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Just read through too many threads and now in a state of OVERLOAD! lol... Anyway, I just ordered my new transformer prime (2/11/12) and it should be here on Tuesday.
My question is, "Are the new Primes, that are rolling out now with 4.0 installed from factory, having all these issues with WiFi / Bluetooth and GPS"? All the posts i have read seam to be user upgrade issues.
Sorry if i am wrong and posted a duplicate thread. I am alllll frazzled now and was really looking forward to my $$$ Prime purchase
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Lee
Most likely it will be the same for you, I hope not, but its not software related. Its hardware related causing the problems with the prime.
Ah man, what a huge bummer. So it's pretty much hit or miss? Some people getting lucky having no issues? I have read a few good posts (cant remember url, maybe here), that some market apps were causing system crashes like Google + and Google Maps. I guess those issues are not related to Wifi / GPS, but are causing system instability and such. Well, my plan will be to first use the tab as is for a while before installing anything. See how it runs bare bones, etc... I will rely heavily on Wifi... Is the Wifi issue only when paired with keyboard (BT), or all the time? I was so psyched for this thing, now bummin...
The WiFi issue is all the time for me. The WiFi never drops completely out it just doesn't do very good like the signal is about half of my cell phone that's why I don't like it. I can hardly get a signal upstairs it drops to 1 bar. I haven't even tried it paired but I do see it paid to DTVBluetooth I don't even know what it is, Probably my Samsung 51" 3D? matter of fact I'm about to Google that, you just reminded me of that. I got a lot of electronics in my man cave so it hard to tell what DTVBluetooth is? I was going to check into this before but forgot.
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well mine came with honeycomb and after reading many boos about upgraded problems i'm half sorry to say that i wish mine came with ics already on it, though if that were the case it'd have been a different model and might have had worse issues than a non working gps only.
i can happily sacrifice working gps for the ability to say everything else i've tested works very well.
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I haven't even tried it paired but I do see it paid to DTVBluetooth I don't even know what it is, Probably my Samsung 51" 3D? matter of fact I'm about to Google that, you just reminded me of that. I got a lot of electronics in my man cave so it hard to tell what DTVBluetooth is? I was going to check into this before but forgot.
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Let me know how you made out with this.
Thanks for the replys, i will keep you posted. Tab should be here tomorrow...
slight thread hijack. My wife is going to new York (live in Edinburgh) in a month and was thinking of getting her to get me an ATP. Is there any reason not to have a US prime in the UK?
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Not sure, but i would definitely look into the UK receiving an unlocked boot loader in the near future. I cant remember where I saw it on the net, but def. did. That's the word, and if it's true, do NOT buy one from N.Y. Wait for the unlocked boot L.
Newer Prime's should have better QC and less issues per unit produced but in the end based on my experiences here. Also note well that they're not going to change the entire tablet.
At the idea of a US Prime in the UK....my US model has English (United Kingdom) available in the Language & Input settings so I think it should work fine, as long as you get a UK dock instead of an American one. Not sure how it would impact firmware updates though but should be fine if you don't mind whatever has already come across for people with update issues.
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I bought my tablet about two weeks ago at best buy and I'm happy to report no issues with my tablet. The build of it was good. No light bleeding unless you press down hard where the lights are on the side and I have not seen a WiFi issue yet.
Over all, I've been happy with my tablet and I didn't even know it had issues till I started reading the Transformer prime section for this tablet on XDA. +1 for the TP.
I got my Prime on 2/8 from Best Buy. I didn't take any OTA's until I rooted using Viper's tool. After rooting, I updated to ICS. I have had no issues with wifi. I get signal and it doesn't drop for me. Haven't tried GPS but I am not all that concerned about it. Just waiting for the bootloader to be unlocked and custom roms to come out!
I can't seem to find anyone who has these in stock via local B&M retailers nor online. Guess the price to be paid for being popular is inability to keep pace with demand.
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I can't seem to find anyone who has these in stock via local B&M retailers nor online. Guess the price to be paid for being popular is inability to keep pace with demand.
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OfficeDepot appears to have the Transformer Prime in stock.
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/906853/ASUS-Eee-Pad-Transformer-Prime-TF201/
If you order it, I would suggest you pick up a 2nd charger as well and save on shipping.
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/768723/ASUS-Power-Adapter-For-Eee-Pad/
I ordered mine from Office depot. Got it in about a week with standard shipping. However, I am heavily considering sending mine back. There are spongy spots on the edges of my tablet on all four sides.
