Re-Review - Galaxy Tab General

Greetings all!
I've had my AT&T Tab since early 2011, and I've always loved it. As soon as I got it, my iPad took a backseat and the Tab has been my daily driver. Although I've loved it, over time, I got tired of the lack of support from Samsung. The AT&T variant is still officially stuck with FroYo with nary an official update since its launch (as far as I've seen, anyway). So I opted to finally try my hand at the gray market ROMs. For a few weeks, I've been running one of the CM9 RCs, and Jesus Christ, it's transformed the Tab!
All of Samsung's bull**** about the Tab not being powerful enough to run ICS has proved to be exactly that: bull****. The operation is far more fluid than it was on the stock ROM. It swipes from screen to screen beautifully, and finally getting access to tablet apps in the Play store is nice.
Of course the update wasn't without its problems. I had to reinstall GApps, and it took a few uninstall/reinstalls to get some of them working properly, but after some work, it seems to be pretty much in working order. Meanwhile, on my AT&T Galaxy Note, which was great running 2.3.6, has turned to **** since the official ICS update. So perhaps it's best if Samsung doesn't even bother, since their further support has the tendency to destroy usefulness. If my Note wasn't property of my employer, it'd be running CM9 as well, so it wouldn't be so frustrating to work with.
Another point: I got a new-in-box OEM keyboard dock for just over $20 on eBay and was concerned that it wouldn't play well with a non-stock ROM, but I was pleasantly surprised when it has full keyboard functionality! Some of the function keys don't work at all, such as brightness, home, and a few others, but all in all it was a wise investment.
So if you've begun to tire of your old Tab, fret not! These fine ladies and gentlemen are working ceaselessly to keep your Tab in top shape, and there's enough third party support to potentially keep your investment satisfying for years to come.
Thanks to everybody involved in the Cyanogenmod development process. You do wonders to alleviate the frustration caused by OEMs and wireless carriers. I'm looking forward to the CM10 port.
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But I do have one concern: since flashing, my 3G connection has been wretchedly slow. I'm lucky to get 1Mbps down/256Kbps up. What's a good fix for this? Should I flash another modem?
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yes, you should be using modem that does 3G at 850MHz instead of 2100MHz (the JPZ modem).

You should consider moving to CM10.. I've been enjoying CM10 on my tab since build 1.. just updated to build 3...
although be prepared to accept that some of the feature is not yet fixed.. but for me since it is usable for daily use so I prefer to use it now.. :laugh:

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You should consider moving to CM10.. I've been enjoying CM10 on my tab since build 1.. just updated to build 3...
although be prepared to accept that some of the feature is not yet fixed.. but for me since it is usable for daily use so I prefer to use it now.. :laugh:
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Is Google Now already working on CM10 Build 3 for Tab?

Well it is working for me... as far as i know.
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I picked up a Sprint Tab for my boy here off XDA for $150. Beats the Nook Tablet and Color we tried. Thing runs great and yea I flashed Cm9 on it for tablet mode.
I also have a Nexus 7 and aside being thinner, the Tab keeps right up. The GTab runs so good that we've picked up a few others for family members and they absolutely love them too.
Intact the Gtab was THE reason I ditched my 10" Transformer for a 7" N7 because of the size made it much easier to lug around. And at $200 it made it more bearable to tote more places since you dont have to worry about killing a $500-$600 tablet.
The only thing that sucks is the Video out doesn't work since I checked last. It would be nice to use the composite cables to hook up to my boys room for playing emulators on his TV with a WiiMote.
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Just upgraded, saying thanks

Loved my Atrix, even though I had to replace it twice, it was great. It made me convert from the iphone to android and I wont go back. Saying thanks to all the Devs for all the support.
Upgraded to the Blue Galaxy S3, and I love this phone. It is the first iphone killer android ever released. Cant wait to start swapping roms!
Good luck and keep us informed!
