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XOOM Pre-Sale At Best Buy Moved To February 20 (Confirmed by Android Life)

"We’ve just received confirmation from Best Buy that the XOOM pre-sale has been pushed to the 20th."
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/02/16/xoom-pre-sale-at-best-buy-moved-to-february-20/
This sucks, I had already made plans to stop by tomorrow. Hopefully the release doesn't get pushed too.

StirCwazy said:
"We’ve just received confirmation from Best Buy that the XOOM pre-sale has been pushed to the 20th."
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/02/16/xoom-pre-sale-at-best-buy-moved-to-february-20/
This sucks, I had already made plans to stop by tomorrow. Hopefully the release doesn't get pushed too.
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This is a bad omen. The only reason I can think of, to push a pre-order date, is because the release date or some other launch detail isn't ready. Last minute OS bug maybe?
You should also know that you won’t be able to re-activate the data package on this device whenever you like at no cost. An activation charge will be enforced each time you re-activate.
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What a friggin scam. The whole benefit of CDMA is the lack of nonsense with SIM cards, and month to month isn't really month to month with activation costs.

Hopefully the delay is caused by the introduction of the WiFi only version? Seems logical to me..

Sirchuk said:
Hopefully the delay is caused by the introduction of the WiFi only version? Seems logical to me..
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I would be absolutely excited if the WiFi only was coming too. I personally don't see it happening, but hey if I'm wrong then by all means I'll be wrong and happy at the same time.

On the activation fee each time. I wonder if that's a Verizon thing or a BestBuy thing, as they said they don't want to encourage customers to cancel after the first month because they don't get their bonus until the customer keeps it active for 2 months or more.
It could be for the WiFi version. They pushed it back at Motorola's request, and Motorola released the detailed specs on their website today (no difference besides lack of 3G.)
We'll have to wait and see..

Sirchuk said:
On the activation fee each time. I wonder if that's a Verizon thing or a BestBuy thing, as they said they don't want to encourage customers to cancel after the first month because they don't get their bonus until the customer keeps it active for 2 months or more.
It could be for the WiFi version. They pushed it back at Motorola's request, and Motorola released the detailed specs on their website today (no difference besides lack of 3G.)
We'll have to wait and see..
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Apparently I'm blind, I don't see any mention on their site about the WiFi only XOOM, care to share the link you're seeing it at?

StirCwazy said:
Apparently I'm blind, I don't see any mention on their site about the WiFi only XOOM, care to share the link you're seeing it at?
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http://developer.motorola.com/products/xoom-mz604/

Most likely it was a Verizon decision. Month to month is essentially a contract and will automatically bill you each month, but unlike a true contract you can cancel at any time, no strings attached. The fact that they charge an activation fee makes it contractual, because if it were truly month to month you'd pay each month at any time with no obligations, like an MMORPG subscription.

Sirchuk said:
On the activation fee each time. I wonder if that's a Verizon thing or a BestBuy thing, as they said they don't want to encourage customers to cancel after the first month because they don't get their bonus until the customer keeps it active for 2 months or more.
It could be for the WiFi version. They pushed it back at Motorola's request, and Motorola released the detailed specs on their website today (no difference besides lack of 3G.)
We'll have to wait and see..
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I actually think you may be right. I dont remember seeing the wifi model (then again i dont check reguarly) and is it coincidence that sanjay jha said it would be around 600 the same day this is announced? By the sequence of events going on, I can see them delaying preorder 3 days to add the information to their servers. It also gives moto a little more time to ship out. If the preorder was delayed then the release date is probably moved back too. I know it can be alot of things but given the evidence starting with the leaked price, following the fcc leak of the wifi version, and sanjay saying how much the wifi version is (why announce how much it is if it wasnt near release?), i believe that is the closest reasoning to why it wass moved back.

sounds like good reasoning. hope that is certainly the case. I think the public response to the verizon version might have moto shifting things around a bit.

Actually, they confirmed both prices today. They had never officially announced the price of either until today.
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Sirchuk said:
Actually, they confirmed both prices today. They had never officially announced the price of either until today.
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yea, when i said leaked price, i was referring to the reaction to it. i think that spurred on to maybe an earlier release of wifi model than expected. of course it is just speculation but i think its also realistic.

socomdark said:
yea, when i said leaked price, i was referring to the reaction to it. i think that spurred on to maybe an earlier release of wifi model than expected. of course it is just speculation but i think its also realistic.
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The response to the Verizon version was very possibly the strongest response to a products pricing in modern times . This is the first of an army of real Android Tablets. Android is an industry juggernaut and all eyes are on Motorola to get this right. Motorola being an old-fashioned OEM might not be privvy to the groundswell of public dissatisfaction, but their partner Google sure as hell is.

