Feeling Screwed by Samsung - Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion

So I bought 3 note 7s new from ebay(never-msrp) because I wanted the FD model. 1 for myself and 2 as gifts. I initially wanted to return them to the ebay seller but 30ish emails later and a closed return case, he basically told me to go f myself. So then I decided I would go through samsung and I went ahead and started to return them to the recall but I started with only one. I got the box for the phone I called about, packaged it neatly and properly and sent it in. About a month's time had passed and I had heard nothing from them so I called in and a few phonecalls and emails later, they told me they never got the phone and that they didn't even send me a recall box. Basically now samsung told me to go f myself. Unlucky for them I had kept my UPS dropoff receipt and sent in a copy of that showing the phone was delivered to them. This got my ticket bumped and has been pending for maybe 2 or 3 months so far and I call every few weeks to get an update and always get the same thing: "It is currently pending but should be ready soon. Give it a few more days." Has anyone else had an experience like that or am I the only one not getting my money back? What do you guys recommend I do from this point? I don't want to send in the other 2 phones so I don't get screwed on those as well until(if) I get my money back for this one.

Does not give me much confidence returning mine

yandreev3 said:
So I bought 3 note 7s new from ebay(never-msrp) because I wanted the FD model. 1 for myself and 2 as gifts. I initially wanted to return them to the ebay seller but 30ish emails later and a closed return case, he basically told me to go f myself. So then I decided I would go through samsung and I went ahead and started to return them to the recall but I started with only one. I got the box for the phone I called about, packaged it neatly and properly and sent it in. About a month's time had passed and I had heard nothing from them so I called in and a few phonecalls and emails later, they told me they never got the phone and that they didn't even send me a recall box. Basically now samsung told me to go f myself. Unlucky for them I had kept my UPS dropoff receipt and sent in a copy of that showing the phone was delivered to them. This got my ticket bumped and has been pending for maybe 2 or 3 months so far and I call every few weeks to get an update and always get the same thing: "It is currently pending but should be ready soon. Give it a few more days." Has anyone else had an experience like that or am I the only one not getting my money back? What do you guys recommend I do from this point? I don't want to send in the other 2 phones so I don't get screwed on those as well until(if) I get my money back for this one.
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Have you tried contacting them via social media? (Twitter, Facebook, etc.,) I've found when a company isn't very responsive you can get their attention by calling them out on social media. I'd start with Twitter, if you haven't already. ?
Proud owner of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. ? Take that Samsung ???.

shanda5303 said:
Have you tried contacting them via social media? (Twitter, Facebook, etc.,) I've found when a company isn't very responsive you can get their attention by calling them out on social media. I'd start with Twitter, if you haven't already.
Proud owner of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Take that Samsung .
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Proud owner of a device that won't ever get updates again. I have no idea how You guys can live without new custom roms or updates. Look how many roms S7 Edge has. Nougat, Fully working AOSP, FlymeOS, PrismOS, HRS, MIUI coming soon. Just let go and enjoy all those beautiful roms.
It looks like You think that if You will keep Your Note 7, You will make Samsung mad. They don't care about it. It's just You losing so much fun by not getting a free replacement.

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Proud owner of a device that won't ever get updates again. I have no idea how You guys can live without new custom roms or updates. Look how many roms S7 Edge has. Nougat, Fully working AOSP, FlymeOS, PrismOS, HRS, MIUI coming soon. Just let go and enjoy all those beautiful roms.
It looks like You think that if You will keep Your Note 7, You will make Samsung mad. They don't care about it. It's just You losing so much fun by not getting a free replacement.
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I'm not even going to bother arguing with you because it's pointless but FYI my device isn't rooted because I actually enjoy Samsung Pay and like the rewards. Not everyone roots their phones.
Proud owner of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. ? Take that Samsung ???.

