That is incorrect. I was already refunded my edge payments, so was my sister and her boyfriend. 2 different accounts, 3 different notes, all but the upgrade fees has been refunded on all 3. They even got refunded for the 160 dollars in accessories they bought from Verizon. I bought accessories from amazon, for which I also got refunded.
As of right now this phone has costed me 21.92, from the upgrade fee. So if the payments will not be reinstated, then they will either have to charge full price or do nothing.
A couple other notes. Again the rep he spoke with told him, they will not charge him for the phone ever. He also contacted his aunt who is high up in the corporate world of ATT, she said that ATT is dfoing the same thing. They are washing there hands with the phone, send it back, keep it, throw it away they do not care. They have removed the existence of the phone from there system, and no longer care.
Now as to endangering others ect. I personally will be replacing my phone with a Pixel XL which I have already pre ordered. That said, the reality is of model 2, there has been 5 "Explode" out of billions. You have a better chance of being struck by lighting 2 times in your life, or dying in 4 car accidents.
Futhermore, I vape, so I know why how and what these batteries can and do do. This is a risk that vapers take every single day, millions of us. So this entire thing is being blown way out of proportion.
There again, the phone does not Explode, here the media goes again lol. Yes it can go into thermal runway. this causes the battery to vent gas and smoke. It heats up very hot, can burn things and on a flammable surface can start a fire. It does not "blow up" proper safety going in and knowing this possibility helps to prevent any issues with said incident. I have had 5 batterys go into thermal runway on me from vaping. It is easily dealt with, throw the device somewhere that isnt flammable. IE concrete/rocks/sink I could go on. If it starts to overheat you will know and can prevent any danger very very easily.
The phone is not exploding and shooting glass at all around lol. The only time you cannot help thermal runway is while charging. This is again easily dealt with. You can charge your phone in a fire proof bag, you can charge it on a glass surface ect ect. People that deal with vaping, RC cars or anything that uses Li Ion or Lipos outside of tech is fully aware of how to handle and the dangers. also laptops and other phones have and do explode. this one had a slightly higher chance but they all have a chance. This entire thing is being blown way out of proportion.
