join the many of us who have turned off the Note7 and use a temp phone.

even then, might not be a good idea to keep the phone at home -- in case it suddenly catches fire and burns down the house.

i'm trying to find out if we can return before the date...

considering there was mention of latest case where phone was not charging when it caught fire/ exploded...

...and if you've seen the jerry video in last thread and saw how easy it is for the battery to catch fire... i dun think leaving in discharged/ drained is going to be of much help.

agreed. they have actually improved a lot. and some models even have free screen replacement for the first few months, or sth like that...

samsung didn't say what is causing battery to behave like it is... could be the chip/ control board failure... or could just be there's contaminant... in which case, yes, it can just catch fire.

earlier on, i was one of those who said we should still be able to use the phone till the time to swap. but looking at the number of cases... well, if got spare phone... then i think better just use spare phone for now.

better safe than sorry.

yes, but they never said it was due to contaminant in the battery... or the controller board that is in the battery.

This post has been edited by mydragoon: Sep 7 2016, 11:14 AM

on a side note (pun unintended)...

this recall and the compensation... scalpers would have sold the sets. but those who did not... extra benefit when selling... can now say it's 2 years warranty.

hmm... ya, you are right.

i may have read wrongly.

i mean... in the older phones... like note2, hold power button... got volume control there.

oh... din know locked screen also can still pull down. but... compared to what i was using previously with note2 via power button, it was so much easier then...

how i see it... not just with Digi but with the other Samsung partners as well...

like some forumers have mentioned, Samsung very likely jumped the gun with the announcement and never thought about the process to be used by their other channels. and probably the rest were not aware until they saw the notice/ announcement from Samsung, just like us.

samsung may have the database like IMEI, etc... but their partners don't. how would these partners be able to verify the returned phones?

take warranty registration... my own set is from Digi and i had to still register directly with Samsung for the warranty. so, rightfully, Samsung should be handling all the returns.

to say go back to where we purchased from, Digi, Maxis, SengHeng, Courts, etc... will now have to plan additional resources (man power to call customers and then collect back the sets) just to handle this issue.

from the article/ link:


safe to say all units in Malaysia is "Made in Vietnam".

and quoting this one:


This post has been edited by mydragoon: Sep 7 2016, 01:49 PM

shinobikit u might wanna check out Digi's own community and maybe just feedback to them as well.

and yes, i have also feedback to them.

but looking at what is happening ATM, even Samsung CS also not really up-to-date.

i guess everyone is just trying to sort it out and make sure we don't have to run around come month end.

so... i guess we can all wait a few more days and see what happens la...

sell it if you're still scared. replacement set and sealed. plus, extra warranty. i guess it's similar to refund.

no very useful reply, no? since everyone is also getting the screen protection warranty now...

oh... can backup to microSD. not bad... does it backup applications too?

i only used the PC version and it can supposedly backup applications too. guess month end, i'll know how useful is application backup... see can restore or not.

so much better than kies.

where's your old note2?

not bad actually... not a fan but i have to say... specs wise and pricing... it's good.

esepcially the plus and 128GB. so close to note7 pricing (in USA). and, there's water resistance now. front cam also pwn Note7. those who are not picky abt OS can actually consider iphone7.

only thing i dun quite like is the note headphone jack. got adaptor... but... troublesome. if they wanna go wireless, go all out la... do wireless charging too and be first phone without any ports.

totally agreed. i still have it with me. moved from note2 to note7... plus, mine was AP version with 32GB storage. so, it is good...

no idea abt wechat. i just selected backup application and i can see apk for the apps. i guess will know by month end when i try restore. if still need to setup (like verify phone), i'm still ok coz some games... almost 1GB. i prefer no need to download again...

so... see how.

ya... but if the firmware not latest... i prefer update firmware, then only setup. both might also take time -- ours and CS.