Delay
They believe the delay is because the Motorola Atrix is releasing sooner then expected. As in next week, so they pushed the pre-order back for the Xoom allowing the Atrix to sell and take pre-orders a few days later for the Xoom
Here is the link from engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/16/motorola-pushes-up-atrix-4g-launch-to-feb-22-shoves-xoom-pre-s/

I will be the 1st person at bestbuy on sunday..i hear the xoom gets 10 hours on battery life !!!... my Dell streak 7 could barely do 3 hours..it's going back today !!

Arun01 said:
I will be the 1st person at bestbuy on sunday..i hear the xoom gets 10 hours on battery life !!!... my Dell streak 7 could barely do 3 hours..it's going back today !!
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Odd.. I thought the Dell Streak 7 was similar hardware. Must have a really small battery or the Dell UI is really inefficient.

Called BB today for some info...

The salesguy told me that pre-ordering will start on Feb. 20 and that the actual launch day has yet to be confirmed because "google is still doing last minute tweaks to Honeycomb." They're hoping for February 27th.
Also, he said he is unaware of the wifi-only model--I assume he means when it will be released since we have confirmation that one does exist.
Any finally, most interesting, is that if you buy a 3G version, in order to upgrade it to 4G, Motorola will be sending you an empty box to ship the xoom back to them so they can make the upgrade. They are promising a one week turn-around.
This guy may be ill-informed but he sounded like he knew what he was talking about. Just an FYI to the community.
BTW: I live in Ft. Lauderdale, FL (called local BB)

The 4G upgrade is software based and we'll get it OTA.
I would think that the Xooms are already boxed up sitting in a warehouse. However, I really dont know how quick they can go from the production line to shipping to the stores... but it may be possible to so that within a few days.
I hope its not pushed back, but I'd rather have a good experience out of the box then wait 2-3 weeks for an OTA patch.

kenyu73 said:
The 4G upgrade is software based and we'll get it OTA.
I would think that the Xooms are already boxed up sitting in a warehouse. However, I really dont know how quick they can go from the production line to shipping to the stores... but it may be possible to so that within a few days.
I hope its not pushed back, but I'd rather have a good experience out of the box then wait 2-3 weeks for an OTA patch.
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no the guy was right, the xoom comes with a evdo radio only. they have to add the lte radio in there but its at no cost. their probably is an ota for 4g but its not the only requirement. im ready to pick one up my self but if it comes with better experience for me later then i can wait.

socomdark said:
no the guy was right, the xoom comes with a evdo radio only. they have to add the lte radio in there but its at no cost. their probably is an ota for 4g but its not the only requirement. im ready to pick one up my self but if it comes with better experience for me later then i can wait.
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I was thinking it was some chip to replace, then I stumbled on another tech site that simply stated it was a software patch.
Sending the Xoom to MOTO for chip replacement is going to cost MOTO 100's of thousands of dollars; i dont get it. Unless we have to pay for shipping.

If sending it in is a requirement I think they need to disclose that in advance. If I was buying one and the LTE upgrade was a factor, I wouldn't want to have to send it in to be upgraded and be without it for a week or more.
Think I'll wait longer for the WiFi model than deal with that.

I could have sworn that they said the LTE update would be OTA during CES, but I admit, I could be wrong.

Xevilious said:
I could have sworn that they said the LTE update would be OTA during CES, but I admit, I could be wrong.
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here's a link from androidcentral
http://www.androidcentral.com/motor...ardware-upgrade-4g-software-patch-microsd-use
it wasnt the link i was looking for but i know androidcentral is also a credible source but if you search for it you will see that it needs a hardware upgrade. As for the upgrades costing motorola, they are probably already getting their cut from the price of the xoom. Sanjay said the price of the xoom is justifiable because its 4g upgradeable which might mean they already figured in the cost of 4g upgrade with original price of xoom. It sucks for us because those who arent in 4g coverage are getting charged for it but its a smart move by moto since 100% of the tablets they sell wont be all coming back.

