Still Have a N (Expl) o (De) te 7? Think Again

I doubt many of you still have them but if you still do, Samsung is now going to block you from Mobile Service Providers

"Samsung Australia has indicated that while only a "small number" of Note 7 devices are still in consumer hands following the recall of all Note 7 handsets worldwide, it’s still on the case to keep the wider public safe. It recently instituted over-the-air firmware updates that limited the battery charging capacity of Note 7 handsets. From the middle of the month, it will also be working with Australian carriers making it impossible to connect to network services if you’re using a Note 7 device. A Note 7 that can’t make calls or connect to mobile data services would be a much less compelling option, so Samsung is hopeful that this will see the last few devices in the wild returned. To further sweeten the pot, for customers who return Note 7 devices directly to Samsung and opt to switch to either a Samsung Galaxy S7 or Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, they’ll receive the difference in costing plus a $250 offer. That offer extends to many of Samsung’s device selling partners as well, with full details available on Samsung’s recall site."

credit to finder.com.au

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Comments

  • This was always going to be the case so people keeping them are crazy

  • will work if using it overseas, right? imei blocking is per country only i heard.

    • Wow, think about that, given that these are dangerous items, and cant be taken on a plane, the only way for these people to keep their phones is to leave Australia is by boat.

      The mind boggles and the following comes to mind.

      Boat migration from Australia rather that to Australia

      Australias collective intelligence is now raised as stupid people leave.

      Australian escapees turned back/imprisoned for importing lethal weapons to a foreign country

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