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Motorola Has 14 Days left.....!!!

Motorola has 14 days left to release the update for the SD Card.....If its not released by the time the Acer tablet is released, Im returning my wifi XOOM to Costco and spending it on Acer...Someone who actually has working products at release date....
How about anyone else?? Isent it ridicolous to see the Sd card slot not working still!!!!

I think the fix has to be released by Google not Motorola.
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InquireQ said:
Motorola has 14 days left to release the update for the SD Card.....If its not released by the time the Acer tablet is released, Im returning my wifi XOOM to Costco and spending it on Acer...Someone who actually has working products at release date....
How about anyone else?? Isent it ridicolous to see the Sd card slot not working still!!!!
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Beat you to it..... just returned my Xoom yesterday......

I don't wanna return mine
Motorola can take their time 32GB is plenty of space for me.

ama761156 said:
I think the fix has to be released by Google not Motorola.
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I agree, I think it is Honeycomb that can't use sdcards and not the device itself...
Still, with that said you may have a point. I mean, I believe the sdcard to be one of the selling points that seperate android from iOS...
In fact, I would go as far as to say that if the Xoom didn't have better cameras and...other stuff I probably would be getting an iPad 2 next month over a Xoom...but the fact is I already have some paid apps for android I don't wanna buy again on the ipad 2 plus I think I would miss all the extra features(that I probably take for granted like everyone else) that android has.

I don't know why people are complaining so much about the SDCard thing and other XOOM related stuff. I am really enjoying my XOOM, yes there are some updates needed, its a working OS, and an OS that needs to run on many devices unlike Apples OS.
I guess you really need to be a Google/Android fanboy to ignore little things.
The only problem I have with the XOOM is the price ($677 with tax). Even then it's not that bad, if the Acer one does come out at the price stated then it's a pain, but I am still going to be happy with my XOOM.

I'm not complaining just a little disappointed.
I had a lot of FC's and auto reboots.... maybe I just had a bad one.
Maybe I'll give Mot another try but I want to see what else is out there first.

To be honest, the Acer tablet looks fugly to me. I really dislike how the bezel and back on the Acer looks.
Now the Xoom is so much sexier, so I'm keeping mine.

InquireQ said:
Motorola has 14 days left to release the update for the SD Card.....If its not released by the time the Acer tablet is released, Im returning my wifi XOOM to Costco and spending it on Acer...Someone who actually has working products at release date....
How about anyone else?? Isent it ridicolous to see the Sd card slot not working still!!!!
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From what I understand the Asus/Acer MicroSD workarounds are sloppy workarounds and not recommended by Google. I will wait for full Google support for the SDCard fix. Who knows if the Asus/Acer units will be able to be upgraded when Google sends out the prefered fix.
Plus the main attraction of the Xoom is it's a Pure Google Device and will be updated before all the other Tablets that are skinned because they haven to incorporate the update into their skin. It's the same with the Nexus S line. It already has Gingerbread 2.3 while other phones don't have it unless you are rooted running a Custom ROM. No Thanks. Pure Android for me.
One other thing. As far as the Asus goes, who's to say they have used premium parts for their tablet. There's a reason it costs what it does, that usually means cheap parts. I feel Moto used premium parts and as such we pay a lil extra for a well built device. You ALWAYS get what you pay for. If the Asus starts to break down early, we well know why.
Just mt 2 Cents.
I am keeping my Xoom.

musashiken said:
To be honest, the Acer tablet looks fugly to me. I really dislike how the bezel and back on the Acer looks.
Now the Xoom is so much sexier, so I'm keeping mine.
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I think the acer is ugly too.. not to mention a little heavier and thicker than the xoom. I love my xoom but I'm ordering an Asus transformer the second it can be pre ordered. I wasnt going to but ips screen, working sd card, free unlimited cloud storage for a year AND SRS sound.. even if the 16gb transformer is 449-499(which I think it will be in this range) instead of the reported 399 that's still a great deal just for the extras. I hope they release the 16 and 32 gb version at the same time because I'd really want the 32gb version

I learned with the SGS GPS. I'm not staying past my grace period for a supposed update that may never come.
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I just returned mine and preordered an acer iconia a500 !