ProtoDeVNan0 said:
Proud owner of a device that won't ever get updates again. I have no idea how You guys can live without new custom roms or updates. Look how many roms S7 Edge has. Nougat, Fully working AOSP, FlymeOS, PrismOS, HRS, MIUI coming soon. Just let go and enjoy all those beautiful roms.
It looks like You think that if You will keep Your Note 7, You will make Samsung mad. They don't care about it. It's just You losing so much fun by not getting a free replacement.
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Oh I have an S7 edge also...like we are limited to only having a single device lol.
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force70 said:
Oh I have an S7 edge also...like we are limited to only having a single device lol.
Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
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I also have a Note 5 and tab S2 ?.
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my first hands on with the Galaxy Note 2

alright everybody, I just went to the store and played with the Galaxy Note 2. I have to say I am absolutely sold on this device now for sure 100 percent! Flash Player work on it, and everything else is just awesome! words can't even describe how fluid this device really is, anybody who was doubting might as well put that to rest! go to T Mobile or sprint and go play with yourself!
I did that too. But, coming from the GNote, it may or may not be worth the 300 right now. I guess for me, I can wait till it comes down in cost.
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Well, I'm getting one but only because I can get it for free. Otherwise, I'd maybe hold on since the GNote I will be getting most of the Note IIs software through updates and also, I may want to wait for the price to drop.
At any rate, I've held a Tmobile Note II but that was about it. The POS Tmobile stores over here do that dumb crap where the vast majority of phones are just on static display, so you can't play with a working model. I don't understand how that's legal. You want me to commit hundreds of dollars towards a device I can't play with so I can wisely make an informed decision??
I already purchased mine....Waiting on the shipment....Hope ya get it...Ill be seeing ya in the note 2 forums
I'm going to go ahead and say that I won't be "playing with myself" at the tmobile store, though the Note 2 will definitely tempt me....
truth77 said:
alright everybody, I just went to the store and played with the Galaxy Note 2. I have to say I am absolutely sold on this device now for sure 100 percent! Flash Player work on it, and everything else is just awesome! words can't even describe how fluid this device really is, anybody who was doubting might as well put that to rest! go to T Mobile or sprint and go play with yourself!
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I already purchased mine....Waiting on the shipment....Hope ya get it...Ill be seeing ya in the note 2 forums
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I'll have mine the day its in stores
sethington3 said:
I'm going to go ahead and say that I won't be "playing with myself" at the tmobile store, though the Note 2 will definitely tempt me....
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Lmao
Dr. Evo said:
Well, I'm getting one but only because I can get it for free. Otherwise, I'd maybe hold on since the GNote I will be getting most of the Note IIs software through updates and also, I may want to wait for the price to drop.
At any rate, I've held a Tmobile Note II but that was about it. The POS Tmobile stores over here do that dumb crap where the vast majority of phones are just on static display, so you can't play with a working model. I don't understand how that's legal. You want me to commit hundreds of dollars towards a device I can't play with so I can wisely make an informed decision??
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I complained about this exactly. I said, how can I be sure I like the way it fits in my hand if it's got this big ass tether on it? No reply...
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dakleenupman said:
I complained about this exactly. I said, how can I be sure I like the way it fits in my hand if it's got this big ass tether on it? No reply...
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It's really asinine. And it's not just Tmobile... MOST stores in my area that do cellular phones sales, don't have working models, including Best Buy, Target, The Sprint Store, TMobile Store, and Radio Shack. They have static models tethered to a line that you can hold... that's it. What the hell kind of decision am I supposed to make based on that? And the three working phones that Tmo had, were older phones like the S III and some other crap that no one wanted. I was very upset.
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the GNote I will be getting most of the Note IIs software through updates
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How do you know this for sure?
My first note was never a disappointment for me...then came the successor Note 2...superbly fast,smooth..loving the multi-tasking features...and tons and tons of features...WOW.
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[QUOTE=Dr. Evo;33483160I'd maybe hold on since the GNote I will be getting most of the Note IIs software through updates