The more I read, the more I want to wait for wifi only. I hear that Costco has a 90 day return policy. I want the tablet so bad, I may spring for one and hope the wifi model comes out b4 the 90 days...

socomdark said:
here's a link from androidcentral
http://www.androidcentral.com/motor...ardware-upgrade-4g-software-patch-microsd-use
it wasnt the link i was looking for but i know androidcentral is also a credible source but if you search for it you will see that it needs a hardware upgrade. As for the upgrades costing motorola, they are probably already getting their cut from the price of the xoom. Sanjay said the price of the xoom is justifiable because its 4g upgradeable which might mean they already figured in the cost of 4g upgrade with original price of xoom. It sucks for us because those who arent in 4g coverage are getting charged for it but its a smart move by moto since 100% of the tablets they sell wont be all coming back.
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Good point. I would have done the same thing if I was them. Probably only going to get a 40% return, if that, for the 4G upgrade. It's all just added revenue to them. And once the LTE upgrade is installed on new out-the-door units, they'll still be making a larger profit due to the higher price.
The $200 difference between WiFi and the 3G model make a lot more sense now if you've got to send it in.

pathtologos said:
The salesguy told me that pre-ordering will start on Feb. 20 and that the actual launch day has yet to be confirmed because "google is still doing last minute tweaks to Honeycomb." They're hoping for February 27th.
Also, he said he is unaware of the wifi-only model--I assume he means when it will be released since we have confirmation that one does exist.
Any finally, most interesting, is that if you buy a 3G version, in order to upgrade it to 4G, Motorola will be sending you an empty box to ship the xoom back to them so they can make the upgrade. They are promising a one week turn-around.
This guy may be ill-informed but he sounded like he knew what he was talking about. Just an FYI to the community.
BTW: I live in Ft. Lauderdale, FL (called local BB)
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this might be why if it has to do with software.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/feb/16/google-music-itunes-competitor-android
maybe they are adding google music to it. none of the people who had hands on mentioned it. maybe google wanted to sneak in something so they could get a suprise in against the competition.

socomdark said:
this might be why if it has to do with software.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/feb/16/google-music-itunes-competitor-android
maybe they are adding google music to it. none of the people who had hands on mentioned it. maybe google wanted to sneak in something so they could get a suprise in against the competition.
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I was thinking the same thing. I think adding google music to the xoom out of the box will be huge for Google.

pathtologos said:
The salesguy told me that pre-ordering will start on Feb. 20 and that the actual launch day has yet to be confirmed because "google is still doing last minute tweaks to Honeycomb." They're hoping for February 27th.
Also, he said he is unaware of the wifi-only model--I assume he means when it will be released since we have confirmation that one does exist.
Any finally, most interesting, is that if you buy a 3G version, in order to upgrade it to 4G, Motorola will be sending you an empty box to ship the xoom back to them so they can make the upgrade. They are promising a one week turn-around.
This guy may be ill-informed but he sounded like he knew what he was talking about. Just an FYI to the community.
BTW: I live in Ft. Lauderdale, FL (called local BB)
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Did you talk to the store manager or just sales rep? Let me know the name and I will try and dig a little more. {have several contacts in Minneapolis}

You should know that you can't trust a single thing a BB employee tells you, even if he was the store manager. Only trust that which is on an official handout. If that employee pulls out a printout like the leaked info.. then you can trust him. To test, just call the same store every 2 hours and see how often you get an employee swear by something different than another employee.
What's more annoying is when you know they have been giving info around preorder time, and they play stupid.

If Xoom will be available for pre-order this weekend, I would think they would have announced something by now. What do you guys think?

keitht said:
If Xoom will be available for pre-order this weekend, I would think they would have announced something by now. What do you guys think?
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nah they dont announce pre-orders until they are ready for situations that just happened. if they would have announced that pre-order for the 17th and didnt have them ready, then people would have been raging all over the place just like how they did with the thunderbolt.

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nah they dont announce pre-orders until they are ready for situations that just happened. if they would have announced that pre-order for the 17th and didnt have them ready, then people would have been raging all over the place just like how they did with the thunderbolt.
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Well I registered for updates on motorola/xoom site and I am supposed to be the first to know when it is available! I guess we continue to wait.

