They just ran a news story here in DFW on channel 5 saying they will not allow you to charge or turn the phone on during flight.
Welp, this sucks! *looks at my Iphone 6s Plus* ugh........I don't wanna stay with Apple!!
Pun intended?
I don't fly very often but trying to upgrade from a LG G4 which has had its own set of problems makes me want to reconsider the Note 7.
It's very unlikely it would go any further. It'll probably be retracted after a few months IMO.FAA on the Samsung Galaxy Note 7: Don't turn it on, don't charge it, don't pack it in your luggage — Quartz
Won't be long as this phone will be banned from flights. Think about it if you fly
It seems from some info posted by Samsung, boxes with identify the replaced phones and the replaced phones will be able to be verified by IMEI number.
You can see this posted on another thread.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?p=5405552
I don't know, they already have to check phones and make sure they power up.But that isn't something the tsa is going to check at security. And with all the people on these forums saying they won't swap, plus probably other people who have the phone and don't know about the recall, I wonder how TSA and FAA will handle.
I don't know, they already have to check phones and make sure they power up.
But that isn't something the tsa is going to check at security. And with all the people on these forums saying they won't swap, plus probably other people who have the phone and don't know about the recall, I wonder how TSA and FAA will handle.
Until there is an actual ban, why does it even matter?I think Samsung should put a marking somewhere on the phone even if its something very small to distinguish the new models.
Or something baked into the firmware to show the TSA its a new version.
Remember we are dealing with the TSA here not the sharpest tools in the shed.
Until there is an actual ban, why does it even matter?
I don't fly a ton, maybe 15 or 20 flights over the last few years, but not a single time thru security has TSA checked my phone.
So what if they have never had this. It's not a TSA issue. There is no ban so they still have to let you thru security. They may reiterate the advisement but that's it.But have they ever had a phone recalled for battery issues, and FAA made a ruling that those phones may not be used or charged while on a plane?? No! This is different. And since general public probably has no idea aside from Galaxy / Samsung and Apple / iPhone, it'll cause questions outside of note line.
Until there is an actual ban, why does it even matter?
I don't fly a ton, maybe 15 or 20 flights over the last few years, but not a single time thru security has TSA checked my phone.