Power Down and Don't Charge Note 7 per The Consumer Product Safety Commission

[TechnologyTwitt]

Re: How Are You Handling the Recall

This is the best way to back up & restore a phone?? you need a computer to do it?

An iPhone does everything into iCloud, no computer required ever.

Yup, you can back up to phone, SD card, or computer, or you can transfer everything connecting phone to phone when you get the replacement. You can also select what to back up and what not to.
How to use Samsung Smart Switch to backup your Galaxy phone | Android Central

 

[rsmin]

Re: More than 70 phones are already explode in United states

Now they are saying the child that was burnt wasn't a galaxy note 7. It was a Samsung Core? What is that?


http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/loca...nd-Explosion-Brooklyn-New-York-393131791.html

 

[Bartone]

Does The New IMEI I Checker Mean Not All Note 7's Are Being Replaced Now?

Now that the site is up, does that mean you will only get a replacement if it says your device is effected?

 

[jj2339]

Re: More than 70 phones are already explode in United states

Isn't that worse for Samsung if more phones outside the note line are exploding?

 

[keepnitreel]

Re: Does The New IMEI I Checker Mean Not All Note 7's Are Being Replaced Now?

No...
How many ways must someone say that ALL NOTE 7 PHONES are no good except the ones sold (not made) in China?
EVERY SINGLE NOTE 7 MUST BE EXCHANGED. The look up tool is useless until the new stock is released..

 

[NJ Fred]

Re: More than 70 phones are already explode in United states

It never ceases to amaze me at how many people elect to ignore warnings - - especially one like this given the factual basis.

Why? Why would any sane/responsible person gamble and put themselves and/or others in harm's way over a bloody cell phone?

And why haven't the cellular carriers acted to take all N7's offline?

 

[jj2339]

I disagree somewhat. Logical people know how to separate the company that makes the hardware from the OS. The problem is that a lot of Samsung diehards make it feel like Android is Samsung and Samsung is Android. For instance a person can bash Samsung but not android. I ran into an instance where I said something negative about Samsung a while ago (which was well deserved at that time). And one of my friends who is a Samsung diehard immediately came at me talking about how Android is better than iOS. I had to quickly point out to him that I was talking about Samsung and not Android. He proceeded to be quiet at that point.

I just don't understand why people need to get into such partisan debates over a phone.

 

[keepnitreel]

Re: More than 70 phones are already explode in United states

It never ceases to amaze me at how many people elect to ignore warnings - - especially one like this given the factual basis.

Why? Why would any sane/responsible person gamble and put themselves and/or others in harm's way over a bloody cell phone?

And why haven't the cellular carriers acted to take all N7's offline?

This is no different than people being warned of shark attacks at the beach.. Oh, well I was in the water and no sharks attacked me... I've been swimming out there with no problem.....

 

[kayjbee]

Re: Does The New IMEI I Checker Mean Not All Note 7's Are Being Replaced Now?

Just found this article:

https://www.google.com/amp/www.andr...g-rounds-716148/amp/?client=ms-android-att-us

 

[Pyrix137]

Note 7 will soon feature 2100mah battery

I just heard this on the radio this morning, I guess this is one way to make the replacements different from the bad phones....

Samsung has a stop-gap fix for the Note 7 problem: OTA update to limit charge to 60% - Android Authority

 

[Victor Hernandez Jr]

Re: More than 70 phones are already explode in United states

Now they are saying the child that was burnt wasn't a galaxy note 7. It was a Samsung Core? What is that?


http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/loca...nd-Explosion-Brooklyn-New-York-393131791.html

S4

 

[team420]

Some good info on batteries.

Safety Concerns with Li-ion Batteries – Battery University

"Excessive vibration"

So if excessive vibration can ruin a good cell, imagine how a faulty cell might respond to vibration....

I'm thinking ima return this thing sooner than later now...

 

[boufa]

Re: Does The New IMEI I Checker Mean Not All Note 7's Are Being Replaced Now?

Now that the site is up, does that mean you will only get a replacement if it says your device is effected?

No..No...No... It is intended to protect people in the resale market for once the new batch comes out (thats why it is down now)

Why do you still have yours? Its a ticking bomb that may or may not ever go off. Why chance it. Make the switch and make the switch back in a few weeks.

 

[Victor Hernandez Jr]

Some good info on batteries.

Safety Concerns with Li-ion Batteries – Battery University

"Excessive vibration"

So if excessive vibration can ruin a good cell, imagine how a faulty cell might respond to vibration....

I'm thinking ima return this thing sooner than later now...

Lol I'm always dropping this damm thing

 

[vespesian]

Re: More than 70 phones are already explode in United states

The article misinterprets Health Canada's warning though...that 22,000

 

[vespesian]

Re: More than 70 phones are already explode in United states

...is total number sold, not just "defective". No one knows how many are defective.

 

[team420]

I havent dropped mine yet... which is odd, cuz i usually drop my phones at least a few times a week, so im a lil concerned about what might happen when I inevitably do.

Luckily, they usually fall outta my lap as I'm getting outta my car or truck tho, so at least it's most likely to happen on pavement, and not my carpeted living room floor

 

[BustA Groove]

Re: Note 7 Ban At Work

UPDATE:. Within a few hours of filing the BBB complaint online,, my youngest received a call from AT&T Executive Support. The voicemail referenced receiving the BBB complaint. Since she was at work on duty, she was unable to take the call. She called back and got voicemail. She'll follow up this morning.

 

[BustA Groove]

Where's the option for "tried to hand it in, and none of the stores would take it back?"

UPDATE:. Within a few hours of filing the BBB complaint online regarding AT&T customer support and refusal to honor the Samsung voluntary recall and exchange program, my youngest received a call from AT&T Executive Support. The voicemail referenced receiving the BBB complaint. Since she was at work on duty, she was unable to take the call. She called back and got voicemail. She'll follow up this morning.

 

[jlczl]

Re: More than 70 phones are already explode in United states

Have any of them actually exploded though? My understanding is that they're heating up, bulging, seeping fumes and possibly catching stuff on fire that's next to it that's flammable. That's very different than actually kaboom!