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[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rafeba:
With a blacklisted IMEI [emoji23]
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OkayGK:
LOL^

Imagine in few months no matter what happens, samsung comes up with new exchange system, asking the remaining users of N7 to exchange it for a new S8 =)
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Yeah i think thats a fair deal depending on what the S8 offers. The should also be giving a huge discount to anyone who had to go through this cluster**** of a recall...twice
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SamsungG:
No S Pen = No Deal!!
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Obs1234:
i kept both my s-pens from the 2 phones I had..one went back minus the pen and power supply, cables, etc......

I never use them tho..I just hoard...

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Fake???

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/cee-lo-greens-samsung-phone-blows-up-in-his-face/85218687/
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rafeba:
Same for me. I'll wait for the next Note. I hope that it will be one next year. And i hope it will be under $2K lol.

PS: I have to change my signature. It's a blasphemy. [emoji24]
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OkayGK:
There would have not been as much cluster if they offered S8/N8 to customers right away in the beginning. Instead of giving them a down grade.

They should be pretty damn happy with the numbers they have 90% returned.

Im reading on N7 Allience threads but nothing really concrete for IMEI solution yet. So far feels like im walking in the dark if i have to attempt whatever programming they are attempting to do.

PS, im going kookoo trying to fix the damn old htc. must of read half of the internet by now.

Yeah for some that will still be painful to accept the deal on the phone with no pen but still, better then S7 edge.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rafeba:
I'm still trying to find a solution for the IMEI also. Final solution... hardware box but pretty expensive. And I don't know if is gonna work.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SamsungG:
Wouldnt surprise me! Your on Rogers eh? Your note still going? Mines still going ... 1700 pegtime.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OkayGK:
Both of mine are working Rogers and Fido
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SamsungG:
Huh ... I wonder what Rogers is up 2.....
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OkayGK:
they looked at the stats and saw those 10% of N7s on their network lol. said's we aren't risking losing all these customer =)
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SamsungG:
LoL honestly! And I'm a business client as well... Hopefully that gives them more incentive to NOT screw around with me.. LoL ? 5000$ a year worth of phone bills.. Better just f.off me! ?
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OkayGK:
My girlfriend and her boss have the N7s and he said the same thing. Hilarious
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SamsungG:
Well really I mean cutting off a paying client.. That's BS!! Send me a disclaimer, I'll sign it and take full responsibility for this phone. Not one problem doing that!
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Exactly, 6k per year here.

Wanna cut me off? Go for it and watch how fast I say F- you rogers and go to Bell.

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Ill second that sentiment.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] THS1989:
So I had all updates blocked on my Note 7. I am 100% sure that no update was pushed to it. There are no pop-up messages and it charges to 100%.

It stopped working on Bell. I called Bell and they checked my IMEI and confirmed that it wasn't blocked.

WTF.... Is Bell lying ? I know there was no update pushed to it because of the blocks I put in place. Wi-Fi/Bluetooth both work and it charges fine.

So it has to be an IMEI block right ? My guess, Samsung told Bell to block them and Bell is simply lying. The guy literally went "oh well it must be a hardware fault". Yeah right....Hardware fault on the day the block them off...What a coincidence....
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
And this is when you go to a bell store and tear them new one :D
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] marktang:
You don't need an update to block an IMEI
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] THS1989:
Well the thing is, they already swapped a note 7 for an iphone.

Technically i was supposed to send this note 7 back to samsung (well a recycling company actually) but instead of having it burned and thrown in a landfill, I decided to keep it.

I could just tell bell that I bought it off kijiji.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SamsungG:
o.O now thats just down right dirty!! Then i dont blame u for getting the boot!! I got my samsung level box pro out of the deal for pre-ordering and am most def. keeping it!!
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
I sure dont have an issue there....id keep it too...
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] martinjo24:
Receive 3 call from rogers today but don't answer, so soon rogers cut imei
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] evilive27:
Well it's been 2 months since I've returned my note 7 to stericycle. They said they shipped me a replacement two weeks ago and still haven't received a tracking number or a phone. I hate Samsung so much after this terrible customer service. Never will I ever buy another Samsung product. I'm surprised there isn't a class action against them in Canada. There damn well should be.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OkayGK:
Could be but lets wait and see what happens. I have two N7s, one on rogers and one on Fido. Rogers has never called or sent SMS. Fido on the other hand kept sending me sms, since day one i've got the phone. In Dec, the sms was about diconnecting the service. Dec also they start calling me and I have ignored the calls like you, until one went through. I told them I was keeping my N7 regardless, they just wanted me to be aware they will cut service to N7 before Dec 16. That has not happen, N7 works.

