Samsung issued an alert to customers on Monday, asking users to immediately turn off their Galaxy Note 7 smartphones -- which have been spontaneously catching fire.
The unprecedented move comes one day after Samsung halted production of the dangerously glitchy devices.
In a corporate statement, Samsung said it will also "ask all carrier and retail partners globally to stop sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note7" while it investigates the cause of the fires.
It also said, "Consumers with either an original Galaxy Note7 or replacement Galaxy Note7 device should power down and stop using the device."
It's a major setback for the South Korean electronics manufacturer.
Samsung (SSNLF) released the 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 7 device in August as a competitor to Apple's new iPhone 7. But customers immediately started complaining that their phones were catching fire.
The company explained that faulty batteries were overheating the device and causing it to ignite. In early September, Samsung recalled 2.5 million devices worldwide.
Samsung offered replacement phones -- but those burst into flames too.
In the past week, an American user reported his replacement phone caught fire, even though it wasn't plugged in. And on Wednesday, smoke started billowing from a replacement Galaxy Note 7 aboard a Southwest Airline plane before it departed, prompting the flight's cancellation.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has said it is investigating the incident on the plane.
On Monday, Samsung said that customers who shutdown their phones can "take advantage of the remedies available." But it's unclear what those options are.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/10/technology/samsung-galaxy-note-7-turn-off/index.html
****UPDATE****
http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/11/technology/samsung-galaxy-note-7-discontinued/index.html?sr=twCNN101116samsung-galaxy-note-7-discontinued0951AMVODtopLink&linkId=29793931
Oh this is BAD :dead:
This is really bad for Samsung
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How the FUCK do you recall a phone twice?
Samsung is DONE! :kii:
Honestly, if I had one I would trade my mess in and go for another brand.
The only way I would stay is if they gave me the phone for free.
This is fake
The phones are fine, keep trying using your notes guys
wish my nextel would catch fire snsnsn
thts why i cnt do modern tech!
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CNN reported this mess. Samsung is done.
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Brandon is such a bitch :kii:
What the hecks. I didn't write the article
yu knw wha
This is a disaster :plzstop:
that link is fake
this thread is a lie
I jus....
i doubt this will hurt them much. isn't it just a bigger version of the 7 edge?
Quote from: Nice Stereo. on October 10, 2016, 07:14:25 PM
Samsung issued an alert to customers on Monday, asking users to immediately turn off their Galaxy Note 7 smartphones -- which have been spontaneously catching fire.
The unprecedented move comes one day after Samsung halted production of the dangerously glitchy devices.
In a corporate statement, Samsung said it will also "ask all carrier and retail partners globally to stop sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note7" while it investigates the cause of the fires.
It also said, "Consumers with either an original Galaxy Note7 or replacement Galaxy Note7 device should power down and stop using the device."
It's a major setback for the South Korean electronics manufacturer.
Samsung (SSNLF) released the 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 7 device in August as a competitor to Apple's new iPhone 7. But customers immediately started complaining that their phones were catching fire.
The company explained that faulty batteries were overheating the device and causing it to ignite. In early September, Samsung recalled 2.5 million devices worldwide.
Samsung offered replacement phones -- but those burst into flames too.
In the past week, an American user reported his replacement phone caught fire, even though it wasn't plugged in. And on Wednesday, smoke started billowing from a replacement Galaxy Note 7 aboard a Southwest Airline plane before it departed, prompting the flight's cancellation.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has said it is investigating the incident on the plane.
On Monday, Samsung said that customers who shutdown their phones can "take advantage of the remedies available." But it's unclear what those options are.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/10/technology/samsung-galaxy-note-7-turn-off/index.html
oh no
Hopefully Preme and Pearls leave theirs on
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i'm wondering what rih is gonna do next era :stressed:
Quote from: Damnation on October 10, 2016, 08:48:49 PM
i'm wondering what rih is gonna do next era :stressed:
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Quote from: BLOND?. on October 10, 2016, 07:17:48 PM
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How the FUCK do you recall a phone twice?
Samsung is DONE! :kii:
I'm all for it.
This catching fire shit can cost someone their entire HOME or LIFE.
Quote from: BLOND?. on October 10, 2016, 07:17:48 PM
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How the FUCK do you recall a phone twice?