You should return it now because you won't have those things in 14 days. Hopefully, the Iconia and Transformer boards will be up soon. I think these new tablets are great, I just don't care about them beyond general interest.
The 4g fix isn't expected till June and some of the speculation says that we're not getting anything until then.
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I'll post the same response here that I made to the exact same thread the OP started over at Android Central.
The sooner these ridiculous threads disappear the better. Why anyone thinks the vast majority of Xoom owners care why someone is returning their Xoom is beyond me. The same people will be littering the Transformer forums, assuming they even exist, with the same complaints. Good riddance.

I think those that have problems with these things need to reconsider their positions as early adopters.
If I thought I'd never get SD support on the XOOM. I'd wait for proof.
If I thought £600 was wasted because of no SD card, I'd have to reconsider if I could really afford to spend this kind of money on something I don't need.
On the other hand I agree that releasing unfinished products is something that has for some become the unfortunate norm.
Either way we all need to make our own choices.
I'm an avid fan of android and fully support it, at the same time I'm willing to accept its downsides.
I develop for android in my day job and if nothing else, my purchase of the XOOM is a gesture of my support for the platform.
There is more to it though and I have no doubt it will be a great experience.
If not, I have the working knowledge and technical background to contribute towards us fixes.
In the end, if we persevere it will all pay off. If we can't I ask you return your XOOM and buy it again in a couple if months after coming back to check our progress.
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InquireQ said:
Motorola has 14 days left to release the update for the SD Card.....If its not released by the time the Acer tablet is released, Im returning my wifi XOOM to Costco and spending it on Acer...Someone who actually has working products at release date....
How about anyone else?? Isent it ridicolous to see the Sd card slot not working still!!!!
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we really don't care
post #13123098 "threatening" motorola.
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Discussing issues is fine. Presenting them in an argumentative and trolling manner is not. Thread closed.

At last I have one!

I have been reading this forum for a lot of time, but have only recently began posting and following it on a daily basis, since I wanted a tablet.
I followed this subsectionbefore it even existed XD, suffered with everybody waiting for the TF to be released, then the difficulties on getting them,the problems with first OTA updates and the bugs / problems you guys have encountered.
Scared of the problems I began thinking on other tablets: the Iconia, the Xoom and Tab 10.1. The Xoom was the first out of my list, because of the high retail price, no stock SD support and "normal" screen. Then the tab was discarded... no SD, no USB, no HDMI... too much an iPad experience for me. But I liked the Iconia, and played with it (even before I could see the TF) and liked everything I saw... but the locked bootloader was a minus, and although I liked the screen I was sure the TF one would be better.
I am from Spain,and I wanted to get the tablet on my travel t the US. One more reason to be scared off the TF... what if it has any problem?
So I arrived to NY and had the chance to see the Tab 10.1 on BB. Went to J&R and saw 4 TF 10.1. Ok I'll think about it. 2 days later I came back and no one was available :-(. I asked then and they told me the following day were expecting both, the 16gb and the 32 gb versions, plus the dock. So I called them on the afternoon and they had them. I went there and picked up a 16 gb one (there were 5 the moment I arraived and just 2 when I left).
The unpacking was a disappointment: the plastic envelope was dirty and full of fingertips. The TF was like new, the docs seemed like someone hadbalready browsed them, and the charger looked new. But it was strange: I had read about problems with it and how you had to snap to parts together for it to work; but the one that came with my TF was already snapped (maybe asus taking notes of the problems?). And it was brand new.
Well, I started testing the tablet to be able to return it if necessary... Somelight bleed (not bothersome to me), right speaker somewhat louder than left one, but no SOD, excelent battery life, and updated OTA to 3.1 without a problem.
I can't be any happier. If anyone is, as I was, fearing the worst, don't hesitate anymore and get one right now!
Thanks to all the posters, since their excellent feedback helped me take decision.
If I can do anything for anyone, please just ask.
Regards.

welcome to the club.