Glad that you enjoyed the atrix, I myself am waiting for an update before I look into getting another phone. Truth is, I am just starting to tap the potential of this phone with the lap dock and dock unit hooked up to a monitor with Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. I have only ever used an Alien version from Kenneth Penn (sp?) But I think I am to the point, once ICS comes out and people have a chance to play with it, I may up clock mine and put some other rom on it. I don’t think I will go beyond 1.3 GHz, but I have never even seriously looked into it. I have had the option of an upgrade, but this phone is so fantastic with the FS, peripherals and speed, I have yet to see a phone come close to all that I use this for.
Perhaps a tablet and integrated phone combo will be my next option? IDK the transformer infinity looks to be a decent tablet, and I could use that for work and easily justify it.
Keep us up to date on like and dislikes in comparison to the atrix please!
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Glad that you enjoyed the atrix, I myself am waiting for an update before I look into getting another phone. Truth is, I am just starting to tap the potential of this phone with the lap dock and dock unit hooked up to a monitor with Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. I have only ever used an Alien version from Kenneth Penn (sp?) But I think I am to the point, once ICS comes out and people have a chance to play with it, I may up clock mine and put some other rom on it. I don’t think I will go beyond 1.3 GHz, but I have never even seriously looked into it. I have had the option of an upgrade, but this phone is so fantastic with the FS, peripherals and speed, I have yet to see a phone come close to all that I use this for.
Perhaps a tablet and integrated phone combo will be my next option? IDK the transformer infinity looks to be a decent tablet, and I could use that for work and easily justify it.
Keep us up to date on like and dislikes in comparison to the atrix please!
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I really love the large screen, at first it was overwhelmingly large but after a few hours I love it. Also love the 720p res and the crisp vibrant colors. Also its very smooth and fluid with the 2gb of system ram and 1.5ghz dual core.
ICS is really nice on this. I think I will keep the stock rom for a few weeks before flashing a new one.
A week ago I also switched to a Galaxy S III and I'm loving it too. I'm passing the Atrix down to my daughter -- it still has a lot of useful life left in it. The Atrix was also the phone that convinced me to switch from my IPhone. The Atrix really has been a phenomenal phone for me. I'm gonna miss it. Thus far I've determined that the bluetooth radio in the Atrix is better than the S3. But in all other regards I think the S3 is an advancement from Moto's awesome phone from last year. My daughter is gonna love the car and lap docks that I'm also passing down to her. Will be nice when the Atrix gets ICS too.
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I can't blame you the development community has really slowed down. Seems like lots of devs have moved on. The two best nonbeta roms (neutrino and Nottach) have not been updated in some time.The cm9 roms are nice but stuck in limbo until official ICS.
I myself went to a OneX but returned due to poor call quality. It was rough coming back to a small grainy screen but for the size the Atrix is a great phone. It carries very well.
I was very close to picking up an s3 but we had some home repair bills around the house (dead AC, blown water tank) and I'm not 100% sure if I want to renew my ATT contract or go with something like Straightalk.
Also went to a White GS3 and its wonderful. Was using CM9 and didn't realize how choppy the Atrix was til I had something better. It was a fun ride but I can't keep waiting for nvidia/motorola to get their **** together.
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Loved my Atrix, even though I had to replace it twice, it was great. It made me convert from the iphone to android and I wont go back. Saying thanks to all the Devs for all the support.
Upgraded to the Blue Galaxy S3, and I love this phone. It is the first iphone killer android ever released. Cant wait to start swapping roms!
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I to upgraded to the pebble blue s3 and I love it so far! Amazing device!!!
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I to upgraded to the pebble blue s3 and I love it so far! Amazing device!!!
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Just rub it in, thanks haha
Sorry not meaning to. This is my first Samsung android and I'm highly impressed. Last Samsung I owned was a blackjack. This s3 is fast!
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I really hear you guys.
