Yesterday T-Mo pushed an update to my Note 7 that clearly states it will limit the battery to 60% charge. I've been able to delay it thus far, but I suspect it will eventually force itself onto my phone.
For the moment, I can live with this. I rarely use more than 30% of the battery in any given day.
Still, it's becoming very clear that I need to understand my options and exercise one of them before too long. I'm considering a couple of options with the goal being getting into the Note 8, whenever it becomes available, preferably as a pre-order, with as little expense as possible.
1) Turn in my Note 7. Get the wife an iPhone 7+ (she has been wanting one). Use her Note 3 until the Note 8 or equivalent goes to pre-order. I had a Note 3 before this Note 7 and I can tolerate it. I think this requires waiting until a reasonable iPhone 7+ is available in-store, so it could be the end of November before I can do this.
2) Trade my Note 7 for an S7 Edge. Samsung offers an extra $100 credit when I do this and I use T-Mo's protection plan so in theory I should be pretty close to owing $0 if I want to trade in by the time the Note 8 becomes available. I still get the wife the iPhone 7+ when it becomes available. This is still a new "flagship" phone, with the only drawback being the lack of stylus and note-taking, which I use frequently.
I welcome your thoughts on my dilemma...
For the moment, I can live with this. I rarely use more than 30% of the battery in any given day.
Still, it's becoming very clear that I need to understand my options and exercise one of them before too long. I'm considering a couple of options with the goal being getting into the Note 8, whenever it becomes available, preferably as a pre-order, with as little expense as possible.
1) Turn in my Note 7. Get the wife an iPhone 7+ (she has been wanting one). Use her Note 3 until the Note 8 or equivalent goes to pre-order. I had a Note 3 before this Note 7 and I can tolerate it. I think this requires waiting until a reasonable iPhone 7+ is available in-store, so it could be the end of November before I can do this.
2) Trade my Note 7 for an S7 Edge. Samsung offers an extra $100 credit when I do this and I use T-Mo's protection plan so in theory I should be pretty close to owing $0 if I want to trade in by the time the Note 8 becomes available. I still get the wife the iPhone 7+ when it becomes available. This is still a new "flagship" phone, with the only drawback being the lack of stylus and note-taking, which I use frequently.
I welcome your thoughts on my dilemma...
Getting started as we speak. As CR6 said, I got the VZW update notice earlier today.
