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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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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.

WiFi Only XOOM "By late March/Early April"?

This according to a story from ByteNow.
First off, Staples will be selling the XOOM. Interesting.
The article says that in an "internal sales training memo" to Staples employees, the much desired WiFi only flavor of Honeycomb goodness will hit the market at the end of March or early April. This goes along with what another member posted here on XDA earlier who heard from a contact at Costco that the WiFi XOOM will launch 30 days after the 3G version goes on sale. (A theory from that same thread is that they are delaying it until the 30 day Verizon and 14 day BBY return period is over. If you buy at Costco, you have 90 days to return.)
This means that other retailers are also getting "internal memos" with details Motorola has failed to deliver. So if you're an employee and have access to one, let's get some confirmation. Find a memo and sneak a pic of that puppy!
Exciting days are ahead!

I don't think Verizon offers 30 days on tablets... pretty sure its just 14

You're right. I forgot they changed their policy and shortened the return window.
I wonder why they're waiting so long to release it, then. They need to get the dang thing out so we can all go buy one already!

arrtoodeetoo said:
You're right. I forgot they changed their policy and shortened the return window.
I wonder why they're waiting so long to release it, then. They need to get the dang thing out so we can all go buy one already!
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They want to get as many early adopters to shell out $800 as they can before they release the wifi only model. Also, I dont know how long they can wait and still introduce the wifi model at $600, because the 3g model will be on sale by mid April. Motorola is going to have to compete with a stampede of tablets being released around that time.

Yeah. It will be interesting to see how things play out. iPad 2 is supposed to be revealed March 2. If they follow last year's trend and price the comparable 32GB + WiFi Only Pad at $649, the XOOM will have already won at $600, but Toshiba might hit the mark at $500 with their version (Since they are also a hardware manufacturer, they have the luxury of selling a little cheaper). I was actually thinking about getting a Toshiba Honeycomb tab (the Antares?) until I found out the XOOM had an unlocked bootloader. That + all the features + vanilla Android = win.
I had planned on having a friend get me an employee discount at BBY, but I found out this Sunday that he doesn't work there anymore. I'll bet he still has friends there, though.

This would be awesome. I'm trying to hold off on buying one until after my exam block is over next week. I have no need for 3G, so waiting another 3-4 weeks after that wouldn't kill me if it lets me save $200!

Wifi Only
I was looking around on ebay today for accessories for the xoom and noticed that some are selling the wifi only version of xoom, so some places might have them sooner then we thought.
I found 1 listing that doesn't state it is a 3g model.

spoiledfree said:
I was looking around on ebay today for accessories for the xoom and noticed that some are selling the wifi only version of xoom, so some places might have them sooner then we thought.
I found 1 listing that doesn't state it is a 3g model.
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scam? tenchar

Prob so, but I did get a lil excited then thought about it and decided it cant be true. The prices there are crazy high.

Yea I am gonna get the 3g because...one...day.....I might need it. I always look ahead. I would love to save 200 but I am already with Verizon so if I ever needed service I could bump it onreal quick
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csseale said:
Yea I am gonna get the 3g because...one...day.....I might need it. I always look ahead. I would love to save 200 but I am already with Verizon so if I ever needed service I could bump it onreal quick
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Why don't you just tether?
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I'm wondering if tethering is possible (since it's ad-hoc). If not, I'm sure someone here on XDA will have tethering figured out before the end of the week.

arrtoodeetoo said:
I'm wondering if tethering is possible (since it's ad-hoc). If not, I'm sure someone here on XDA will have tethering figured out before the end of the week.
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ad-hoc tethering probably won't work. Do you not have a device capable of a proper infrastructure connection?

I have a rooted OG Droid. The wireless tether app for root users does ad-hoc. I even have issues getting my PC to connect to it sometimes. I've found that Barnacle Tether for root users works better, but it's also ad-hoc, I believe.

the wifi tether app, if i remember correctly, got an update to support infrastructure. I cant verify any phone besides the one in their description which says the Evo is supported.

Guess I have been in the dark
I thought I was going to buy a WI-FI only model in the morning... smh

Nope. Those greedy bastards are making us wait.
So, I can't tether with my OG Droid? I wonder if there will be a patch available for the XOOM that will allow it. I don't mind carrying around a Mini USB cable for wired tethering since just about everywhere I go has WiFi. Would be nice just to turn on the WiFi tether app and keep my Droid in my pocket, though.

