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my Tbolt got pretty hot awhile back. It actually was uncomfortable in my hand. I felt a tingle feeling on my hand because it was getting so hot. I wonder if you got nerve damage from holding the phone if HTC could be sued for this?
 
If there was an epidemic of super hot nerve damaging Thunderbolts, I could see the potential for a lawsuit. But, I could also see a potential lawsuit from people who got nerve damage from putting their hand on their car hood on a hot day. Doesn't mean the lawsuit would actually go anywhere.
 
How many times have you grab something so hot it put blisters on your hands? Did you get blisters on your hands? If not then it must of not been that hot. Next time your phone gets hot put it down and call verizon (preferably on a different phone.) and have them replace the phone. Man everyone is sue happy in this day and age.
 
82nd Airborne said:
I'm not sorry +2

And Jrife, err Lik1, please stop stirring the pot with the TB by (re)posting things just to hear yourself talk.

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Lord forbid a company be held liable for making crappy products. I didn't say I was suing anybody. I'm saying the phone gets pretty freaking hot and I could see some freak thing happen with the phone were it actually could hurt somebody or catch fire. Phones have done it before. it would be one step toward better products being made. My threads are smart, you just can't see that deep into it. don't judge what you are to naive to see.
 
Christchurch man's cell phone battery catches fire The phone was an HTC Magic, a Google Android-based smartphone


iPhone Allegedly Catches Fire, Ruins Upholstry - Geekologie

Display tech to watch this year: Multitouch catches fire - Computerworld

Girl burned when cell phone catches fire - CNN

Hope Palm catches fire!! - PreCentral Forums



Tons of articles this isn't even close to all of them. if so many thunderbolts are getting hot it's very possible something could happen. Quality control isn't HTC's strong point. Matter of time. Live and Learn
 
Lik1 said:
My threads are smart, you just can't see that deep into it. don't judge what you are to naive to see.
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This made me laugh! Just like you had one deleted already? The only thing I see into your posts is trolling. Also, you could do a search on the topics your creating threads about and comment in those threads.

Oh, and if you hold a hot phone long enough to get nerve damage, then you deserve it. Any normal person would stop holding the phone.

And since you can obviously google cell phone fires over and over again, then I guess you could have answered your question without making a thread.

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82nd Airborne said:
This made me laugh! Just like you had one deleted already? The only thing I see into your posts is trolling. Also, you could do a search on the topics your creating threads about and comment in those threads.

Oh, and if you hold a hot phone long enough to get nerve damage, then you deserve it. Any normal person would stop holding the phone.

And since you can obviously google cell phone fires over and over again, then I guess you could have answered your question without making a thread.

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YouTube - ‪HTC HD2 Caught fire‬‏

Why delete the thread? it's legit. It's about the Thunderbolt overheating. concerning I will say. You don't like the thread so the mods should shut it down? Do you work for HTC? if no then don't worry about it. I'm all about awareness and what's good for the consumer. what is your problem? I'm not trolling, I'm being very serious. Why don't you get lost. You sound like a cry baby.
 
Lik1 said:
Christchurch man's cell phone battery catches fire The phone was an HTC Magic, a Google Android-based smartphone


iPhone Allegedly Catches Fire, Ruins Upholstry - Geekologie

Display tech to watch this year: Multitouch catches fire - Computerworld

Girl burned when cell phone catches fire - CNN

Hope Palm catches fire!! - PreCentral Forums



Tons of articles this isn't even close to all of them. if so many thunderbolts are getting hot it's very possible something could happen. Quality control isn't HTC's strong point. Matter of time. Live and Learn
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None of the links above refer to faulty HTC Thunderbolts and a few of them aren't even about faulty devices at all. Try again.
 
Nobody getting burned yet with the thunderbolt. the phone gets pretty damn hot. so give it time if the phones are overheating that is the start to a possible fire :) common sense duh. Enough heat generated causes guess? FIRE.

Sorry if im weary of a phone that overheats when so many other horror stories are out there and many of the phones are HTC. Sorry I don't want my phone to explode in my hand. Damn me.
 