Also, they pack HORRIBLY... I received my tablet in a manila envelope with only one side bubble wrapped. The Envelope was beaten to heck and back and my box was pretty badly beaten up as well. Not sure if that may have been the cause of the sponyness on the screen or if tons of other people are noticing that as well.
Otherwise, I have not had a problem with ANY other part of my tablet. Wifi is strong and the ICS update went perfectly.
I have ordered from Office Depot multiple times and I haven't had any problems. I didn't order my tablet (got it from Bestbuy) but I have ordered a bunch of accessories and such and they all came reasonably well packed.
Received my new Prime today 2/13. My second one. It's a C1, came with HC and as soon as I logged on to my network it wanted to update. I let it and it did one update and showed ICS 4.03 build 9.4.2.13. So apparently they've rolled all the updates into one for new devices. Then I got the small camera update and that was all. I'm letting it charge and am almost afraid to go into another room to test the wifi.
Thanks, but did check OD and they're showing out of stock.
Interesting - NewEgg had been listing it as "out of stock" but is now marked as discontinued or specifically "Deactivated. This item is currently out of stock and it may or may not be restocked."
bought mine a month ago, came with HC, upgraded right out of the box to ICS and my wifi and blue tooth work great. GPS is spotty, but only tested once as i dont use it for that. I stream HD videos over wifi while using bluetooth headphones all the time and have not once had an issue.
Well, got mine today from BB. The order took a week. Rep said they had a shipment coming in anyway. When i picked it up this morning, i asked how many they had and she said, "None now", lol. Some shipment! Just mine... Anyway, right out of the box the firmware update started. I didn't run it yet, guess im a little nervous. So far the tablet is super sweet! Glad to report, no issues at all
Lfnsr, I didn't know we could root and still update OTA..? That's awesome man. what's the deal with that? I must have been left in the dark the past year. My only experience with Android in general is with my Droid X. Of course i had that thing tweaked, so i do have some exp. Any info you have pertaining to TP, rooting, updating etc... would be greatly appreciated.
Bgm307, How is everything since the ICS update? Honeycomb is running so good, i'm afraid to update....?
Thanks everyone for the info. I was really upset waiting for my TP after reading all the negativity here on XDA. I hope some of you reply about ICS. I'm itchin to run it, lol...
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Bgm307, How is everything since the ICS update? Honeycomb is running so good, i'm afraid to update....?
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It's great actually. Like I said earlier, it went straight to ICS 4.03 build 9.4.2.13. No glitches, no crashes, no battery problems. Put it to sleep last night at 62% battery. This morning, 6 hours later I'm at 61%.
I just can't make myself walk into another room and test the wifi. Guess I have to do that this morning.
Well, I received mine yesterday from Best Buy online. My order was kind of odd. Two weeks ago on Friday, I woke up and hit the website again to look at availability. It was sold out the night before, but to my surprise it was available. I immediately placed the order, and right afterward it went back to "out of stock".
Needless to say, I was pretty skeptical and kept checking order status. It stuck at "in process through the weekend (understandable) but remained this way through to the middle of the week. I gave up and called Best Buy to cancel. The woman put me on hold for a minute after "confirming" that the reason it was stuck on in-process was because they were most likely not available. When she came back, she said the order was cancelled...and I moved on.
Two days later, I checked my bank balance and saw that I was CHARGED for the Prime! I immediately logged into my BB account and saw that it was apparently shipped, UPS tracking and all. I was a little ticked initially that they apparently did NOT cancel my order, but decided to roll with it and figured if it arrived in anything but mint condition that it was going back to a local BB right away.
So, it arrived yesterday while I was at work. It was a LONG day at work needless to say, and when I finally got home I actually did not open it for a few hours. I was concerned about all of the negativity surrounding it in the various forums. All of the odd issues and some really scary stories. After a beer or two later, I said the hell with it and decided to open the box.
Immediately upon powering the device on, I scoured the screen with my eyes for dead pixels, dust, screen bleed..what have you. Absolutely NOTHING wrong with the screen...whew! Booted in to Honeycomb and it immediately found my network (full bars) as well as a few neighbors networks...and even some I have not seen before on my other devices! Ok, wifi is not an issue. Applied the update to ICS next. Downloaded, rebooted, Android logo with spinning gears....all done.
Went back in and checked everything out. Good deal! Everything is smooth and gorgeous. Installed a few apps, games and emulators...everything worked as expected. Played Pacmania (in Mame) and off to bed.
