Recent content by redsman55

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    Galaxy Note 7′s unfortunate demise reportedly caused by new battery flaw...

    I could not agree with you more about the CPSC. At least in the US, they dropped the ball on this in a huge way. 2 1/2 weeks (or shorter) to do proper root cause analysis for a federal government directed recall? Not buying it. I've been involved with my share of RCA's over the years...
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    When will they flip the kill switch off!

    Like many of you, this has been unbelievably frustrating. Thermal runaway issues as-side (maybe), this is an amazing phone. In my humble opinion, it is the best phone on the market. But it is still a phone and I will deal with it and move on. I am an EE and have dealt with root cause...
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    Replacement Note 7 explodes.... on a plane

    Yes, a classic cause of thermal runaway. Since I really like this phone, I hope something else is not going on.
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    Why my note 7 lits up every2 seconds when charging?

    I have something similar. My Always On Display (I assume that is what you are talking about) goes from very dim to bright, while on the charger and sitting on my desk off the charger. No notifications at all. Not a huge deal, I suppose. More of a curiosity thing.
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    Verizon Note 7 Recall Thread

    I dropped back to my Note 3 developer edition (custom ROM and custom kernel). I'm not really worried. I'll just hang in until there is stock. Considered trying to calling a Verizon rep to see if I could do the ship to me/ship back dance, but I had the local store put a screen protector on...