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used to support acer...now?

I just emailed acer to stress to them (as if they care) my upsets. I own an acer netbook that i loved. It was a good product, never caused me any problems that wernt user error. When i saw they had a tablet i didnt even hesitate to buy it. I figured it would be a great product like the experience ive previously had.
When i saw all of the hate threads about the bugs and lack of updates i patiently waited by with faith on acer.
3.2 is around the corner and there is still no "official" 3.1 update for most countries. There are still huge bugs in the open with no official fix. This is my first android device, and im disappointed.
I will most likely be looking for another tablet. One with support from its manufacturer. The support from the community here have been great though, so thank you to everyonewho contributes.
I may hang on to this device a little longer and see what happens but right now im feeling like i made the wrong decision when i bought this.
I dont normally make posts like this but i just felt like saying something.
/rant

n1nj4dude said:
When i saw all of the hate threads about the bugs and lack of updates i patiently waited by with faith on acer.
3.2 is around the corner and there is still no "official" 3.1 update for most countries.
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The 3.1 update is already released in many countries and others will get it in a few weeks. And to be honest, Acer told you that the update will come in late June, early July, so it's pointless to expect it any earlier than that.
There are still huge bugs in the open with no official fix. This is my first android device, and im disappointed.
I will most likely be looking for another tablet. One with support from its manufacturer. The support from the community here have been great though, so thank you to everyonewho contributes.
I may hang on to this device a little longer and see what happens but right now im feeling like i made the wrong decision when i bought this.
I dont normally make posts like this but i just felt like saying something.
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This is my first Android device too, and well, I'm actually very happy with it. A few niggles here and there, but those are all Google's doing and they'll exist on all the other Honeycomb tablets, too. One can only hope Google puts some effort into polishing it.
Still, there's no way in hell I'm gonna let go of my tablet.

Unless you can return the device for a refund/exchange I'd say hold onto it until Kal-El is out. That hardware is going to be nice and hopefully Google will have worked on the code side some too.

WereCatf said:
The 3.1 update is already released in many countries and others will get it in a few weeks. And to be honest, Acer told you that the update will come in late June, early July, so it's pointless to expect it any earlier than that.
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Many countries? Please do show me. And hacked roms/ ports dont count, i never said i expected it before the release date (which btw has not been 'told' officially for the US.) But the fact they are this many weeks behind competitors is bad for their business.
WereCatf said:
This is my first Android device too, and well, I'm actually very happy with it. A few niggles here and there, but those are all Google's doing and they'll exist on all the other Honeycomb tablets, too. One can only hope Google puts some effort into polishing it.
Still, there's no way in hell I'm gonna let go of my tablet.
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For my first android device it isnt horrible, i just think acer could be doing a lot better.
muqali said:
Unless you can return the device for a refund/exchange I'd say hold onto it until Kal-El is out. That hardware is going to be nice and hopefully Google will have worked on the code side some too.
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Thank you, i will do this. I honestly havent heard about this tablet till just now, after looking it up, its got my interest peaked.

Thank you, i will do this. I honestly havent heard about this tablet till just now, after looking it up, its got my interest peaked.
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Kal-El is the Tegra 3 chipset iirc. So not just any one tablet. Although unless Acer changes their bootloader stance I'll go with Asus' the next time around.

Patience is a virtue
wait until 5th july to start be upset.
and you expect what more???
for the price and the quality really!!!! this tablet is far better than some others all things compared... depends what you need.
I bought 2 tablets and 2 phone from ACER the same month. and I am purely satisfied with what I got.
I do not expect perfection at the first release... wait for the A100 or the future Iconia Tablet.... I think that will be something really awesome.

This is not the right attitude to have on xda!
Very few tablets have gotten 3.1 and none of the manufacturers has released it world wide.
Today we got the 3.1 update (unofficial) and the 3.1 kernel.
It is by all means a day of joy and the bootloader barely makes a difference. We got clockwork anyway!