Came home tonight from work and continued with this baby. Tested the mini HDMI on my TV, worked perfectly. Played some music and heard it out of my surround system. HDMI working perfectly. Check that off the list.
Next, I tested the microSDHC. Popped a Kingston 32GB card in that had some previous apps and stuff from my old Asus Slider. Worked as expected.
Set up FTP access in ES FIle Explorer to my Serv-U FTP and streamed a movie (John Wayne, The Quiet Man) as well as some MP3's. Worked smooth as butter.
As for GPS, yes, I had a slight issue. I had signal for a short time in the house, and then it went out. However, this is more than normal. My Garmin gets NO signal in the house no matter what! I will have to take it out soon and test, but I have the feeling that GPS will lock on for me as well.
My point is that if you find one of these, I recommend to buy it and try it YOURSELF. You cannot go by issues in the forums. Remember, the majority of the time when people have NO issues, they do not post and say "everything is ok!". You usually only see posts when people do have these issues, and posts should not sway you from one of the greatest tablets ever created. I freakin' love this thing!
BTW, I forgot to add that mine is a C1 serial number based model. Perhaps issues were vastly fixed with this one.
Posts like yours are exactly why I'm returning my second Prime and trying a third time. My first two must have been defective!!!
Hopefully third times a charm... if I can find one.
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Forgot to ask... how is your BT working with your WiFi?
I liked my prime for the first two days as well, until the glaring problems started to happen.
Test out your prime from 20-30 feet away from your router and see if your wifi speeds drop DRAMATICALLY. Mine did. From my bedroom which is no more than 25 feet from the router, my wifi speeds went from 20 mbps to less than 2.
Next, try using your wifi while also using a bluetooth device like headphones or a mouse. Odds are, your wifi speeds will drop so low that the internet is unusable while bluetooth is on.
If GPS was just the issue, I don't think many people would have a problem. However, when the wifi isn't sufficient enough to work from every area in my house, especially on a device that depends on its wifi connection, then there is definitely a problem. My router isn't cheap, and my house isn't large. None of my other devices have this issue, and from all the other people reporting the weak wifi, I'd say its more of a design flaw than a software problem.
That, to Asus has some seriously defective components or a large quality issue with their components. Either way, with as many people having issues with the prime as there are, I don't see it lasting long on the marketplace. I wouldn't try my luck again simple because I don't see Asus supporting a product with this many problems for much longer.
I would be willing to bet, they phase out product sales completely as soon as they can possibly get the redesigned units out. I know that the Staples website has removed the Prime from their search function and you can only find the item via a search for staples asus transformer prime. Also, my local 2 staples stores sent their primes back to the warehouse. They wouldn't say why, but they had stock and sent them back.
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Well, I received mine yesterday from Best Buy online. My order was kind of odd. Two weeks ago on Friday, I woke up and hit the website again to look at availability. It was sold out the night before, but to my surprise it was available. I immediately placed the order, and right afterward it went back to "out of stock".
Needless to say, I was pretty skeptical and kept checking order status. It stuck at "in process through the weekend (understandable) but remained this way through to the middle of the week. I gave up and called Best Buy to cancel. The woman put me on hold for a minute after "confirming" that the reason it was stuck on in-process was because they were most likely not available. When she came back, she said the order was cancelled...and I moved on.
Two days later, I checked my bank balance and saw that I was CHARGED for the Prime! I immediately logged into my BB account and saw that it was apparently shipped, UPS tracking and all. I was a little ticked initially that they apparently did NOT cancel my order, but decided to roll with it and figured if it arrived in anything but mint condition that it was going back to a local BB right away.
So, it arrived yesterday while I was at work. It was a LONG day at work needless to say, and when I finally got home I actually did not open it for a few hours. I was concerned about all of the negativity surrounding it in the various forums. All of the odd issues and some really scary stories. After a beer or two later, I said the hell with it and decided to open the box.
Immediately upon powering the device on, I scoured the screen with my eyes for dead pixels, dust, screen bleed..what have you. Absolutely NOTHING wrong with the screen...whew! Booted in to Honeycomb and it immediately found my network (full bars) as well as a few neighbors networks...and even some I have not seen before on my other devices! Ok, wifi is not an issue. Applied the update to ICS next. Downloaded, rebooted, Android logo with spinning gears....all done.
Went back in and checked everything out. Good deal! Everything is smooth and gorgeous. Installed a few apps, games and emulators...everything worked as expected. Played Pacmania (in Mame) and off to bed.