I stopped by BB today. All the reps said presale starts tomorrow and device in stores on 24th (though they didn't know much, including price, I informed them haha - but recent emails stated these dates). Asked them if they matched price, incase Costco is $100 cheaper, said it depends. I would think they'd match competition though...
Also, I don't recall the Atrix presale being announced officially until the day of - I'd imagine the Xoom being done the same way.
On another post, about wirefly, someone said something about Verizon starting Xoom sales on the 23, anyone else hear this?

keitht said:
Well I registered for updates on motorola/xoom site and I am supposed to be the first to know when it is available! I guess we continue to wait.
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Yea i registered too but haven't received a single update..not a one lol...so much for that..they probaly will email you a week from now lol

Slimgym20 said:
Asked them if they matched price, incase Costco is $100 cheaper, said it depends. I would think they'd match competition though...
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Everyone that has come into COSTCO talking about can i get a printout of this price so someone will match it, comes back saying they didn't match it. Most business will say price match except so and so and so...one being warehouse clubs.

I called 3 BB's tonight: two of them told me they are doing pre-orders tomorrow, and the other one (the closest one to me) said they are not doing a pre-order at all.

Everyone who snagged it for $600 and have no intentions of using 3G, question:

Do you plan on sending it in for the free 4G upgrade? I think I will, only because in 2 years when its time for an upgrade and Im trying to sell it, it'll probably fetch a higher price.

Yes, I sniped the deal and as of now I have no intentions of using cellular data. Most likely I will send it in to get the 4G modem.
1) Because I may decide I may want it someday.
2) Apparently, there's only a 90 day window after they offer the upgrade to do it. I'd like to get it done in case I decide to sell it.

The upgrade should start in roughly 90 days, but the window is six month from that date.

Has anyone seen exactly where all our Xooms will be need to be shipped for this upgrade? I'm assuming that the address is in the states (or else Motorola is even crazier than we thought), but I was just wondering if anyone had seen which city/state they would all be going to.

droidtacular said:
Has anyone seen exactly where all our Xooms will be need to be shipped for this upgrade? I'm assuming that the address is in the states (or else Motorola is even crazier than we thought), but I was just wondering if anyone had seen which city/state they would all be going to.
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You can ship it to my house

droidtacular said:
Has anyone seen exactly where all our Xooms will be need to be shipped for this upgrade? I'm assuming that the address is in the states (or else Motorola is even crazier than we thought), but I was just wondering if anyone had seen which city/state they would all be going to.
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Probably where Motorola Mobility is headquartered in Libertyville Il.

legato89 said:
Do you plan on sending it in for the free 4G upgrade? I think I will, only because in 2 years when its time for an upgrade and Im trying to sell it, it'll probably fetch a higher price.
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I think this it's what's gonna make the sd card work too, if that's the case everyone should send them in.
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No. I will not be shipping it back for the 4G upgrade.
As far as I'm concerned, it'll be the $600 WiFi only XOOM that I wanted Moto to release on launch day. I raised my voice on multiple forums on behalf of the large majority who want a WiFi version, giving solid, valid reasons why Moto needed to release the WiFi version at launch or shortly after. I even got responses from a Moto employee on Engadget and from Matt at the official forum, who both said our concerns were 'being heard' by their superiors. Yet we still only have rumors to go on, and the only official news we have about a WiFi version is that Europe will be getting it in Q2. Since Motorola is failing to give us any info (despite at least 15 messages a day on their twitter asking them directly about it), we can only assume this means that Motorola doesn't plan on releasing the WiFi version here until Europe has it. Fail!
So, do I feel bad about getting a $200 discount? No. For one thing, I thought it was legit until I saw the update on Droid-Life. For another thing, they should have released the WiFi version and they probably wouldn't have had people looking for exploits to save money on their $150 markup (probably more since each 3G radio is under $50 for them).
Sorry for the rant.
*Steps off of soap box*
Carry on.

I'm planning to send my back for the 4G modem.
Has anyone received it yet? On the Track Packages page, the "Items Shipped On:" is blank. When I go to view order, it says shipped on February 24 via one day shipping but no tracking number button. The estimated delivery is Monday - Tuesday.

arrtoodeetoo said:
As far as I'm concerned, it'll be the $600 WiFi only XOOM that I wanted Moto to release on launch day.
Carry on.
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I'm with you on that and have no intention of using it for 3G/4G but I'm sending it back thinking it may be needed for something in the future so all models have the same hardware.