Bec07 said:
This is not the right attitude to have on xda!
Very few tablets have gotten 3.1 and none of the manufacturers has released it world wide.
Today we got the 3.1 update (unofficial) and the 3.1 kernel.
It is by all means a day of joy and the bootloader barely makes a difference. We got clockwork anyway!
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What Bec said -
Had my tablet for two weeks now - used vcache's thread in the dev section to get the most recent OTA upgrade - rooted with modded Gingerbreak - removed bloatware apk's (and backed them up) and spent a couple days learning about the system. Thanks to xda - my tablet is able to pick up on a ad-hoc wi-fi network hotspotted from my cheapo VM Samsung Intercept (25$ USD a month for unlimited 3g - cannot do much better then that) - and I have perfect video playback for watching movies on the go (assuming I take the time to convert those pesky 720/1020 .mkv files to something the a500 can hardware decode).
16 gb internal storage - 32 gb on my microsd - 32 more gb on a USB stick I can plug in - this thing runs like greased lightning! Running the 144.07 official Acer version (as far as I can tell - early releases of 3.1 for this device do not yet support hardware decoding for video - i have been away a few days and this may be outdated).
Again - patience is a virtue. In the meantime - have you made sure you are running the latest OTA version and have you tried rooting your device and trimming away some of the fat? It is literally a 10 min fool proof process - the only thing you need to remember is to keep a safe backup of any system files you remove. Once Acer updates with another OTA version - you simply restore the system files and update. Very simple.

muqali said:
Unless you can return the device for a refund/exchange I'd say hold onto it until Kal-El is out. That hardware is going to be nice and hopefully Google will have worked on the code side some too.
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And hopefully a nexus series tablet, thats my next tablet.......now to go sell some old toys of mine to get ready
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I i think I came off to strong. I don't hate this tablet. The device itself is great, and being a first time android user, I already like it more than ios.
And honeycomb 3.0.1 is not a bad firmware.
My beef is with Acer, maybe I was just expecting to much from them. And maybe they are slow to the gun for good reasons we/I don't know about. I just think as a company who is in direct competition with motorola and Asus they should be more responsive to what's happening around them. But again this is my opinion, and I know you all will have yours,
And I don't have an attitude directed at xda as a couple of you seem to think, xda community has done nothing but provide support and advice when needed. The short time I've been here I've learned a lot from many of you, so thank you. (Excuse my typos, my soft keyboard keeps force closing some reason)

again
Have you checked out the OTA update thread in the dev section and made sure you are running a updated version? If anything - patching to the latest OTA dramatically improved my browser experience.

entropy.of.avarice said:
Have you checked out the OTA update thread in the dev section and made sure you are running a updated version? If anything - patching to the latest OTA dramatically improved my browser experience.
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Sorry I missed your first post, yes I am running the most recent version

Why is Acer slow releasing 3.1? The Toshiba is looking better every day.

What is the deal with Acer? I have not received an update to address any issue since the purchase. This is quite ridiculous. If there is no release to 3.1 before the end of the month as promised (unless leaked versions are considered releases) I think its time to try a different device, maybe the Toshiba. Or HP Touchpad since Google and the manufactures can't seem to deliver a fully operational product. As a matter of fact I'm frustrated with being a lab rat for Google tablets period, the phones are awsome. Well now that i have released some tension the title of this thread should be changed.
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Impatience has never served anyone.

The leaked version clearly isn't a final build, going by a few issues with it; especially on devices in the EU. Ever thought that, just maybe, they're having a few issues localising their mods with the updated codebase of Honeycomb?
Besides which, 3.1 isn't as big a change over 3.0.1 as you might think.

Had Acer and Transformer since day 1. Been very patient.
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I guess I would rather have the gps, WiFi, and screen wake issues resloved. Everyone knows you under promise and over deliver. So Acer should say " we will relaease 3.1 in mid to late july" and actually have it pushed out 1st week of July. Therefore beating and meeting customers expectations. If Acer has a fix for their issues then release them. I can understand it may take time to address Honeycomb issues but things like the screen, wifi, and gps should have been addressed. Oh and cell standby should really be a priority.
FloatingFatMan said:
The leaked version clearly isn't a final build, going by a few issues with it; especially on devices in the EU. Ever thought that, just maybe, they're having a few issues localising their mods with the updated codebase of Honeycomb?
Besides which, 3.1 isn't as big a change over 3.0.1 as you might think.
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qhinton said:
I guess I would rather have the gps, WiFi, and screen wake issues resloved. Everyone knows you under promise and over deliver. So Acer should say " we will relaease 3.1 in mid to late july" and actually have it pushed out 1st week of July. Therefore beating and meeting customers expectations. If Acer has a fix for their issues then release them. I can understand it may take time to address Honeycomb issues but things like the screen, wifi, and gps should have been addressed. Oh and cell standby should really be a priority.
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Though the screen-wake issues should be easy to fix, the gps and wifi issues would probably require mW increases to the radios, which may or may not be possible depending on the chips and if they can be updated via user updated firmware (has Acer even shown these issues as future fixes?).
The N900 had an option to increase the mW of the wifi (did not help much), but is the only device I have seen that had the option in user settings.
I had all the common issues (screen-on, weak wifi and gps), so returned the A500 and will wait for an update that at least fixes the screen-on. Was looking at the Thrive, but am hearing mixed reports about the display (some reports are it is washed out and blurry-like). I am hoping these are minority opinions (or the A500 issues get fixed).