I like how people say return the device whether here, on other social media or in person yet little do they know how frustrating the process is that it makes more sense to throw the phone out and buy a new one than go through a headache of returning it.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] martinjo24:
Im waiting me too, anyway i have 2 s7 edge o the box waiting...and after that i give my 2 note 7 to my child to use like tablet....
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] moegrease:
Just a little update from Rogers.... The first was Dec 15 now it seems the 21st is the day
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Got the same thing today, wonder what happened the the 15th lol.

But the 21st? Right before Christmas when people are busy and rely on their phones...what a bunch of Aholes...

Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] martinjo24:
Same for me

MESSAGE IMPORTANT DE ROGERS : Rogers dÃ©sactivera l'accÃ¨s Ã son rÃ©seau pour tous les Samsung Galaxy Note7 Ã compter du 21 dÃ©cembre 2016, Ã la suite d'un rappel de tous ces appareils, qui risquent de surchauffer et de prendre feu. AprÃ¨s cette date, vous ne pourrez plus effectuer, ni recevoir d'appels ou de messages texte, ni utiliser des donnÃ©es ou Internet avec votre Note7. Veuillez vous assurer de rapporter ou d'Ã©changer votre Note7 dans les plus brefs dÃ©lais pour ne pas perdre vos services sans-fil. Vous utilisez dÃ©jÃ un autre appareil? Ne vous inquiÃ©tez pas, vos services sans-fil continueront Ã fonctionner sur tous les appareils autres que les Note7. Vous avez des questions? Veuillez communiquer avec Samsung au 1-800-SAMSUNG pour connaÃ®tre les options qui s'offrent Ã vou

i lets. You know tommorow lol
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] marktang:
Just thought when I was done dealing with Samsung. They sent me another S7 Edge. Lol

Thanks for the Christmas gift
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
I got one also lol....WTH?

I promptly took my black CAN version in and traded it in on a silver G intednational version. Never had any desire for an S7 edge but ill give it a try and see how I like it...at least I can root and flash again lol

Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] marktang:
So you took it to the SES and trade for a silver one?
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
No a local dealer I know where i bought my note 7, its an SMG935F not W8...prefer the international models over our CAN versions although in this case the internals are indentical.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SamsungG:
Well I dont feel special... :(
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SamsungG:
And there it is *Unregistered Sim* No more network access. 12:05 Rogers Pegtime.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OkayGK:
Same here with Fido =)
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] moegrease:
Well guys I am officially booted off the rogers network. Time to search for someone that fixes imei s :(
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OkayGK:
Its odd but my second N7 is still workiing fine on the Rogers network
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SamsungG:
Everything dead over here! I phoned rogers and said remove my device balance and credit me .. They said well you have to bring the phone into a Rogers store and then we will credit you or give you a new device. I told em how nice it is you all have so much control over individuals phones and said, **** this and hung up. Had to cause i was going to explode on that csr!!! This is such BS!
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Did you buy both of them directly from the carriers and on your account?

Im wondering if you have to have the device bought from them and have that exact device actively on your account for them to block it.

The note 7 I have I did not buy from rogers and is not listed on my account only my orignal N7 is and its long gone

Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OkayGK:
Mine was always on the account.

thinking what im thinking? what if me and her switch phones :)
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sevael:
I can confirm this is not the case. I have a Note 7 directly from Samsung, it was blacklisted early this morning while it had a Rogers SIM in it.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OkayGK:
Tried to pop another Sim from fido and rogers, still no go, phone is unable to connect to a network.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Crap....I thought we may have been onto something.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OkayGK:
haha, yeah tell me about it. My baby sits next to me and i can't even use it unless its wifi.

will look for a cheap phone tomorrow, for time being. Wait and see what happens. Hopefully I can fix this.

Don't want to wait till April for S8, especially if It won't any better then the N7
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SamsungG:
I have this funny feeling we are screwed!! Perhaps there is a way to change imei but to what? If all n7 imei's are gonna be blocked worldwide eventually ... what do you change it too? As per my understanding, unblocking an imei and re-entering a new imei has to be from the same device. Soooo ...... ?
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OkayGK:
yeah. I'll wait few months and see what happens.

Am i happy with samsung, not really but they did what they had to do.

Worse comes to worst i'll wait for N8 if i dont like S8.

Returning for S7 gives me what? $300 worth the phone? lol

I'll go buy a bitter phone next few day, will suffer and use it till either i fix N7 or get a phone i want.