Came home tonight from work and continued with this baby. Tested the mini HDMI on my TV, worked perfectly. Played some music and heard it out of my surround system. HDMI working perfectly. Check that off the list.
Next, I tested the microSDHC. Popped a Kingston 32GB card in that had some previous apps and stuff from my old Asus Slider. Worked as expected.
Set up FTP access in ES FIle Explorer to my Serv-U FTP and streamed a movie (John Wayne, The Quiet Man) as well as some MP3's. Worked smooth as butter.
As for GPS, yes, I had a slight issue. I had signal for a short time in the house, and then it went out. However, this is more than normal. My Garmin gets NO signal in the house no matter what! I will have to take it out soon and test, but I have the feeling that GPS will lock on for me as well.
My point is that if you find one of these, I recommend to buy it and try it YOURSELF. You cannot go by issues in the forums. Remember, the majority of the time when people have NO issues, they do not post and say "everything is ok!". You usually only see posts when people do have these issues, and posts should not sway you from one of the greatest tablets ever created. I freakin' love this thing!
BTW, I forgot to add that mine is a C1 serial number based model. Perhaps issues were vastly fixed with this one.
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Glad to hear you enjoying it. Mines seem to never be able to leave my hands..lol. I'd recommend Thumb keyboard. Makes typing so easy n fast.
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I would be willing to bet, they phase out product sales completely as soon as they can possibly get the redesigned units out. I know that the Staples website has removed the Prime from their search function and you can only find the item via a search for staples asus transformer prime. Also, my local 2 staples stores sent their primes back to the warehouse. They wouldn't say why, but they had stock and sent them back.
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Well, many websites remove the device from the basic search when it is simply not available. I am not a Staples shopper, but more of a Microcenter guy. They do this all of the time on their site. If you order the last of something and then go back to try to find it the next day, it is purged from their search and unless you have the direct link you cannot find it!
As for Staples sending them back, if this is indeed true it may be for other reasons. The demand for the device is so high right now that Staples bigwigs may be re-assessing stock sent to stores and ordering them back to the warehouse for redist for online orders. This is quite common. I know as I work for a pretty large video card manufacturer (and SD, USB, SSD, Flash media) and these kinds of tactics are used constantly. If some Staples in timbucktoo ended up with 8 units that are going unsold while there is a demand elsewhere...well...the manager may get a return to distribution email from his DM.
I do not think at all that it is getting "phased out" in other words.
Sounds good man. I actually have 2, count them 2 perfect working Primes under one roof hahah. Me & my GF both have C1 serials numbers bought from Staples the last few days.
However i did originally return a BC i think to BB that wasnt working soo good. The lady there said they have been getting tons of returns and therfore stoped selling them. IN the store at least.
So yea it is possible to have a good working prime. I actually just upgraded mine to ICS from HC just so i could test both. So far so good. Out fo the box i upgraded my GF's to ICS right away. I did have the .13 update on the one i returned.
So far good wifi even away from the router unlike my original & no dropout with bluetooth on. It seems there is a ever so small screen bleed on the right hand bottom corner. Only if you use a all black screen using the screen bleed test. Otherwise you cant see it. Oddly enough this has been the case with all 3 of my Primes ive had, odd. But you cant even see it under normal use. Im sticking with mine lol.
Hey man I'm glad you're liking your Prime. I got mine a while ago and have had no issues, thankfully. Solid device, especially after the last update,. Since then it's been smooth sailing.
ICS Browser + made me a happy boy.
I just want to note that I'm not a fanboy, I don't care about Asus, just a happy customer. Bought my dad one and he seems happy.
I also had a customer (I work tech support) call in about a microSDHC issue (not the Prime, just a format issue) and he got to talking about his 64GB Prime. The guy had no issues with it and was using it out in the field with his job. He had more than enough good to say about it, which made me more excited about it prior to its arrival.
As I said before, there are MANY people out there with good fully functional Prime units...and I would venture to guess many more than people with defect units. You just wouldn't know as these people do not post "non-issues"
It is a damn great device and I am proud to own it. I will continue to run it through its trials over the next two weeks of course while I am inside of the return policy, but if all works as it is now (and has right out of the box) I see no reason for return. Time to just have FUN with the new incredible hardware!
PS: Not an ASUS fanboy either. My Prime sits happily on my desk right next to my Playbook...an underrated and very cool tablet as well
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I also had a customer (I work tech support) call in about a microSDHC issue (not the Prime, just a format issue) and he got to talking about his 64GB Prime. The guy had no issues with it and was using it out in the field with his job. He had more than enough good to say about it, which made me more excited about it prior to its arrival.
