Best Buy already has the Galaxy Note 7 replacement, but you have to expect – CNET in Spanish

consumers who bought the phone Galaxy Note 7 at Best Buy in the U.S. could be among the first to redeem your cell phone for a replacement unit revised by the authorities of the country, as confirmed a spokesman for the chain stores to CNET in Spanish this Monday.

According to the representative of the retailer, some of the stores of the giant electronics you already have in your inventory the units Note 7 without fail approved by the Commission of Consumer Product Safety (CPSC, for its acronym in English).

however, the spokesman did not have at their disposal the information about which stores specific have in their inventory these units. Therefore, the spokesperson insisted that consumers should stop using his Note 7 and visit the Best Buy store nearest you to sign up on the list to receive a replacement device. Despite the fact that some stores have begun receiving the replacement phone, the redemption will not be made until the 21 of September.

The other consumers will be able to go to Best Buy stores from September 21 to effect the redemption. The new units will be able to differentiate from the previous, said Samsung. The boxes will have printed a letter “S”, the battery icon will be colored green and added a black frame to the barcode.

on The 2nd of September, Samsung had voluntarily retired the Galaxy Note 7 of the global market, after reports of some units (of the 2.5 million that had been distributed at the global level) that exploded or burned by the overheating of its lithium battery. The US authorities issued a retired officer in the country on the 15th of September after a statement from the CPSC.