When the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has been recalled, not a lot of Note 7 owners participated. In fact, a bunch of websites have read a number of commenters admitting to keeping their recalled phablet despite Samsung's instructions. With that, the smartphone company has to do something to get people to return their phones.
What started out with a mere battery charging limitation will now lead to total network ban for the recalled phablet. If you may recall, a few weeks ago reports came out about Samsung's Note 7 update that would limit the phone from charging to up to a hundred percent. This could obviously be caused by the company's desire to keep the phones safe from battery explosion and to encourage the users to return it as well.
Canada and Australia-based Note 7 Devices To Be Disconnected December 15
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 units in Canada and Australia will be disconnected from network providers this coming December 15, GSM Arena reported. This step by Samsung was initially implemented in New Zealand and now, it proves to be a successful strategy as the company implements the same thing in other countries. It was said that apart from the charge-limitation update, the Note 7 devices in question will also have their Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity disabled. 911 calling will still be active though. Do take note that other countries are likewise not saved from this implementation.
Returning The Recalled Note 7
As per GSM Arena's report, Samsung throws in an offer if you replace your Note 7 with a Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge. This would even be on top of a refund of the price difference. The said offer is described as a $250 "specific partner deal" and will only be valid up to December 22. Needless to say, now should be the best time to return the recalled Note 7, not only because it will practically be useless, it's also too expensive of an expenditure for a simple collectible.
