Free S8s for former Note 7 Owners

[R=G]

Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 7 compensation program will reportedly let customers get a Galaxy S8 for free

story for the click-lazy:
It was first reported earlier this week that Samsung is preparing a new compensation program for Galaxy Note 7 owners who have already been through a lot over the past couple of months. The report suggested that Samsung will offer cash discounts on the purchase of its future flagship to those customers. Samsung is already providing monetary incentives to get people to exchange the Galaxy Note 7 for one of its other devices. A report out of Korea claims that the new compensation program will allow Galaxy Note 7 customers to get the Galaxy S8 for free, or by paying a nominal amount.

According to the report, this program will be open to those who have already exchange their Galaxy Note 7 for a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge. They will then be able to exchange that handset for the Galaxy S8 free when it comes out early next year. The cost of the exchange will either be zero of nominal, it’s reportedly going to depend upon if it’s the customer’s first or second exchange of the Galaxy Note 7.

“The new compensation program is designed to make it easier for those who exchange their Galaxy Note 7 with existing Samsung smartphones, to shift into our next model coming in next year,” a Samsung official has been quoted as saying in the report. How Samsung will actually process these claims remains a mystery right now, official details are slim right now so until more is said about this by the company itself, I’ll continue to be skeptical about such a compensation program for Galaxy Note 7 owners.

 

[Mr. Manhattan]

*thinking of how can i scam Samsung with this Galaxy S7*

 

[Kaydigi]

Downgrade screen size

 

[R=G]

Downgrade screen size

All of this just a hold over until I get whatever the Note will be called in 2017...

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

If I get a note 7 on Wednesday will this apply to me?

 

[Long Live The Kane]

My plan all along has been to hang on to my note until the s8 drops...if they promise to give it to me free, I'll trade my joint in tomorrow for an edge for a couple of months

 

[Deltron]

My plan all along has been to hang on to my note until the s8 drops...if they promise to give it to me free, I'll trade my joint in tomorrow for an edge for a couple of months

it's servicable as a temp solution. I wish the S Pen worked with it I kept the pens from the 7 tried using it hoping it'd turn into a 7

 

[The Fukin Prophecy]

My plan all along has been to hang on to my note until the s8 drops...if they promise to give it to me free, I'll trade my joint in tomorrow for an edge for a couple of months

Cutoff for trading in the Note is December 31st...

S8 probably dropping late February early March but they have already pushed it back 2 weeks because they're still trying to figure out WTF went wrong with the Note...

 

[Numpsay]

umm shouldn't the next Note release be free?

 

[Long Live The Kane]

Cutoff for trading in the Note is December 31st...

Haven't saw that anywhere...

So what happens after that? they just say sorry we sold you a phone that was recalled, but now you gotta keep it...good luck ?

 

[FaTaL]

hows samsungs stock looking lately?

 

[winb83]

If I get a note 7 on Wednesday will this apply to me?

Probably not. At this point the phone has already been recalled. If you already had one it probably would. My guess is they'll go to your carrier to get the data on how many you had when.

 

[The Fukin Prophecy]

Haven't saw that anywhere...

So what happens after that? they just say sorry we sold you a phone that was recalled, but now you gotta keep it...good luck ?

I read it on XDA and a few other android forums...

They're giving you 3 months to turn it in, you made the decision to keep it, so its on you...

Can't really blame them for that...

 

[Maddmike]

hows samsungs stock looking lately?

Man Samsung makes damn near EVERYTHING.....this phone shyt is a drop in the bucket...wouldn't hurt them at all

 

[Kaypain]

fukk those S8s because if they start exploding as well it's for nothing. I won't be long before all Samsung devices are banned