FAA: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 a safety hazard

Roy Munson · Sep 9, 2016

With these things melting and catching on fire, they are too dangerous to use on planes.

Can FAA's warning to Samsung Galaxy Note 7 users really be enforced?

TheDayMan · Sep 9, 2016

What a disaster, and such a good commercial with Christoph Waltz too...

WizardHawk · Sep 9, 2016

One of our employees got an advanced unit before the public and still has it. He said he was given a choice of the recall up front. They told him it was batteries from a specific vendor that were the problem and for some reason they did not have a record of which battery was in which units. How you don't have that information I don't know, but what a cluster fuck to be sure. He's going to get a new phone and send his back, but it's going to take a few weeks.

Roy Munson · Sep 9, 2016

WizardHawk said:
One of our employees got an advanced unit before the public and still has it. He said he was given a choice of the recall up front. They told him it was batteries from a specific vendor that were the problem and for some reason they did not have a record of which battery was in which units. How you don't have that information I don't know, but what a cluster fuck to be sure. He's going to get a new phone and send his back, but it's going to take a few weeks.

amazing that they don't know based on serial number what major components are in each unit.

night · Sep 19, 2016

WizardHawk said:
One of our employees got an advanced unit before the public and still has it. He said he was given a choice of the recall up front. They told him it was batteries from a specific vendor that were the problem and for some reason they did not have a record of which battery was in which units. How you don't have that information I don't know, but what a cluster fuck to be sure. He's going to get a new phone and send his back, but it's going to take a few weeks.

I don't think they're telling the truth there. I read an article today where they said the handsets with batteries made in China were all fine. It's too bad for the note because generally that is a really solid phone. I was thinking about getting one but I'm going to settle for the Google Pixel XL that is coming out October 4th.

TheDayMan · Sep 19, 2016

night said:
I don't think they're telling the truth there. I read an article today where they said the handsets with batteries made in China were all fine. It's too bad for the note because generally that is a really solid phone. I was thinking about getting one but I'm going to settle for the Google Pixel XL that is coming out October 4th.

Yeah, too bad for Samsung. The current galaxy lineup seems to be the best it gets right now, the Note 7 seems like a slightly upgraded s7 edge with a stylus and all the features that come with that. Bad timing for issues with it.

night · Sep 20, 2016

TheDayMan said:
Yeah, too bad for Samsung. The current galaxy lineup seems to be the best it gets right now, the Note 7 seems like a slightly upgraded s7 edge with a stylus and all the features that come with that. Bad timing for issues with it.

They pushed their suppliers too hard to get out ahead of Apple's release and it literally blew up in their faces.

redseat · Sep 21, 2016

I have the Samsung 7 edge but I don't and will not get the Note nor do I really understand why someone would

night · Sep 24, 2016

redseat said:
I have the Samsung 7 edge but I don't and will not get the Note nor do I really understand why someone would

A Note without the battery issues is a pretty neat device and the phones with larger screens have grown on me. I wouldn't mind having one at all but it wouldn't be my first choice.

redseat · Sep 25, 2016

night said:
A Note without the battery issues is a pretty neat device and the phones with larger screens have grown on me. I wouldn't mind having one at all but it wouldn't be my first choice.

i don't really like the "larger" screens. I mean that just means the screen most likely be bigger but the phone itself is bigger which no one needs.

HaroldSeattle · Sep 25, 2016

redseat said:
i don't really like the "larger" screens. I mean that just means the screen most likely be bigger but the phone itself is bigger which no one needs.

It's all a matter of personal preference. I have a Note 2 and it fits nicely in the inside coat pocket and I love the big screen. Makes it easier to put your finger tip where you mean to on the screen.

redseat · Sep 25, 2016

HaroldSeattle said:
It's all a matter of personal preference. I have a Note 2 and it fits nicely in the inside coat pocket and I love the big screen. Makes it easier to put your finger tip where you mean to on the screen.

Yeah this is true. But I like the phones they way they are now.. Decent size screens and very light weight and can pretty much fit anywhere

fordman84 · Sep 25, 2016

This thread has major "get off my lawn" potential!

night · Sep 25, 2016

redseat said:
i don't really like the "larger" screens. I mean that just means the screen most likely be bigger but the phone itself is bigger which no one needs.

The standard screens these days are 5" and the larger ones are 5.5" and a few of the Android phones are slimmer than the iPhone is. The big difference is going to be what kind of case someone puts on it if they choose to. Something like an Otterbox is going to triple the size of the phone at least for either size and make the phone pretty bulky. The same thing goes for those cases with the extra battery. I like mine to be pretty minimalist and both sizes of phones are pretty manageable to store in a front pocket.

Roy Munson · Oct 10, 2016

I had to laugh when on my flights last week Delta made the announcement that if you have one of these phones you should not use or charge it during flight.

BTSBuckeye · Oct 10, 2016

The day Samsung decided to become more "apple-like" and removed the SD card and external battery was the day I started upgrading to LG phone.

Shame on them for embedding themselves with the phone companies. "Hey, my phone will no longer hold a charge." "Good news, you're eligible for an upgrade today!". How convenient ....

fordman84 · Oct 10, 2016

Roy Munson said:
I had to laugh when on my flights last week Delta made the announcement that if you have one of these phones you should not use or charge it during flight.

One caught on fire on a plane last week.

Roy Munson · Oct 10, 2016

fordman84 said:
One caught on fire on a plane last week.

hahahaha, even the replacements are catching fire.

Samsung is my preferred maker of TVs Thats about it.

fordman84 · Oct 10, 2016

Roy Munson said:
hahahaha, even the replacements are catching fire.

Samsung is my preferred maker of TVs Thats about it.

They make an ok washer and dryer. TV's are near the top of the line.

Esther Nasser · Oct 20, 2016

After Note 6, I was planning to buy Note 7. Good thing the news came out before it's too late!

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