I have apple care and squaretrade it covers accidental drops

Originally Posted by Gkauf3

I dropped my Ipad 2 about 30 minutes ago & it cracked the screen as well as some abrasions at the corner where it hit the concrete floor. It fell less than two feet but is nicely cracked for sure!

So what's the best route for me to follow here? I did buy Apple Care but I suspect it won't cover it.

FYI: I was holding the iPad along with a couple of books in one hand - the smart cover is only secured by magnet and I think the IPad slid out from under the cover. So next time I'll have a protective case...

My wife dropped mine on the parking lot. Screen shattered.

I sent it to Mission Repair. $209...great job...got it back in about 3 days.

Missionrepair.com

Originally Posted by Folic Acid 9

My wife dropped mine on the parking lot. Screen shattered.

I sent it to Mission Repair. $209...great job...got it back in about 3 days.

Missionrepair.com

Sorry about your iPad, however that's good info. I never knew anything about Missionrepair & price isn't too bad. Thanks for info.

Hey, is there any difference as far as you can tell?

I dropped my iPad 1 from 5ft. Bounced on the back and flipped over on to screen.
I had the zagg all over cover on. Apart from a couple of tiny indentations on the aluminium back nothing wrong with it.
I just have it in the original Apple cover now, got annoyed with the dull finish of the screen. My iPad 2 just has the normal magic cover whatever it's called.

Originally Posted by EIGHTYTHREE

Where did you buy and what date? BB, Target, Apple??....

I bought it at Apple on March 18. Why? Do you think they might replace it?

Originally Posted by Gkauf3

I bought it at Apple on March 18. Why? Do you think they might replace it?

I was wondering cuz if u brought it from best buy then I would have known a way to get you a replacement, but since it was apple, that kills that idea. Maybe look into what that poster had above at mission repair. Seems that may be your cheaper route and they seem to stand behind their work. Keep us posted, this is good info incase it happens to others.

Originally Posted by EIGHTYTHREE

Usually a few weeks after a device/phone has launched someone shows up with a cracked screen. So Im just wondering if any one had a unexpected case of butter fingers or slicks thumbs and has dropped iPad 2 yet? I dropped mine but it magically hovered an inch above ground before inpact and I was able to grab it!! Nah, but seriously, I know its bound to happen for someone, Im curious the durablity of the new thin design. Any drops yet? ( Or near fatal drops?)

Well I left mine on my mates car as he dropped me home then he drove off!!

it went flying but I was lucky as it went flying right back into my hands =]

Originally Posted by Silent Assassin

Nope, not yet.. but when I do SquareTrade will be getting a call!

Anyone have any experience getting a Sq Trade claim paid yet? I'm curious as I am getting ready to buy a 2 yr plan on an iPad 2..... Jeff

Originally Posted by eddkahn

Well I left mine on my mates car as he dropped me home then he drove off!!

it went flying but I was lucky as it went flying right back into my hands =]

Lol ... If I where you I had a heart attack )))
Seriously , never dropped my iPad but I can tell you right here right now that the iPhone is soooo hard to break. I droped mine so many times , often directly on concret and never had a crack.Sure it got scratched but never anything serious.I had a blackberry and it accidentally droped it just once .The falling distance wasn't more then one feet but it cracked it sideways .

Originally Posted by EIGHTYTHREE

I was wondering cuz if u brought it from best buy then I would have known a way to get you a replacement, but since it was apple, that kills that idea. Maybe look into what that poster had above at mission repair. Seems that may be your cheaper route and they seem to stand behind their work. Keep us posted, this is good info incase it happens to others.

Amazingly, I took my shattered, dented and chipped IPad 2 to my Apple Store and they replaced it with a new one. I threw in $100.00 & upgraded to the 32 GB and walked out with a brand new one! No other cost except the upgrade.

Here is what I think happened:
I told them that I was carrying the iPad and some books, squeezing against the smart case. The IPad slipped out & hit the concrete floor directly on the IPad's corner. Dented and chipped the case a bit and cracked the screen a fair amount. Still worked OK. The tech looked it over, left a couple times, entered some info on the electronic device he was carrying. After he said they were replacing it, I told him about then upgrade I'd like, he checked inventory, and brought it out.

After I was all set, then I asked why they replaced it. He said the engineers wanted to study it. He said especially when new item comes out they want to collect info on failures. I also had to give my smart case and they gave me a new one. The case was partly responsible. So, i recommend if you take one back, provide enough info to be interesting.

I was pleased for sure!