As I said before, there are MANY people out there with good fully functional Prime units...and I would venture to guess many more than people with defect units. You just wouldn't know as these people do not post "non-issues"
It is a damn great device and I am proud to own it. I will continue to run it through its trials over the next two weeks of course while I am inside of the return policy, but if all works as it is now (and has right out of the box) I see no reason for return. Time to just have FUN with the new incredible hardware!
PS: Not an ASUS fanboy either. My Prime sits happily on my desk right next to my Playbook...an underrated and very cool tablet as well
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Here is your proof right here. Out of 195 prime owners that voted on xda, more than 75%(147) voted they like the Prime and keeping it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1491431
Despite the problems I'm having and have had, I'm still trying to stay positive..
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Guys....just a quick question for all you lucky lucky Prime owners.....what is playback of MKV files like? Is it super smooth, both 720p and 1080p and do they all work or have you needed to re-encode them?
Cheers,
M
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Guys....just a quick question for all you lucky lucky Prime owners.....what is playback of MKV files like? Is it super smooth, both 720p and 1080p and do they all work or have you needed to re-encode them?
Cheers,
M
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Super smooth. If you watch animies and have 10bit movies then it's a no go.
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Super smooth. If you watch animies and have 10bit movies then it's a no go.
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10MBit\second movies?
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it immediately found my network (full bars) as well as a few neighbors networks...and even some I have not seen before on my other devices! Ok, wifi is not an issue.
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I like your highly scientific method of verifying that the "wifi is not an issue"
Amazingly enough the Prime I bought from Walmart online the other day is working like it is supposed to be working. I've actually used my Bluetooth connection listening to music streaming down from Google Music and performed a speed test and still was about 20+Mbps speed using speed test. ALL the other units I had wouldn't even get 5Mbps. This is like the 3rd or 4th Prime I had. I can't even remember. And for those GPS people out there I was able to get GPS signal on a %100 humidity day in about 10 seconds. I have no idea what was done, but I'm not letting this one go. I've already sent all my Asus contacts a message asking if they can keep my RMA unit and just refund me the retail price of what I paid for it and to let me keep what I have.
Also the buttons seem easier to press. Like the power button. It has a more tactile feel then all the other ones I had. Along with the volume rocker.
My serial number starts with C20KAS......
FINALLY I'm done with all this BS, only until I get a refund from Asus hopefully. If they don't actually give me a refund I'll have to see what I'll do. I certainly don't want to be the owner of two Prime tablets, equaling over $1000 in price. Ouch!
I think you just got a good one.
I've had my prime since launch, got it from Best Buy, and i've never had one issue with it. GPS, WiFi, BT, and everything else works flawlessly. I do maybe have a "weaker" signal according to the bars on the screen, but I've never dropped a connection or had ANY speed issues.
Love my prime.
Cool story bro
This sounds like you think the tablet would be subpar because it was at a Walmart...
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Amazingly enough the Prime I bought from Walmart online the other day is working like it is supposed to be working. I've actually used my Bluetooth connection listening to music streaming down from Google Music and performed a speed test and still was about 20+Mbps speed using speed test. ALL the other units I had wouldn't even get 5Mbps. This is like the 3rd or 4th Prime I had. I can't even remember. And for those GPS people out there I was able to get GPS signal on a %100 humidity day in about 10 seconds. I have no idea what was done, but I'm not letting this one go. I've already sent all my Asus contacts a message asking if they can keep my RMA unit and just refund me the retail price of what I paid for it and to let me keep what I have.
Also the buttons seem easier to press. Like the power button. It has a more tactile feel then all the other ones I had. Along with the volume rocker.
My serial number starts with C20KAS......
FINALLY I'm done with all this BS, only until I get a refund from Asus hopefully. If they don't actually give me a refund I'll have to see what I'll do. I certainly don't want to be the owner of two Prime tablets, equaling over $1000 in price. Ouch!
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Good to hear! Asus must be getting its groove on. They must be working out the problems. The prime is one sweet tablet. I have my modded one still working. (for mobile applications... using in one of my vehicles.) But, I want a prime for couch / bedside surf! Walmart is cool about returns too. So If i order online I can easily exchange it a few time.... until i get what i want.
