Question about registering new IPAD

[desidude]

Hello friends,

I am back with another question! So here is the deal...

I currently live in India and was gifted an IPAD 3G 64GB. Here in India we do not have Apple support or an ITunes store.

I have a US Credit Card and a US Address, so I guess I will setup my ITunes with a US account.

My question is where can I register my IPAD for warranty service? Is the warranty global or only valid in the country I register it in? Also, can I extend the warranty after 1 yr?

Obviously Singapore is closer if I need to send it there for repairs...

I would appreciate any help on understanding the warranty and where I should register.

Thanks for your help,
desidude

 

[Andymyrick]

I know you can purchase the AppleCare after the year is up, they actually encourage you to do so. If I'm not mistaken, you can purchase the AppleCare on Apple's website.

 

[lprmcnit]

I've found you can call Apple Support ( if you reach a US number) at 800-694-7466 and get straight answers to questions such as this. They are good about giving candid answers. As has been mentioned Apple Care Support is a pretty good deal. If you even have non-warranty damage to the device they will still sell you a replacement at a significant discount. To get hardware support, you can either take the device to an Apple Store Genius bar, or ship the device to them via FEDEX, or whatever. I guess if you could get the device to your US address, you could use that as a shipping address with Apple for support purposes.

 

[desidude]

Thanks a lot for your help and answers,

Regards,
desidude