Welcome!
IF you are not afraid to do so....Root your tab ( same as Jail-breaking pretty much ) and then you can fix your speaker problem yourself by visiting this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118010
It works wonderfully!
Enjoy your new toy!!!!!

Went through the same road you have. And I am waiting for my set 16GB + dock to arrive to my shops (all of them have only 32GB version with or without dock).
I am just thinking that maybe I should wait a bit longer and get a 3G ver...?

Digiguest said:
Welcome!
IF you are not afraid to do so....Root your tab ( same as Jail-breaking pretty much ) and then you can fix your speaker problem yourself by visiting this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118010
It works wonderfully!
Enjoy your new toy!!!!!
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Thanks for your advice!
Sorry for being so late answering you but I'm travelling and cannot get all the internet time I wished. BTW I was pretty near your location sunday and monday. Went to Niagara falls... Awesome! But I don't know what I liked most, the falls or the endless row of cars and bikes that I saw there.
Rooting is the first thing I want to do as soon as I can. Will check that solution to the speaker-bias.
Regards.

but the one that came with my TF was already snapped (maybe asus taking notes of the problems?). And it was brand new.
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My first TF came with the pieces detached. The second came with the pieces attached. I think they though that some users may be especially stupid or the mechanism especially flimsy and decided to eliminate the possibility of failure by conveniently snapping it together for you.
You can still detach them though I believe.
Fingerprints on the plastic are normal. It's happened with both of my units. Just happens when they're wrapping the units probably.

dont panic about the charger being pre-clipped ... lots of people have stated this
Hope you enjoy your purchase

thanks to everybody for the info.
I am reading all I can.
Regards.

Xoom Ordered

Well just ordered my Xoom.
Had a poke on the Otterbox site and thinking of ordering one of them (Got the commuter on my DHD) as well as a matt screen cover (again on my DHD).
Then I came here, thinking perhaps I should of done that first as there seems to be mixed feelings about the Xoom, I mainly decided on the Xoom as it was the only one with 3g that I could get at the time..
Maybe I should of gone for the Flyer or A500 instead

Trig0r said:
Well just ordered my Xoom.
Had a poke on the Otterbox site and thinking of ordering one of them (Got the commuter on my DHD) as well as a matt screen cover (again on my DHD).
Then I came here, thinking perhaps I should of done that first as there seems to be mixed feelings about the Xoom, I mainly decided on the Xoom as it was the only one with 3g that I could get at the time..
Maybe I should of gone for the Flyer or A500 instead
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The Flyer is an interesting looking device but the screen is significantly smaller than the Xoom (7 inch vs 10 inch), and it is running Gingerbread rather than Honeycomb. Also, it's bootloaders are still locked tight so rooting and modding will be an uphill struggle.
The A500 is a nice machine, but a bit heavier than the Xoom. Also, I have had bad experiences in the past with Acer which tends to skimp on Design and build quality at times. However the full size USB is a nice addition. On the minus side, the dev community for the Iconia is not nearly as far along or as active as here with the Xoom. In addition it is still waiting for 3.1, which if you are in the US your Xoom will have via OTA right out of the box or it is easily added using XDA guides.
I feel you made the right choice ordering the Xoom...and I agree, Otterbox cases are the gold standard, the crowning touch on a great device.

i have had the otterbox defender case for the xoom since early last week. it ROCKS! bullet proof construction. can be configured in a couple ways, ports are secured by flaps. they took the time to get this right. worth the money spent and the time to wait on it.

