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Hi guys, I'm wondering if i should get this transformer prime tablet. I've been reading alot of reviews thats its amazing and i don't doubt that, but also have been reading about the issues its been having (Wifi, GPS, Reboots). So im not sure if i should go ahead and make this purchase. Im posting in this thread cause obviously its about the tablet so you guys if not all many should own one. I would highly appreciate any feedback or recommendation from your part. Thanks in advance
Okay, first, there are a TON of threads on whether the Prime is a good tablet to buy. Searching and browsing is strongly recommended.
Second, that said, I'd say that if you want to use it in your car as a GPS device in place of your smartphone or a dedicated navigation unit, then don't get it. If you don't, then get it--you'll love it to pieces.
wynand32 said:
Okay, first, there are a TON of threads on whether the Prime is a good tablet to buy. Searching and browsing is strongly recommended.
Second, that said, I'd say that if you want to use it in your car as a GPS device in place of your smartphone or a dedicated navigation unit, then don't get it. If you don't, then get it--you'll love it to pieces.
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Also, if you do get it, don't come back here *****ing about the GPS.
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We are getting a lot of false issue claims too with trolls.....this thing is a beast....and is worth every penny.
Mine works great with the exception of the GPS. The wifi is a bit weaker than the TF101, but more or less identical to my GS2's wifi performance. Would buy it again in a flash.
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Well I have been all day searching and reading other posts, and yeah i'm more inclined in getting it now. About the GPS i don't really use it on my phone either so its not a big deal. Just Wi-Fi thats what i mostly use since im home all day just kicking back browsing through the web. But thank you all for your replies. I appreciate your time and help.
My WiFi on my prime is better then my Inspire 4g, my Toshiba Thrive(all plastic) and my desktop running a 3 external antenna setup. I haven't seen any of the other issues that people talk about in my C1 serial Prime so idk what all the fuss is about.
Also all the trolls are currently here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1534039
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My WiFi on my prime is better then my Inspire 4g, my Toshiba Thrive(all plastic) and my desktop running a 3 external antenna setup. I haven't seen any of the other issues that people talk about in my C1 serial Prime so idk what all the fuss is about.
Also all the trolls are currently here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1534039
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Yeah I was seeing that post earlier.
Basically, if you have to use the prime at a location with very weak wifi signals, it might be a bit worse than other devices. Otherwise, wifi works great.
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Man I'm glad I found this thread before I hit the post button.
And yes the GPS issue is a none issue for me since my DroidX works fine for that.
Man I want one of these in the worst ways. Now if I could only find one!
fasthair
GPS isn't great on it, but who needs 10" TomTom? WiFi works OK for me, rest.... SUPERB, enough said
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fasthair said:
Man I'm glad I found this thread before I hit the post button.
And yes the GPS issue is a none issue for me since my DroidX works fine for that.
Man I want one of these in the worst ways. Now if I could only find one!
fasthair
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No problem finding one in UK
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Ha! I live in Metro of 400k people and there isn't one in this whole state! Just found one online at Staple so it will be here early next week... Woohoo
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fasthair said:
Man I'm glad I found this thread before I hit the post button.
And yes the GPS issue is a none issue for me since my DroidX works fine for that.
Man I want one of these in the worst ways. Now if I could only find one!
fasthair
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Check office depot. Only place that has them in stock in San Francisco.
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After reading a bunch of reviews on the transformer prime im looking to buy one at a store around my area. Mainly im looking for c3 batch and so that if theres any problem with the unit i can easily exchange it. I tried bestbuy but theyre all out of stock. They wont give any info on when theyre going to have new stocks. Heard about rumors that they wont be selling primes anymore for different kinds of reason. Dont know if any of this is true but i dont want to be left waiting for nothing. If anyone would be kind enough to point me in the right direction i will gladly appreciate it. Thank you.
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Try office depot, you can check the website to see which store has it in stock
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schlesh436 said:
Try office depot, you can check the website to see which store has it in stock
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Thanks for the help. They aswell are out of stock. Found out about acer iconia a510 and im loving the reviews ive been reading. I will buy this instead. This lack of stocks for the prime is prolly one of those blessings in disguise!
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Check Gamestop's website. You can take a look at the stock at different local stores.
I picked up one from the Woodbridge Center Gamestop about a week and a half ago. It was a C2, though. And also be aware that I don't think you can straight-up return it for a refund if you don't like it. You can only get a replacement if it's defective, I believe. Has some decent games preinstalled, though.
