Verizon Changes Its Mind and Will Kill Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 on January 5th (theverge.com)

Verizon has just announced that it plans to roll out Samsung's upcoming Note 7 update, which permanently stops the recalled smartphone from charging and disables its wireless radios, on January 5th. Only last week, the leading US carrier took a controversial stance when it said it would "not be taking part in this update because of the added risk this could pose to Galaxy Note 7 users that do not have another device to switch to." From a report on The Verge: The company was particularly concerned about nuking the Note 7 during the holiday travel season, something that its US rivals also seemed to take into consideration when scheduling a roll-out date for the update. AT&T is waiting until the very same day. Sprint will release it on January 8th. And T-Mobile's going first among major US carriers on December 27th. Verizon still seems to think it's making the right decision pushing things off a bit for the same reasons. "We want to make sure you can contact family, first responders, and emergency medical professionals during the holiday travel season."

Comments

How will they call 911?

[Macdude]

I get that they don't want to turn off the phone because some people may not have access to another phone to call for emergency services, but how are those people going to call for emergency services when their Galaxy Note 7 starts a house fire?

This really is a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation.