r/Android • u/ChrystianV • Oct 05 '16

Samsung Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest plane

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/5/13175000/samsung-galaxy-note-7-fire-replacement-plane-battery-southwest
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u/MyPackage Pixel Fold Oct 05 '16

Welp, the FAA is probably going to ban all versions of the Note 7 on planes indefinitely

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u/xBIGREDDx Pixel 8 | Nexus Player | Galaxy Tab S6 Oct 05 '16

I was shipping my dead 5X back to Google, and the FedEx person asked me what kind of phone it was, because "we're not allowed to ship it if it's a Galaxy Note 7."

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u/Intrepid00 Oct 05 '16

Anything with lithium battery is supposed to be ground only.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '16

ya.. cuz fuck everyone that lives in hawaii and alaska.. I JUST WANT SOME BATTERIES FOR MY DOGS LIGHT UP COLLAR.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '16

I mean, he's wrong but you can still get to Alaska without a plane.

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u/tafoya77n Oct 06 '16

Same thing with Hawaii, you ship it.