qhinton said:
What is the deal with Acer? I have not received an update to address any issue since the purchase. This is quite ridiculous. If there is no release to 3.1 before the end of the month as promised (unless leaked versions are considered releases) I think its time to try a different device, maybe the Toshiba. Or HP Touchpad since Google and the manufactures can't seem to deliver a fully operational product. As a matter of fact I'm frustrated with being a lab rat for Google tablets period, the phones are awsome. Well now that i have released some tension the title of this thread should be changed.
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Leave by all means just leave. no sense if your making these posts. Do you believe the CEO of Acer is going to respond. Even on 3.0.1 I has content can u tell me what life chaining features are in 3.1 cause I'm running 3.1 right now and nothing all that breath taking
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BrianDigital said:
Leave by all means just leave. no sense if your making these posts. Do you believe the CEO of Acer is going to respond. Even on 3.0.1 I has content can u tell me what life chaining features are in 3.1 cause I'm running 3.1 right now and nothing all that breath taking
Bad response. The OP was stating his opinion as a user which is important in these forums. Your response is in the same vain as the iPad fanboys "hear no evil, see no evil, say no evil". The OP has every right to his opinion based on his experience and should state it here. That's how we garner information. Regards.
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If we're talking about looks, the toshiba is one of the uglyest devices I've seen in my life! Such lack of taste and inspiration for design...
Best to get a developer board with 3.1 if you don't care about aesthetics or ergonomics and can't wait for one more week.
Also the screen bug is no bug. It's something you installed. Restore stock and it's gone.
And what wifi issues? Check your settings.
If I were you I'd be more worried about the manual than a minor update.

Bec07 said:
If we're talking about looks, the toshiba is one of the uglyest devices I've seen in my life! Such lack of taste and inspiration for design...
Best to get a developer board with 3.1 if you don't care about aesthetics or ergonomics and can't wait for one more week.
Also the screen bug is no bug. It's something you installed. Restore stock and it's gone.
And what wifi issues? Check your settings.
If I were you I'd be more worried about the manual than a minor update.
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I'm wondering if the screen-on bug is caused by a particular app i've installed too. The one that comes to mind is tweetdeck since it's constantly checking for feed updates, but I have no idea if there's anything in it

I for one will wait patiently, or possibly not so patiently(j/k) for Acer to release 3.1. I haven't really had any of the issues with the wifi or the sleep/wake issues at all. My wifi signal is always strong and I think my tablet has rebooted once unexpectedly in the time I've had it. As far as GPS goes, I got an OTA update from Acer about 2 weeks into my ownership that seemed to speed up the GPS fix 100%. Overall I'm very happy with it, but do look forward to resizable widgets.

so take charge
Flash your Iconia with one of the many awesome builds of 3.1 out there and make some changes - or have patience and wait for Acer to do what they do.
Even on 3.0 code base my tablet has been wonderful to me - if it's not working for you then perhaps the a500 is not the device for you.

You choose...
Be like Asus and release early, then cover up the mistakes with 80,000 updates.
Be like Acer and release late, vetting the release before making it public.
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maybe I will, especially if the the screen wake and cell standby isnt addressed. Just think how much longer the battery would last. I guess what I'm really confused about too is how some people received updates to fix issues, but most didn't? WTF. Updates should be on their website available for download. The tablet is solid and the best as of now, but my gripe is with time it has taken to address issues. Acer is slowly losing traction and needs to improve by showing better support to customers that spent 500 on their device.

rorytmeadows said:
You choose...
Be like Asus and release early, then cover up the mistakes with 80,000 updates.
Be like Acer and release late, vetting the release before making it public.
Sent from my A500 using XDA Premium App
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That doesn't make any sense since people are using Asus's 3.1 on the Acer and loving it. On the other hand the Asus is cheap with a ton of quality issues.

rorytmeadows said:
You choose...
Be like Asus and release early, then cover up the mistakes with 80,000 updates.
Be like Acer and release late, vetting the release before making it public.
Sent from my A500 using XDA Premium App
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Or, return the device and a wait
for the OEM to fix the issues.

as far as I'm concerned, all the issues that sock 3.0 had were completely insignificant. I've been getting great wifi reception, and the cell was so simple to fix it's not even worth complaining about.
If you want a 100% purified experience, go get an iPad. If you want something that you'll be able to do what you want with (including fix issues), stay with the A500.

