Insurance

Chicago Street Lights May Scan for Car Insurance

Ticketing red light runners is standard practice in many big cities, but Chicago is considering doing one better and scanning every car going by for up to date insurance. It wouldn’t matter if you ran the light or were driving conscientiously. The proposed system would exploit both existing stoplight cameras and general security cameras to…

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 18

This Is How People Break Their Cameras

An insurance group in the UK just released statistics data on how their customers break their cameras, almost all of which are hilarious scenarios if you try and picture it happening. • 1/6 blame children or dogs • 3/100 run over their camera with a car • 3/4 drop their cameras onto a “hard surface”,…

Tech News Jason Chen Aug 18

Rumor Smashed: AT&T Not Insuring iPhones For $5 a Month

We knew that rumor about AT&T iPhone insurance for $5 was too good to be true, seeing as we went through the same thing back in 2007 when the iPhone was launched. AT&T’s insurance company, Asurion, isn’t going to cover that super expensive phone for only $5 a month, even with the $125 deductible on…

Tech News Jason Chen May 21

AT&T Will Insure Any Phone for $5 a Month

This is coming from the boards, but it’s not too far out there: Starting June 2, AT&T will offer insurance on any phone for $5 a month. These kinds of plans can be sorta scammy and pointless, but the deductible for replacement is only $50. So while it doesn’t make sense for an el cheapo…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan May 19

All LG Prada Phones Get Free Insurance

Is the gigantic price tag on the LG Prada not enough to convince users that it’s a “high end luxury phone”? Then how about free insurance if the phone breaks, even if it’s due to the owner’s stupidity? LG’s 60,000 customer policy goes into effect immediately, and will give you up to 200,000 South Korean…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 4

Asurion’s Cellphone Insurance Works – Even For Idiots

What’s with bloggers and anger management issues? First Kotaku’s Crecente smashes the wall with his fist while installing Windows, now Consumerist’s Popken smashes his cellphone with his fist while being retarded. Good thing the Poppers had Asurion, which took his claim even when confessed to manually smashing the phone in anger. http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/i’m-an-idiot/windows-broke-my-hand-206158.php So yes, Ben…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 16

Nuclear Strike = Dead, No Cellphone Replacement

Our even more jaded friends at the Consumerist received an interesting tip regarding big cellphone insurance provider Asurion’s exclusion of coverage. This is direct from the policy: L. Any Loss or damage caused by or through or in consequence, directly or indirectly, of Nuclear Hazard, meaning any weapon employing atomic fission or fusion; or nuclear…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Oct 29

Gadget Insurance

Now that everybody can afford a cell phone, laptop and MP3 player, it seems insurance companies are taking huge hits. Tower, a New Zealand-based insurance outfit, quotes “in excess of $750,000 per annum and rising” in claims for portable electronics. And unfortunately for them, being drunk and leaving your mobile in a cab is a…

Tech News Johnb Aug 23

Chicago Street Lights May Scan for Car Insurance

This Is How People Break Their Cameras

Rumor Smashed: AT&T Not Insuring iPhones For $5 a Month

AT&T Will Insure Any Phone for $5 a Month

All LG Prada Phones Get Free Insurance

Asurion’s Cellphone Insurance Works – Even For Idiots

Nuclear Strike = Dead, No Cellphone Replacement

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