Spending 1k on the iphone, v20 etc doesnt make sense
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SamsungG:
Anything without a an s-pen is useless for me so that runs me back to using my note 4. As per statistics the note 7 was still in lead a day ago over the v20 and moto z for usage... As far as I'm concerned.. Samsung has rocks between their ears for blocking imei's to the 300,000+ extremely loyal note 7 users still using this device .. Like I said earlier.. Send a disclaimer stating Samsung is not responsible for damages or hold any liabilities towards further usage.. I'd sign it right MEOW!!!
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Obs1234:
When the s8, n8 comes out...you really think the note 7 can be used for a trade-in????
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ninharu:
I was thinking the same thing. I do not see why not. They are willing to refund or exchange now. And to get the rest off market, they will have to pretty much forever. The phone msrp was 1050. I assume the S8E / N8 will be similar.

I responded to a follow up email from Sammy (recall request) with the tracking info. I sent my first phone back. So far no response. They have had that phone since Nov - no communication or refund.

I did some digging and we can only change our IMEI if we have root (at least ourselves). I think we are screwed, unless someone has some external way of unblacklisting or spoofing an IMEI from another non-blacklisted device.

Its a pixel xl or v20 (stylo 2 looks useless) for me as a stop gap. Nothing really else will do the trick. Mate 9 looks interesting - but who knows when it will be released. Should have just kept my N4.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SamsungG:
Im so lucky i didnt sell my N4 ... I think im gonna walk into the Rogers store tomorrow and give the damn thing back. Having a locked bootloader just makes life even more difficult as im sure someone will have a work around for it in the US .. which will probably not work for us up here due to that unrootableness option that we got stricken with.... Boooooo O well ... Was a great phone while it lasted!
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] llsektorll:
How are you getting V20? It's not on Rogers or Bell?
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] funkydude101:
Anyone get their S7 Edge replacement from Samsung yet? Supposedly the latest round of shipments have gone out, or are going out today.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Yes mine came this week

Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ninharu:
Look up H990 or H990DS (international var). The t-mobile version works for in Can too H918??? I think. You can use frequencycheck to see which models work on which networks in Canada. Freedom/Wind has them new for 800 and they charge 30 to unlock. Or Kijiji or ebay. They seem to be going from 500ish USD used to 600ish new depending on the variant. I got a look at the Pixel XL last night. Super nice phone. But considering it is the same price as our note... but pretty much crappier on every other metric except getting instant software OTA... I just can't justify the pricepoint. Plus its only 32gb with no expandable storage, no water resistance, ect...
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] funkydude101:
Did you get a tracking e-mail? Or did it just show up?

FedEx or UPS?
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Nope it just showed up lol.

It was fed ex

Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sevael:
I was just delivered a letter (that I had to sign for) from Samsung telling me that my Note 7 will be deactivated on December 15 and gave me the phone number to call if I want help returning it.

Timely as ever, Samsung! :D
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] marktang:
My one came a few days ago. You should receive an email as well beforehand
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OkayGK:
Well since their time is perfect as always, do not sign.

Wait till they call you back and let them know - for all the pain and frustration they have caused you with A, selling yuu a dangerous device, B, that dangerous device being dangerously disconnected on holidays causing even more stress and headache and C, for unpleasantly harmful customer service. Which caused you to have suicide thoughts to say the least:D Let them know you will be sending them the phone only in exchange of Note 8 in summer.

Laugh

ps sending over a free S7 is the least they could do.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ymlccc:
I noticed my note 7 imei got blocked by fido this morning. .. :(
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] moegrease:
Ok for those of us that still have our n8's what is your thought on the octopus box? It does support the sm-n930w8 version of out phones. I can pick one up for aprox 150 USD.... Maybe we could create a gofundme page if someone wants to grab one! :)

*just read it won't do a imei change but it seems it can do other things maybe someone with more knowhow can enlighten me
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OkayGK:
Im not a tech so not sure what its good for but I think that same box couldn't even unlock my phone when I went to a shop in the west end.

I still think your best friend is the forum where bunch of people experiment on stuff =)
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rafeba:
Merry Christmas to everyone (include Samsung) [emoji319]
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OkayGK:
Merry Christmas
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Merry Christmas all!

Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ninharu:
I call Samsung today (1 855 254 4747 btw) to check my return progress. They have had the phone since the beginning of Nov. So...2 months now. They tell me that they are "verifying" the return - as I sent them their own tracking info 3 weeks ago. They tell me that they are unable to verify it because of the "holidays" and that I should hear back in the "new year".

Considering they decide to cut service before the holidays, knowing full well that they are unable to process any return or exchange... Blows my mind. Are they trying to alienate their customer base? What does one do if they do not have a back up or are unable to get one?

I still have a flip case and screen protectors I need to return as well. Thankfully there is a sam store in EDM. Still a pain regardless.

Side note: Got a V20 H990DS. I am actually pretty happy with it. Got it used for 600 (in perfect shape). The dual sim is a nice option. Battery, sd expansion are like the old note 4. The DAC is awesome if you have a good set of headphones (add an amp and it would be deadly). Wide camera lens is also cool. Second screen is sort of useful. Even the LG OS is decent. Still miss my stylus though.