Good luck.
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Thanks for the help. They aswell are out of stock. Found out about acer iconia a510 and im loving the reviews ive been reading. I will buy this instead. This lack of stocks for the prime is prolly one of those blessings in disguise!
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Dude Acer sucks
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Did you check Microcenter I picked up my second one at the Paterson location. We are also in delivery range of B & H photo. If you did have to return it you could do it in person at the Manhattan brick and mortar location. Got my first one from them.
Would you do this trade someone offered me for my note, I'm just thinking of doing it while a good 4g mod is found for us tmobile users, so I got offered a 32 gig transformer prime and a HTC amaze for an even trade is it worth it.while I wait? If u guys can give me.some feed back I'd really appreciated. TIA
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Yes its a good trade. I would do it instantly. The guy offering is losing a lot.
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I would do that trade too. Hate to see you leave our note though. HTC amaze is a good phone. I had that phone before going to the Note. Plus, there is a leak official HTC amaze ics update.
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I really don't want to leave but my data speeds suck on tmobile I'm paying for something I'm pretty much not using, I seen people have good luck getting good speeds I just haven't found it and I've tried every combo modem and rom with scrip and no scrip idk if it's a good deal ill do it then if anything ill just sell and come back when something is found, doesn't seem like anyone wants to try figuring out the 4g issue and I'm in no way capable of playing with anything code wise haha I wouldn't know what to do hahaha
Edit : its so bad in upload also I can't even sign into fb or post an instagram its pretty bad for me
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I know how you feel man. Im on T-Mobile too. I think our best bet is to wait for the T-Mobile Note (still a rumor, no confirmation yet) and port the radio over.
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I did notice it works a bit better on edge :/ hahaha but is there even a way just to force it on edge, so far been looking at craigslist ads I can prolly get 300 for.each device if I ever wanna sell and come back to the note I don't.think it would be an.issue
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Are you on ics? My friend has a note and also on tmobile. He has much better data on gb than ics. I think if you use stock att radio, you will only get edge.
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I'm still rocking a gb rom ill install art radio see what happens
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I tried every combo also but kept getting dropped calls. Went back to stock and used Edge, got good signal plus no dropped calls but of course slow speeds. Finally signed up with Straight Talk with an AT&T sim card and get HSPA speeds and no dropped calls. Guess I'll stay with them until the T-Mobile situation gets fixed.
That's a helluva trade. Do it before the other guy realizes he's losing out.
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I would test run the prime first. There are some units out there that the wifi is poor and the gps just does not work. To be fair, there are also some that work great. I read the whole tear down thread and they found antennas and radios with poor placement and some just not connected at all. Luck of the draw.
good luck with your decision!
You realize street value on the prime is pretty close to 500 yet right?
That's a pretty good deal
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Definately do it, then sell the amaze for 220, and buy a slightly used note for 380 in a few months
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I would test run the prime first. There are some units out there that the wifi is poor and the gps just does not work. To be fair, there are also some that work great. I read the whole tear down thread and they found antennas and radios with poor placement and some just not connected at all. Luck of the draw.
good luck with your decision!
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For the Prime, besides the usual checks (screen, case, dead pixels, etc)...check the serial #...I have C1xxx. GPS is still almost non-existent, but Wi-Fi is definitely better with the more recent serial #s, C1xxx, C2xxx, C3xxx??? and latest updates from ASUS. Be careful not to update to .21 firmware yet if possible...believe there is no root for .21 firmware yet.
EDIT: Currently, you need to root BEFORE firmware .21 and install OTA Rootkeeper immediately!!! You can then upgrade to firmware .21 the restore root with OTA Rootkeeper. It's all in the Prime section.
What about a trade straight for a one x ? I think this other Guy is gonna.back out prolly figured he's giving me a great deal
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funziebear said:
What about a trade straight for a one x ? I think this other Guy is gonna.back out prolly figured he's giving me a great deal
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Tetra 3 is good, but no lte, no SD card, and non removable battery
So I have read a lot of different stories different places and I wanted to see if anyone knows will the prime get jellybean and will we get it fairly quickly?
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So I have read a lot of different stories different places and I wanted to see if anyone knows will the prime get jellybean and will we get it fairly quickly?
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Only time will tell. Not a satisfying answer, but there's no definitive answer. I mean, jelly bean hasn't even been officially announced yet, right? ASUS has a better track record than most, so within three months of the source release may be a good guess. I would definitely put my money on a custom ROM getting jelly bean before an official OTA update, though.