If I have to wait 30 more days I might as well get the LG Slate.. Same specs + 3d.. Better screen

Moto, you got screwed by Verizon on this release. I would have bought the WiFi only in a heart beat, but waiting till April? Yeah, good move. Wait till iPad 2 is announced next Monday and the world forgets about your Xoom...genius, just genius!
Verizone, good going, make sure to promote whoever negotiated that deal with Moto!

i got it confirmed by a product manager from Costco that the Xoom wifi is coming in March.

Verizon XOOM owners considering hitting up verizon rep for exchange with real 4g tab

Sucks hearing oh we don't know when we will do your promised 4g upgrade because we can't get tegra 2 working, but you hear that another tegra 2 tab is coming out right around the corner with 4g just fine. I will definitely be inquiring my verizon rep about what exchange or compensation they can do for this for their customers that paid for a contract with that promise of the first 4g tablet only to be left waiting with no answers.
Anyone else thinking about this?

im not sure I would want the galaxy 10.1 but I would like to see if I can get compensated some how props with the idea

Yeah, the Tab 10.2 may be a ****ty tablet but it will be a ****ty tablet with LTE.
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But galaxy tab won't launch with LTE, it will be available for pre-order without an ETA. For all we know it can be weeks or even months.

Read the press release, launch with LTE day one, as far as the worse tab comment, its tegra 2 like xoom, with better battery life and thinner and lighter, so no clue how it's "worse" in your mind.
Hope it kicks moto's ass to get it upgraded already

anyone want to buy a 4-month old 3G xoom from me? Come on already moto. Id return my xoom in a second if I could. What would I be giving up? I honestly don't know anymore. I remember a few months ago maybe it was a actual usb port (which I never use and I'm sure there'll be at least a proprietary connector) and sd card (which I don't have anyway). Am I missing something?
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I don't care about 4G LTE until they give us contract-less pay as you go data plans like they have for the iPad.

They already gave us a contract-less pay as you go plan like the ipad - if you buy off contract, the xoom costs the same as the ipad2 - a contract will give you $200 off the purchase price but it wasn't required.
$200 off is great if you were going to pay for the $20 a month anyway...

dsackr said:
They already gave us a contract-less pay as you go plan like the ipad - if you buy off contract, the xoom costs the same as the ipad2 - a contract will give you $200 off the purchase price but it wasn't required.
$200 off is great if you were going to pay for the $20 a month anyway...
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The activation fees are exactly the same as the iPad now? I thought the iPad could be activated/deactivated whenever for no fee, but the Xoom temporarily had no activation fee when you bought it, but an activation fee if you turned the service on/off/on.

i definitely agree. If nothing else Moto/Verizon should be forced to hear the criticism of people who have been given the run around by them. If a company can somehow believe that dicking people around will actually effect their sales they suddenly care about what people have to say. The fact that both the SD card and LTE have been completely ignored (other than to misleadingly boost initial sales), without any official eta or explanation AND that meanwhile other devices may be rolling out that provide these features, means that xoom owners are going to be at a disadvantage for believing in verizon and Motos empty sales propaganda.

IndivisibleP said:
i definitely agree. If nothing else Moto/Verizon should be forced to hear the criticism of people who have been given the run around by them. If a company can somehow believe that dicking people around will actually effect their sales they suddenly care about what people have to say. The fact that both the SD card and LTE have been completely ignored (other than to misleadingly boost initial sales), without any official eta or explanation AND that meanwhile other devices may be rolling out that provide these features, means that xoom owners are going to be at a disadvantage for believing in verizon and Motos empty sales propaganda.
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There was never a promise for sd card from motorola, if you think I'm wrong post any video or evidence besides the fact theirs one there. As for 4g well the samsung tab isn't out yet so its a race. The reason you don't have 4g right now isn't because they can't get it to work with tegra 2. I will be upset if samsung tab gets 4g before xoom but motorola has never said or advertised anything about the sd slot.
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There was never a promise for sd card from motorola, if you think I'm wrong post any video or evidence besides the fact theirs one there. As for 4g well the samsung tab isn't out yet so its a race. The reason you don't have 4g right now isn't because they can't get it to work with tegra 2. I will be upset if samsung tab gets 4g before xoom but motorola has never said or advertised anything about the sd slot.
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Yeah because it makes perfect sense for a manufacturer to spend money including an SD card slot when they never intend to activate it, the functionality is implied, because the slot exists. I like my Xoom as much as anyone, but if the Galaxy tab has a functioning LTE modem and working SD card slot on 6/6, I'll be calling everyone in the food chain at VZW, as a customer of almost 15yrs, they will replace this Xoom....

