Not again... Note 9 Fire Alleged in Lawsuit

[Gary02468]

The lack of important information is quite baffling.

It appears the phone's owner took the matter to court and not to the press or social media. So the only available information is what the owner alleges in the court filing.

 

[Gray Area]

Even if the phone did catch fire, every brand and every type of phone has caught fire it doesn't mean it's defective product line. It just means that there is that one and a couple million chance that it will happen unfortunately, but it is kind of an odd story and the woman claiming Samsung should've known the note 9s where defective. That's being very general trying to claim because your 1 product failed that all of them will. Nobody said that when an iPhone caught on fire in the iPhone store in front of witnesses and cameras.

 

[Gary02468]

Even if the phone did catch fire, every brand and every type of phone has caught fire it doesn't mean it's defective product line.

If the phone had been out for a year, I'd agree. But it's only been a few weeks. If it turns out that there's a Note9 fire every few weeks (which has certainly not been established yet), then even though that will amount to a tiny fraction of the supply of Note9s, it will still be grossly excessive and will in fact mean that the product line is defective.

 

[Gray Area]

If the phone had been out for a year, I'd agree. But it's only been a few weeks. If it turns out that there's a Note9 fire every few weeks (which has certainly not been established yet), then even though that will amount to a tiny fraction of the supply of Note9s, it will still be grossly excessive and will in fact mean that the product line is defective.

That's true but like you said it hasn't happened yet, and speaking of new phones, there have been cases of iPhones catching fire in the box before it was even opened as well as in the iPhone store on display. So there have been alot of 1 off incidents as well with new products that were not a defective line.

 

[Blues Fan]

That's true but like you said it hasn't happened yet, and speaking of new phones, there have been cases of iPhones catching fire in the box before it was even opened as well as in the iPhone store on display. So there have been alot of 1 off incidents as well with new products that were not a defective line.

Of course the government didn't force them into a recall. Different admin in charge now and in the government agencies now . I don't think that bs will happen under this admin.

If this were like the note 7 it would be blowing up all over the place on social media and such by now.

 

[Gary02468]

Of course the government didn't force them into a recall. Different admin in charge now and in the government agencies now . I don't think that bs will happen under this admin.

Yeah, no more protecting-people BS these days. A phone could burn down half the country now without a recall.

 

[Mooncatt]

That's hardly implausible. Buildings with elevators and a lobby usually also have a cleaning staff.

Any building I've been in doesn't make a habit out of even their cleaning staff leaving buckets of water sitting around. Not only does it look bad (no building manager wants a disorganized look), but it's also a safety hazard. Someone could trip on it and hurt themselves, or knock it over and make a slip hazard and (because it was apparently close to the elevator) electrical hazard if it got into the elevator shaft.

Sure, a cleaning staff member could have been working near by and had one that as part of their immediate duties, but the chances of that being the case do make that part of the story sound fishy.

 

[Mike Dee]

Any building I've been in doesn't make a habit out of even their cleaning staff leaving buckets of water sitting around. Not only does it look bad (no building manager wants a disorganized look), but it's also a safety hazard. Someone could trip on it and hurt themselves, or knock it over and make a slip hazard and (because it was apparently close to the elevator) electrical hazard if it got into the elevator shaft.

Sure, a cleaning staff member could have been working near by and had one that as part of their immediate duties, but the chances of that being the case do make that part of the story sound fishy.

The bottom line is we don't know.

 

[donm527]

Best thing is to just take note of the article/claim and just wait to see if any more instances start popping up.

When the Note 7 fiasco happened, it wasn't on day one... actually it was probably a few weeks after launch like this where you heard the first report and they started trickling in. Seemed with the 7 battery the reports starting coming in more after time maybe after the battery was getting more charge/heat cycles through it and a slow expansion of the battery until... KABOOM!

People would be yelling it's a fake and would keep saying it was a fake even after weeks more reporting of instances even after Samsung decided to recall so we'll have to see.

I think many have been in some dangerous or near dangerous situations only to be saved by the luck of god having something near by just at that moment when normally not the case and save a situation from getting worse. I know I have. So I'm gonna believe the lady was lucky she got out of the elevator and some dude was able to extinguish it. I'd be surprised actually with buildings with elevators that there is no camera there and if so you know Samsung will be asking for it and looking through it. We'll see what unfolds.

So far only one incident.

The bottom line is we don't know.

 

[Blues Fan]

Yeah, no more protecting-people BS these days. A phone could burn down half the country now without a recall.

I feel quite safe with my note 9, note8, s5 and tab s3 and s2. Samsung has done a lot of testing on these new devices. I'd take a note9 over an iphone.

 

[donm527]

Let’s be honest, I think it’s pretty clear on past posts... you’d probably take a Note 7 and take your chances over an iPhone.

I feel quite safe with my note 9, note8, s5 and tab s3 and s2. Samsung has done a lot of testing on these new devices. I'd take a note9 over an iphone.

 

[bassplayrguy]

Let’s be honest, I think it’s pretty clear on past posts... you’d probably take a Note 7 and take your chances over an iPhone.

As would i

 

[Gary02468]

Sure, a cleaning staff member could have been working near by and had one that as part of their immediate duties,

Yes, that's what I was suggesting. Or a neighbor could have quickly put water from their bathtub faucet into a pail.

 

[Blues Fan]

Best thing is to just take note of the article/claim and just wait to see if any more instances start popping up.

When the Note 7 fiasco happened, it wasn't on day one... actually it was probably a few weeks after launch like this where you heard the first report and they started trickling in. Seemed with the 7 battery the reports starting coming in more after time maybe after the battery was getting more charge/heat cycles through it and a slow expansion of the battery until... KABOOM!

People would be yelling it's a fake and would keep saying it was a fake even after weeks more reporting of instances even after Samsung decided to recall so we'll have to see.

I think many have been in some dangerous or near dangerous situations only to be saved by the luck of god having something near by just at that moment when normally not the case and save a situation from getting worse. I know I have. So I'm gonna believe the lady was lucky she got out of the elevator and some dude was able to extinguish it. I'd be surprised actually with buildings with elevators that there is no camera there and if so you know Samsung will be asking for it and looking through it. We'll see what unfolds.

So far only one incident.

Except a number of those melt downs were not even the note 7. Like the one example with the 5 year old playing with the phone in the car turned out to be a j3 or some other cheap Samsung phone but the media called it note 7.

 

[Itsa_Me_Mario]

As indicated last night.. none of us know anything. Yet some are already getting hyperbolic and or political. As others have said also... We should simply note this event and move on until more either more information is available or something else happens to warrant a more in-depth conversation. Is a little patience fair to ask for?

 

[TurdRon_FergusonBurgundy]

I read the news article and a couple things came to mind:

1. Where is the elevator video?
2. Where is the lobby video?
3. The article read funny to me, almost like a gossip magazine would in the sense of its elaborate, story telling verbiage.

Will be interested in seeing how this plays out.

 

[mustang7757]

makes me want to always keep my bottle water with me to keep hydrated , And incase my phone decides to explode to put it out .

 

[Mr-Guy]

iPhones have done this too by the way.

 

[Blues Fan]

iPhones have done this too by the way.

Yep and they just get a brief mention and other wise free pass but a couple Samsung's do it and everyone freaks. Too many apple fan boys.

 

[Blues Fan]

I read the news article and a couple things came to mind:

1. Where is the elevator video?
2. Where is the lobby video?
3. The article read funny to me, almost like a gossip magazine would in the sense of its elaborate, story telling verbiage.

Will be interested in seeing how this plays out.

I was about to say the same thing.