I hate you all. I prepaid it in advance, and bouhgt it on launch day, only to see "those that didn't do so get 200 bucks off"...
I was too busy playing with it to check the news sites that day, and missed the window.
/cry

Im sending mines purely to raise the resale value.
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ixobelle said:
I hate you all. I prepaid it in advance, and bouhgt it on launch day, only to see "those that didn't do so get 200 bucks off"...
I was too busy playing with it to check the news sites that day, and missed the window.
/cry
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Sorry, dude. I know how you feel. It seems like I ALWAYS miss stuff like this, but it's nice to get lucky for once. It's actually the first time I've ever snagged a deal like this (and I've seen lots of online deals caused by mistakes and BARELY missed them. It's frustrating.) My brother caught a 'mistake' deal from Best Buy a few years ago, and all of his friends were pissed, too. lol

I don't use 3G but I'll be doing the update because I plan on selling my Xoom next year when we start seeing quad core tablets.

Galaxy Tab 10.1 4g LTE launching on Verizon July 28th

This better be a joke!
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/07/23/confirmed-samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-with-4g-lte-launching-july-28-on-verizon/
The are about to be a lot of pissed off XOOM 3g early adopters with me being one of them.

The Xoom 4g part just got FCC approval. It'll be coming soon enough.
Yeah, sucks that it's late. Sucks even more that there'll be another 4g tablet out on VZ first, but Motorola Mobility is feeling it in the stock values.
Who knows? The announcement for the 4g update could even happen early next week, beating the 28th...

ghoticov said:
This better be a joke!
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/07/2...0-1-with-4g-lte-launching-july-28-on-verizon/
The are about to be a lot of pissed off XOOM 3g early adopters with me being one of them.
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LOL! About to be?!
Tomorrow, it'll be 5 months since I bought my Xoom. I expected that getting LTE into the Xoom would be Motorola's number 1 priority given the unusual nature of its work-in-progress release, but reality set in over two months ago when Motorola's CEO tied the Xoom getting LTE to the release of the Bionic. That showed me that our Xooms weren't the priority for Motorola.
Live and learn! And what this episode has taught me is to never trust Motorola ever again.
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An announcement doesn't mean it's in my Xoom yet meaning we will be at minimum another 2 weeks out.
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ZanshinG1 said:
The Xoom 4g part just got FCC approval. It'll be coming soon enough.
Yeah, sucks that it's late. Sucks even more that there'll be another 4g tablet out on VZ first, but Motorola Mobility is feeling it in the stock values.
Who knows? The announcement for the 4g update could even happen early next week, beating the 28th...
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Well, that is speculation. We really have no idea.
What I do know is that the Galaxy Tab is going to launch next week with 4G out of the box.
And even when we do get the upgrade, we have to send it in and be without our XOOMs for who knows how long.

Yea this hurts. I wish the petition would have been taken more seriously than what it was because honestly....ahh nevermind I have to stop this crying it causes nothing but fights.
Point is we or I got screwed at least in my view

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Yea this hurts. I wish the petition would have been taken more seriously than what it was because honestly....ahh nevermind I have to stop this crying it causes nothing but fights.
Point is we or I got screwed at least in my view
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We got screwed, so you shouldn't let the fanboys get you down.
It's not your fault that Motorola and its fanboys have no honor.
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Seriously, trying to figure out why people are so upset.
Was there an expectation that the Xoom would be updated to LTE before any other LTE tablets were released on VZ?
When I bought my Xoom, it was because I needed an Android 3.0 development device. So for me, the primary purpose was fulfilled just by having the Xoom.
As in, 4g for me is nice to have but not the whole point of the purchase.
So you guys who are all honked off, is it because you really, really need 4g?
As an aside, this is also the first product I've ever bought which didn't have all the hardware capabilities at purchase. Has there ever been another product with a similar post-purchase upgrade?

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Seriously, trying to figure out why people are so upset.
Was there an expectation that the Xoom would be updated to LTE before any other LTE tablets were released on VZ?
When I bought my Xoom, it was because I needed an Android 3.0 development device. So for me, the primary purpose was fulfilled just by having the Xoom.
As in, 4g for me is nice to have but not the whole point of the purchase.
So you guys who are all honked off, is it because you really, really need 4g?
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Read the other post. Verizon advertised the Xoom as the first LTe tablet, which obviously is not going to happen. I bought my Xoom based on what they advertised. That has not been full filled so who is at fault? Its that simple.

ghoticov said:
Read the other post. Verizon advertised the Xoom as the first LTe tablet, which obviously is not going to happen. I bought my Xoom based on what they advertised. That has not been full filled so who is at fault? Its that simple.
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They didn't, though.
They advertised it as the first LTE-upgradable tablet.
Edit: I do remember that Best Buy briefly had an ad which claimed first VZ LTE tablet, and that the sdcard was functional. The ad got posted here, but disappeared pretty quickly.
Best Buy has a terrible reputation for technical inaccuracy in their advertisements, though.

