Ingram Micro on Wednesday launched
Cover Plus protection packs for all
smartphones and tablets .
Cover Plus packs starts from Rs. 499 an
comes in two product categories - Gold
and Platinum. The Gold pack ranges fro
Rs. 499 to Rs. 4,599 for differently-price
devices. It includes benefits like
multimedia downloads from Hungama , a
premium antivirus protection suite from
Trend Micro, and one-year insurance
from Oriental Insurance.
The Cover Plus Platinum pack starts fro
Rs. 1,499 and goes up to Rs. 3,999, onc
again depending upon the price of the
device being insured. This includes all th
benefits from the Gold pack, as well as
extended warranty.
Other benefits from the company for bot
packs is said to include SIM misuse in
case of theft with coverage up to Rs.
1,000 and "mobile bill protection agains
job loss in case of retrenchment up to Rs
3,000 per month for three months."
Ingram Micro says the Cover Plus packs
will be available through 20,000 physica
retail stores as well as through online
channels, says company.
Commenting on the new product, Felix
Wong, President at Ingram Micro, said,
"As mobility becomes mainstream, we
have identified a growing trend for
increasing gadget protection. We seek to
address the same with the Cover Plus,
which comes bundled with free
insurance. Most of the mobile-insurance
market is still unorganised with regional
or city specific players. With Ingram
Micro entering this arena, the industry
will not only revitalise, but we are
confident that that Ingram Micro Cover
Plus will prove to be a win-win
proposition for both users and
smartphone manufacturers."
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