Norsky said:
Bad response. The OP was stating his opinion as a user which is important in these forums. Your response is in the same vain as the iPad fanboys "hear no evil, see no evil, say no evil". The OP has every right to his opinion based on his experience and should state it here. That's how we garner information. Regards.
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And we're also free to state our own opinions about others' opinions as well.

Trolling is not an opinion, just like swearing is not free speech.

Bec07 said:
Trolling is not an opinion, just like swearing is not free speech.
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On the contrary, swearing IS free speech, possibly the best expression of free speech..
After all, WHO gets to define what is swearing anyway.
I've been in some forums and got banned for saying "hell" when some moron said I should say " H - E - double hockey-sticks".
Is 'bloody' swearing (it probably IS in USA bible-belt towns), "bugger", etc.
Swear words come and go (I was told I was showing my age because I said "sod").
No one has the right to define 'swearing' for someone else, hence it becomes free speech to swear!.

Xoom beat the Transformer to ICS

So Engadget reported that the Wi-Fi version of the Xoom is getting ICS now.
Isn't that a little embarrassing that Motorola is beating Asus to the punch. May Asus is busy with all the Prime issues.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/18/xoom-ice-cream-sandwich-update/

Yes,
but it didn't go well.
I would rather wait.

Meltn said:
Yes,
but it didn't go well.
I would rather wait.
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Really??? What happened?

i dnt really mind they got it first it is the original google experience machine, but i do think the mid february date is a bit extreme. i feel asus is dropping the ball o this one and i mean the whole thing the prime and its problems then its ics problems, now the what i feel is their update procss going from great to yeah whatever.....i aint even excited to get ics anymore, in fact if the devices start comin like i figure ill buy a new device before mid feb. i kinda feel like all of us that have supported asus for the last 8 months got dumped on for a few sales of the new prime.
and im sure somebody disagrees with me and thats ur right, i still feel the way i do.

i am sorry but seriously you guys? You do realize that the xoom is the equivalent of a nexus but a tablet and that its software has been on the asop tree for over a month now and its updates are released directly from google don't you?

so i still feel the way i do

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i dnt really mind they got it first it is the original google experience machine, but i do think the mid february date is a bit extreme. i feel asus is dropping the ball o this one and i mean the whole thing the prime and its problems then its ics problems, now the what i feel is their update procss going from great to yeah whatever.....i aint even excited to get ics anymore, in fact if the devices start comin like i figure ill buy a new device before mid feb. i kinda feel like all of us that have supported asus for the last 8 months got dumped on for a few sales of the new prime.
and im sure somebody disagrees with me and thats ur right, i still feel the way i do.
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I agree!!!

Asus has some hardware QA problems, but if you blame them for firmware updates, don't ever go near non-Nexus Samsung, non-Xoom Moto, or just any other android company out there! Asus firmware updates are the best by a mile. Even the Xoom had lousy updates up until ics.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda premium

Firmware updates... well, can't blame them, isn't Motorola owned by Google now or something?

Last I heard Google bought Motorola Mobility which is I believe their branch that makes their mobile devices like their Android devices. I assumed it was so they could release official Google Experience Devices instead of having Samsung make some of their devices (didn't Samsung make a Nexus for them?).
So it would technically get the update faster. Even though TF101 shipped with Honeycomb it came out later than Xoom, wasn't Xoom the first to Honeycomb also?
I don't see what separates the TF101 from the Xoom, is the TF101 not a Google Experience Device in reality or just by name/licensing? I don't see any major changes they made to the UI like Samsung did with TouchWiz. Do they also consider things in the backend? Maybe the bottom row buttons Asus changed was a problem? But really it seems like stock Honeycomb to me on the TF101 with no UI changes.

diecast17 said:
So Engadget reported that the Wi-Fi version of the Xoom is getting ICS now.
Isn't that a little embarrassing that Motorola is beating Asus to the punch. May Asus is busy with all the Prime issues.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/18/xoom-ice-cream-sandwich-update/
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i dnt really mind they got it first it is the original google experience machine, but i do think the mid february date is a bit extreme. i feel asus is dropping the ball o this one and i mean the whole thing the prime and its problems then its ics problems, now the what i feel is their update procss going from great to yeah whatever.....i aint even excited to get ics anymore, in fact if the devices start comin like i figure ill buy a new device before mid feb. i kinda feel like all of us that have supported asus for the last 8 months got dumped on for a few sales of the new prime.
and im sure somebody disagrees with me and thats ur right, i still feel the way i do.
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2 simple things to do:
1. get a xoom
2. stop annoying people with ur first world problems aka whining about a "delayed" update
seriously, another thread about this sh*t? how can some of you make such a big fuss out of ics? do you think yout tablet will make you coffee in the morning with ics? is it just to brag in front of your friends? or do you want to show the whole world that your benchark is now 100 points higher?
if you want to show who's the boss, in good ol' days we unzipped our pants and slammed it on the table ^^