I might switch to the galaxy nexus, because my phone might have a motherboard problem(really hoping that it doesn't). However I feel terrible about it because this phone has SOOOO much potential, but it's marred by laggy choppy firmware, closed drivers. The atrix is a really great phone , and I wanna see the day when it'll run as smooth, stable, and fast as the the galaxy nexus on jelly bean. I know the atrix can, and then I'll know this phone is truly complete.
And hats off to the atrix dev community, for being one of the most effective on xda, especially with our limited drivers and resources
Well add me to the list. I too went with a GS3. Love it, but I still love this Atrix. I purchased a micro sim adaptor just so I could continue to use this baby. It actually feels faster and my GS3 is over clocked to 1890mhz. Still rocking the stock rom rooted with nothing frozen for now. Battery is no where near what I get with my Atrix, but like I said ...early stages of modding the Galaxy. I still read the forums when time allows and appreciate the dev community. You have all been great and a stepping stone to the path of making this phone more then the first dualcore power house that it is. Thanks!
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the atrix is a beast. a quickly aging beast but a beast non the less. i personally cant wait for my gsm gnex . come to me baby, i needs you. no for real my atrix is almost dead lol
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the atrix is a beast. a quickly aging beast but a beast non the less. i personally cant wait for my gsm gnex . come to me baby, i needs you. no for real my atrix is almost dead lol
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You will love it, Sam.
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many friends change to galaxy s3
hope Atrix ICS come sooner
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My thoughts on the Motorola Xoom

The Motorola Xoom. Of all android tablets, it was the experiment; the first ever of its kind. Winner of Best Of Show at CES 2011. Pioneer of Android Honeycomb. I bought this spectacle of computing technology the day it came out in the US, on March 27th, 2011. While I was watching loads of coverage from CES, and even afterwards, I anticipated what the Xoom would be like. Proponents of it were saying it would be great, that it would be able to keep up with the iPad. Critics of the Xoom, and android alike, were saying it was inferior, and would not get many sales. When I finally got my hands on one, (the last one in stock for a few days at my local Staples), I was blown away. Of course, there were few apps for it at first, but I am a patient person and knew more apps would come for it in the future. For months, I used it daily, along side my laptop. I tethered it to my Droid 2 (also Motorola ), which I had a grandfathered unlimited data plan. I took it with me as much as I could, and used it at school daily. I look back on that time and chuckle at myself; I stayed on the stock ROM, since I was afraid to flash/unlock bootloader/etc. Once I got enough courage to do it, I realized that my Motorola Xoom could do so much more. More months went by, and more tablets came out. The Galaxy Tab. Asus Transformer. HTC Flyer. Motorola Droid Xyboard. I realized how much more technology was seemed (and advertised) to have been put in these; however, I looked at my Xoom, and saw that it was keeping up. Even the processors of new tablets were increasingly better, but the Xoom (and it's workhorse Tegra 2) was staying in the game. My stock rooted honeycomb was still a daily driver, months and months after it came out. Even with the introduction of quad core android tablets, like the Transformer Prime, Xoom was staying around. And then i experienced TeamEOS. It was the first ROM i flashed for my xoom. TeamEOS's ICS rom. Faster than ever before, I was overjoyed that my Xoom had new life. Fast forward to now, with the introduction of Jellybean. The Xoom is still one of the very first devices to receive the OTA. This shows that the Xoom will still be at the front of Android tablet technology for a very long time.
tl;dr: The Motorola Xoom, which I bought on day 1, is still one of THE best Android tablets in the world. Mine runs TeamEOS 3.0 Nightlies, and will for a very long time.
I love my Xoom and TeamEOS :good::laugh:
Thanks for all the work guys!
PS. I flashed TeamEOS the first day I received my Xoom.
realistically though, I give the Xoom a year to a year and a half before it starts becoming obsolete
all I can say is, I love my xoom.
But I´m a little dissapointed with moto´s customer/update service.
I know you guys in the US got the official ICS update long ago.
