging ports, and speakers the fractures are covered.
During the claims process, Zagg will direct you to an “authorized repair site” and reimburse you after you send a receipt showing how much the repair will ultimately cost. The plan also doesn’t cover loss or theft, as some other options do, and Zagg says you’ll get a settlement of up to $ 500 if your phone is considered “out of repair.”
The terms and conditions of the Zagg protection plan say you have to use a Zagg case or screen protector to get coverage, but the company’s public relations director Jeff Dubois said On the edge in email, this is not the case. The requirement was “wrongly included in the terms as a remnant of the preliminary talks on the plan” and Zagg is working to remove this requirement.
With that in mind, anyone who signs up for Zagg Protect by the end of February will receive a $ 75 credit in Zagg’s online store. So as long as you are not required to use a phone case, if one of them is talking to you, you will be able to get it.