Not actually.....some of the software are optimize for the new stylus...and some need processing power...maybe some but not all....
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baudilus said:
How do you know this for sure?
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Nobody knows for sure.
Even though the hover feature does exist in the Note 1, I believe Samsung has said hover mode is an exclusive feature of the Note 2 because of hardware...so I got a feeling that Samsung won't put some of the Note 2 features in a future update, if there is one anyways.
As for the mini apps and multiview, I also don't see why not. Current apps like Overskreen, aircalc and the pop up video players work fine. I dont see any slowdown on my Note 1(not stock)
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It's really asinine. And it's not just Tmobile... MOST stores in my area that do cellular phones sales, don't have working models, including Best Buy, Target, The Sprint Store, TMobile Store, and Radio Shack. They have static models tethered to a line that you can hold... that's it. What the hell kind of decision am I supposed to make based on that? And the three working phones that Tmo had, were older phones like the S III and some other crap that no one wanted. I was very upset.
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every store I have ever been to, that has these static "show" models, will always let you actually try a working one, if you ask someone who works there..I totally understand why they dont have working models on display; people would just stand there endlessly playing with them if they had all working models out there, and, the people waiting behind you to look at the phone might have a long wait just to touch it while you are "checking it out" for 30 minutes....Like I said, just ask an employee to let you try a working one, and they will get one out of the box for you to try...
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every store I have ever been to, that has these static "show" models, will always let you actually try a working one, if you ask someone who works there..I totally understand why they dont have working models on display; people would just stand there endlessly playing with them if they had all working models out there, and, the people waiting behind you to look at the phone might have a long wait just to touch it while you are "checking it out" for 30 minutes....Like I said, just ask an employee to let you try a working one, and they will get one out of the box for you to try...
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Wow that sucks for you guys! here in Florida or in So.Fl at least, all the floor models are working. No dummies models here, and you can load up apps right in the store. I loaded the flash player I posted to make sure it worked cause someone in UK said I didn't in their stock browser and it worked on US note 2. Lucky us lol.
truth77 said:
Wow that sucks for you guys! here in Florida or in So.Fl at least, all the floor models are working. No dummies models here, and you can load up apps right in the store. I loaded the flash player I posted to make sure it worked cause someone in UK said I didn't in their stock browser and it worked on US note 2. Lucky us lol.
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+1 in Indy. Walked into a corporate store and was playing with a S3 even loaded quadrant and antutu on it and tested.
from a galaxy far far away....
wase4711 said:
every store I have ever been to, that has these static "show" models, will always let you actually try a working one, if you ask someone who works there..I totally understand why they dont have working models on display; people would just stand there endlessly playing with them if they had all working models out there, and, the people waiting behind you to look at the phone might have a long wait just to touch it while you are "checking it out" for 30 minutes....Like I said, just ask an employee to let you try a working one, and they will get one out of the box for you to try...
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The one I tried was working, fully. It's that Damn tether it was connected to. Couldn't get whole hand around it flush. That's my complaint.
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I have yet to get my hands on it but after watching numerous videos on YouTube about it, I'm still debating on getting my hands on one or not. I've only had my gnote for about 5 months now and I can't seem to get my mind set on buying one. I'm not good battery change lol
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Got mine ordered yesterday. got it for 444 and only had my note for like 5 or 6 months. I'll sell my note for 350 to 400 and ill only have invested about 50 to the new one. Not bad...
rayandreas said:
Got mine ordered yesterday. got it for 444 and only had my note for like 5 or 6 months. I'll sell my note for 350 to 400 and ill only have invested about 50 to the new one. Not bad...
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Similar story..
AT&T botched an upgrade of mine and they never updated my account that I had used the update.. got my note about 3 weeks ago.. deciding if I want to use the "free" update and pick up a Note 2 and sell this one.. will break even at worse case scenario..
Don't make me get the hose!

