"New" Note 7 catches on fire....uh oh
telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/10/05/southwe...
telegraph.co.ukPosted Oct 5, 2016, 6:40 PM UTC
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telegraph.co.ukCouldn't they get the IMEI from the carrier to tell if he/she was sold a recalled device or the refresh model? Articles like this are just damaging the reputation of the phone and company due to assuming he was sold a new model, and not an older one.
I can tell you I'd love to be a fly on the wall if they find out he was sold a recalled device on the 22nd...
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Articles like this are just damaging the reputation of the phone and company due to assuming he was sold a new model, and not an older one.
The Verge spoke to Brian Green, owner of the Note 7, on the phone earlier today and he confirmed that he had picked up the new phone at an AT&T store on September 21st. A photograph of the box shows the black square symbol that indicates a replacement Note 7 and Green said it had a green battery icon.
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Running the phone's IMEI (blurred for privacy reasons) through Samsung's recall eligibility checker returns a "Great News!" message saying that Green's Galaxy Note 7 is not affected by the recall.
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Just being skeptical here... but all they have is the guy's word, a picture of the box, and a green icon? Seems strange that nobody is able to officially confirm the IMEI of the phone.
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guy's word, a picture of the box, and a green icon
a picture of the box with the IMEI blurred by the verge for privacy reasons: I think it's enough to write a story. They are journalist and they are supposed to check facts before publishing articles, I'm just reporting the it as is.
BTW Samsung is officially advising to shut down original or replaced Note 7
Source: http://www.samsung.com/us/note7recall/
[...] we are asking consumers with an original Galaxy Note7 or a replacement Galaxy Note7 to power it down and contact the carrier or retail outlet where you purchased your Galaxy Note7 [...]
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Well, fake or not, apparently it's enough to freak out Samsung.
Dammit, I just want my Note.
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I believe the Verge checked the IMEI with the Samsung website and it indicated that it was not one of the phones affected by the recall. So either a) one that was supposed to have the non-exploding batteries or b) the replacement Note7.
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If it has the black square on the box, it's supposed to be a new one.
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AT&T just canceled my order.
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oh no! that's bad news for everyone... If that's the case, I wonder if Bestbuy will let me go and return this before all the hoopla over recall round 2.
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Will Samsung ever work with FAA to remove the ban? It's so fk inconvenient. I'm in for a class action.
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Wasn't the rerelease the 22?
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The 21st (wed) is when they became available.
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Damn it, just ordered my replacement today. I'm curious what is going to be the outcome of this.
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I got my replacement coming in any day now and this is really disheartening... :(
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That's it, I'm going with the new LG V20. I'd rather bootloop than burn.
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Now I see a story of another new one exploding in Taiwan.
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So it's officially a feature?