They ask for your serial number in the UK too. I registered my I Mac for Apple care when I got it and I had to give my serial number.
Kawal. On 26 Jul 2013, at 03:28 PM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: > Maybe it's different in the UK, but here in the US if you call AppleCare they > always ask for your serial number. They didn't ask me either, but they put it > down. They already had it in the store. > Regards, > Gigi > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 26, 2013, at 5:49 AM, Chris H <christopher...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello Everyone. >> Just an update. >> Thanks to your advice, I have signed up to Apple Care for my Mcbook Pro 13 >> Inch. >> I went for the plan that covers Macbook Air and 13 Inch Macbook Pro. Well >> that's what the store says anyway. >> Cost was £199 including Vat and delivery is free. >> I will get in the box some paperwork. >> But what surprises me is that in theory, anybody with an Apple Id can sign >> up to Apple Care, because Apple does not validate your order by checking a >> product's serial number. Nowhere in the order process was I asked for my >> Macbook Pro's serial number. I therefore would hate customers to purchase >> Apple Care, only to find out it's not valid as they bought it 1 year from >> the original purchase date for example. That's like £200 gone down the drain! >> I know mine will be accepted, but thought I would point this out for >> potential customers on here. >> With kind regards Chris. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