Not in the USA, in the UK so no OTA for me, guess I'll be checking out the ROM's soon enough, dont think I've had a device thats been supported here thats had stock ROM on it for more than a day after it arriving :lol:

Trig0r said:
Well just ordered my Xoom.
Had a poke on the Otterbox site and thinking of ordering one of them (Got the commuter on my DHD) as well as a matt screen cover (again on my DHD).
Then I came here, thinking perhaps I should of done that first as there seems to be mixed feelings about the Xoom, I mainly decided on the Xoom as it was the only one with 3g that I could get at the time..
Maybe I should of gone for the Flyer or A500 instead
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Me too! It will replace my not so bad Gtab
I was looking for a small device, but so far the smallest announced is the LG but it doesn't have GPS and the price point isn't that great, one of my friend have a Transformer, it's a nice unit for the price but it feel too big!
The Flyer is't as powerful as the Tegra, and other model where bigger, beside the accessory for the xoom seem interesting!
Not sure yet what I am going to do with the gtab, I might as well keep it to have a testbed for rom flashing, not sure!
anyhow, ordered from costco in canada, so I have plenty of option in regard of exchange or credit (I expect the canadian version to follow the US pricing down to 499)
The reason why I am upgrading is that I want to use the encryption on the unit, I can't help to think about the nightmare if It got stolen!

Trig0r said:
Well just ordered my Xoom.
Had a poke on the Otterbox site and thinking of ordering one of them (Got the commuter on my DHD) as well as a matt screen cover (again on my DHD).
Then I came here, thinking perhaps I should of done that first as there seems to be mixed feelings about the Xoom, I mainly decided on the Xoom as it was the only one with 3g that I could get at the time..
Maybe I should of gone for the Flyer or A500 instead
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I returned my A500 for the Xoom last week and haven't looked back since. The Acer is heavier than the Xoom but it actually feels lighter because of the weight distribution on it. Overall the A500 is a very nice device but since Costco had the Xoom on sale for only $20 its an easy call.
The pros for the A500 are the full size usb connector and working SD card slot.
The pros for the Xoom are the software updates, dev support, and more accessories to name a few.

Yea I'm ordering the otterbox from amazon I've been looking for the white and black version that I saw on YouTube anybody know who has them
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woodylee said:
I returned my A500 for the Xoom last week and haven't looked back since. The Acer is heavier than the Xoom but it actually feels lighter because of the weight distribution on it. Overall the A500 is a very nice device but since Costco had the Xoom on sale for only $20 its an easy call.
The pros for the A500 are the full size usb connector and working SD card slot.
The pros for the Xoom are the software updates, dev support, and more accessories to name a few.
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If you flash a custom kernel to the Xoom, you can have your SD card, and use it, too! :-D
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Whats the deal with custom ROM's, same sort of thing as the phone, unlock, root, clockworkmod?
Who's the best guys to follow ROM wise, I'm not so bothered about regular releases with all the new bells and whistles, I want something thats mature and well supported similar to what I get with the revolutionHD ROM that mike1986 kicks out..

Trig0r said:
Whats the deal with custom ROM's, same sort of thing as the phone, unlock, root, clockworkmod?
Who's the best guys to follow ROM wise, I'm not so bothered about regular releases with all the new bells and whistles, I want something thats mature and well supported similar to what I get with the revolutionHD ROM that mike1986 kicks out..
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Since HC sources are not available, ROMs for the Xoom focus can only focus on overclocking, optimizing and adding small features but I can say that BigRushDog's work really adds to the performance of my Xoom.
BigRushDog (BRD) creates the Tiamat kernels and custom ROM (along with Solarnz and the rest of Team Tiamat) and is definitely the one to watch as far as custom romming on the Xoom currently.
Also keep an eye on the Launchpad kernel by TDR as well.