canedha said:
2 simple things to do:
1. get a xoom
2. stop annoying people with ur first world problems aka whining about a "delayed" update
seriously, another thread about this sh*t? how can some of you make such a big fuss out of ics? do you think yout tablet will make you coffee in the morning with ics? is it just to brag in front of your friends? or do you want to show the whole world that your benchark is now 100 points higher?
if you want to show who's the boss, in good ol' days we unzipped our pants and slammed it on the table ^^
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I dont know what the big fuss is about ics no major changes to warrent this much fuss lol.
the only thing im looking faword to is the right click context menu for the mouse pad insted of it being a bck key will be extreamly handy in splashtop hd

diecast17 said:
So Engadget reported that the Wi-Fi version of the Xoom is getting ICS now.
Isn't that a little embarrassing that Motorola is beating Asus to the punch. May Asus is busy with all the Prime issues.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/18/xoom-ice-cream-sandwich-update/
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what a granted 3ad...it is so normal that xoom gets ICS before us...xoom=google experience tablet series

canedha said:
2 simple things to do:
1. get a xoom
2. stop annoying people with ur first world problems aka whining about a "delayed" update
seriously, another thread about this sh*t? how can some of you make such a big fuss out of ics? do you think yout tablet will make you coffee in the morning with ics? is it just to brag in front of your friends? or do you want to show the whole world that your benchark is now 100 points higher?
if you want to show who's the boss, in good ol' days we unzipped our pants and slammed it on the table ^^
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Omg you're on this one to
first world problems my father hes grandfather and many generations broke there backs to make one of the so called first world countrys i live in and guess what i still ended up living on the streets for a couple of weeks because i had no money and no one to turn to i got myself back on track god hearing that crap makes me sick
second you dont like these threads stop reading and trolling them i read them for updates not to hear a sob story or demeaning comments about the country my ancestors worked for !!
Sent from my tf Enigmatic V2 beta 1.65Ghz Panda.test cust kernel settings

Hoping to update my wife's Xoom tonight and give it a go. Make sure i want to upgrade my transformer when its available.

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Omg you're on this one to
first world problems my father hes grandfather and many generations broke there backs to make one of the so called first world countrys i live in and guess what i still ended up living on the streets for a couple of weeks because i had no money and no one to turn to i got myself back on track god hearing that crap makes me sick
second you dont like these threads stop reading and trolling them i read them for updates not to hear a sob story or demeaning comments about the country my ancestors worked for !!
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sorry, but i think my english is just not good enough to understand the meaning of this post and its relation to my comment...
but according to the part where you said you're here for updates on ics:
"buuuuhuuuhuhuuuuuuu, still no ics for the TF... WHY THE HELL? WHAT IS ASUS thinking??? buhuhuuhuuuu, i'm dying... buuhuhuhu"
should be pretty much as up to date as this thread is ^^

canedha said:
2 simple things to do:
1. get a xoom
2. stop annoying people with ur first world problems aka whining about a "delayed" update
seriously, another thread about this sh*t? how can some of you make such a big fuss out of ics? do you think yout tablet will make you coffee in the morning with ics? is it just to brag in front of your friends? or do you want to show the whole world that your benchark is now 100 points higher?
if you want to show who's the boss, in good ol' days we unzipped our pants and slammed it on the table ^^
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Don't like ics whining threads?
Don't read em.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda premium

blestsol said:
Don't like ics whining threads?
Don't read em.
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it's hard to tell which threads contain useful information or updates when they are named like e.g. "Xoom beat the Transformer to ICS"

my heart goes out to the galaxy tab owners.......
can't believe how fickle some of you are considering how new ics is in tablet form.
will be interesting to see how many people complain about bugs when it does land and how many people moan that they dont like the new features. probably the same children that have thrown the toys out the pram about the wait........sorry how many days has it been now??
seriously.

canedha said:
it's hard to tell which threads contain useful information or updates when they are named like e.g. "Xoom beat the Transformer to ICS"
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Once you saw it was complaining, you could of just opt to leave.
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Depressing in this forum! ?

I have 2 tf300's and they both have been running just about perfect! I feel horrible about all the negetive experiences I keep reading about. I hope it gets better because its a great tablet.

I'm loving my tablet. It runs very fluid. Way better then I expected. No issues.
Whats the OTA all about? I am so happy with performance I'm scared to update!
Whats new in OTA?

