AT&T Quickfire could overheat, spontaneously burst into irony if charged incorrectly
by Chris Ziegler 
posted Feb 25th 2009 at 12:34PM
Follow the break for AT&T's email to customers.
Please take special care when charging your Quickfire GTX75 mobile phone. There have been a few reports of significant overheating of the phone when the AC Charger adapter is inserted incorrectly and forced into the phone.
The clearly marked, embossed arrow on the AC Charger adapter should always be face-up on the same side as the display screen of the Quickfire when it is inserted into the phone. See the diagram below for proper positioning and insertion of the AC Charger adapter into the phone. You should never force the AC Charger adapter into the phone.
If you have any questions, please call 1-800-801-1101.
Sincerely,
AT&T
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Microdot @ Feb 25th 2009 12:37PM
great... i bought my son one of these things. thankfully, he's smart enough to know how to treat it. but still a bit unnerving.
Why should I have all the fun? @ Feb 25th 2009 1:45PM
It's a feature. Tell him it has the new Optional Spontaneous Combustion Mode (OSCM).
OneLove @ Feb 25th 2009 3:08PM
They catch on fire when you get your AT&T bill.
thedesolate1 @ Feb 25th 2009 5:52PM
You should of read my comment here:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/atandt-quickfire-gets-reviewed/
Before going ahead with that purchase....
ImaYam @ Feb 25th 2009 6:55PM
as long as you dont hold it by your chest while trying to force the plug in, you should be safe...er.
STINK @ Feb 25th 2009 12:38PM
Now it looks like a Toshiba Qosmio notebook!
Chaos Theory @ Feb 25th 2009 12:38PM
i already told my friend who had one of these that he was flaming.
jr2k @ Feb 25th 2009 2:36PM
O, you mean Steve Carlesi, lead singer of Foundry?
Grr..
lib lib
Erik @ Feb 26th 2009 12:38AM
oh! a gay joke, how clever you must be!
Ypocaramel @ Feb 25th 2009 1:41PM
Hahahaha be careful what you name your products!
Oli D @ Feb 25th 2009 12:42PM
If you have any questions, please call 1-800-801-1101.
This sounds like their asking for burnt ears.
Joe @ Feb 25th 2009 1:26PM
"Hello, um, when should I force the AC charger adapter into my phone?"
"Never."
"Ok, thanks!"
Mike @ Feb 25th 2009 2:35PM
THEY'RE!!!
Oli D @ Feb 25th 2009 2:47PM
Sorry mike, I'll try harder next time.
Grammar Nazis...
Gary @ Feb 25th 2009 12:46PM
That number is for Warranty, which we were told in CSP that the Quickfire would be replaced with the Samsung Propel... I think some customers are gonna be a little upset about that..
Paris Hilton @ Feb 25th 2009 12:45PM
That's hot
michas_pi @ Feb 25th 2009 1:07PM
Dohoho.
Oli D @ Feb 25th 2009 1:29PM
Somewhere in the world, a geek feels he has made a good joke..
Dont be fooled
He has not.
Richard @ Feb 25th 2009 1:47PM
I admit, I laughed.
Why should I have all the fun? @ Feb 25th 2009 1:49PM
it's "hawt" in Hiltonese.
Jacksplat @ Feb 25th 2009 12:45PM
Who the heck makes a symetrical plug that is polarity dependant that can be plugged in more than one way? taper a side...user pins to align it...something.
Even it's slightly asymetrical...but can be forced? that's just a bad design...really.
Andrew R @ Feb 25th 2009 12:59PM
What just like the new MicroUSB can?
But in that case you just break the connector
Gr1zz @ Feb 25th 2009 12:57PM
http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/quickfire.jpg
dan @ Feb 28th 2009 4:15PM
MicroUSB is D shaped...
Josh @ Feb 25th 2009 12:47PM
Article title ftw.
Mobius_1 @ Feb 25th 2009 4:15PM
Where's the big green + button for ranking articles up? :)
That title is so full of win. +1
Matt Peters @ Feb 26th 2009 1:38AM
The titled choked me up. Great work, Chris. :)
Ryo06 @ Feb 25th 2009 12:49PM
haha now thats ironic to the max, your quickfire will burst into flames as soon as your charge it, make sure you pack extra batts!
bandigolo @ Feb 25th 2009 12:50PM
This gets my nod for Headline of the day.
tony @ Feb 25th 2009 12:52PM
quick fire indeed!
ryeguy_24 @ Feb 25th 2009 4:17PM
The absolute best headline I've ever seen.
sockatume @ Feb 25th 2009 12:56PM
Puns... too much... brain... overloading... must... crack... one-liner...
skyblaze @ Feb 25th 2009 1:13PM
OH NO!! help him!! somebody, quick!! close his browser window, he's dying!!! :(
Dan @ Feb 25th 2009 12:58PM
and I thought that was supposed to happen from the speed of AT&T's 3G
sergery @ Feb 25th 2009 12:58PM
fire sale?
ifoundwaldo @ Feb 25th 2009 9:14PM
Arrested Development?
dotAaron @ Feb 25th 2009 12:59PM
Although i hope it doesn't explode on someones leg...
I LOL'd at the epic name irony :)
W @ Mar 11th 2009 9:23AM
Explode on someone's leg...tell that to the little girl in texas who's phone exploded in her jean pocket in the middle of the street a few years back...yay for faulty charges and unstable Li batteries, people are too stupid for advanced technology...
JerkyChew @ Feb 25th 2009 1:00PM
Technically it's not ironic. Ironic would have been if it was named the extinguisher or CoolAsIce or something. I still LOLed at the title, and I don't LOL for just anybody!
MrNuclear @ Feb 25th 2009 6:59PM
Coincidental, yes. Ironic, no - more of the Alanis Morissette type of ironic.
I still laughed at the title too..
tande @ Feb 25th 2009 1:02PM
Guess that explains why they pulled them.
trevor @ Feb 25th 2009 1:02PM
someone i dont like has this :)
trevor @ Feb 25th 2009 1:03PM
no it's not mario. we go way back.
CraigJ @ Feb 25th 2009 1:16PM
"You keep using that word. I Don't think it means what you think it means"
Jon Nelson @ Feb 25th 2009 1:28PM
Inconceivable!
fayettec @ Feb 25th 2009 2:25PM
Do you have 6 fingers?
(01) @ Feb 25th 2009 2:33PM
CraigJ=Winner of the internet
ant @ Feb 25th 2009 1:22PM
I'm all for truth in advertising...but THIS is ridiculous.
Pa-dum-pum.
Squid7085 @ Feb 25th 2009 1:45PM
Oh man, the irony in all this is just too good to be true! I mean, not only do you have the name "Quickfire" but it has "blazing" 3G speeds. Oh man, I have a friend that just got one of these, its time for some gay jokes.
DIEGO @ Feb 25th 2009 4:47PM
OK,
Your avatar is gay...
There...