Whata bout the dreaded Tegra HD playback issues, that sort of thing fixed in the customs, what about the SD card slot working?

cancel your order and get the galaxy 10.1, i have my xoom for months and loved it, just got a GT and am selling my xoom on ebay, i LOVE my GT

DroidHam said:
cancel your order and get the galaxy 10.1, i have my xoom for months and loved it, just got a GT and am selling my xoom on ebay, i LOVE my GT
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Why should he cancel I returned the 10.1 for the Xoom because theres no expandable storage or 3g data only wifi the only plus the 10.1 has is its thinner and I noticed the Xoom has longer battery life
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vdub804 said:
Why should he cancel I returned the 10.1 for the Xoom because theres no expandable storage or 3g data only wifi the only plus the 10.1 has is its thinner and I noticed the Xoom has longer battery life
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i personally hate Samsung products, the quality is cheap and they always break very easily. As well i think the xoom looks alot better and if i'm not mistaken it has a 5mp camera vs. the 3.15mp on the tab 10.1.

I had a Samsung N220 netbook, was ok tbh but the complete lack of support from Samsung was enoguh to put me off any of there stuff again..
The reason I went for the Xoom was for the 3g in the end as its the only Android tablet my supplier had in that was 3g, I would of looked at the Transformer but they dont stock Asus...
My requirements were, in no particular order.
Expandable storage
Bluetooth
Wifi
3G
Media Playback
I was also looking at the Flyer but they arent getting stock of the 3G one until the end of the month and I want it before then..
Xoom seemed to tick all the right boxes..

Trig0r said:
I had a Samsung N220 netbook, was ok tbh but the complete lack of support from Samsung was enoguh to put me off any of there stuff again..
The reason I went for the Xoom was for the 3g in the end as its the only Android tablet my supplier had in that was 3g, I would of looked at the Transformer but they dont stock Asus...
My requirements were, in no particular order.
Expandable storage
Bluetooth
Wifi
3G
Media Playback
I was also looking at the Flyer but they arent getting stock of the 3G one until the end of the month and I want it before then..
Xoom seemed to tick all the right boxes..
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And if you get tired of verizon you can flash the xoom to another carrier like I did, $400 deposit for $35/month data my ass and thats after I gave them ****ers $800 for the xoom
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3G is pointless with a 4G Thunderbolt to tether to.
Galaxy Tab has better battery life
Screen is WAY better.
32GB internal is plenty of data for me, I had a Xoom for 3 months and never used the SD Card even after I rooted and installed the kernel for it.
Dont get me wrong, I loved my Xoom, but I think its outdated now. Its big and bulky, and has a sub par screen.
Just my opinion, but I think my SGT is ALOT nicer.

DroidHam said:
3G is pointless with a 4G Thunderbolt to tether to.
Galaxy Tab has better battery life
Screen is WAY better.
32GB internal is plenty of data for me, I had a Xoom for 3 months and never used the SD Card even after I rooted and installed the kernel for it.
Dont get me wrong, I loved my Xoom, but I think its outdated now. Its big and bulky, and has a sub par screen.
Just my opinion, but I think my SGT is ALOT nicer.
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Try this experiment, that I did, only don't use your GT. I went into a BestBuy and tried to flex/twist the iPad2, Xoom and Iconia, The iPad2 and Xoom were solid, no give. The Iconia flexed and creaked. Let us know how the GT fares, but use a display model, not your personal GT.
As far as viewing angles go, I've not found the Xoom to be problematic as once the angle gets extreme the viewing experience goes down hill because of the angle, not just the change of image quality. Although I wouldn't complain if the Xoom had an IPA or equivalent display.

flyer is extremely laggy

davidsos said:
Try this experiment, that I did, only don't use your GT. I went into a BestBuy and tried to flex/twist the iPad2, Xoom and Iconia, The iPad2 and Xoom were solid, no give. The Iconia flexed and creaked. Let us know how the GT fares, but use a display model, not your personal GT.
As far as viewing angles go, I've not found the Xoom to be problematic as once the angle gets extreme the viewing experience goes down hill because of the angle, not just the change of image quality. Although I wouldn't complain if the Xoom had an IPA or equivalent display.
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Try this:
goto best buy, and slam the ipad2 on the ground. Does it break?
Point is, im careful with my devices. Im never going to "twist" my tablet. Its thin, so yes, its vulnerable. Luckily I am careful. If you want a brick to make sure you can twist your device without it breaking go for it.