Howdy from the not so new guy

I have went without a phone in favor of the Note 8 and 10.1 tablets the last year but came back home.
Owned Note and Note 2 and I can say this 3 is damn near perfect. A birthday gift from the wife.
Was gonna get the 4 but there is not enough there to warrant the extra cash for me anyway.
If not mentioned before , get the app My stylus Beta. Trust me, you will fall more in love with this phone than ever . It is that good an app.
Anyway, good to be back and I will see you peoples around.
Oh, and if you have any questions I will do my best to help no matter what. I have screwed with phones since my Hero rooting days.

What you should do with your note 7

Assuming that the accounts of the v2 fires are correct,
1) if you have a note 7, might as well keep it until you need the cash. I'm pretty certain that Samsung will discontinue the note 7 and try to buy back all the existing ones at full price. There wouldn't be a time limit to return it since it's owners right to keep it and if they decide to stop buying it back, it'll just look even worse when another one goes up in smokes. This means you have essentially a loaner/ beater phone at least until a phone you like better comes out. S8 might be only half a year from now. Regardless you should be careful especially if you don't have a v1. If you leave your phone in water when you're not using it, it should mitigate fires.
2) if you have a v1, you're better off since these only burn if you're charging. I think if you use the fast wireless charger, it'll be even more safe.
overall, I highly regret exchanging my v1 for a 2
Sorry, but assume makes an ass out of u and me. I'm happy with my Note.
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It's wait and see what Samsung will do.
This phone is worthless now even with the replacement units. The shops won't buy it used.
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I think the problems with the V2 are overblown and they have not been fully investigated. Suspiciously, some owners of faulty devices won't give them to Samsung for inspection. But rumour of production being halted is worrying. I'll not hand in my device. Best smartphone I ever owner.
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Best device I've ever owned too.. But if they won't lift the ban on planes, I'm have to give this up when it's recalled. Worse if it's not recalled but the ban isn't lifted.
Very upset about this media fuss....
I am very happy with my v2 Note 7 but,...
- I expect little to none future support.
- I fly quite a lot so I expect some frustration
- extremely poor value if I want to sell it.
Sadly, future of the N7 do not look nice. Even though I think it is the best phone at present.
So sad...
cristy78 said:
Very upset about this media fuss....
I am very happy with my v2 Note 7 but,...
- I expect little to none future support.
- I fly quite a lot so I expect some frustration
- extremely poor value if I want to sell it.
Sadly, future of the N7 do not look nice. Even though I think it is the best phone at present.
So sad...
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My fall back is to get the dual SIM one plus three. Relatively cheap and can use on aeroplanes. Keep Note 7 for other activities.
koppee1 said:
Best device I've ever owned too.. But if they won't lift the ban on planes, I'm have to give this up when it's recalled. Worse if it's not recalled but the ban isn't lifted.
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I will still keep my note 7, this is the best phone I can get in the current market~
Hope Samsung can totally solve this problem.... Note 7 was a nice phone overall...
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I owned "v1" for 45 day (from Aug 17th to Oct 1st ), daily charge, no issue at all.
I own "v2" for 9 days now (from Oct 1st), still no issue with daily charge. not even slight warming.
I am not sure if my rational is valid, but once the device go through a dozen or so complete power cycle, there is properly nothing wrong with the battery , since it's a manufacturing defect, it should be caught early if it exist.
And I do believe it's a manufacturing defect as opposed to a defect by design, because if it was by design most likely there will be a lot more cases than a dozen out of millions.
If you are concerned about your device, I guess for now just disable the fast charging and only charge it to 80% or so.
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Assuming that the accounts of the v2 fires are correct,
1) if you have a note 7, might as well keep it until you need the cash. I'm pretty certain that Samsung will discontinue the note 7 and try to buy back all the existing ones at full price. There wouldn't be a time limit to return it since it's owners right to keep it and if they decide to stop buying it back, it'll just look even worse when another one goes up in smokes. This means you have essentially a loaner/ beater phone at least until a phone you like better comes out. S8 might be only half a year from now. Regardless you should be careful especially if you don't have a v1. If you leave your phone in water when you're not using it, it should mitigate fires.
2) if you have a v1, you're better off since these only burn if you're charging. I think if you use the fast wireless charger, it'll be even more safe.
overall, I highly regret exchanging my v1 for a 2