Heck at this point I was just thinking about upgrading my xoom 3g Verizon to the galaxy tab 10.1 because if u got your xoom thru Verizon and log on to your account it always says upgrade now.But I see no point when Asus will be releasing a tablet with Tegra 3 in October.
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It's also interesting that the Samsung unit is shipping with a micro sim but the Xoom is full sized. I wonder if that will cause issues with people moving their unlimited data 4g sims into the Xoom to have unlimited data on them.
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Time will tell...

So you have to wait a while for LTE - the Xoom is still better than the Tab 10.1.

pathetic...
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/07/26/xoom-4g-lte-upgrade-available-in-september-emails-to-customers-rolling-out-today/

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pathetic...
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/07/26/xoom-4g-lte-upgrade-available-in-september-emails-to-customers-rolling-out-today/
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September?
lol *tears*
I don't actually care that much, but with the 10.1 LTE coming out in just a few days, I'm starting to feel the sting of irony. I'm still not sure I even want to upgrade to LTE once the upgrade is ready, given potential battery issues.
Battery > speed.

ghoticov said:
pathetic...
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/07/26/xoom-4g-lte-upgrade-available-in-september-emails-to-customers-rolling-out-today/
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As long as its out by the 22nd-ish of September they still make the Summer 2011 deadline!!!!

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As long as its out by the 22nd-ish of September they still make the Summer 2011 deadline!!!!
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lol :::::cringe::::::

Is the Xoom really worth buying right now? I love the sound from the unit but...

The unit itself has been on the market since February and its had its shortcomings...
It seems whenever I go to the store to play with tablets they all have their faults...however, the Xoom just feels like a real slate (great build quality)
My gf got me a Toshiba Thrive for my birthday. I didnt do any research before (testing them out in person) and I was really unimpressed with the build quality so we returned it.
Asus Transformer has great screen and decent build quality, but the sound is TERRIBLE. The IdeaPad was pretty nice as well - but the display was dimmer then the Xoom and its build quality was so so (lots of flex in a tablet - no go for me)
My real struggle is that the Xoom is still $499. It really is worth more like $449 and at that price I would get one.
Thoughts? Opinions? Please share.

You get what you pay for. If you want an android tablet, the xoom is still the standard. If you can wait until the fall there should be more options.

Shop around. They are turning up for $399 from time to time in some places.
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I just bought one a week ago. It is one of the best purchases I made. Price is always gonna be an issue because if all the tablets drop in price you'restill gonna be asking whether its worth the extra money. I love my Xoom... if I had had $800 when they first came out I would have found it worth it then.
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fattiemcdoogles said:
I just bought one a week ago. It is one of the best purchases I made. Price is always gonna be an issue because if all the tablets drop in price you'restill gonna be asking whether its worth the extra money. I love my Xoom... if I had had $800 when they first came out I would have found it worth it then.
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Yes, for my money, it's also the best tech investment I've made in years.

Thanks for the replies so far guys!
Ultimately these tablets will always be getting better - like cell phones.
But after a year or two im sure I can get something else if I really wanted it. At work I have an IPad 2 just for document purposes and display presentations and I dont like it at all.
Just wanted to see where everyone stands and if they are happy with the purchase...you do get what you pay for and the Xoom seems to have fantastic build quality with no flex.

I paid $399 for mine and I love it. I would deffinetly consider worth it for another $100 if you cant find it for that. I love it more than any device I own, including my phone. I even have my texts forwarded via bluetooth to my Xoom and use it for texting. I'm a student working part time minimum wage retail job so I don't have much money, yet I still don't regret dishing out the $400 for it.
Cheers!

I picked mine up for $399 refurbished from woot and I love it. As others have mentioned, there have been a few places to have them new for that price, but I would definitely be willing to pay the extra $100 if there's not a place to find it for $400. I was always a little skeptical about how useful a tablet could be but the techie in me took over and I kind of impulse bought it when it showed up on woot. I have to say that I'm very glad I made the purchase. I've been using it a lot more than I anticipated and I love it. I prefer the design and feel of the Xoom more than the other available tablets and from what I've seen, it has the best development so far. Though it's only been about 1 month or 2, I'd still pick the Xoom over any other tablet available.
The biggest question would come down to whether or not you think you'd use a tablet. If you think you'd use it, then I'd definitely recommend it, even at the $500 price tag.

