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Samsung Q990D unresponsive after 1020 firmware update

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Jwrc
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Since the update, the soundbar is unresponsive and can't be reset.

 

Seems like quite a few people with the issue

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SET_FL
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I have the same scenario, happened about 2 weeks ago. Seems inline with the update everyone is talking about. I have the HW-QS730D unit. Not sure what to do at this point.

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Mojo921
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same thing with me - turned on my TV and found I was the proud owner of a VERY expensive "bricked" soundbar.  I opened a ticket on it - got a case number and everything.  I doubt if they will follow through though, given the amount of people who are having this problem.

 

I WILL NEVER BUY ANY SAMSUNG PRODUCT AGAIN !!!!

KieranU
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Imagine if a large, global pharmaceutical company released a virus which killed hundreds of thousands of people. Imagine they were aware of this but decided to stay quiet and act unaware. Imagine that company decided to let their junior, front line employees deal with the sick and dying and told them to simply try to rest - giving them advice that they knew would be ineffective - purposely staying quiet and avoiding acknowledging the issue because they were too cowardly to accept responsibility and act with integrity. -- this is literally Samsung right now. 

I think the only way we are going to get answers/resolution here is by leveraging social media. I implore you all to post, tweet/X, message the attached picture on whatever social media you have and tag @Samsung, @SamsungUS, @SamsungUK - use Twitter/X, Instagram, Snapchat, Threads - and use the hashtag #SpeakUpSamsung. Send messages to them directly; forward on to anyone you know who has a Q990D or affected device. I have sent numerous messages to Samsung executives via LinkedIn and to their press office. I have also posted on Twitter/X and sent emails to various media channels and technology e-magazines to see if they can help pick up the story and maybe start embarrassing Samsung into action since they are too cowardly to act with integrity and make a statement after a whole week of this issue. If you have social media, please don't ignore this - the more people post this, the more traction and reach this post will get, and the more chance we will have to force Samsung into action. 

Noone, no matter where you are in the world, should be left having to pick up the pieces or the cost after Samsung have killed our devices. Noone should have to pay, even if your product is out of warranty or if there are no official repair centres within reasonable distance to you (I know people in some regions have already stated that the repair process is not easy). 

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ginobulan
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I have the same problem

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Marcocce
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I think the main issue is just bad hardware design from Samsungā€”something that might have slipped under the radar in past generations but is now catching up. With this new, more ā€˜aggressive/demandingā€™ firmware, the flaw got exposed. And so far, weā€™re the ones paying the price.

DanRoss
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Do they offer in home repair in Texas? And how can I tell if my label covers packing/box? 

Phruff
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They required me to send it in to a shop in New Jersey and I had to pay $42 to pack it up.  Expect to get reimbursed but we will see, still waiting for it to arrive at the shop. 

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BlockF16
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Fellow Texan here. As far as I know, USA does not have in home repair like they have in places like the U.K. I am also trying to get Samsung to pay for the packaging at UPS before I ship. They said they were going to give me a new label and ship a box to my house. They said I should receive the email in 2hours. They quickly closed the chat; luckily I screen grabbed the conversation.2hours came and went and nothing from them.  I would get in the habit of capturing all interaction(s) with Samsung. 

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wolfson292
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I have been unable to obtain any assistance from Samsung. First call agent muted themselves and pretended they couldn't hear. Second rep hung up 15+ minutes into the call. Third rep pointed me to a web page that errored out and asked me to call for support. Fourth rep couldn't provide any assistance, claimed to have no idea about the issue.

AndreasStubs
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My q930 is also bricked. Been so god **bleep** frustrated for days now!!

 

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