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T-Mobile Is Killing the Remaining Galaxy Note7 Units Today (gsmarena.com)
Samsung may only be in the planning stages for its Note7-disabling update in South Korea, but over in the U.S. things are in full swing. The company announced earlier this month that such an update would be sent out to all remaining Note7 units in the US starting on December 19. And now it's time for the first of the big four carriers to push the software to devices it's sold. From a report: That carrier is T-Mobile, which is starting the rollout today. The update will prevent the handset for charging, and will display a notification with information about Samsung's Galaxy Note7 recall and the steps needed to return the device. The build number for the update is N930TUVU2APL2.
"... and nothing of value was lost."
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
Till they block the imei of all note 7's. They you have a wifi only mini tablet.
Yes. Just decline the update. I just did and my Note 7 is working just fi
I'm curious about how you would block something like this, in the general case.
I'm not suggesting anyone use a phone that might explode instead of handing it in for a refund. But in the broad case, what are the defenses that you have in a case similar to this, where you might have great reasons to prevent such an update?
This sounds like it is being pushed out as a carrier update. On an iPhone, I can defer those as I can all updates. I suspect the same is true on an Android. Eventually, of course (or immediately in a case like this), such a phone will stop working as a phone on any network (or if that's not the case here, it could be made to be the case). But is that definitely the case?
getting an update in just a few months on a non-nexus phone? Yeah that is amazing!
Opps, not that galaxy.
blocking the device from connecting to the carrier is one thing but intentionally bricking the phone is another (by preventing it from charging.) How long until the lawsuits?
Do you smell something burning?
My phone is working fine, thank you.
Liar, liar. Pants on Fire.
No, really! Stop, drop, and roll!
t looks like you shouldn't have blocked that update.
Wrong! I programmed my Note7 to report as a Note6 on networks...
Well there's a dead giveaway since there was no such thing as a Note 6... Doah!
you're more likely to be burned or die by a burning building caused by cooking or smoking than any cell phone brand.
DO set the firmware to disallow charging beyond a known-safe level and/or slow down the charging rate to a slow, known-safe speed.
DO throw up the "this device has been recalled" alert every time the user wakes the machine up.
If you must, disable non-emergency calling and throttle the bluetooth and WiFi to painfully slow speeds to encourage people to stop using the device.
But don't set it to brick when the power runs out.
Why not?
If Aunt Jane or Uncle Bill lost his phone the day before the recall was announced, when he finds it he'll need to be able to plug it in and get his photos off of it.
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It's going out in a blaze of glory.
Slow down, cowboy! It has been 4 hours since you last posted. You must wait another few hours.
Samsung is a company on fire. It will arise from its own ashes to deliver further explosive products that will no doubt re-kindle public interest. It is safe to say that people will soon have a burning desire to purchase those products.
I'm a WOMAN you inconsiderate clod!
No. You're an Anonymous Coward.
In other words, the proprietor always had this capability (and, no doubt, other things indicating true control over what this computer will do). So even if you think you'd like to retain the hardware and fix it, give or sell such services to others (including devices where this update may have already been applied), or even work with others to make fixes and publish the results so as to let others alter (what they believed was) their device, you are in for a surprise—your plan is being undermined by those who truly own the device (and that's not the set of people who paid for the tracker).
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Stop, drop, and roll!
I can confirm that this doesn't always work. Sometimes it lights the pine needles on the ground on fire.
Agent K: A *person* is smart. People are dumb, stupid, panicky animals, and you know it.
You probably have one of the most expensive suicide bomber belts
Why, did it explode? Why are you using past tense - it's still w/ you, ain't it?
You can use the phone as a gas oven lighter by charging it near the cooker and keeping the gas on low
That update just stops you from charging to 100% and lowers it to 60%: it doesn't stop you from using it. There's no reason to block that update
this isn't an either/or risk. Only a Samsung galaxy simply adds to your risk of death, so in addition to possibly dieing from kitchen fires, smoking, car accidents, consuming banana's your chance of death is slightly increased by also using a Samsung galaxy note. That doesn't mean they are more deadly.
Public safety comes first, and they have access to compensation. No legal leg to stand on with that argument.
Sorry, teleporters just kill you and then make a copy. A perfect, soul-less copy.
I just keep mine in airplane mode.
Driving your car for one day adds to your risk of death, much moreso than a samsung phone
Just because one side is giving compensation does not mean the other side has to accept that compensation.
The closest lawsuit I can think of would be the sony one when they remove linux support from ps3. Sony lost and had to pay compensation.
The problem with this is that you are getting a compensation that is probably better then you would get on a one-on-one lawsuit, and it does not cost you any money. Or in other words who is going to sue?
As for safety that is being handled by not being allowed to bring them on aircraft. And as one other announcement on the plane said, if you just remembered you had one with you it had to be powered down, removed from any charging device and placed in a location you could watch it at all times.
your plan is being undermined by those who truly own the device
Welcome to the world we were warned about.
When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a thumb.
There is nothing wrong with that. Use Dingtone and nothing changes.
Its its last update anyway. And in about a year, the apps will stop being able to be accepted by google play. Plus all the samsung items will fail.
Yes but giving them their money back resolves that problem.
Driving your car WHILE having your Samsung phone is even more dangerous. you don't seem to understand the risk is cumulative. Driving your car while eating bananas and smoking with your Samsung note is even more dangerous.
...on our seismometer. It caused a strong event, but with an very undefined epicentre. I guess that many Galaxy 7 owner could no more read the notification message on the screen.
${BadThing} only happens to other people, not me.
Shockingly, they don't have the next 7 years of products sitting in a warehouse somewhere just waiting for a green light to ship.
Do you even know what you just asked for? Product development takes time, and short cuts are what leads to phones spontaneously combusting. Take a revenue hit now, build the god damn thing right, and release it when it's ready. People will still buy it, if it has the feature set they want, and doesn't feature design defects that cause your house to catch fire.
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Samsung phones are a negligible risk, tens of millions of them out there and only a few hundred with problems. Driving car on the other hand is very risky by comparison, essentially doesn't matter if you have Samsung phone in it or not. Crossing railroad track with your car makes possession of Samsung phone irrelevant.