If rooting is something you are interested, dont update before your you can dl voodoo OTA root keeper, and read the post in the development section

leroybrute said:
I have 2 tf300's and they both have been running just about perfect! I feel horrible about all the negetive experiences I keep reading about. I hope it gets better because its a great tablet.
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me and alot others went thru way worse than this with the prime. we feel the same way. best advice is don't let others dampen your great experience with device. don't let others try to convince you your tablet is defective like theirs. Reality is there will always be people who cry n complain. alot have valid reasons but some like to go overboard on the pity party. Then you will always have some devices that are going to be defective. That's the nature of the beast here, electronics. just enjoy your device n don't let the negativity get to you.

I happen to love my 300 honestly I think its better than the Acer a510 and the Toshiba excite 10. Apperently the excite has terrible light bleed issues.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA

Well its nice to see a few people being positive. I was going to wait for the tf700 to come out but it was too hard to resist for the price. I had the a500 and I felt jealous of my son with the tf101 with keyboard dock. Plus I had both tf300's rooted and build props updated in 45 minutes. I wish my phones were so easy.
No regrets at all. I am ticked that my sons tf101 got an update today with face unlock and we don't have it. Lol. I love it on my HTC Resound.
PS. Its nice to see the quick updates with Asus. 2 updates on the tf101 in a months time is pretty cool in the android world!

I'm pretty happy with mine, thus far. I had to return the first TF300 I got because it had a flaky touchscreen, but the second one's been working well. The only problem I've noticed is that the sound occasionally gets scratchy. At first I though it was a software issue, but now I'm leaning to it being due to a contact shorting when you squeeze the screen, because I've heard it making that scratchy sound when I do that.
All in all, though, I really like this thing. I can't ever see myself being satisfied with an old-school laptop after this. Having the choice of using it as a laptop or removing the screen and using it as a tablet is just wonderful.

Agreed. While not without a few quirks, the overall experience has been fantastic!
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That's really pathetic, according to some suggestions here, we are suppose not only to enjoy but to keep a positive attitude towards our half-baked product. In a few words and based on the suggestions here we need to learn to deal with it and be patient waiting for Asus that eventually will get those issues fixed with a new firmware release.
If the tf300t were a $99 product I wouldn't mind, but I paid $399+$150(dock) for the fist tf101(RMA 3 times), $499+$150 for the tf201 preorder and now $400+$150 for tf300t.
I love ICS, and I love my tf300t as well and will keep it anyway to try new ROMs when they become available, but definitely will get a different brand next time(w/ different SoC, snapdragon or exynos), not Asus anymore.
My question to you would be.. would you tolerate a $550 laptop if it had half of the issues tf300t has.
Other than that I find it really hard to believe some of you have a 100% perfect unit.

jrsalda said:
That's really pathetic, according to some suggestions here, we are suppose not only to enjoy but to keep a positive attitude towards our half-baked product. In a few words and based on the suggestions here we need to learn to deal with it and be patient waiting for Asus that eventually will get those issues fixed with a new firmware release.
If the tf300t were a $99 product I wouldn't mind, but I paid $399+$150(dock) for the fist tf101(RMA 3 times), $499+$150 for the tf201 preorder and now $400+$150 for tf300t.
I love ICS, and I love my tf300t as well and will keep it anyway to try new ROMs when they become available, but definitely will get a different brand next time(w/ different SoC, snapdragon or exynos), not Asus anymore.
My question to you would be.. would you tolerate a $550 laptop if it had half of the issues tf300t has.
Other than that I find it really hard to believe some of you have a 100% perfect unit.
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I personally haven't found any issues with mine. All that people in this forum are saying is that if you aren't having issues, don't let the people who are having issues ruin your experience with your tf300t.

Yeah im running pretty good. No issues
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Doing great on my end. My 3rd Android device. Use to the quirks of the software now. Much more patient these days than I was 2 years ago. Very happy as far as the hardware goes.
Really have to take forums for electronics with a grain of salt. People get disgruntled, hyperbolic, and very fanboyish.

I just like to vent once in a while
I have several of these.
All of them I got just over a week ago, and I have vented in the forums regarding the size limitations with the internal storage, and not being able to route or install new apps to the SD cards. I really do think this was stupid on the part of the manufacturer to put such a limitation in the devices.
However" even though I vent a little bit, I also have perseverance that most do not. Give up really isn't built into my fabric. With that said I like these systems a lot, and I will go through some hoops to get them to where I want them.
So far I'm very happy with these, and my son absolutely loves his. A little too much in fact, at the point where he is on a break from the tablet for the next week or so until all his MCAS and finals are done for the year, hehe.
I think most people like these that have them - people just get frustrated when they have to deal with some of the standard Android issues like Rooting, and storage.
Performance wise the TF300T is a excellent little piece of equipment.
If Asus made them come with Root right off the bat, and removed the storage limitation issue with the SD card so you didn't have to implement a work around for it. I would push for my company to get these.
Currently my company hands out the iPads and Motorola Zooms to every one so we can develop apps for both markets.
I feel the Asus is a far better product aside from the Root and SD card issue.
The SD card issue is a deal breaker on the company wide side of things though.
All and all, I like mine
nordis,

I love my tf300. No issues at all.
What a great purchase!
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Also no issues here, had it two weeks now i think to this day.
well only issue is not getting an OTA update but that's pretty minor.

