Effective this week, Canadian carrier Bell is offering a new service to subscribers which (potentially) protects them from loss, theft and damage. I’m a little unsure about our friends to the South, but I’m pretty certain Bell is the first Canadian carrier to offer anything resembling ‘phone insurance’. Bell’s “Smart/Phone Care” service has two plans to choose from:
1. Premium: for $7/month it covers failure due to defective parts and workmanship, normal wear and tear, accidental damage, power surge, loss and theft.
2. Plus: Covers failure due to defects in parts and workmanship.
But don’t start jumping for joy yet, Bell subscribers. As with all things in life, there is some fine print to sort through. First, Bell in no way guarantees that the replacement device offered will feature the same functionality as your lost/stolen/broken device (I hope this doesn’t mean they’ll kive you a Moto RAZR for a lost BlackBerry Storm when the time comes). Also, acts of revolution, terrorism or war are not covered, leaving most of the BBCool staff out of the loop.
We’ve reprinted the important bits of the service agreement after the jump, as well as a link to the full PDF.
|via MobileSyrup|
Bell Smart/Phone Care service agreement
