Found my original Verizon 64 gb black onyx Note 7...what to do with it?

[bceviolist]

I had an account on here years ago, but can't remember my pasword, so I re-registered under this account...

So I've had Samsung phones beginning with the S3, then Note 3, Note 4, Note 7, Note 8, and currently Note 10+.

Just the other day, I found my Verizon Note 7 (my second, which replaced the first Note 7 that I had to turn in for the faulty battery). I had used this phone for about 1 week when I got a recall notice on it as well. I backed up all my data to my Note 4, reset the phone, turned it off, and put it away. After moving on with the Note 8, I forgot about my Note 7. I just found it a few days ago, charged it up halfway, and turned it on. I believe it is running the original software, and it is basically new in the box, but for the life of me, I can't think of what I should do with it. Any suggestions? Is it for all intents and purposes a brick since Verizon stopped supporting it?

 

[Mike Dee]

I don't understand why you didn't turn in the second one.

 

[bceviolist]

I don't understand why you didn't turn in the second one.

I'm not sure I understand at this point why I didn't either...probably thinking at the time there was some way I could figure out how to get around the problem since I liked the phone so much. Then when I got the Note 8, I think I forgot all about it. Oh, well.

 

[Mike Dee]

At this point it may be a collectable to someone who wants it but I doubt it has much value. Also could technically be dangerous.

 

[B. Diddy]

Is it for all intents and purposes a brick since Verizon stopped supporting it?

Welcome to Android Central! I believe the phone is essentially useless, since it would've received an update that essentially crippled it. This page is probably way out of date, but you could still try calling the number: https://pages.samsung.com/us/note7/recall/index.jsp

 

[bceviolist]

Welcome to Android Central! I believe the phone is essentially useless, since it would've received an update that essentially crippled it. This page is probably way out of date, but you could still try calling the number: https://pages.samsung.com/us/note7/recall/index.jsp

Thanks for the link. I think I pulled out the sim card and reset the phone before the crippling update FWIW. As far as the dangerous battery is concerned, I charged it to 50% just to make sure it didn't overheat.

 

[Mike Dee]

Welcome to Android Central! I believe the phone is essentially useless, since it would've received an update that essentially crippled it. This page is probably way out of date, but you could still try calling the number: https://pages.samsung.com/us/note7/recall/index.jsp

I'm amazed that the page is still up

 

[mustang7757]

I'm amazed that the page is still up

Unless this the Note 7 fe (fan edition)

 

[B. Diddy]

I'm amazed that the page is still up

I wonder if pages.samsung. com is some kind of archive domain for Samsung support articles?

 

[Mike Dee]

Unless this the Note 7 fe (fan edition)

Why? The FE had a recall?

 

[mustang7757]

Why? The FE had a recall?

No , it was made up from extra parts of the original Note 7 and installed with smaller battery . The original note 7 had Samsung logo under the top ear piece and Note 7 FE didn't have the logo .

 

[Mike Dee]

No , it was made up from extra parts of the original Note 7 and installed with smaller battery . The original note 7 had Samsung logo under the top ear piece and Note 7 FE didn't have the logo .

That page was for a recall....that why I asked

 

[mustang7757]

That page was for a recall....that why I asked

Thought I share some info .

 

[J Dubbs]

Thought I share some info .

That's good info Mustang... I forgot all about the Fan Edition lol. Some interesting times for Samsung.

 

[mustang7757]

That's good info Mustang... I forgot all about the Fan Edition lol. Some interesting times for Samsung.

Yeah , been what like 4 years now .

 

[J Dubbs]

Yeah , been what like 4 years now .

For some reason it seems like an eternity ago...... this year alone feels like it's been 4 years long lol.

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

For some reason it seems like an eternity ago...... this year alone feels like it's been 4 years long lol.

Gosh doesn’t it! 2020 has been such a drag.

 

[mustang7757]

For some reason it seems like an eternity ago...... this year alone feels like it's been 4 years long lol.

Yeah I agree