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Not condoning what you said about stickers swap but it would go back to Asus anyways. It's not going to be put back out for sale when you tell them it don't work right. Walmart would just send it back to Asus, its policy. I tried to get an HP Touchpad someone was taking back a while back during the fire sale they wouldn't let me get it said policy says they have to send back to manufacture once opened.
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Not condoning what you said about stickers swap but it would go back to Asus anyways. It's not going to be put back out for sale when you tell them it don't work right. Walmart would just send it back to Asus, its policy. I tried to get an HP Touchpad someone was taking back a while back during the fire sale they wouldn't let me get it said policy says they have to send back to manufacture once opened.
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It does not matter what Walmarts policy is, what matters is the principle of what was being sugested.
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It does not matter what Walmarts policy is, what matters is the principle of what was being sugested.
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Absolutely. Just do the right thing and be honest. He still has to look at himself in the mirror. And if committing this type of act doesn't bother the person, he has a bigger problem than we can help him with here.
Thanks again for speaking up and condoning honesty.
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Absolutely. Just do the right thing and be honest. He still has to look at himself in the mirror. And if committing this type of act doesn't bother the person, he has a bigger problem than we can help him with here.
Thanks again for speaking up and condoning honesty.
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Your welcome.
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Here at XDA we don't like to promote illegal activity, please keep in mind for the next time.
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I'm all for being honest and legit, but if a lot of us are being bent over and screwed by a corporate monster we can never win with what are we supposed to do? Just sit back and let them do whatever they want? We need to stand up for ourselves.
If we aren't getting the appropriate satisfaction or expected support I really would love to know what to do that would give us our satisfaction within our return time policy time? After that return period is over, we are pretty much stuck with what we have.
I already asked Asus very kindly and eagerly if they would keep my RMA unit and just refund me my money because I purchased another prime that is working better turned me down instantly with no regard to my problem. I was backed into a corner like a caged animal with very LIMITED options. Since money doesn't grow on trees for me I'm at a loss on what to do or where to go. Asus doesn't respond to my emails anymore and these "updates" can't fix dead pixels either. I hope people understand where I'm coming from.
Wow! That's messed up. Have you tried explaining your situation to Gary?
I ordered my AT&T HTC One X+ yesterday. It is still getting processed for shipment. Has anybody who ordered yesterday gotten already a shipment notification?
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I ordered my AT&T HTC One X+ yesterday. It is still getting processed for shipment. Has anybody who ordered yesterday gotten already a shipment notification?
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Ordered mine around 8am yesterday, still processing
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Ordered mine around 8am yesterday, still processing
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Good then I don't feel so bad. I still hope that it arrives at my house tomorrow.
Just got my shipment notice. Will have the HOX+ in my hands tomorrow. Curious about the LTE on that device and the battery live.
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Mine shipped too, although they didnt send me a conformation email I had to go on the website to check the order status.
Mine still says processing. Shipping to eastern Mass. I hope they get their act together today. "Processing" is about the least useful update they could throw out there.
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Mine shipped too, although they didnt send me a conformation email I had to go on the website to check the order status.
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I got the confirmation email 12 hours later.
Don't think anyone will actually receive it til the 16th when it is actually released which is why i saw no reason for a pre-order. Just called my local ATT store and they haven't even received shipment yet and they are a major branch. They said first thing tomorrow they will have them in (could be lying and already have them though now). Just going to my store when they open tomorrow and pick it up in person so i can physically check it for defects such as the screen and camera lens alignment before walking out of the store. Something you can't do in the mailbox and if you have a shipped defected phone then have to go to the ATT store anyways to switch out.
Of course we won't know until tomorrow if there is ATT version defected phones but been seeing a lot on here for the Intl version so best to check people.
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Don't think anyone will actually receive it til the 16th when it is actually released which is why i saw no reason for a pre-order. Just called my local ATT store and they haven't even received shipment yet and they are a major branch. They said first thing tomorrow they will have them in (could be lying and already have them though now). Just going to my store when they open tomorrow and pick it up in person so i can physically check it for defects such as the screen and camera lens alignment before walking out of the store. Something you can't do in the mailbox and if you have a shipped defected phone then have to go to the ATT store anyways to switch out.
Of course we won't know until tomorrow if there is ATT version defected phones but been seeing a lot on here for the Intl version so best to check people.
