Quote Originally Posted by SunfireKat View Post
If you don't have insurance you could call in and add it without telling anyone the phone is already broken, assuming it still makes and takes calls...then use it for the intro period so they can see a call history on the device (not sure on Sprint, but it's usually about a week or so last I checked), then make a claim when able to.
I did this

Thanks for all the input too! I'll have a nice case for it next time for sure! and the deductable will be $100... kinda a pricey deductable, but it will be cheaper than a new phone even with all the instant savings and mail in rebate stuff.