Still you can get one on ebay for like 250-300 if you don't want to pay 400-500$.
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i got mine 10 days ago from amazon for $429, a new wifi one, not used or refurbished...plenty are available for $440-$450...3g models r a lil higher...+$50-$60...but ask urself do you realy need a 3g model...i personally dont mis it...i hav a dell streak 5 as a phone n do wifi tethering wen i need to...i got a belkin slim folio, zagg shield n alupen stylus from amazon itself...altogether cost me about $495...i consider it to b a snag....m in india, n here the xooms market price is still $700 so i got a steal...my fiance's in the US rite now so i just asked her to get me one... seriously i promise you, you wont regret it...its still the best... just go with xda n no galaxy tabs 10.1 or otherwise or even ipad2 comes close to it... i'm a happy camper...

What I also forgot to mention...
My GF bought me a Thrive and we returned it. Build quality was subpar - not stylish nor ergonomic at all.
NO Development community, although the tablet is new and that is to be expected.
Xoom seems to have custom ROMS and Kernels - although Im more of a purist anyway (AOSP on Phone) So I would probably be more interested in Kernel Dev than anything else.

I paid 750 for mine when it first came out. I'm happy with my purchase. Custom kernals and mods make it even better...and yeah,I could've waited and paid less...what's the fun in that?

I picked up a Xoom from Newegg last Thursday and I must say this thing is awesome. Newegg is currently selling them for $479 with free shipping and a $40 Newegg giftcard.

Spyder810 said:
I picked up a Xoom from Newegg last Thursday and I must say this thing is awesome. Newegg is currently selling them for $479 with free shipping and a $40 Newegg giftcard.
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also for 10 bucks more they toss in KASPERSKY lab Tablet Security
Im gonna buy a xoom I just cant decide on if I should get the wifi only or with the 3g ?
I thought it would be good to have just incase im in a area with no wifi
PS I was at Best Buy and there was a older lady playing with the tablets and got so frustrated and tossed her hands up in the air and said screw this I cant figure these things out

yes its worth it.
i started with a gtablet just to see if i would use it. wound up using it more than my desktop or notebook. i used the gtab for about 3-4 months
the screen on the gtablet is horrible. so i decided to buy a hc tablet with a better screen. my first choice was the acer iconia onsale at target. after 2 swapouts due to faulty hardware i bit the bullet and got the xoom. that was a week ago.
it blows any other tablet i tried out the water. i so do not regret it.
Dave

SuicideMyk said:
Im gonna buy a xoom I just cant decide on if I should get the wifi only or with the 3g ?
I thought it would be good to have just incase im in a area with no wifi
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If you have an android phone you may be able to bluetooth tether it to your xoom.
If you google "xoom tether droid" there's a how to several results down from androidcentral (since I can't link)

Android phones with Gingerbread installed support WiFi Hotspot tethering. You can turn your phone in an access point for your Xoom tablet.

Spyder810 said:
If you have an android phone you may be able to bluetooth tether it to your xoom.
If you google "xoom tether droid" there's a how to several results down from androidcentral (since I can't link)
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Doh'! It's been a very long week my mind just isn't thinking lol... yeah I have a HTC Inspire to tether with cant believe I didn't think of that
looks like I'm gonna order mine from New Egg this week and toss in the kasper for a extra 10 bucks and use that 40 dollar gift card for a case

SuicideMyk said:
also for 10 bucks more they toss in KASPERSKY lab Tablet Security
Im gonna buy a xoom I just cant decide on if I should get the wifi only or with the 3g ?
I thought it would be good to have just incase im in a area with no wifi
PS I was at Best Buy and there was a older lady playing with the tablets and got so frustrated and tossed her hands up in the air and said screw this I cant figure these things out
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And hopefully you offered to help her...;^ )

okantomi said:
And hopefully you offered to help her...;^ )
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lol I actually did , she couldn't get the keyboard to pop up, I dunno if she bought the xoom, but last year I helped a lady buy a Toshiba laptop and I dont even work at best buy
don't think the sales man was happy I talked her out of having the geek squad making her back up disks for a extra 75 bucks ... I thought that was ridiculous of best buy to rip people off like that so i wrote down the instructions for her on how to do it her self for nothing lol