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You are wrong mine is on the FedEx truck. I chose overnight shipping
mgymnop said:
You are wrong mine is on the FedEx truck. I chose overnight shipping
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Nice! Lucky duck! Let us know how it goes
deeznuts said:
Nice! Lucky duck! Let us know how it goes
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Sure. I have to pick it up at the FedEx station because they couldn't drop it off at home:crying:. But I will give my first impressions ASAP. Have a GNEX with 4.2 at the moment so I am ready for a shock of sense
I got mine today. Already bricked it installing CWM.
jimok82 said:
I got mine today. Already bricked it installing CWM.
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I'm guessing you installed the CWM from the One X+ forums here? That was for the Int'l (non-LTE) One X+.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1995763
Just got my AT&T HOX+. Just first impressions. Very nice phone but I came from the GNex that was completely ugly plastic. The screen is gorgeous. Loudspeaker is great. Battery I cant say anything yet too early for it. I have a bit light bleed from the screen and I can see a bit of the light of the buttons between the glass and the shell. Nothing so bad that I would return it. The vibration is very strong. So strong that it makes this weird rattling noise. I think I had that already on my MT4G. LTE is fast in San Diego in comp. to HSPA+. I get download speeds of 10Mbps in comparison to 0.5 to max 3 Mbps on HSPA. I had no wifi problem so far. Had some issues with the HTC "multitasking" and two-step-activation because it never went back to the site i had to put the pin in after switching between key generator and web browser. The web browser is fast and still has Flash. I thought after ICS there won't be Flash anymore so it was a nice surprise. Let's hope now for JB 4.2 soon and that this nice phone won't be a niche product. I am afraid that HTC releases the HOX ++ in February
BTW the amount of bloatware is obnoxious and nothing can be removed.
Additions: Bluetooth with beats audio sounds great in my car. Much better than the sounds that came out of my GNex. The screen on auto-brightness is really bright. I have to get used to it. I have some problems to press power and volume rocker. They are flush with the shell and difficult to feel.
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Just got my AT&T HOX+. Just first impressions. Very nice phone but I came from the GNex that was completely ugly plastic. The screen is gorgeous. Loudspeaker is great. Battery I cant say anything yet too early for it. I have a bit light bleed from the screen and I can see a bit of the light of the buttons between the glass and the shell. Nothing so bad that I would return it. The vibration is very strong. So strong that it makes this weird rattling noise. I think I had that already on my MT4G. LTE is fast in San Diego in comp. to HSPA+. I get download speeds of 10Mbps in comparison to 0.5 to max 3 Mbps on HSPA. I had no wifi problem so far. Had some issues with the HTC "multitasking" and two-step-activation because it never went back to the site i had to put the pin in after switching between key generator and web browser. The web browser is fast and still has Flash. I thought after ICS there won't be Flash anymore so it was a nice surprise. Let's hope now for JB 4.2 soon and that this nice phone won't be a niche product. I am afraid that HTC releases the HOX ++ in February
BTW the amount of bloatware is obnoxious and nothing can be removed.
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Thanks for the update. I'll be sure to check the small defects you pointed out when i pick this device up in store so i can switch it out on the spot if needed and kind of see how often these small defects pop up from HTC, damn their quality control! I called 5 different ATT stores within 10 miles of my house last night and not 1 had this device in stock yet! A few stores the employees were like what phone? You mean the One X? Lol, didn't even know what i was talking about, freakin people never cease to amaze me. They all said they get their shipments in around 10-11am today so hopefully i can find a store to run to on my lunch break from work and get this puppy setup while im at work so when i get home it's all fun and games!
Bloatware, haven't seen that in years but remember how nasty it was. Good thing this bad boy has 64gb of memory so not like its hurting us all that much and i'm sure in a week or so we'll have full Root and what not so no issues after that .
How's the gaming on it? When you first setup your device, how do you get your music from iTunes to this device? I have all my contacts synced to google and yahoo mail so that shouldn't be an issue but have like 320 songs i gotta load on this bad boy some how for the gym. Let us know how it goes bro, thanks!
mgymnop said:
Just got my AT&T HOX+.
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hey dude can you go to the thread link above this post please?
thanks
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deeznuts said:
Thanks for the update. I'll be sure to check the small defects you pointed out when i pick this device up in store so i can switch it out on the spot if needed and kind of see how often these small defects pop up from HTC, damn their quality control! I called 5 different ATT stores within 10 miles of my house last night and not 1 had this device in stock yet! A few stores the employees were like what phone? You mean the One X? Lol, didn't even know what i was talking about, freakin people never cease to amaze me. They all said they get their shipments in around 10-11am today so hopefully i can find a store to run to on my lunch break from work and get this puppy setup while im at work so when i get home it's all fun and games!
