How to add Apple care to an Iphone someone else purchased?

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dickytim

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Topic # 153563 1-Oct-2014 12:53

So I have an Iphone6+ that I got "second hand" only by 24 hours, but second hand none-the-less.

My question is how do I get AppleCare+ on this phone?

I am interested in it as insurance for droppage rather than the extended warranty, however that is a plus!

I have searched online but there is nothing specific about doing this, just that you can add is upto 30 days from the purchase date.

I am sure that on the Apple website when you checked your warranty status it showed an option to add AppleCare if you were inside this period.

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Reply # 1144814 1-Oct-2014 13:11

See how far you can progress through these pages with your own account details. If it looks promising then you probably just need an AppleCare activation code.

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Reply # 1144825 1-Oct-2014 13:59

In the past I've had AppleCare send out to me, they give you a little slip of paper with a code on it, you enter that and your serial into a website.

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Reply # 1144826 1-Oct-2014 14:02

I've added it to laptops I have bought from others.

As long as the original 12 month warranty is still in play all you need is the serial number for those - I assume phones are the same.

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Reply # 1144843 1-Oct-2014 14:37

60 days for phones, according to Apple's site, but I suspect that other than that it works the same way.