Just a word on an experience i had last year. I hunted for a phone fold 6 on comparison sites in the UK... and found one for a great price. It was actually a price level that seemed 'too good to be true'.
It turned up, was in a genuine box, and after unboxing and setting it up I was very happy for a couple of days.
However for the price and reliability of a fold 6, I wanted to buy samsung genuine insurance. I went on Assurant website for Care+ and entered the IMEI number.
However I starting getting errors ' your imei number is invalid'. I contacted the assurant help line.
Upon further investigation it was confirmed the phone was a genuine handset, although had a CSC code for the region of Portugal.
Assurant Care+ would not insure me. I contacted the retailer that I bought it from and they confirmed that they source the phones from European regions to be able to offer their competitive pricing.
For me, and an £1800 phone (which cost me around £1400), this represented too much risk for the following reasons :
- Samsung warranty may not apply if the phone is not in the region it was intended.
- software updates are pushed by region and there is a chance that the over-the-air updates are not sent or received by a phone out of region.
- if samsung themselves are not willing to offer a paid Care+ plan i decided to decline.
So I sent it back for refund with the retailer. I also learned a lesson.
I am sure you may be able to find an insurer willing to take your money each month, and perhaps specialise in the EU phones market. But the reasons I mention all this info above, is that insurance may perhaps not be the only issue you can have by using a phone out of its region.
Smiley.
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