Samsung Galaxy Note 7s to be blocked from NZ phone networksKIM HONG-JI/REUTERS Any Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones that have not been returned soon won't work, except as wi-fi only devices. New Zealand phone companies will blacklist Samsung's fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 mobile phones in two weeks. READ MORE:* Galaxy Note 7 recall: More than 500 sue Samsung for $616* Businessman fears Samsung not doing enough* Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 wasn't worth saving* Air NZ bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones from all flights* Samsung suspends Galaxy Note 7 production* Samsung Galaxy Note 7 pulled from sale* Spark and Vodafone offer $100 'stress' compo to Note 7 buyersThe forum, which represents the country's phone carriers, said they had decided to blacklist the phones because of safety concerns, with Samsung's agreement. Samsung Note 7's won't work on any of New Zealand's mobile networks, after November 18, the forum said in a statement. But blacklisting the devices from mobile networks should help ensure the remaining handsets, which were in the "low hundreds" were returned, Thorn said.

Source: Stuff November 04, 2016 00:49 UTC