Reports: Samsung stops making Note 7s as more phones ignite
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Last week, a replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 issued through the company's recall program combusted on board a Southwest Airlines flight. That incident was just the first in a renewed round of bad news for the beleagured company, though. According to The Verge, four more replacement Note 7s have burned up since. In an apparent response to this renewed threat to consumers, Samsung has reportedly suspended production of the phone altogether, according to sources at Korean news agency Yonhap.
The Verge says Samsung "has refused to confirm or deny" the Yonhap report , but United States wireless providers aren't waiting around for direction. Verizon , AT&T , and T-Mobile have all stopped selling the Galaxy Note 7 in the United States, ...