Stone 13 said:
Yeah because it makes perfect sense for a manufacturer to spend money including an SD card slot when they never intend to activate it. I like my Xoom as much as anyone, but if the Galaxy tab has a functioning LTE modem and working SD card slot on 6/6, I'll be calling everyone in the food chain at VZW, as a customer of almost 15yrs, they will replace this Xoom....
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Whatever logic you want to use is fine with me, my only point is that it has NEVER been advertised by motorola. Now I will be highly upset if we don't get our 4G update soon, especially when in the press conference they said 2nd quarter so basically they have till the end of June. If they go past june and samsung comes with 4G I will go HAM on a verizon rep
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p-slim said:
There was never a promise for sd card from motorola, if you think I'm wrong post any video or evidence besides the fact theirs one there. As for 4g well the samsung tab isn't out yet so its a race. The reason you don't have 4g right now isn't because they can't get it to work with tegra 2. I will be upset if samsung tab gets 4g before xoom but motorola has never said or advertised anything about the sd slot.
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Yes they did! they said the SD card would be activated in a future software upgrade...

jdavid_t said:
Yes they did! they said the SD card would be activated in a future software upgrade...
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I've been on their website since the xoom was annouced and I've seen every commercial and youtube, never a mention of sd only upgradeable to 4G
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JimmyHACK said:
Read the press release, launch with LTE day one, as far as the worse tab comment, its tegra 2 like xoom, with better battery life and thinner and lighter, so no clue how it's "worse" in your mind.
Hope it kicks moto's ass to get it upgraded already
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Press release clearly states
Customers will be able to pre-order the device online on June 8
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And we know that when vzw or Samsung says "coming weeks", that usually doesn't mean 1-2 weeks.

Stone 13 said:
Yeah because it makes perfect sense for a manufacturer to spend money including an SD card slot when they never intend to activate it, the functionality is implied, because the slot exists. I like my Xoom as much as anyone, but if the Galaxy tab has a functioning LTE modem and working SD card slot on 6/6, I'll be calling everyone in the food chain at VZW, as a customer of almost 15yrs, they will replace this Xoom....
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I have a toggle on my 2 year old electronic door lock for my house labled "for future update" it will never be update nor do I care point is people include stuff all the time on things that don't work..another example is the USB slot on my dvr...completely inop

Straight from motorola. Not happening for a while
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/06/02/motorola-admits-defeat-in-race-to-4g-lte/

I think you're wrong.
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There was never a promise for sd card from motorola, if you think I'm wrong post any video or evidence besides the fact theirs one there. As for 4g well the samsung tab isn't out yet so its a race. The reason you don't have 4g right now isn't because they can't get it to work with tegra 2. I will be upset if samsung tab gets 4g before xoom but motorola has never said or advertised anything about the sd slot.
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From the Xoom Wifi Troublehooting FAQs:
"The microSD Card Slot is currently not active but a future software upgrade will enable this device to support up to a 32GB microSD card."
motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63782/p_country_code/US
From the Xoom User Guide, 10th page:
"Photos and videos are stored on your microSD memory card."
motorola.com/staticfiles/Support/US-EN/TABLETS/XOOM/US-EN/Documents/StaticFiles/68014293001a.HC.030111.pdf

And also from the Xoom (not Wifi-only version) FAQ:
The microSD Card Slot is currently not active but a future software upgrade will enable this device to support up to a 32GB microSD card.
motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/62524/kw/sd/p/7901%2C7906%2C/p_country_code/US/p_reference/moto_integration.php

Making a bet RE: LTE update

Note: I do not have any inside information.
I am simply making a prediction based on my intuition and some salient details.
I wager we will see an announcement from Motorola/Verizon providing timing for the LTE upgrade in the next 2 weeks, likely as early as this week.
Anyone want to bet against me?
(Gentlemen's bet, no stakes)

i will bet, I say we will not get anything till the end of quarter three.