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If rooting is something you are interested, dont update before your you can dl voodoo OTA root keeper, and read the post in the development section
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I'm rooted, updated, and re-reooted. Thanks for the heads up!
Eveything still running great... I did find a .25" stratch on the screen once there was a completely white background it exposed itself to me. Its not too bothersome but my OCD claws at the back of my mind about it.

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I personally haven't found any issues with mine. All that people in this forum are saying is that if you aren't having issues, don't let the people who are having issues ruin your experience with your tf300t.
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Exactly, i havent had any issues either, so dont let people put you off too much. It is obvious that the people with issues are going to be posting more on the forums

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That's really pathetic, according to some suggestions here, we are suppose not only to enjoy but to keep a positive attitude towards our half-baked product.
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You've got two options:
1) enjoy it for what it is
2) return it
I'll probably hang on to mine. Fact is, for all the QC issues that have arisen with this tablet, there's nothing else like it in the market today.
Yeah, if there were four or five other Tegra 3 tablet/netbook hybrid devices out there I might take mine back for the speaker issue and the display issue that's reared its head a couple of times since I've had it. But there aren't. And I'd rather enjoy this thing for the 98% of it that works the way it is supposed to than rant and rail and raise my blood pressure over the 2% that doesn't. You might not. And if you don't, then take it back. No sense in getting all worked up over a product that you can take back to the store for a refund.

I got mine today. Firmware updated and factory reset but seems slower now
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152 hours uptime no issues at all, much better than my 101 that I returned
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Some fuel for the fire. Xoom JB soak test starting.

XOOM getting Jelly Bean. Soak test starting:
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/07/15/motorola-xoom-wifi-update-incoming-should-be-jelly-bean/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DroidLife+%28droid+life%29

Why is this fuel for the fire? people that compare the XOOM getting jelly bean to the tf101 getting jelly bean really have to realize that the xoom was considered a google experience device which means it would be getting the os updates as long as it can handle them.....the tf101 while it does have a good track record is not a google experience device and is up to asus not google

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Why is this fuel for the fire? people that compare the XOOM getting jelly bean to the tf101 getting jelly bean really have to realize that the xoom was considered a google experience device which means it would be getting the os updates as long as it can handle them.....the tf101 while it does have a good track record is not a google experience device and is up to asus not google
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I agree with you100%. I'm just poking the small portion of anti-ASUS people that infect this forum. In reality, this is good news that the XOOM gets JB so quickly. In may force ASUS to reconsider any idea it may have not to upgrade the TF101, especially since the TF101 hasn't even reached EOL yet.

The only reason some people here might be considered "anti-asus" is because of the horrible job Asus has done with the testing and release of ICS for the transformer. I think many of us would welcome being a tester for Asus, if they'd do something along the lines of the soak testing that moto is doing for the Xoom. Asus might have found out earlier about some of the issues that still plague the TF101 for some, and perhaps they'd have been fixed long ago if that were the case.
Just sayin' ... .
As far as the Xoom getting JB, well, that's pretty much to be expected. I'm not sure I care at this point whether or not the TF101 gets JellyBean, but it would be nice to see Asus fix the problems some people are still having as well as get the new features of JB out to the TF101 users. I'm definitely digging JB on my GNex! Of course, by the time this happens, I may no longer have a TF101.

wingzero2085 said:
The only reason some people here might be considered "anti-asus" is because of the horrible job Asus has done with the testing and release of ICS for the transformer. I think many of us would welcome being a tester for Asus, if they'd do something along the lines of the soak testing that moto is doing for the Xoom. Asus might have found out earlier about some of the issues that still plague the TF101 for some, and perhaps they'd have been fixed long ago if that were the case.
Just sayin' ... .
As far as the Xoom getting JB, well, that's pretty much to be expected. I'm not sure I care at this point whether or not the TF101 gets JellyBean, but it would be nice to see Asus fix the problems some people are still having as well as get the new features of JB out to the TF101 users. I'm definitely digging JB on my GNex! Of course, by the time this happens, I may no longer have a TF101.
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If you want to be a beta tester or need real help, then send a polite email to Gary, with all the information they request, and you might be pleasantly surprised by their response. Of course if you repeatedly attacked him in here, don't bother.
I don't care either way whether ASUS releases their stock JB anyway. JB ROMS are on their way from the devs.
My Nexus 7 arrives today, so my TF101 will be on the back burner for awhile. I have no intention of getting rid of it though. It's running ICS at 1.4GHz flawlessly.

