Samsung Note 8 promo deal for former Note 7 owners

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#222927 4-Sep-2017 13:59

Hi all,

Does anyone know if this applies for us in NZ:

http://www.samsung.com/us/galaxy/note8/Note7Promo/

Just wondering...

Stu

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#1858159 4-Sep-2017 14:09

What happens when you enter your registered email address where it says "Check your eligibility below" and hit the 'submit' button?

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yggdrasil

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#1858178 4-Sep-2017 14:22

Funny thing,

I might have used one of three email addresses to register my Note 7 (honestly can't remember). But for each of them I get "we don't recognize that address". Of course, from their perspective I might have "registered" with Spark, and not with Samsung.

That's why I'm wondering if this is a US-only deal, or if this is something we should be bringing up with Samsung NZ, or our carriers.

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#1858201 4-Sep-2017 14:56

It's for the yanks only. Pretty disgusting of Samsung to be honest, every Note 7 owner was impacted, yet they select a single country. If I could swear on here I'd be blowing a fuse. Going to sell my S8+ and get the Pixel XL 2 out of protest.

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#1858285 4-Sep-2017 16:34

I tried putting my Samsung email down, doesn't work. Seems US only at this point.

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#1858489 4-Sep-2017 21:07

US only, with fish-hooks:

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/galaxy-note-7-trade-in-samsung,news-25728.html

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#1858520 4-Sep-2017 22:04

Kopkiwi:

It's for the yanks only. Pretty disgusting of Samsung to be honest, every Note 7 owner was impacted, yet they select a single country. If I could swear on here I'd be blowing a fuse. Going to sell my S8+ and get the Pixel XL 2 out of protest.

Mod Edit: MM - Read the FUG

It's worth noting different countries received different compensation.

In NZ, owners could have kept the 128gb SD card, recieved a J5 replacement phone free, and recieved a $50 prezzy card.

Not exactly a bad deal.

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#1858608 5-Sep-2017 01:48

When I bought my Note7 from VF, I got a $300 discount by buying it on a two-year, interest-free calling plan - plus a 256GB memory card thrown in.

When I had to give the replacement Note7 back, unsurprisingly I was able to keep the memory card - but also the charging adapter plus the cable and all the cable adapters. Plus keep the free J5 I was given to tide me over between the first and second Note7's (which I kept new and unopened and sold on Trademe).

Then at the end Samsung NZ gave all NZ Note7 owners a $100 consolation gift - which I eventually received as a credit to my VF account.

Although I would have preferred to have had an ongoing non-fiery Note7, I felt I came out of the whole thing quite well.

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#1858845 5-Sep-2017 12:11

I didn't take up the J5 offer and held out for the (short lived) replacement. I did however keep the chargers cable etc. I have to admit to getting 2 x $100 gift cards, I assume because I was inconvenienced twice. So I bought the S7 Edge and persevered without the SPen. Sadly after less than 12 months, my S7 has developed the dreaded pink line down the screen. A restart has fixed it on the 2 occasions it has happened.

I just hope that the Spark trade in is going to be worth my while, if I decide to bite the bullet.