SquareTrade User Reviews

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App itโ€™s Good

It was easy to chat to the rep in the app they helped me at what questions I needed answered... now calling in for customer service was just a slight issue they put the wrong phone in !!!!!

Garbage

I bought a squaretrade warranty for a refurbished iPad that had a tiny crack on the screen (which didn't affect the iPad itself in any way). A month after purchase, the battery stopped working. It was approved for a claim so I sent it to them. They sent it back and said they wouldn't cover it because it had a tiny crack on the screen, which was there when they sold me the warranty, effectively selling me a product and lying about their service. I would not have bought the iPad had it not been covered. If that weren't bad enough, I now get spammed on Facebook, twitter, and online with their ads about covering everything I buy, all because I left them bad reviews. I was lied to, robbed, and harrassed by this company all because I wanted an iPad for my daughter and thought paying less for a refurbished iPad would be safe.
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Phone health check gives incorrect info

It incorrectly says my iOS is not updated, when it is in fact fully up to date.

Warrantee

Itโ€™s the best deal on the market. It does not matter if your a millionaire or poor as a church mouse,square trade is hype best deal anywhere

Filing A Claim

The process to file a claim is a hassle. Bought a brand new laptop and had some overheating problems and they wonโ€™t do anything to fix it. I have to bring it back to the store now, but none of the stores have anymore so Iโ€™m stuck with an overheating laptop.

Works quite well

1. The app works pretty darn well for what I was expecting
2. STโ€™s process for fixing my laptop was surprisingly efficient. Have no complaints ๐Ÿ––๐Ÿผ

Doubled their price

Plans for phones used to be a little over $4/month. Now, since Allstate took over, phone plans start at $8.99/month WITH a higher deductible. Cheaper to set some money aside and self insure than give it over to these crooks.

Terrible

Submitted a claim in Feb 2019 itโ€™s now the end of May 2019 still waiting for approval. No call from supervisors. Lost paperwork on their part. They requested work orders that are typically given by Apple. Itโ€™s as if their business model is hoping you stop pursuing the claim.

Donโ€™t do it

Iโ€™ve spent the last 3 days trying to submit a receipt. Iโ€™ve tried to chat multiple times with support and it never works. They will try and make it as hard a possible to file a claim. Company has gone down hill. I canโ€™t believe Costco who is usually doesnโ€™t do business with places like this sold me this protection.
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Zero customer service and the app wonโ€™t allow chart

I Purchased a plan for my new iPhone and uploaded documentation that it was new. It is still listed as a used phone, and I sent a Feedback request asking why and have had zero response. I tried to do the chat feature and it does not work at all.

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