What happens to insurance when a phone is discontinued?

Legacy_user

I have an iPhone 3G on Orange, Its set to be discontinued fairly shortly with the new 4G on the way, What will happen if I damage or loss my phone when its discontinued, I have dropped one down the loo before

Jon_01

What do you mean by discontinued?
Do you mean you're upgrading to a 4G when it comes out? If that the case and the insurance is with the network, it will transfer to cover the new handset.
If you want the old one covering you'll need to insure that separately.

System

Jon_01 wrote: »

What do you mean by discontinued?
Do you mean you're upgrading to a 4G when it comes out? If that the case and the insurance is with the network, it will transfer to cover the new handset.
If you want the old one covering you'll need to insure that separately.

No, I'm not upgrading, Apple are discontinuing the 3G, Its no longer for sale on there store and apparently already discontinued in Australia, would be same if you had a 2G, they are no longer made, so what happens to your insurance? Orange would not replace a 3G with 3GS, I don't want to be up the creak etc

Jon_01

The networks will have stocks of referbs for insurance clams.
They should last for quite a while, don't worry. . .

System

Ok cool

coolesticeking

Or if they don't have any in stock or simply can't get any more stock they will either

1) Provide an Insurance Amount upto the same price the phone could have been purchased for outright
2) Provide another phone with the same specification as the one that has been lost/stolen/damaged if it's just a standard insurance policy
3) Upgrade you to the latest model of the handset if it is to your advantage and not a disadvantage.