Lik1 said:
Why delete the thread? it's legit. It's about the Thunderbolt overheating. concerning I will say. You don't like the thread so the mods should shut it down? Do you work for HTC? if no then don't worry about it. I'm all about awareness and what's good for the consumer. what is your problem? I'm not trolling, I'm being very serious. Why don't you get lost. You sound like a cry baby.
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Your OP was about overheating, not fire. And your question was whether someone could sue for holding a hot phone and getting nerve damage. Posting links and video about other cell phones on fire has nothing to do with your OP, not does it prove anything your saying in relation to the OP. Why close it? There is a reason that others considered this thread useless, and you know it.
 
Okay, I am confused. This thread was about overheating and it causing nerve damage at the start.

Now it's about phones catching fire, and in my opinion of my phone caught fire the LAST thing on my mind would be possible nerve damage. I would worry about a serious burn far before nerve damage, even though a serious burn can cause nerve damage.

Also I really think overheating and catching fire at two totally different things. You don't go from talking about your car overheating to it catching fire or your laptop/desktop overheating to catching fire. Granted the overheating could be a sign that there is a possibility for fire, but the 2 things aren't one in the same. There is a pretty substantial leap from overheat to fire. The thread just seemed to take a leap from the original topic to another that's slightly similar.
 
82nd Airborne said:
Your OP was about overheating, not fire. And your question was whether someone could sue for holding a hot phone and getting nerve damage. Posting links and video about other cell phones on fire has nothing to do with your OP, not does it prove anything your saying in relation to the OP. Why close it? There is a reason that others considered this thread useless, and you know it.
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So it's useless to keep an eye on a phone that overheats? that we own? "other phones are doing this not the Thunderbolt" This is true, but the Thunderbolt is known to overheat to the point it shuts itself down on many of the units according to well myself and People who own it. So it's good to keep an eye on the phone so it doesn't blow up in your face or something. " other phones are doing this not the thunderbolt" well this is true, but it makes the Tbolt a candidate to be cautious of now doesn't it? Heat/HOT, Overheat, It all leads to one quite possible thing? FIRE. Do you want your phone catching fire in your car? Do you want your phone catching fire at home when you are out back swimming? Do you want your pets cooked like chicken? I don't.
 
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Okay, I am confused. This thread was about overheating and it causing nerve damage at the start.

Now it's about phones catching fire, and in my opinion of my phone caught fire the LAST thing on my mind would be possible nerve damage. I would worry about a serious burn far before nerve damage, even though a serious burn can cause nerve damage.

Also I really think overheating and catching fire at two totally different things. You don't go from talking about your car overheating to it catching fire or your laptop/desktop overheating to catching fire. Granted the overheating could be a sign that there is a possibility for fire, but the 2 things aren't one in the same. There is a pretty substantial leap from overheat to fire. The thread just seemed to take a leap from the original topic to another that's slightly similar.
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If your phone blows up in your hand it can cause never damage as it will only take a second to happen before you even have time to really do anything about it. A phone getting so hot that it's uncomfortable to hold is much more likely to catch fire or blow up than a phone that doesn't get hot. Overheating sometimes leads to catching fire ya know?

THE THREAD WAS ABOUT OVERHEATING...NOW HE IS TALKING ABOUT THE PHONE CATCHING FIRE.. TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT TOPICS>>>>> LOL. not like something that overheats ever catches fire ha ha ha. Maybe your next trip will lead to a fall.
 
Lik1 said:
Nobody getting burned yet with the thunderbolt. the phone gets pretty damn hot. so give it time if the phones are overheating that is the start to a possible fire :) common sense duh. Enough heat generated causes guess? FIRE.

Sorry if im weary of a phone that overheats when so many other horror stories are out there and many of the phones are HTC. Sorry I don't want my phone to explode in my hand. Damn me.
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If I'm not mistaken, one of your links referred to an iPhone catching fire. So IF this "problem" does exist, it's a smartphone issue not explicitly a HTC issue.

There's always an inherent risk in the daily use of electronic devices of any kind. Unfortunately, there are some individuals who are at greater risk than most.
 
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