I'm goin for the end of summerish, late august early september
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I was thinking getting it out before the toshiba tablet on July 10th would help Moto...eventhough the toshiba us 3.1 it has some nice features. Moto needs a win soon.
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Beginning to mid September is my guess.
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I take that bet.....they already dropped the ball on q2...and you seem to be wrong often so odds are with me.

Right, then. Game on!

csseale said:
I take that bet.....they already dropped the ball on q2...and you seem to be wrong often so odds are with me.
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hehehe....thats funny.
They are still a corporation that has to report on quarterly basis. Any date that does not coincide with the end of a quarter is most likely wrong. End of 3rd quarter would coincide with projections for Holiday sales. A really good time to be ready for....the kind of things investors look at.

I'm hoping it will be here by September.

I will say that you are right, next couple of weeks. I think that they will start accepting xooms for mod maybe a week or two before the bionic, which means announced in the next week or two.
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I sure hope this isn't true...
http://phandroid.com/2011/07/06/mot...lly-similar-in-dimensions-to-the-xoom-xoom-2/

cranch said:
I sure hope this isn't true...
http://phandroid.com/2011/07/06/mot...lly-similar-in-dimensions-to-the-xoom-xoom-2/
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Likely it's the Xoom 4g with the LTE part pre-installed and possibly Android 3.2, otherwise identical to the Xoom.

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Likely it's the Xoom 4g with the LTE part pre-installed and possibly Android 3.2, otherwise identical to the Xoom.
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From the info gathered initially its dimensionally bigger although not by much. Hopefully true that its just preinstalled.
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From the info gathered initially its dimensionally bigger although not by much. Hopefully true that its just preinstalled.
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The extra space is where the casing didn't fit back together properly after they shipped them to china to have the lte modem installed...
Macbots drool as I XOOM through the Galaxy to my hearts Desire.

cranch said:
I sure hope this isn't true...
http://phandroid.com/2011/07/06/mot...lly-similar-in-dimensions-to-the-xoom-xoom-2/
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Just accept the defeat. Afraid moto got us all on this one but just count it as a lesson learned

It can't be the Xoom 2. The Tegra 3 chipset isn't out till fall.
The part number is incremental.
Xoom LTE is in Verizon's inventory list. Xoom 2 is not.
How much evidence is necessary to throw a strong doubt on this being the Xoom 2?

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It can't be the Xoom 2. The Tegra 3 chipset isn't out till fall.
The part number is incremental.
Xoom LTE is in Verizon's inventory list.
How much evidence is necessary to throw a strong doubt on this being the Xoom 2?
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A lot more than that? Maybe they are just going to eat the cost, bring in all of the "LTE upgradeable" ones, refurbish and resell them as 3G models, and ship out the newer ones to the poor folks who fell for the LTE roofie trick.
I don't know enough about LTE to say that this is not for Verizon, but isn't AT&T supposed to be getting theirs up and running [ROFLCOPTER] by this fall? Is it necessarily for Verizon?
It's just hard to say that it is anything but. The ruggedized tablet that was rumored didn't seem to have LTE, but that was my first thought. Either way, any LTE tablet that they come out with before providing their own early adopters with the "promised" upgradeability option is really effed.

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A lot more than that? Maybe they are just going to eat the cost, bring in all of the "LTE upgradeable" ones, refurbish and resell them as 3G models, and ship out the newer ones to the poor folks who fell for the LTE roofie trick.
I don't know enough about LTE to say that this is not for Verizon, but isn't AT&T supposed to be getting theirs up and running [ROFLCOPTER] by this fall? Is it necessarily for Verizon?
It's just hard to say that it is anything but. The ruggedized tablet that was rumored didn't seem to have LTE, but that was my first thought. Either way, any LTE tablet that they come out with before providing their own early adopters with the "promised" upgradeability option is really effed.
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AT&T is HSPA+, not LTE. The FCC docs show it heading to Verizon.
Seriously, you think the Xoom 2 would just be a minor Xoom revision with the same chipset? (Tegra 2, because again, the Tegra 3 is simply not out for months)
and LTE?

i say we get the lte update either the same week the bionic comes out or the week after

My money is on no LTE upgrade as the device will be obsolete and no one will own it or care. I also see a class action lawsuit again Motorola who will then pay us all 5$.

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

csseale said:
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?

ZanshinG1 said:
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/

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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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!!!!

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