I´m from germany and we have the mz601 aka the Euro 3g/umts version with mobile data.
The only official update we got was from 3.1 to 3.2.HC.
We would be totaly screwed if there was no Team EOS.
EOS releasing the latest JellyBean Nightlys for the euro model gives me 4.1 before official moto even rolled out ICS over here.
Considering the xoom got hyped and is still considered as a Google Experience Device this kinda sucks.
Anyway, since Team EOS is around, I´m a happy xoom owner and I see the hardware nowhere near its limits, leaving plenty of room
for performance upgrades with upcoming android releases or dev tweaks.
A very good review - I fell in love with the Xoom based upon the CES show and knew I needed one - and one I bought.
I bght the WiFi only one, the plucked up the courage to root and there has been no looking back. I recently bought a second hand 3G Xoom and gave my WiFi one to my younger brother and we are an unstoppable force.
This device really exceeded my expectations and truly has kept up - I do however wish that Motorola had provided these updates - who nows they could offer the developers on here programmer and developer jobs - then we would see fast worldwide updates.
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I agree. I use my Xoom everyday and I love it. I didn't think I needed a tablet until I got my Xoom. I am also running Team EOS and love it.
Excellent post from OP, my wife say she has to compete with the Xoom for my attention..
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Excellent post from OP, my wife say she has to compete with the Xoom for my attention..
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My family says the same thing...
Probably the most disregarded and underrated tablet out there. Love ICS on it waiting for a stock jellybean before I root it.
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I bought my WiFi Xoom the day they went on sale & use it everyday. I have not rooted mine yet as stock ICS (soon to be stock JB) work fine for me. The Xoom has a fantastic build & having a GED unit can't be beat. I have no need for any other Android Tablets. The next Tablet for me will be the Surface Pro.
I concur! I've never figured out why it has been panned by so many critics though! I never thought I'd use it for more than e-books originally but the VERY first time I saw it at Costco (and just happened to have my tax refund in my pocket) I instantly got it (3G/WiFi). I use it everyday, more than I thought I ever would. I'm a web designer and I actually find that showing my designs to clients works very well and I hardly ever bring my Mac Book Pro to meetings.
I think I'll be using my Xoom for a long time still. A couple of times I thought about getting something newer but every time I find my Xoom matches or beats the alternatives.
(And yes I do read a lot of e-books on it!)
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Part of my initial beef with the launch of and the way this device was being handled was that I saw the potential for this device and jumped on it immediately. The lack of LTE until 6 months after launch made me want to punch the responsible party in the throat. I was fairly disappointed about the way USB and SD cards are being handled but am pretty confident in the community's ability to improve that. I think it sucks that their efforts are being wasted on what should be core functionality instead of cutting edge things this device was meant for.
I have run this device hard and hung it up wet. I believe that I have gotten my money's worth. I use this thing everyday. It isn't quite the geospatial data collection tool I had envisioned it being but I blame most of that on my hatred of the cloud and failings as a developer who can't really do much from scratch. Once ESRI fleshed out its Android API, I'll be able to adjust my vectors via my tablet.
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after having mine for 12 days now the only thing i don't like about it is the location of the speakers
and that's it, everything about it is just simply great, i could not have gotten a better tablet
I think the speakers on the Xoom are better than most speakers of tablets/phones
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I think the speakers on the Xoom are better than most speakers of tablets/phones
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I think you are right!
I was actually surprised how good the speakers on the xoom sounded. like, really surprised
yeah, xoom has 2 speakers... its great for movies, especially since i always lose my earphones...
I've got a confession to make. I just got my new 16 GB Nexus 7 today. As always, these things are fun to unbox and play with, but I can already tell it's not as nice as my Xoom. Perhaps things will change over time but, if pressed, I'd keep the Xoom over the Nexus.
