AppleCare+ is coming for the first time to Australia in the coming weeks, according to a source. Apple will begin training Apple Store employees in Australia on how to sell the premium protection plan in the coming days. MacRumors is also reporting that the service is inbound to Down Under. iPhone and iPad users in Australia can currently only buy the less-expensive standard AppleCare plan. Apple revamped AppleCare+ for many countries earlier this year with an extended purchase window and by making the plan the standard. Apple typically adds a few new countries to its list of AppleCare countries with new iPhone launches, and with the iPhone 6 upon us, it makes sense that Australia (and potentially some other yet-to-be-supported countries) will get AppleCare+.
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Could be a hard sell as we already get a 2 year warranty (could actually argue for longer under Australian consumer laws)
The accidental damage cover may make it worth it.
I think the accidental damage cover is *the* reason you’d want to get the support. Our standard consumer rights as noted are pretty good, but it doesn’t protect the large number of users that crack screens when they drop them. I’ll half consider it, although I’d need to weigh up whether I’m better covering the phone under my home contents instead. Cost will be the decider there.