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Are you sure US carriers will let you trade it in at anytime ? Because I want to get the iPhone 7 plus but verizon won't ship till late November.. will they let me keep it till then or is there a window to return my note 7? It is also leased will they reimburse the payments and tax that i paid? Seems so complicating
Samsung is now saying power down BOTH OLD AND NEW Note 7's
https://news.samsung.com/global/sam...note7-while-further-investigation-takes-place
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Samsung is now saying power down BOTH OLD AND NEW Note 7's
https://news.samsung.com/global/sam...note7-while-further-investigation-takes-place
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Not giving up my Note 7
ilordvader said:
Not giving up my Note 7
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That's not a wise move.
http://www.samsung.com/us/note7recall/
Samsung Kills Off Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone...Sorry to say...So Long...Goodbye!
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/business/international/samsung-galaxy-note7-terminated.html?_r=0
Some real brilliant mouths out there are saying Sammy should kill the Note line all together..I think that's a bad mistake because that's Samsungs Flagship that battles the Iphone juggernaut and I will forever be pissed off if I cant have my Sammy Note device!
I do feel that this totally sucks ..I love the phone and have the V2
I have ordered the Pixel XL but it simply doesn't have the capabilities of the Note 7 so I am in a pickle I guess I can keep it till the G8 comes out but I sure hate to think Ill have to eat $928 in the long run and "YES" I was thinking while in bed late night....what if all of a sudden I smell smoke ??
For those of us that switched carriers and don't have a backup phone, this kind of leaves us in an inconvenient position. Samsung should at least give us a loaner phone until we decide the phone we want if they want us to return the note 7. For now, using the note 7 as a loaner device is more rational than returning it and buying a phone that we are not content with.
Also, make sure to not bring the Note 7 on the plane! That is one place that can have tragic consequences not worth the risk.
There will be some collectors and last few pieces will go for double the price
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That's not a wise move.
http://www.samsung.com/us/note7recall/
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All these problems are only in USA
here in dubai my replacement works fine :fingers-crossed:
Heres my take on the situation. Samsung has NOT completed their investigation yet, and until they do, for all anyone knows, the devices were mistreated horribly by their users. Out of FOUR MILLION phones, only 35 explode, and of the replacement units only 7? Lets say the first generation was bad, and only count the replacements. 7 out of 4 million. That is a 0.000175% chance of your phone exploding. So, they discontinued the line for less than an even 1% chance, without waiting for the investigation to be completed? COME ON. A 0.000175 chance of a phone exploding is not enough to say that the 7 users who had problems... Didn't tamper with the phone in some horrible way: IE severe drop testing, severe underwater testing, etc. They arent even considering user error as a factor here.
I for one will not even be looking into returning mine until they announce the investigation is complete AND announce the results of said investigation.
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Heres my take on the situation. Samsung has NOT completed their investigation yet, and until they do, for all anyone knows, the devices were mistreated horribly by their users. Out of FOUR MILLION phones, only 35 explode, and of the replacement units only 7? Lets say the first generation was bad, and only count the replacements. 7 out of 4 million. That is a 0.000175% chance of your phone exploding. So, they discontinued the line for less than an even 1% chance, without waiting for the investigation to be completed? COME ON. A 0.000175 chance of a phone exploding is not enough to say that the 7 users who had problems... Didn't tamper with the phone in some horrible way: IE severe drop testing, severe underwater testing, etc. They arent even considering user error as a factor here.
I for one will not even be looking into returning mine until they announce the investigation is complete AND announce the results of said investigation.
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2.5 million units sold.
35 reported cases when Samsung announced the first exchange. There could be more in between.
And the final nail was 6 cases in as many days, all replacement units in the US alone.
I am also very reluctant to return my Note 7. But Samsung themselevs can't figure out what's actually causing it to blow up. The incidents appear to be very spontaneous and random. Even when the unit is turned off or not charging.
I am also not sure if I should take the risk and keep it. I know, officially and legally, we've already been advised to shut it off and not use it. So any damages or injuries from here is purely at our own risk.
Samsung could continue with their investigations. Question is, if they finally figure out what went wrong, will they refurbish it and continue supporting the device for diehards like us? Or will they just take this lesson and apply it to the next model?
There is also a possibility that Samsung could release a firmware to cripple the phone entirely. They managed to limit the charging to 60/80%, they can do far worse.
Too many questions, so little answers.