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I've got a confession to make. I just got my new 16 GB Nexus 7 today. As always, these things are fun to unbox and play with, but I can already tell it's not as nice as my Xoom. Perhaps things will change over time but, if pressed, I'd keep the Xoom over the Nexus.
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How is the speed on the N7, compared to the Xoom? Like, overall UI and game performance
I bought two of the 32gb WiFi versions last Christmas. I use my Xoom daily and I love it. Probably the greatest thing among many excellent points about the device is battery life. It may be chunkier than most tabs but it's got one of the largest batteries of any tablet.
Being a GED, it's still a solid choice for those in the market for a tablet. Refurbs can be had cheap making them a real bargain.
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New to this section!

Hello! Upgraded from a 6210 to the I815 and I am absolutely amazed at the difference! Feels like it's the tablet I wanted all along.
Bought it off eBay for $299, and just looked at VZs website last night and they're selling them for $279 with tax only would've saved $7 after tax but oh well.
How is everyone liking the ICS upgrade? Any complaints about the hacked version?
Hope to learn a lot here!
Mine is working great. I wish I could run CM10 and get full hardware support, but since it lacks a few things I want, I'm using the hacked Verizon ICS. No complaints other than not liking bloatware/TouchWiz.
Welcome!
You'll find it a little quieter here than in the 7plus forum, but there is development going on still. I am actually quite surprised at the speed and fluidity of the lp10 update. If I was forced to use it I probably wouldn't mind. I'm using locerra's cm10.1 port and am excited for the next release.
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This tab remains my daily driver despite owning other tabs. Nothing compares to display and overall satisfaction. Honestly, had the Note 10.1 shipped with SAMOLED it would absolutely blow away ANYthing Apple produced or can produce. In the meantime, once the ICS ROM is installed the 7.7 is all one can ask for in a portable tab. Loaded movies/TV shows on a 64G uSD and enjoy on the plane with BT headset.
Play with it but I'd suggest before you get "flash-happy" read as much as you can about the SuperBrick bug that afflicts this and a couple other Samsung tabs.
Yes whatever you do, do not factory reset in the OS.
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My XOOM days are officially over. Almost makes me sad.

Yep, I got a Nexus 10, so I'm doing a little trade with XDAer cdromo90 for a little Nexus 7. He wants to give the XOOM to his nephew for a larger screen, and I will probably give the N7 to my nephew for his birthday in a couple of months (his mom got a Kindle Fire for Christmas, and I think he's been bitten by the Android bug, so I want to make sure he gets off to a good start! )
As one of the very first people to own the very first Android tablet, I have to say it's been a great ride. I was one of the lucky ones who got a VZW 3G XOOM on day one at a discounted price ($200 off) due to a glitch in Motorola's system (You guys remember THAT? Ha! Still one of the best deals I've ever gotten hands down!). It was my first experience as an early adopter of any device, and I have to say it's been a great experience! To see Android tablets come from Honeycomb and grow up to Jellybean really made me appreciate being on the cutting edge. Not only has the XOOM gotten better with every Android update, but even to this day I feel like it's still good enough for a daily driver even with all of the new tablets coming out, not to mention I still think it's the best built, best looking tablet to this day (I love the N10, and a few other tablets have been ok looking, but the XOOM is just a marvelously well built piece of technology.) With custom Jelly Bean ROMS and the ability to overclock it, I felt like it still had a good amount of life left in it, and I'm happy to pass it along to someone who will still use and enjoy it instead of it sitting in my closet as a backup.
So, off I ride into the sunset. So long, XOOMers!
My old wifi Xoom
Team EOS is keeping my Xoom interesting with their Jellybean 4.2 nightlies. There still isn't much I can't do with this old tablet. And like you said it's still the best built and best looking tablet around .
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Team EOS is keeping my Xoom interesting with their Jellybean 4.2 nightlies. There still isn't much I can't do with this old tablet. And like you said it's still the best built and best looking tablet around .
