Protect your bubble / other cover plans

[Manu]

Originally Posted by matt_vtr_15a

My missus pays £5 a month to insure her phone, it's just broke and there using any excuse they can not to pay out despite her paying the £50 excess before they'd even look at it. Biggest con and waste of money going.

fuck me, most phone repairs shops' average charge is £60. 5 quid a month x 24 months (average contract), do the maths, add the excess and see how much you've been ripped off. That's right, not far off the price of a brand new phone.