16gb Thrive on Woot for $290

Just a heads up, guys. $289. 99 for a 16gb WiFi Thrive on Woot.com
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Mine just arrived I like it so far but updating from 3.1 is causing me some serious grief.

I understand that you have to do a manual flash to update it before you can get the auto online update to work. The soot thrives ate shipping with very old (2nd Gen) BIOS that need/require the manual update
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Where can I get the manual updates? I have searched high and low.

Dev Thrive
I bought one of these, the device itself is great. One big problem...
It appears as though my thrive was a dev thrive. It has a custom rom and kernal on it. No android market or google apps at all. At first I figured I would just root it and put one of dalepl's custom roms on it. I was afraid to do so though, because in reading about how to root, it was very clear to only use the root tool with certain build numbers and mine is clearly not. Whatever is loaded on it, seems to be fairly stable and very fast...although it does go to sleep at times and will not wake back up. Has anybody heard of something like this happening?

You need to return this device. There is no way to update that load. It should never had been sent out with that load. The partitions are not standard and you cannot root it or load a custom ROM onto it.

I contacted Woot that day about returning it. They told me they had some in stock so they will be sending me a new one. It was interesting to say the least. Someone at Toshiba must have missed it!

Yes, I have talked to a few others that have received devices with the engineering load. I am supprized that Toshiba had let these slip out too. Not too supprised that a couple of Woot ones have it. These are remanufactured, but guess what, not by Toshiba. They have out sourced thier maintenance, so it is some outside company doing them. The tech probably checked that it booted and repacked it.

I almost jumped on that woot! Impulsive instincts were driving me to order one. I think the thrive has a lot of potential in the future. I'll stick with the cheaper hp touchpad for now and wait for tablet wars 2.0 this year for the shakeup before diving into a serious tablet with some horsepower.

I received my Thrive from Woot a couple weeks ago. I wasn't even looking for a tablet, but couldn't pass it up. This is my first tablet, and so far its pretty awesome. Glad to see there is a thread for it here.

Well thrive may be nice and for that kind of price its ok. (Tho i prefere my Toshiba Folio i acquired as 1st android tablet for 100$ in fact I love Toshiba brand... xD and the fact T device have a very good price/quallity rapport even on second hand)
Now brainstorming on: Foliomod 1.4 or waiting on a working ICS port (T device deserve waaayyy more love then they get atm :'( )
Sent from my Toshiba Folio 100 (nope i wouldnt change it for nothing!)

Refurbished Xoom $200

Hey Daily steals is having a sale for what appears to be a refurbished 3g xoom. 200 bucks.
Source link: http://androidspin.com/2012/08/22/deal-alert-motorola-xoom-10-1-32gb-wifi-3g-tablet-up-for-200/
Deal:
http://www.dailysteals.com/?utm_sou...2_2012_Wen_5_Deals_8_21_2012&utm_medium=email

I saw this and I'm tempted. My big question is if I can use it as a WiFi only one even if it's a Verizon branded one.

WA_Bob said:
I saw this and I'm tempted. My big question is if I can use it as a WiFi only one even if it's a Verizon branded one.
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I don't see why not.

Can this be upgraded to ICS/JB?
I am sorely tempted by this deal. I have an HP Touchpad currently, but would like the better resolution and full functionality (camera) of a real Android tablet. I've been looking around online a bit and haven't determined if the 3G only Xoom can be upgraded to ICS or JB.
Can anybody give me some insight to this? I'm trying to decide if I should replace the Touchpad with this, which I currently have running ICS reasonably well, but I don't want to get a device that won't have enough dev support to get me to Jelly Bean at least. I see some threads in the development section here for some early JB builds and a CM9 RC, but I just want to be sure these will work on the 3G version, and not just the WiFi or 4G versions.
Thanks for any insight.
**EDIT**
I see in the development section some JB roms from Team EOS, but their roms seem to be for the EU 3G, US 4G and WiFi models only. Is the US 3G largely unsupported?

