So we have heard several agencies such as the FAA warn against using or charging the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 while on flights. This warning has also been extended by other companies and agencies around the world, such as Australia, Canada, India, and most recently China where the phones were thought to be safe.
However it seems that planes aren’t the only place you shouldn’t use the phone. Recently New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has issued a warning and are urging passengers on public transport, such as buses and trains, to not use the phone or to charge them. This isn’t a formal ban per se but given that an exploding phone is essentially a bomb, we guess passengers shouldn’t really need convincing.
The MTA’s tweet reads, “MTA customers are urged not to use or charge their #Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mobile device on trains and buses.” Thankfully there has not been any incident in which the Note 7 has exploded on buses or trains, but really, do we need to wait for it to happen before we start paying attention?
Samsung has since issued a recall and are working to get replacement units in the hands of their customers ASAP. We have also heard how Samsung could be planning on an early Galaxy S8 launch to help erase this incident from the minds of their customers.
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