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Old 04-11-2016, 17:49
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General blacklisting of Note 7's begins, starting in New Zealand.



https://9to5google.com/2016/11/04/sa...k-new-zealand/
Was going to post that. Thereafter the only work around would be to change the IMEI number which may be legal in NZ? Wonder if other networks will follow?


http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/4/13...in-new-zealand

Meanwhile Samsung are having to recalls 2.8 million top-loading washing machines

https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/04/...achine-recall/
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Old 05-11-2016, 14:27
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Nearly 85 percent of Note 7s have been returned in USA

Samsung says that nearly 85 percent of Note 7s have now been returned in the US, meaning there are around 285,000 phones still unaccounted for.

To get those remaining phones back, Samsung basically plans to annoy customers into returning them. It’s issuing a software update that will make a recall message pop up every time someone “turns on the screen of their Note 7.”
http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/4/13...es-returned-us
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Old 05-11-2016, 14:30
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Why can't they just disable the phones with an update?
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Old 05-11-2016, 20:22
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Why can't they just disable the phones
That'll probably happen soon, Samsung was involved in the NZ blacklisting, if its successful its quite likely it will be rolled out in more countries,
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Old 05-11-2016, 20:32
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No evidence these 'phones are generally dangerous, on what basis can a company destroy functionality?

It's amazing what big companies get away with these days.
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Old 05-11-2016, 22:17
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No evidence these 'phones are generally dangerous, on what basis can a company destroy functionality?

It's amazing what big companies get away with these days.
I gather you are pretty ignorant of the actual facts and incidents that surround the clusterf**k that was the Note 7?

Or are you just trolling?
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Old 06-11-2016, 00:06
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At least one UK network didn't block by IMEI because of possible legal ramifications I was told.
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Old 06-11-2016, 18:56
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Why can't they just disable the phones with an update?
Because smart bods will just make a ROM with the update feature disconnected for people to flash to their phones and restore functionality.
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Old 06-11-2016, 19:29
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Because smart bods will just make a ROM with the update feature disconnected for people to flash to their phones and restore functionality.
But surely if you're doing that you're voiding any rights you have anyway.
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Old 06-11-2016, 20:00
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But surely if you're doing that you're voiding any rights you have anyway.
Yes of course but it will keep the die-hards who just refuse to give up and stop using the Note 7, happy.
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Old 07-11-2016, 10:20
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At least one UK network didn't block by IMEI because of possible legal ramifications I was told.
To be fair, I could certainly imagine a scenario where someone's phone gets blocked, then they try to plead ignorance and go to the press about not being able to use the device they spent a lot of money on!
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Old 10-12-2016, 00:40
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Samsung Note 7 to be 'killed' by software update

http://news.sky.com/story/samsung-no...pdate-10689793

Samsung Note 7s that have not already been returned will be killed off by a software update released later this month.

On Friday, Samsung Electronics said that the software update, to be released in mid-December in the US, would prevent the devices from charging and functioning as mobile phones, leaving them useless.
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Old 10-12-2016, 06:24
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What is actually happening is a software update that only allows the battery to charge to 30%.

Samsung limits Galaxy Note 7 battery to 30% charge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38262909
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Old 10-12-2016, 12:38
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What is actually happening is a software update that only allows the battery to charge to 30%.

Samsung limits Galaxy Note 7 battery to 30% charge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38262909
Verizon are refusing to push it, they said they didn't want to kill customer's phones over the holiday period when they may be left stranded or unable to call emergency services.

Are you sure it's just 30% battery restuction and not a full kill over Christmas and New Year? as the timing was Verizon's objection I think.

https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...oftware-update

"Samsung software update will disable Galaxy Note 7 phones completely"
Although more than 93% of the devices have been returned as part of the exchange program in the United States, some units remain “in the wild”.

The software update, which Samsung confirmed would be released in mid-December in the US, will prevent the phones from charging and functioning as mobile phones, essentially turning them into useless mementos from a disastrous product launch. “Customer safety remains our highest priority,” said the company in a statement.
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Old 10-12-2016, 12:48
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Excuse my ignorance here but can you refuse to accept the update when it appears on your phone thus continuing with the original firmware/software?

I've always manually updated my phones with any updates rather than the phone automatically updating.
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Old 10-12-2016, 12:55
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EE also refused to kill phones for the same reason.
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Old 10-12-2016, 17:43
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Excuse my ignorance here but can you refuse to accept the update when it appears on your phone thus continuing with the original firmware/software?

I've always manually updated my phones with any updates rather than the phone automatically updating.
Im sure you can stop the update by switching Auto Update off.

From experience (often bad) I don't automatically update apps or the OS. Some updates cause a lot of problems. See Microsoft Windows Update that caused Windows PC's to loose connection to the internet due to DHCP issue in an update this week.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12...etworking_bug/
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Old 11-12-2016, 23:04
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Im sure you can stop the update by switching Auto Update off.

From experience (often bad) I don't automatically update apps or the OS. Some updates cause a lot of problems. See Microsoft Windows Update that caused Windows PC's to loose connection to the internet due to DHCP issue in an update this week.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12...etworking_bug/
I'm sure this is being done from a lawsuit liability perspective. If you take no notice of the recall and don't apply OTA upgrades that theoretically make the device safe, then if your phone does go up in a big ball of flames and does damage or injury to something/one then you will be responsible and not samsung.
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Old 19-12-2016, 12:02
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Wrong thread
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