Hello,
This is Kevin Thornton with the Novatel Wireless team, below is the official statement from Novatel Wireless regarding the MiFi 2372:
Novatel Wireless’ top priorities are to serve our customers and end-consumers and to provide for the safe use of our products. There have been two incidents of battery overheating issues reported from Bell and Virgin Mobile Canada. While we can’t comment on specific consumer incidents, it has been reported that some customers have had difficulties opening the battery door, possibly due to a swollen battery, thus utilizing sharp objects or excessive force to open it. While doing this, customers can inadvertently puncture the battery when trying to remove it and this can cause the battery to overheat. To reduce the probability of user-induced damage to the battery, we have redesigned the battery door to make it easier to open.
Any product or battery issue is considered a matter of utmost importance for Novatel Wireless. As a preventive measure, the Company is conducting an exchange program for Bell and Virgin Mobile Canada customers to replace the MiFi 2372 battery and battery door. As a proactive measure, we have been shipping all new MiFi 2352 units with the new battery door.
The MiFi 2200 -- addressing the CDMA market -- represents the vast majority of the MiFi units sold to date. The MiFi 2200 has different design features and components; hence, it is not affected.