Note 7 OFFICIALLY DISCONTINUED at this point...

The phone has been permanently discontinued now, and Samsung has to find a way to replace ALL Note 7s. So I guess this will be a run on the stores. Hopefully people can get other replacement devices, but I have no doubt there will be those that just wont give up the phone. Good luck on rolling the dice with your safety.
http://www.npr.org/2016/10/11/49748...msung-halts-sales-of-galaxy-note-7-smartphone
Thats it, there are now ::edit:: 7 confirmed fires for REPLACEMENT Note 7's. Returning mine tomorrow for most likely store credit until the Pixel is released. Or I'll have to go with the Iphone 7+ until next year. There is literally nothing that I disliked about this phone, but it seems like a :edit: 2nd recall is just around the corner.
[url]http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/9/13215728/samsung-galaxy-note-7-third-fire-smoke-inhalation[/URL]
tazbo28 said:
Thats it, there are now 4 confirmed fires for REPLACEMENT Note 7's. Returning mine tomorrow for most likely store credit until the Pixel is released. Or I'll have to go with the Iphone 7+ until next year. There is literally nothing that I disliked about this phone, but it seems like a 3rd recall is just around the corner.
http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/9/13215728/samsung-galaxy-note-7-third-fire-smoke-inhalation
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Mine's already on swappa. Will have to lower the price and accept trades at this point. I just want it gone this has been the worst experience of my life. Is it a great phone? Absolutely. But the lack of proper QA testing is a direct result of these issues.
I was hoping to do a trade for the pixel and that's not happening which is a shame
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Thats it, there are now 4 confirmed fires for REPLACEMENT Note 7's. Returning mine tomorrow for most likely store credit until the Pixel is released. Or I'll have to go with the Iphone 7+ until next year. There is literally nothing that I disliked about this phone, but it seems like a 3rd recall is just around the corner.
http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/9/13215728/samsung-galaxy-note-7-third-fire-smoke-inhalation
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THIRD recall? I must have missed the second one.
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tazbo28 said:
Thats it, there are now 4 confirmed fires for REPLACEMENT Note 7's. Returning mine tomorrow for most likely store credit until the Pixel is released. Or I'll have to go with the Iphone 7+ until next year. There is literally nothing that I disliked about this phone, but it seems like a 3rd recall is just around the corner.
http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/9/13215728/samsung-galaxy-note-7-third-fire-smoke-inhalation
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I was also tired of all the drama with the Note 7. I swapped my Note 7 for the s7 edge yesterday since the major carriers are letting you because of the phone exploding on the plane incident. So far so good, I think it's a lot smoother than the Note 7 just sucks not having the S-Pen but oh well.
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xbmoyx said:
I was also tired of all the drama with the Note 7. I swapped my Note 7 for the s7 edge yesterday since the major carriers are letting you because of the phone exploding on the plane incident. So far so good, I think it's a lot smoother than the Note 7 just sucks not having the S-Pen but oh well.
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I had the S7 Edge already, and I don't want to cough up more money for a phone that I already had and sold at a major loss.
Since I can't get behind the Pixel hype, it's time I go back to Apple. Samsung needs to reprioritize. I'm done getting screwed by them.
Check out the v20
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ultimately, I think the V20 is a nice phone. But certainly just cant touch the Note 7 in terms of overall features and quality. Its a tough decision. I would tell people to just get a dumb phone for cash and have them refund the difference. I mean, nothing attractive will be out between now and the next upgrade cycle I think.
Bad News Today it went Global Samsung is shutting down Note 7 for good, so everyone has to return there Note 7, so no OTA updates either.
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Venom0642 said:
Bad News Today it went Global Samsung is shutting down Note 7 for good, so everyone has to return there Note 7, so no OTA updates either.
Running On Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge G935A Wicked Dark Carnage Edition Theme
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What's your source? Link?
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What's your source? Link?
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I don't have a link, but I called at&t, and they have stopped all sales and exchanges, and many sources are reporting that Samsung has shut down manufacturing of the Note 7.
Such a sad day.
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I don't have a link, but I called at&t, and they have stopped all sales and exchanges, and many sources are reporting that Samsung has shut down manufacturing of the Note 7.