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If you want to be a beta tester or need real help, then send a polite email to Gary, with all the information they request, and you might be pleasantly surprised by their response. Of course if you repeatedly attacked him in here, don't bother.
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I think Gary made his point in 'that thread', however, at the same time he did make a rather large rod for his own back there too.
Communication is all in this game.
#just saying ...

SavCom said:
I think Gary made his point in 'that thread', however, at the same time he did make a rather large rod for his own back there too.
Communication is all in this game.
#just saying ...
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I had a HUGE problem with Gary when I bought my TF201 Prime that had the infamous "Unknown Serial Number" bug, and he proclaimed that a "fix was coming soon". AFAIK, the fix never came other than RMA. I didn't take to trashing him and his company on a daily basis, on a message board.

just lou said:
If you want to be a beta tester or need real help, then send a polite email to Gary, with all the information they request, and you might be pleasantly surprised by their response. Of course if you repeatedly attacked him in here, don't bother.
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I've never trashed Gary personally -- my issues with Asus aren't personal and don't require personal attacks. Have I written posts that hopefully convey my level of irritation with Asus over their treatment of the TF101 since ICS was forced upon it? Yep. Got me there, I won't even deny it. My TF101, when totally stock, doesn't run a bunch of stuff that it should. Who's fault is that? Not mine. So, who else is there to blame it on but Asus? If you call posting about my bad experiences with my TF101 (which I have had since launch day, mind you) on a relatively regular basis to be trashing Asus, well then, so be it. Guilty as charged. But the Xoom getting JB soak tests certainly doesn't add any fuel to that fire. It's totally unrelated.
Pretending a problem doesn't exist doesn't make it go away, no matter how deep in the sand you bury your head. All Asus has to do is actually fix what's wrong with the TF101 -- if they do it with JB or another ICS update, I don't care. I'd be happy, and would happily renounce all of the ugly things I have had to say about them in the past 6 months. Til then, though ... not a chance!
I wish the Xoom testers the best of luck -- JB is a nice upgrade from ICS.

wingzero2085 said:
I've never trashed Gary personally -- my issues with Asus aren't personal and don't require personal attacks. Have I written posts that hopefully convey my level of irritation with Asus over their treatment of the TF101 since ICS was forced upon it? Yep. Got me there, I won't even deny it. My TF101, when totally stock, doesn't run a bunch of stuff that it should. Who's fault is that? Not mine. So, who else is there to blame it on but Asus? If you call posting about my bad experiences with my TF101 (which I have had since launch day, mind you) on a relatively regular basis to be trashing Asus, well then, so be it. Guilty as charged. But the Xoom getting JB soak tests certainly doesn't add any fuel to that fire. It's totally unrelated.
Pretending a problem doesn't exist doesn't make it go away, no matter how deep in the sand you bury your head. All Asus has to do is actually fix what's wrong with the TF101 -- if they do it with JB or another ICS update, I don't care. I'd be happy, and would happily renounce all of the ugly things I have had to say about them in the past 6 months. Til then, though ... not a chance!
I wish the Xoom testers the best of luck -- JB is a nice upgrade from ICS.
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Don't worry. I wasn't speaking about you. Sorry if you thought I was. To be honest, I don't even remember seeing you say anything negative about ASUS. There's nothing wrong with posting your feelings and experiences with Asus. I can tell by your post count you couldn't have been too excessive about it. There's a certain other user that has posted over 2,000 messages in the last year, and almost all of them in a thread started by ASUS to help people having issues. I don't have to mention his name. Anyone familiar with this forum knows who he is. I'm sure despite his claims that he has me on ignore, he'll be replying shortly. :laugh:

In case anyone doesn't pay attention to the development forums, the first JB ROM is available for download. It's a work in progress, but it's a start.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1779133

And a cm10 preview
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1781861

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And a cm10 preview
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1781861
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I've never been a fan of CM, but nice to see. :good:

Cm has its quirks, Megatron has been my daily for a while now. Some very nice additions and modifications to cm9 without going as far as Aokp. With Guevors kernel and Megatron I have been very happy (I think quick apps should be integrated into all ROMs from now on)
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