Bloatware, haven't seen that in years but remember how nasty it was. Good thing this bad boy has 64gb of memory so not like its hurting us all that much and i'm sure in a week or so we'll have full Root and what not so no issues after that .
How's the gaming on it? When you first setup your device, how do you get your music from iTunes to this device? I have all my contacts synced to google and yahoo mail so that shouldn't be an issue but have like 320 songs i gotta load on this bad boy some how for the gym. Let us know how it goes bro, thanks!
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Good luck that you get one of these nice devices today in your hands.
If you boot up the first time you get first a splash screen from AT&T to setup the phone. Cancel that and setup your Google account first. Not sure why AT&T did that but I was afraid that it then syncronizes everything to AT&T instead of Google.
iTunes? I am an Apple-free household I have just my mp3 collection and Google play music. I uploaded all my private music in the cloud at Google play and normally buy music from Google and Amazon. I never became used to using iTunes. Horrible program in my opinion.
Gaming? Haven't tested it yet. Not a big phone gamer. For gaming I have my PS3
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When you first setup your device, how do you get your music from iTunes to this device? I have all my contacts synced to google and yahoo mail so that shouldn't be an issue but have like 320 songs i gotta load on this bad boy some how for the gym. Let us know how it goes bro, thanks!
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I would sign up for google music (free), and install the google music sync to your computer with itunes. It will upload all your music and playlists to the google cloud and be available to your phone through google music. If you want it local, there is an option for it to download the music to your phone and allow use by any music app. Keep in mind any DRM protected music will not be uploaded.
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I would sign up for google music (free), and install the google music sync to your computer with itunes. It will upload all your music and playlists to the google cloud and be available to your phone through google music. If you want it local, there is an option for it to download the music to your phone and allow use by any music app. Keep in mind any DRM protected music will not be uploaded.
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Isn't all iTunes purchased music DRM protected though? Don't like i actually uploaded any songs from a CD to iTunes. Damn Apple, wish i never went that route and still kicking myself in the ass for it!
im going to be buying the prime this early December and i want to know if anyone knows what serial numbers relate to latest batch?
I just got what I believe to be a brand new Prime via an RMA warranty repair. The one they sent me has a CA****** series S/N.
But are you planning to buy one of these new? They have been discontinued as I am sure you know. At this point, you can get an Infinity for maybe a few bucks more than a Prime, I would go that route if I was you. They are a better all around performer in every area from everything I have read.
My fairly new one starts out C30KAS
I was surprised at all the anger on these forums when I came here because I wasnt experiencing all the problems others were. I can tell you though that the wifi is definately still not perfect.
hx4700 Killer said:
My fairly new one starts out C30KAS
I was surprised at all the anger on these forums when I came here because I wasnt experiencing all the problems others were. I can tell you though that the wifi is definately still not perfect.
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What kind of problems? speed or stability? My Desire HD phone is 65Mbps, i kinda expect more than that on the prime?
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I just got what I believe to be a brand new Prime via an RMA warranty repair. The one they sent me has a CA****** series S/N.
But are you planning to buy one of these new? They have been discontinued as I am sure you know. At this point, you can get an Infinity for maybe a few bucks more than a Prime, I would go that route if I was you. They are a better all around performer in every area from everything I have read.
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As much as i want the latest release I purchased Prime 2 hours ago
Infinity costs £599, Prime is £389 - no one should pay that much for a tablet, it has its own set of problems and limited stock. I worry if i go for it, it might turn up with a fault and then there will be no stock to exchange. I rather wait for another future release, faster CPU, usb 3.0 ports, 5Ghz wireless and etc...
hx4700 Killer said:
My fairly new one starts out C30KAS
I was surprised at all the anger on these forums when I came here because I wasnt experiencing all the problems others were. I can tell you though that the wifi is definately still not perfect.
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Mine has performed well also. I had to send my original BC series Prime in for the green camera issue and got a brand new one back from Asus. The wifi works perfect in my house, and my router is downstairs on the other side of the house so I don't have the weak wifi issue others have complained about. I use it at home about 95% of the time.
But that being said, if I was buying a new or lightly used tablet, I would get the latest and greatest. I'm still considering selling this one and upgrading just because I like to do that LOL.
i got one now, all works fine apart from issue with light bleed and slightly wobbly screen, amazon sending new one on monday, dont know how many i have to go through to get good one but the hardware is very very nice.
Its C5....... serial!