Such a sad day.
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We all know that while they conduct their investigation. Doesn't mean global recall and note 7 will never see the light of day again.
borijess said:
We all know that while they conduct their investigation. Doesn't mean global recall and note 7 will never see the light of day again.
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A recall seems far more likely at this point than the thing going on sale to new customers. Ever since the recall was issued, new customers have not been able to buy one. And only for a little under 3 weeks have people been able to exchange their faulty ones for "safe" ones.
I'm unfortunately done with the Note 7. I tried every front to try to give Samsung my money. They just won't take it.
borijess said:
What's your source? Link?
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http://phandroid.com/2016/08/24/galaxy-note-7-review/
That's one part there's more just need to do search on Google.
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sireniankyle said:
A recall seems far more likely at this point than the thing going on sale to new customers. Ever since the recall was issued, new customers have not been able to buy one. And only for a little under 3 weeks have people been able to exchange their faulty ones for "safe" ones.
I'm unfortunately done with the Note 7. I tried every front to try to give Samsung my money. They just won't take it.
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"Ever since the recall was issued, new customers have not been able to buy one." That's not true, I bought an AT&T N7 from Best Buy's online
store and received it last Tuesday.
I thought they resumed sales like over a week ago.
Here is the story from gsmarena.
http://m.gsmarena.com/count_of_fire...s_suspend_salessamsung_tempora-news-20972.php
Here is the latest from theverge
http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/9/13219878/samsung-galaxy-note-7-replacement-fire-fifth-statement
Samsung stated that they will move forward with whatever the cpsc recommends. Which most likely is going to be a full discontinue of the product and issuing similar product replacements or refunds for returned devices. I doubt they will be forced to do much more than that. And tbh they are a massive Corp, they won't give people more than probably a 20$ gift card for their troubles. They have no incentive I think to lose even more money.
What I'm curious about though is if they will begin remote wiping phones in order to get them all returned. It's pretty easy to do on their end. I doubt the CPSC will allow the devices to be out in the wild if it's determined a design flaw.
And btw all outlets have halted or have been instructed by the cpsc to halt sales of the Note 7. Some of them permanently like ATT.
Ozzief16a said:
"Ever since the recall was issued, new customers have not been able to buy one." That's not true, I bought an AT&T N7 from Best Buy's online
store and received it last Tuesday.
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Then you were one of the lucky ones. I haven't been able to from any site or store.
This sounds like a gossip site now smh.. Note 7 is in reduced production while investigating.. Not stopped.. & note 7 firmware is still getting developed. US sales are suspended till more clarity is made of the current events... Plz stop making a mountain out of mohill..... Now back to your regular scheduled programming
Directly from Samsung's Press/media website:
"We are working with relevant regulatory bodies to investigate the recently reported cases involving the Galaxy Note7. Because consumers’ safety remains our top priority, Samsung will ask all carrier and retail partners globally to stop sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note7 while the investigation is taking place.
We remain committed to working diligently with appropriate regulatory authorities to take all necessary steps to resolve the situation. Consumers with either an original Galaxy Note7 or replacement Galaxy Note7 device should power down and stop using the device and take advantage of the remedies available."​
https://news.samsung.com/global/sam...note7-while-further-investigation-takes-place
So there you go. Even if production is supposedly not fully halted (at least the battery construction portion is for sure), you cant get the device anywhere. So it really doesnt matter. I do however think its entirely irresponsible to put yourself and your family members at risk with the device simply because you dont believe Samsung's "gossip". If you or your loved ones are injured by the device then its basically your own fault at this point. Whats further disturbing to me is that people are actually trying to circumvent the safety precaution update on ORIGINAL Note 7 devices?!? Like wtf?! Do you really want to have the thing blow up? Idk, I dont mean to be argumentative or dismissive in any way but I think its a bit ignorant to push aside the fact that there may be a design fault in the phone itself. Plus, Im sure most of us can swing $20-30 for a temp phone while this blows over. Of which an ATT rep - in store - told me they would refund the full value, along with all the accessories I bought for my Note.
http://news.samsung.com/us/2016/10/...lobal-stop-sale-and-exchange-of-galaxy-note7/

