What should I do about my broken iPhone 5?

I put my phone on the ground when I was decorating a tree, went back to it and I think someone might have stepped on it because it was completely shattered even though it was in an Otterbox. I don't have insurance on it.

Have the phone through AT&T.

Any suggestions on how I can get a new one without having to pay the $650? Anything I can say to AT&T to give me the contracted price? I have had it for less than 2 months.

Also, I can't just get the screen repaired, half of the screen is black so it's going to require a new phone.

Added (1). The Apple Limited Warranty specifically says damage due to accident or abuse will not be covered… Any more ideas?

Replace it with an Android phone, and put insurance on it.

I believe every apple iphone has one year insurance. Call up att and see what they can do.

I would recommend taking it in to the Apple store and being honest with them about what happened. Ask them what they suggest you do. My experience with Apple has been that they will often times do the repair for you. It is worth a try. I had a friend whose kids shattered his iPad screen. It was still under the 1 year warranty and he took it in to the Apple store and explained his situation. The Apple Genius told him they would switch out his iPad for him. He asked how much it would cost and the Genius told him that they were just going to switch it out for free.So, it is worth a try. Sorry about your phone and I hope they are able to do something for you.

I would go to the Apple store and ask them to give me a new one

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