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I agree, but I jumped to the N10 when I began to doubt the Xoom would get 4G with JB 4.2. I'm glad I was wrong on that, but now I wpn't give up the incredible resolution on the N10.
The Xoom is definitely showing its age but its been pretty awesome to see its performance increase from 3.x to 4.0 to 4.1.
Enjoy the Nexus 10, I'm mildly jealous but I'm waiting for next year's nexus 10" and really hoping its built by Motorola.
Funny enough I can't see myself parting with my Xoom. It may overtaken by newer devices but it is a fine solid bit of kit and can just be retasked to other duties. I saw one being built into a car as a multimedia centre. There will always be a use for it until it dies
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Funny enough I can't see myself parting with my Xoom. It may overtaken by newer devices but it is a fine solid bit of kit and can just be retasked to other duties. I saw one being built into a car as a multimedia centre. There will always be a use for it until it dies
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My XOOM is my baby and I'll never let her go. That is, unless, maybe Motorola decides to build a worthy successor. I refuse to say the Xyboard is even a thing.
I just sold my 4g Xoom for $225. I will surely miss it. I am sad tonight.
yep. i just leave my Xoom goodbye yesterday. I bought nexus 7 3g and I'm really happy. the top reasons to consider nexus 7 are: less hand fatigue, 100 % so portable, fast software update,good customer support( service centre just in front of my house), its an Asian product and cheap. reasons to dump Xoom: lack of software update, Motorola doesn't keep their promises, bulky,hand fatigue, not really portable, most of all, hard to play games especially when pressing button. so goodbye xoomers.
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I thought about selling my Xoom when the nexus 10 came out. I decided to keep it and avoid the hassle of selling the Xoom. Also decided to buy a nexus 7. Really happy that I decided to keep the Xoom. I really like the fact that I have the LTE Verizon version. Also like the fact that it has a camera (and a pretty decent one at that) and HDMI out. It is starting to show is age a bit, but it's no doubt a well built quality device. I'm sure we'll never see key like pie, but Team EOS and CyanogenMod have kept the Xoom relevant with their hard work on 4.2. I'll be keeping mine for at least another year.
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I'm tempted to purchase a new tablet but my xoom is just so well built and still works extremely well for my casual usage although its showing its age. I'm more tempted to buy a galaxy s4/note3 when they release then a new tablet though.
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Just ordered a Nexus 10... But hanging onto my XOOM just in case... Should be interesting. I think I'll miss my built in MicroSD Card Reader the most...
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As for me I just bought my XOOM a month ago, I believe it still worth to be owned device
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actually xoom is a nice device. but its quite heavy to carry around.
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I agree. Definitely not one to carry aroun SD. Love my N7 for that.
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I love new gadgets and some of the new tablet screens look great but I haven't found anything I can't do on my old xoom. Getting itchy for a new toy/tool but will keep my xoom. I did give up on paying Verizon for data especially when they can't be bothered to update the software and support their customers. I will never buy another Verizon branded tablet. Many thanks to our developers for keeping my xoom up to speed.
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As for me I just bought my XOOM a month ago, I believe it still worth to be owned device
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Same. For someone who has never owned a tablet, it's great. Reading is a pleasure.
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for me xoom is one of the best old tablet. i have use it for more then 1 year. but, one thing for sure, when i play games or reading when i hold it, makes my hand fatigue, therefore i cant hold it for too long. so i decided to buy nexus 7, and that is a wise decision
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I just sold my 4g Xoom for $225. I will surely miss it. I am sad tonight.
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My XOOM entered Hall of Fame, I will never let it gone.
As I did do the same with my Casio Agenda, HP 24C, HP 48G (it was stolen, unfortunately) and my Palm Life Drive.
Enviado de meu XOOM MZ605 (Android 4.2.2 pelo Team EOS 4).
Wow same here...just got the nexus 7 and looking to sell my xoom. It has been great and still is.