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So I have read a lot of different stories different places and I wanted to see if anyone knows will the prime get jellybean and will we get it fairly quickly?
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we're supposed to be the first to get it when its announced since asus said that their products would be the first to get it because they have a good relation with google.
We should know fairly soon though right
Btw thx for the responses:-D
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Yeah, we will have it tomorrow
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I hope this fixes all of the issues I have with my Prime. So I'm hoping the update arrives very soon!
I'm sick of the constant freezing, force closing, crashing, random rebooting....
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Yeah, we will have it tomorrow
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Yay!
We will get it. only a matter of time lol
I just hope OP never buys any more devices or I will be scrolling down the page all day
Can't you combine it into one pic and make it smaller ..lol
Hi all,
Just thought I'd come and introduce myself to this part of the forum
I just ordered a prime... I currently have a good old trusty Motorola Xoom which was starting to get to me because of the weight and thickness.
I was going to go for an Infinity but it's out of my price range. Looking forward to getting my hands on the Prime and rooting it... currently have my Xoom rooted and running EOS jelly bean.
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If infinite is out of price range. The I would recommend the tf300 instead.
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burt_ie said:
Hi all,
Just thought I'd come and introduce myself to this part of the forum
I just ordered a prime... I currently have a good old trusty Motorola Xoom which was starting to get to me because of the weight and thickness.
I was going to go for an Infinity but it's out of my price range. Looking forward to getting my hands on the Prime and rooting it... currently have my Xoom rooted and running EOS jelly bean.
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What? why? you just shot yourself in the foot. People are selling and exchanging primes left and right. Be prepared to spend good chunk of time on troubleshooting. Best of luck and hope u have a functional unit (if such a prime exists)
I just bought one over a week ago and think its great. $399 new at office depot Dock is $99 (in store only)
Apparently my happiness i abnormal?! Welcome to the forum!
Welcome. But I have to say why too man.
haha, this has to be a troll. no one would make that mistake today
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haha, this has to be a troll. no one would make that mistake today
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What is the significance of "today" that makes it a mistake over any other day?
Welcome to the tfp section! I hope you enjoy your prime as i have mine. Don't get twisted over all the negative stuff here. there are some people that seem to have issues but there are many that are very happy with it. Zero problems for me. I hope your experience is as good as mine.
Yeah people are ridiculously negative on here. Haven't had it long, but have had zero problems. Love it so far
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Maybe people are negative because they are fed up with all the issues with a $500 device. Maybe the new ones are better since asus had us (the early users) to beta test it for 10 months.
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Maybe people are negative because they are fed up with all the issues with a $500 device. Maybe the new ones are better since asus had us (the early users) to beta test it for 10 months.
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I've had mine since mid march so it's not new, and it has always been a great device....
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I've had mine since mid march so it's not new, and it has always been a great device....
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i wish most of us here we as lucky as you.
Another happy Prime owner.
I have had my tfp since May and I never regretted my decision to buy it.
Running AndroWook since first release, currently on 1.2.
jarek_p said:
I have had my tfp since May and I never regretted my decision to buy it.
Running AndroWook since first release, currently on 1.2.
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I cant even unlock this POS. shows error, just like most people on the forum. I am stuck on the freaking stock rom
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Welcome to the tfp section! I hope you enjoy your prime as i have mine. Don't get twisted over all the negative stuff here. there are some people that seem to have issues but there are many that are very happy with it. Zero problems for me. I hope your experience is as good as mine.
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I'm happy too
I thought the Prime was slightly better than the TF300, brighter screen better clocking speeds? I've read some negative things about it but also some good things... now I am really stuck and unsure which one to get
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Well I've cancelled my order, going to take a trip to town today and have another look at both.
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There were some bad apples, i have my prime since January 2012 and i've been very satisfied ever since i got it. And now with JellyBean its totally awesome.
I love my prime, had to go through 5 before I got a good one. Mainly screen issues but I love it!
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Welcome aboard. Try and ignore all the negative comments. It's the same with any device - you only hear the people that have issues because most that have no issues don't seek out forums for help. I have had one or two problems but for me the good outweighed the bad and now with JB the Prime is even better. I would have my Prime with keyboard dock over any other tablet out there as it looks and feels great and does everything I want it to do and more.
When you get yours, set up your gmail and wireless, check for and download the update and let the Prime do it's thing, then do a reset so the system is fresh and then install you apps and enjoy. Hopefully you will have a good experience and enjoy your Prime as much as many others do