[AT] OT - Refurbished computers - now phones

[Steve W.]

pga2 at BasicISP.net wrote:
> Now I'm curious. My fiancee has an Iphone and I don't have
> a clue how to operate it unless she gets it to the point
> where I can dial a number. I have thought about a Galaxy
> S7 but the burning battery problem has kept me from going
> for one. What issues have those of you with the S7 had
> with the batteries in them and have they been resolved to
> your satisfaction?
> 
> Tractor content: I need to get my Farmall M and box blade
> out and grade the apron for my driveway to remove an emerging
> pothole right where the driveway meets the road.
> 
> Phil in TX

The "bad" phone is the Galaxy Note 7 not the smaller S7.

As for the Note 7, they have been recalled, no more will be sold and the 
carriers are rolling out a software update that will kill the battery 
and the phone for the folks who chose to ignore the recall.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/28/technology/tmobile-samsung-note-7-battery-shutdown/index.html

-- 
Steve W.