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I am on EOS4 build184on my WiFi Xoom and its running perfectly. I'm overclocked to 1600Mhz and its running smooth and fast. JB 4.2.1 is not meant to run on this old processor but Team EOS has managed to make my Xoom run like the best of tablets. I do have to mention the fact that I am using a 3rd party keyboard and Nova launcher to get past some of the shortcomings of this old hardware but I'm satisfied with it.

My XOOM - still going strong!!

Hey all. So I love my Xoom but have had to purchase another unnamed tablet with 3G capabilities so for the last few months my 2 sons (3 & 5 years old) have been using the table for games and interactive books at bedtime. Of course they love it too now, but didn't realise how easy it is to use these things. The play the games and read the books without my help "daddy go away!!". They also love clouds and sheep and send me pictures they take of the game!!
I know ppl ***** and moan about the lack of updates for devices but for a device I really enjoyed but couldn't get over how bad Honeycomb was, well it's come a long way and is standing the test of time. I don't think I'll ever get rid of this device.
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I know ppl ***** and moan about the lack of updates for devices but for a device I really enjoyed but couldn't get over how bad Honeycomb was, well it's come a long way and is standing the test of time. I don't think I'll ever get rid of this device.
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Hellz Yeah, It's like owning a classic car.
pjcons said:
Hey all. So I love my Xoom but have had to purchase another unnamed tablet with 3G capabilities so for the last few months my 2 sons (3 & 5 years old) have been using the table for games and interactive books at bedtime. Of course they love it too now, but didn't realise how easy it is to use these things. The play the games and read the books without my help "daddy go away!!". They also love clouds and sheep and send me pictures they take of the game!!
I know ppl ***** and moan about the lack of updates for devices but for a device I really enjoyed but couldn't get over how bad Honeycomb was, well it's come a long way and is standing the test of time. I don't think I'll ever get rid of this device.
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You should try JB from dream chech this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1997434
I rooted mine and have the latest JB on it. I can't believe I waited so long to root it!!! My Xoom is still going strong, but I noticed the battery doesn't last as long. I still get days of use out of it.
my xoom is not really doing well, ... but i will keep it untill it is really bricked XD update update and update to the latest roms!
I was a Verizon Xoom owner, then sold mine to finance the purchase of a Nexus 10. However, I am now a Verizon Xoom owner yet again. A while back, a client had bought my company a Xoom to test our web development work on because their field agents all used Xooms out in the field. Well, they upgraded to Galaxy Note 10.1s, which means they bought my company one for testing. With no use for the Xoom, my boss was nice enough to give it to me.
I have to say that, even though Google and Verizon have yet to get a Jelly Bean update out for the CDMA/LTE model, ICS runs fine on it for now. Plus, did I mention how much I missed having a tablet with a cellular connection? I have a Nexus 7 and 10, and though I love them to pieces, the only way to use them while I'm out is to kill my phone battery by enabling WiFi hotspot. The Xoom costs me $10/mo to have on my shared data pool on Verizon. I can deal with that. It's worth it to have the connectivity anywhere and everywhere. It's also nice that the Xoom is a little older now because the official accessories are dirt cheap now. I was able to pick up the OEM Motorola OTG cable (dubbed the Xoom Camera Connection Kit), standard dock, and portfolio case on eBay, all brand new, for a combined $30 bucks after shipping. That's a win.
I agree with the comment above that owning a Xoom is like owning a classic car. It's still plenty fast for everything I would do while out and about, plus the thing is built like a brick $h1thouse. If anyone ever breaks into your house, you can beat them over the head with your Xoom to knock them out, then use it to post about the incident on Twitter while you wait for the cops.
I'm glad to have the Xoom back in my arsenal, if only for the times when I'm out and about and want a cell connection without having to kill my phone battery. I only buy Nexus devices because I like the stock, unfettered Android experience and getting updates from Google. As we all know, the Xoom is functionally a Nexus in everything but its name. So...if you want a Nexus tablet with a cell connection on Verizon, the Xoom is still your only choice.