Those looking for a stop gap... This is a decent option.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SamsungG:
Soo has anyone managed to find any kind of work arounds for this imei block? Doesnt seem like american providers are doing it yet, always talking about software updates why us canadians are getting the sh** end of the stick is beyond me considering.. was there even 1 incident in canada where the note went up in smoke..?? Wonder what makes us so special!?!?
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] funkydude101:
Nope. But there was an S7E that went up in flames in someone's hands while driving I think in Ontario amidst all the N7 debacle... I don't know what happened to that but I'm sure a confidentiality agreement was involved lol
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OkayGK:
I think few people got around the block but those were rooted phones. for our W8 still nothing. Trying tho
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SamsungG:
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/mobile-phone-explodes-burns-winnipeg-man-s-hands-1.3160799

You might be thinking of that ^^

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Hopefully something comes about soon or else well .. I guess im gonna be handing mine in... Its sitting in a drawer atm looking pretty. Really miss it :( Falling back to the note 4 sucks!!
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Obs1234:
As per the news...

Samsung will release later this month 'why' the Note 7's were exploding.....

Hopefully it will be a flaw in a certain batch and will bring them back......
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OkayGK:
Same with mine, I used it allot at home but now since i need whatapp even that had to be disconnected from n7, so i stopped using n7 as well. Unless i took another mirror app but didn't want to hustle.

I am not returning mine tho. If they wont give me s8/n8 there is no reason for me to return. I'll wait to see what happens with getting it back online.

Yeah I cannot wait as well, battery thing seamed bogus to me. Funny me and my gf went to a repair shop for her brothers S7, when the dude saw my gf's N7 still working, he was speechless, laugh. He proceeded telling us that he opened many phones while repairing them and had phones with battery much tighter than N7.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
I put my work sim in my note 7 today...its a corp rogers account...totallly unrelated to my personal rogers account.

As expected no network lol..imei is intact so i

ts interesting by what method they killed them.

Im going to go into a Rogers store later this week and tear them a new one. I spend a Ton of money with them and will raise hell in the store about it.

Im a paying customer and my account is always paid on time and i have never once been late..and they cut off my service...yep gona be fun for sure.

And before any trolls chime in about how this should have been expected...well yeah i did expect it but that doesnt make it right. Rogers should not be cutting off service to paying customers...it should not be allowed period.

At the very least Ill have some fun making a ruckus in the store lol.

Im not giving them the device either, im keeping it regardless.sooner or later there will be a fix found for this and if not i will use the note 7 as leverage to get an S8 for free when it drops by trading it in possibly.

Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mohammedessam:
Tech Data Canada just confirmed that they will ship the phone on the 18th

Good morning Mr. ........,

Thank you for contacting us. Please allow me to inform you that the device will be shipped in August 18 and it will take 1 to 7 business days for the device to get to you.

Regards,

Arturo Cora

Samsung E-Commerce Group | Samsung Electronics Canada
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] spex714:
Good thing I live 30 minutes away from that Mississauga office! I hope its 1 day shipping :fingers-crossed:
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mohammedessam:
I live in Ajax, so i should get it on the 19
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] LinS123:
That's good to hear. I guess I'll stay home Friday and keep my fingers crossed.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] skyeking69:
I second that question ? screen protector anyone ?
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pointro:
I really hope that the phone's bootloader can be unlocked. Because my Nexus 4's digitizer is damaged and using it right now is a pain in the ass. Having to wait another ~2 weeks for the Exynos to come in. I thought about just toughing it out without root, but no adblocking is a total deal breaker for me.

I preemptively bought this film screen protector from amazon.ca. I have no idea if it'll fit properly or not. I suppose I'll update when I actually get the phone. Or maybe I'll just keep the film already on the front of the phone on it if its unmarked.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] spex714:
I ordered the skinomi full body screen protector to get the edges. I have not found any good tempered glass screen protectors that protect the curve as well.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Me either and I cant go back to a film protector I don't think. Guess i better be careful with the device lol
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcadduono:
The bootloader appears to be locked!

Updating this post to warn others since it was clearly wrong and is showing up in most thanks.

I don't want to accidentally mislead folks any longer than I already have. (sorry guys, they fed me bad info too)

Obviously I'm going to refuse delivery since I ordered online, and it might be a good idea for you to do this as well.

Be careful as there is only a 15 day return window and it will be closed after 30 minutes of talk time, 50 text messages, or an unknown amount of data usage!

Thanks to [MENTION=4834300]Brava27[/MENTION] you can see proof on the bootloader lock here:

Flashing of unsigned TWRP built for N930W8: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=68285843&postcount=564

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Flashing of signed Samsung recovery.img: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=68286500&postcount=570

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