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[Zenurb]

I recently posted on extended warranties that GAME in the UK is providing, and it was sent to the hall of shame, with a link to The official rules of the forum

Here is why taking an insurance and repair policy out on your PSP with GAME is not a violation of these rules:

[TyRaNiD]

Yes but accidental damage is the crux of the matter it can hardly be argued that bricking is accidental, sure from the point of view that _you_ might not have intended to do it it could be classed in your mind as accidental but from the insurers point of view it would be willful negligence. You took an action which invalidated the warranty and more.

Now I might be wrong but it would be unlikely that any insurer would agree to terms whereby any issue with a device could be construed as accidental and thus liable for a payout, that is just not how insurance works. And remember they are only bound by the terms of your contract with them, even in car insurance if you breech those rules then you could be liable for the costs, they don't _have_ to cover your damages if they have a good enough excuse not to pay.

Now in the end if you tell them, "Oh I was just upgrading my firmware using non-Sony tools and it bricked" _and_ with that admission they gave you a new PSP then fair enough, but I somehow doubt they would. Therefore the only way you are going to them to pay out is to tell them a lie (maybe a subtle one like power cut + power adapter + battery failure all at the same moment when doing a Sony update :P). Now I don't know about you but I dont see many places in this world where lying is _not_ unethical :)

[J.F.]

I don't know - I'd say bricking on a custom firmware install would be accidental. Most people never have trouble, and it's not like you're TRYING to brick the PSP. You accidentally bricked it doing something Sony doesn't approve of. That is precisely what insurance is for. Ford may not approve of how you drive, but the insurance company must specify in the policy if that behavior is acceptable to them or not. If they specifically state - no custom firmware installing - and you lie about it, then you're in violation.

[emcp]