Trooper Thorn said:
I am sorely tempted by this deal. I have an HP Touchpad currently, but would like the better resolution and full functionality (camera) of a real Android tablet. I've been looking around online a bit and haven't determined if the 3G only Xoom can be upgraded to ICS or JB.
Can anybody give me some insight to this? I'm trying to decide if I should replace the Touchpad with this, which I currently have running ICS reasonably well, but I don't want to get a device that won't have enough dev support to get me to Jelly Bean at least. I see some threads in the development section here for some early JB builds and a CM9 RC, but I just want to be sure these will work on the 3G version, and not just the WiFi or 4G versions.
Thanks for any insight.
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I see in the development section some JB roms from Team EOS, but their roms seem to be for the EU 3G, US 4G and WiFi models only. Is the US 3G largely unsupported?
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I'm in the same boat. Have a Touchpad with CM 9 running.
I searched all over the damned place in here and can't seem to find an answer. about this.
Can we install the WiFi only version of ROMs (CM9 in particular) onto a Verizon 3G Xoom and have it work for everything EXCEPT the 3g? I could honestly care less about ever activating it on Verizonas long as WIFI works.

As far as I know you can install the wifi only version. It just doesn't include the 3G drivers.
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I would really love to know for sure...it would be the difference between me ordering this or not.

I remember one of the team eos members saying that you could do that
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Yeah you can, you're able to install a WiFi only (wingray) onto any xoom, whether euro, us 3g, us 4g. But the respective data won't work! It is possible, thought I'd help clarify that for you guys.

Thanks!
BOUGHT A XOOM!

Thanks a lot. Just bought a Xoom. Looking forward to selling off the Touchpad and having a fully functional tablet once and for all. Not to slight the great devs who made my Touchpad so much more usable than it was with WebOS. Can't wait for Jelly Bean.

WA_Bob said:
I saw this and I'm tempted. My big question is if I can use it as a WiFi only one even if it's a Verizon branded one.
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that is how I use mine. just turn airplane mode on so your tablet is not constantly looking for a mobile data signal and you will be golden!

I've ordered one of these as well. I'm also coming from the Touchpad.
ByteWrencher

For those of you that missed out on this deal, you can get a similar deal via icemonkey. It's $20 more, but if you're dying for this tablet, you can still get it quite cheap:
http://www.icemonkey.com/motorola-xoom-10-1-32gb-wifi-3g-verizon-android-honeycomb-tablet

Has anybody's order shipped yet? Mine hasn't had any activity since I made the purchase last week.

Trooper Thorn said:
Has anybody's order shipped yet? Mine hasn't had any activity since I made the purchase last week.
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My order is still sitting there "open" as well.
(Edit: I just checked and it shipped late last night and should be here tomorrow! Woo HOO!)
ByteWrencher

Yeah mine has shipped and should arrive tomorrow as well. Can't wait. Too bad the case I ordered for it won't be here for another week.

Got mine today. No USB charging. WTF
Edit: nvrmnd. read about how the USB doesn't provide enough power. makes sense.

trunzoc said:
Got mine today. No USB charging. WTF
Edit: nvrmnd. read about how the USB doesn't provide enough power. makes sense.
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I remember being upset about this at first last year. Seemed like just a way to get more money for proprietary chargers.
I think USB power could have been done if they had really wanted to (look at the Xoom 2, more battery and uses USB charging), but it would take forever. I can get 10-12 hours of moderate-heavy use on my Xoom on a single charge that takes less than an hour. That is pretty damn sweet.

For those still waiting...
It shipped with honeycomb. SOon after boot, using wifi only, it said I had an updated, which I applied. After reboot it said there was another update (ICS), which I also applied.
So using the OTA updates, you can get to ICS without an issue and still use the 3g Connection. I rooted that with this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242241
Then backed up.
I have installed the EOS JB Wingman ROM for the hell of it and all seems to be working great.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764751