You got a Note 7. It's beautiful, shiny, new...and then the news break and you get the recall e-mail.
Suddenly, you know you'll get this phone replaced. If you're waiting for the new Notes to come in and do so, you might start thinking 'well, this thing has its days numbered, so what the heck!' and stop using a case, peel off the screen protector, and jump in the pool with the phone more often than you would if it were a 'keeper'.
Well, think again, especially if you're exchanging through carriers. I have confirmed with both Verizon and T-Mobile that their standard inspection for trade-in/return devices will apply (for T-Mobile, it's the same inspection that Jump! users go through when upgrading their phones). So if the phone doesn't work, has noticeable scratches or signs of abuse, they might charge you a fee or deny the exchange altogether.
Again, it's up to each carrier and where you return it and who's there to receive it, so your mileage might vary. But still, be careful not to break your soon-to-be-gone phone, just in case.
Suddenly, you know you'll get this phone replaced. If you're waiting for the new Notes to come in and do so, you might start thinking 'well, this thing has its days numbered, so what the heck!' and stop using a case, peel off the screen protector, and jump in the pool with the phone more often than you would if it were a 'keeper'.
Well, think again, especially if you're exchanging through carriers. I have confirmed with both Verizon and T-Mobile that their standard inspection for trade-in/return devices will apply (for T-Mobile, it's the same inspection that Jump! users go through when upgrading their phones). So if the phone doesn't work, has noticeable scratches or signs of abuse, they might charge you a fee or deny the exchange altogether.
Again, it's up to each carrier and where you return it and who's there to receive it, so your mileage might vary. But still, be careful not to break your soon-to-be-gone phone, just in case.