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AT&T Considers Stopping All Samsung Note 7 Sales (bloomberg.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: ATT Inc. is considering stopping all sales of Samsung Electronics Co.'s flagship Galaxy Note 7 over concerns about the smartphone's safety, according to a person familiar with the situation. A final decision will likely come as soon as Friday, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private. ATT spokesman Fletcher Cook declined to comment. Like many competitors, the second-largest U.S. wireless carrier is already offering alternative smartphones to people who return Note 7 devices. Samsung started replacing the Note 7 last month because of a flaw in its lithium battery that can lead to overheating and pose a burn hazard to customers. Airlines have banned customers from using the smartphones on flights, and the evacuation of a Southwest Airlines Co. plane earlier this week was blamed on smoke caused by a replacement device. ATT's move would be a further blow to Samsung. The wireless carrier is the third-biggest customer of the South Korean company, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Samsung is already facing a bill that analysts estimate stretching into the billions of dollars for the recall of 2.5 million Note 7 phones that it announced last month. A U.S.-based Samsung spokeswoman didn't immediately have a comment.
You are all welcome to keep typing on your slow iPhones, while my note runs burning fast
Sure made sense for me... I bought my phone thru US Cell and lowered my bill to $35/mo. Why wouldn't I do that?
If you disregard the first release of phones with the acknowledged fault that everyone should replace after being told to do so... and being brutal its their own fault if they haven't by now given the suppliers all have the stock sitting waiting.
In the second release we have 1 case (possible, no actual proof/acknowledgement that it was a replacement phone or if the fault was the battery or something else, and the phone wasn't tampered with which it might have been given the suspicious timing of the fault occurring) out of about 1.5 mil (given current worldwide replacement progress).
Seems like anything post-recall is just overreaction, possibly driven by some agenda other than safety.
To be honest the real indicator that there are other things than safety at play is the fact that the US (who tend to play fairly loose when it comes to consumer safety) have been all over Samsung while the EU states (who tend to be ultra consumer safety driven) have been quite happy to let Samsung sort it out without intervention.
[The Universe] has gone offline.
Unlocked phones cost less in the long run than financing a device, you really own it, and it gives you a better selection of devices to choose from IMO.
What's with your comment on T-Mobile? If it's about the network, when I don't have coverage -- which is rare -- I'm on AT&Ts towers and that's included in the plan. I was on AT&T and moved over to T-Mobile and I couldn't be happier. I'm paying less for the "same" coverage.
And now I'm considering Ting, since they now use all of T-Mobile and AT&T's towers, but my phone bill will go down to less than 25 bucks a month for two phones. I have friends and family on Ting and I've seen their bills and they've never not had any coverage issues... And since my phone is unlocked, I just have to buy their SIM. Unlocked phones cost less and you're not locked to any one carrier. There are several GSM option in the US and of course it's pretty much the rest of the world.