Insurance - Droid Life

Samsung Reduces Same-Day Repair Cost to $0 for Cracked Screens

Tim January 15, 2025 2

For both new and existing customers of Samsung's Care+ with Theft and Loss, the price for same-day repair of cracked screen and back glass is coming down from $29, to a total of $0. Customers can access these unlimited same-day repairs at over 700 Samsung...

Verizon Open Enrollment is Here if You Need Phone Insurance

Kellen May 21, 2020

At least once per year, Verizon runs an open enrollment period where you can add insurance to your devices well after you purchased them. Because not everyone wants to commit to insuring a device and the added monthly cost out of the gate, these enrollment...

Verizon is Raising Prices on Its Total Mobile Protection Plan Again

Kellen June 13, 2019

Verizon announced today that it will increase the prices on its Total Mobile Protection plan for the 2nd time in under two years. After increasing prices to $13/mo back in January 2018 for individual devices, they'll jump the price to $15/mo starting June 27....

Poll: Do You Buy Phone Insurance or Protection Plans?

Kellen January 15, 2019

The last time I broke a phone was the Pixel 2 XL last year when I tried to pull the phone out of a pocket and it slipped a bit, causing me to quick-swipe at it, only to miss the mid-air grab and instead accelerate the phone's fall into the bathroom tile that...

Verizon Open Enrollment is Here for the Next Month, Drops Screen Replacement Deductible to $49

Kellen June 15, 2017 26

As we head into the summer, Verizon is worried that you may be doing so without proper insurance coverage on your smartphone and that your fun in the sun will result in you drinking too much before dropping your phone to its death. I actually made up that last...

T-Mobile Intros Premium Device Protection Plus for $15/Mo

Kellen May 5, 2017 25

T-Mobile added a new device protection plan to their line-up today, Premium Device Protection Plus (PDPP). It costs $15 per month and includes identity theft protection tools and a personal help desk, alongside the rest of the features from the Premium Device...

AT&T Mobile Insurance and Protection Plan Prices Increasing in April

Kellen February 6, 2017 29

According to a reliable source, AT&T is preparing to increase prices of their device protection programs on April 21 of this year. The increases aren't substantial, but they are still increases across the board. Customers will be notified of the change...

Sprint’s Open Enrollment for Device Insurance Taking Place

Kyle June 3, 2014 5

For bumbling folks like me, going without phone insurance is like playing a constant game of Russian roulette - every time I drop a smartphone or tablet could result in its permanent death and untimely death. Problem is, I couldn't obtain insurance even if I...