P.S. Vegas currently has the over/under on the 4.1.2/JZO54K Jelly Bean update for the Verizon Xoom at June 1 (to commemorate the one-year anniversary of its last update, the one to ICS). I'm taking the under, but only by a week or so.
oldblue910 said:
I agree with the comment above that owning a Xoom is like owning a classic car. It's still plenty fast for everything I would do while out and about, plus the thing is built like a brick $h1thouse. If anyone ever breaks into your house, you can beat them over the head with your Xoom to knock them out, then use it to post about the incident on Twitter while you wait for the cops.
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Lol, we don't condone Xoom violence 'round heeyaaa! Awesome.
Just celebrated my xoom's second birthday last week. Best. Purchase. Ever.
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Been using my Xoom every day for over a year and it's totally awesome. I've had zero problems since i bought it. I'm still using it with CM10 because CM10.1 just seems a little slower and I dont use multiple users. I'm totally happy that when I wanted to buy the Galaxy tab, it was sold out and I got the Xoom instead.
The only reason why i would consider an upgrade would be because i like higher dpi screens. In every other way the Xoom is superb.
My xoom (wi-fi only) still rocks on and is wonderful as well. It gets used every day and regularly lasts over half the week on a single charge, watching netflix for an hour or two most nights. I'm probably the freak of the bunch, running complete stock and being utterly satisfied with it. I mostly keep up with the forums here because of looking for things on my other android device (Epic 4g, i717 Note, Moment) histories and figured I might as well bookmark the Xoom too.
In any case, yay Xoom! I love my choice of tablet :]
tigerknight said:
My xoom (wi-fi only) still rocks on and is wonderful as well. It gets used every day and regularly lasts over half the week on a single charge, watching netflix for an hour or two most nights. I'm probably the freak of the bunch, running complete stock and being utterly satisfied with it. I mostly keep up with the forums here because of looking for things on my other android device (Epic 4g, i717 Note, Moment) histories and figured I might as well bookmark the Xoom too.
In any case, yay Xoom! I love my choice of tablet :]
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No shame in stock, man. Check my signature. All five of my devices are bone stock. haha That Android 4.1.2/JZO54K ROM runs like a champ on the Xoom. Compared to ICS, Jelly Bean made the Xoom feel like a brand new tablet. All of us on Verizon are still waiting, but it'll show up eventually.
I feel like owning new device each time I try new ROM and its amazing xoom still gets really nice support, I've been using it for two years and its brilliant.
Best of luck to happy xoom users!
hello
I have just bought 1 of ebay for 120 quid so im really chuffed to be reading how good it is
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I can't stand the lag anymore. Ughh.
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Lag? My boys play nothing but angry birds and other games / 3D books on it. It still goes great.
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best ROM
could someone show me which ROM is the best at battery and gaming? I'm a bit confuse of it's GPU on EOS and CM10.1 Or does this belong to the hardware?
EOS Rom
I am very happy with the EOS rom:good:
Mine is still going strong, with a lag here, a lag there...
I'll solve it by flashing a Custom ROM on it since it's running official ICS...
pjcons said:
Hey all. So I love my Xoom but have had to purchase another unnamed tablet with 3G capabilities so for the last few months my 2 sons (3 & 5 years old) have been using the table for games and interactive books at bedtime. Of course they love it too now, but didn't realise how easy it is to use these things. The play the games and read the books without my help "daddy go away!!". They also love clouds and sheep and send me pictures they take of the game!!
I know ppl ***** and moan about the lack of updates for devices but for a device I really enjoyed but couldn't get over how bad Honeycomb was, well it's come a long way and is standing the test of time. I don't think I'll ever get rid of this device.
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I've also had my Xoom for a number of years, I GEDified it when 4.1.2 was first available and left in untouched until very recently. It's now rooted running dreamcwli's 4.2.2 rom which has given the device a new lease of life.

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