will this be a Homerun for resellers ?

With the halt of production and carriers stopping to carry does this mean the resale value is up since you just wont be able to buy it anywhere? Will carriers still honor any recalls at any given time does this mean you can keep it for half a year and return it no questions asked since it is heading into a world wide recall ? A buyer basically has nothing to lose.. it is technically the best smartphone out and no screen display and camera is like it meaning people will always want it..
Problem is, why would anyone want to buy a ticking time bomb.
Our current device may work fine now but there's no telling when it will spontaneously combust.
It seems like Samsung is struggling to figure out what exactly is causing the Note 7 to blow up. And now they're lost for words.
Vic35 said:
With the halt of production and carriers stopping to carry does this mean the resale value is up since you just wont be able to buy it anywhere? Will carriers still honor any recalls at any given time does this mean you can keep it for half a year and return it no questions asked since it is heading into a world wide recall ? A buyer basically has nothing to lose.. it is technically the best smartphone out and no screen display and camera is like it meaning people will always want it..
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No it means you wont be able to give it away....
Who wants a phone thats recalled lol?
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the best Dispaly on any smart phone
Arguably the best camera
S-pen
Multitask
Design
People will want what they can't have especially with whats left in the market
My only concern is if they will continue to push OTA updates with the device
Vic35 said:
the best Dispaly on any smart phone
Arguably the best camera
S-pen
Multitask
Design
People will want what they can't have especially with whats left in the market
My only concern is if they will continue to push OTA updates with the device
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There is also a distinct possibility that if they scratch the device completely they could disable all the ones still in use remotely.
They already crippled some of the V1 ones with a 60% battery charge cap and a big annoying warning that pops up every 3 hours who knows what might happen next?
Resale will be complete crap on these devcies...they note 7 has already been marked by one recall...another one? Forget it.
There would be a niche market for die hard sammy fans who likely would pay a premium for a device that your not supposed to have but that would be a very tiny amount of people
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force70 said:
There is also a distinct possibility that if they scratch the device completely they could disable all the ones still in use remotely.
They already crippled some of the V1 ones with a 60% battery charge cap and a big annoying warning that pops up every 3 hours who knows what might happen next?
Resale will be complete crap on these devcies...they note 7 has already been marked by one recall...another one? Forget it.
There would be a niche market for die hard sammy fans who likely would pay a premium for a device that your not supposed to have but that would be a very tiny amount of people
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Welp you convinced me.. currently returning to get an iPhone 7 plus..
Late November shipping though hmm
well, thats annoying, I have one left to sell off...
Vic35 said:
Welp you convinced me.. currently returning to get an iPhone 7 plus..
Late November shipping though hmm
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Im scratching my head what to do myself....just not alot out there that can match the note.
Ive been totally anti apple but have even considered giving the 7 plus a go....cant believe i just said that lol
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I'd never go Apple, purely because the lack of control over the system would really annoy me.
I'm returning my Note 7 tomorrow to grab a full refund. Will try Oneplus 3 for awhile.
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force70 said:
Im scratching my head what to do myself....just not alot out there that can match the note.
Ive been totally anti apple but have even considered giving the 7 plus a go....cant believe i just said that lol
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I dont even know you anymore......
apple getting all these confused android users who dont know what to do with themselves >.>
shame on you force70!
mgbotoe said:
I dont even know you anymore......
apple getting all these confused android users who dont know what to do with themselves >.>
shame on you force70!
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mgbotoe said:
I dont even know you anymore......
apple getting all these confused android users who dont know what to do with themselves >.>
shame on you force70!
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Lol....yeah this whole note 7 thing has made me look to the dark side haha.
I will always have an android device but that jet black 7plus is a nice looking device
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force70 said:
Lol....yeah this whole note 7 thing has made me look to the dark side haha.
I will always have an android device but that jet black 7plus is a nice looking device
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Only thing is it won't come until late November...
What are your plans ? Im pretty set with a jailbroken iPhone 7 plus .. its as close as you can get to a note 7
an email i received straight from samsung stated that it's actually illegal to re-distribute this phone.. So... No, a huge strikeout.
They referenced to the Canada firearms act or something like that.
I will never go Apple either. Their iOS is far too restrictive. An Android is like carrying a laptop around with you. In fact, I haven't used a Windows laptop or PC for a long time now.
The annoying thing now is, even if I kept the Note 7, I don't expect Samsung to release anymore updates. Hell, if anything, they will cripple it again, with the whole 60% charge nonsense. And at this stage, Nougat is almost definitely out of the question.
Unless Samsung finds a way to integrate the Note 7 features with the S7 Edge, I'd reconsider.
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No one will be buying the phone even if you give them for free. Who will want a phone that might explode. I am waiting to see what Telus does right now. Hopefully they will allow us to change to any model. But my bet is they will only let you change to a S7 Edge or S7. If they allow then i might go for iPhone for now. Can't really decide what to get.
force70 said:
Lol....yeah this whole note 7 thing has made me look to the dark side haha.
I will always have an android device but that jet black 7plus is a nice looking device
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Lol personally wasn't feeling the phone when I played with it. Maybe the one iplayed with was bad but it had this annoying rocking motion that was driving me crazy. Press down the home button... The phone will rock. Store user said I just have to touch it... That didn't work. If all iPhone 7 are like that will never buy that phone... That rocking motion was driving me crazy
Vic35 said:
Only thing is it won't come until late November...
What are your plans ? Im pretty set with a jailbroken iPhone 7 plus .. its as close as you can get to a note 7
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They are available now on ebay, kijiji etc...higher price at the moment of course.
I dont actually know yet what I will do yet.
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force70 said:
They are available now on ebay, kijiji etc...higher price at the moment of course.
I dont actually know yet what I will do yet.
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They are but I need it financed I can't afford a phone on resale pricing..
force70 said:
Lol....yeah this whole note 7 thing has made me look to the dark side haha.
I will always have an android device but that jet black 7plus is a nice looking device
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Vic35 said:
Only thing is it won't come until late November...
What are your plans ? Im pretty set with a jailbroken iPhone 7 plus .. its as close as you can get to a note 7
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This is Mutiny....MUTINY!!!
Apple is probably giving a promotion and a bonus to the agent they had at Samsung that was in charge of this sabotage operation.

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