Samsung is DONE! :kii:
:supluv:
Why Samsung?s stock price just hit an all-time high, even as the Galaxy Note 7 keeps exploding
http://qz.com/802147/why-samsung-electronics-ssnfl-stock-price-just-hit-an-all-time-high-as-galaxy-not-7-phones-keep-exploding/ (http://qz.com/802147/why-samsung-electronics-ssnfl-stock-price-just-hit-an-all-time-high-as-galaxy-not-7-phones-keep-exploding/)
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Quote from: KingDrewLove on October 10, 2016, 09:58:21 PM
Quote from: BLOND?. on October 10, 2016, 07:17:48 PM
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How the FUCK do you recall a phone twice?
Samsung is DONE! :kii:
:supluv:
Why Samsung?s stock price just hit an all-time high, even as the Galaxy Note 7 keeps exploding
http://qz.com/802147/why-samsung-electronics-ssnfl-stock-price-just-hit-an-all-time-high-as-galaxy-not-7-phones-keep-exploding/ (http://qz.com/802147/why-samsung-electronics-ssnfl-stock-price-just-hit-an-all-time-high-as-galaxy-not-7-phones-keep-exploding/)
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[youtube autoplay=1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GhODn4FRoE[/youtube]
my dad said they blew up the Twin Towers
Quote from: GRAND SUPREME on October 10, 2016, 10:06:45 PM
Quote from: KingDrewLove on October 10, 2016, 09:58:21 PM
Quote from: BLOND?. on October 10, 2016, 07:17:48 PM
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How the FUCK do you recall a phone twice?
Samsung is DONE! :kii:
:supluv:
Why Samsung?s stock price just hit an all-time high, even as the Galaxy Note 7 keeps exploding
http://qz.com/802147/why-samsung-electronics-ssnfl-stock-price-just-hit-an-all-time-high-as-galaxy-not-7-phones-keep-exploding/ (http://qz.com/802147/why-samsung-electronics-ssnfl-stock-price-just-hit-an-all-time-high-as-galaxy-not-7-phones-keep-exploding/)
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:traciandchelle:
Quote from: GRAND SUPREME on October 10, 2016, 10:06:45 PM
Quote from: KingDrewLove on October 10, 2016, 09:58:21 PM
Quote from: BLOND?. on October 10, 2016, 07:17:48 PM
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How the FUCK do you recall a phone twice?
Samsung is DONE! :kii:
:supluv:
Why Samsung?s stock price just hit an all-time high, even as the Galaxy Note 7 keeps exploding
http://qz.com/802147/why-samsung-electronics-ssnfl-stock-price-just-hit-an-all-time-high-as-galaxy-not-7-phones-keep-exploding/ (http://qz.com/802147/why-samsung-electronics-ssnfl-stock-price-just-hit-an-all-time-high-as-galaxy-not-7-phones-keep-exploding/)
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Gee Golly :ohwow:
Can someone post Apple's respective stock mess?
but I am really sad because this was going to be my next phone :stressed:
And hand Nine a stick of damn gum while you're at it
don't worry bby
Note 8 On the way
:traciandchelle:
Quote from: Pearls on October 10, 2016, 10:11:08 PM
And hand Nine a stick of damn gum while you're at it
gonna shove that Note 7 down ur throat hun
gr3grrrrrrrrrr
I just saw a headline that it's being discontinued
They're gonna test their next phone for MONTHS :kii:
This is terr'
not a shelved phone
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Apple Shares Hit New High for 2016 as Samsung Considers Scrapping Note 7 [Update: Note 7 Officially Discontinued]
https://www.google.com/amp/www.macrumors.com/2016/10/11/apple-shares-high-samsung-scrapping-note-7-brand/amp/?client=safari
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(http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-ms-img/chart-ww-smartphone-os-market-share.png)\
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Quote from: Nice Stereo. on October 11, 2016, 07:26:21 AM
This is terr'
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ya and theyre gonna have to show people the extensive tests they took for the next phone thye release
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this is gonna take some time to recover from
but maybe i can get a discounted mess from this fiasco :ohwow:
It's not worth it sis
not the note, i never planned on buying it anyway :dead:
their other phones
But im probably going to get the Pixel
Still loving my S7 edge :feelinmyself:
hosptals are asking staff with the phone to leave or to have a family member come by and pick it up
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Note users receive fire proof boxes and gloves to return their phones
http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/12/technology/samsung-fireproof-box/
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