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Hi, will this be added to the list of devices. as i think this is gonna be a popular product.

There certainly looks to be a lot of pent-up demand for this in the UK. Hopefully in a week or so there will actually be some the stock in and we can start ripping it apart. I doubt if XDA will add it until there is significant take up, but all the signs are that this will be a popular device. I'm certainly going to pick one up...

same here, shame it is not 3g but hey thats why I have a nexus aswell.

r8zer said:
same here, shame it is not 3g but hey thats why I have a nexus aswell.
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Yeah, I've come to the conclusion that 3G is not that important on a 10 inch tablet. I'm never going to be away from a wifi when using the thing. I had a Galaxy Tab for a short while, and while appreciating the ability to get Internet connection via 3G and being able to use it as a phone, I've decided that for a large tablet wifi is all that's really needed for me. Tends to be a lot cheaper too...

any news on this yet,theres exciting stuff happening over at modaco but you gotta be a member to get the roms

Any updates on this yet? I'm on the fence about a tablet but if I am to get one, I'm leaning this way.

I have had my Advent Vega since Nov last year and would recommend it.
Seams to be getting a following.

Lack of development

I'm disappointed that there isn't much development going on for the Thrive. I'm also curious as to why? I bought one after doing major comparison between all the tablets available and I chose this one because of the specs, size and of course, capabilities. My friends have other tablets, such as the Acer 500 and I rooted it last night for him and it's nowhere near the speed of my Thrive.
I guess I'll just have to wait it out but damn, I want a new ROM on this already. Just having it rooted isn't enough to take advantage of even a fraction of the capabilities this thing has.
Regards,
rast4man

rast4man said:
I'm disappointed that there isn't much development going on for the Thrive. I'm also curious as to why? I bought one after doing major comparison between all the tablets available and I chose this one because of the specs, size and of course, capabilities. My friends have other tablets, such as the Acer 500 and I rooted it last night for him and it's nowhere near the speed of my Thrive.
I guess I'll just have to wait it out but damn, I want a new ROM on this already. Just having it rooted isn't enough to take advantage of even a fraction of the capabilities this thing has.
Regards,
rast4man
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I think a lot of it has to do with the lack of developers having the device. I think if I had one I would probably be putting something together - but I have the Transformer - and no time at the present.

There has been ROM development, just not here.
Google thrive forums to see.

xciton said:
There has been ROM development, just not here.
Google thrive forums to see.
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I did and not too impressed with what I've seen. I think there are what, 3 ROMS available? I'm going to keep this but get the Acer A500 I think since it has tons of development right now.
Thanks for the replies!
Regards,
rast4man

I was in the same boat so to say my first choice was the thrive I happily bought it after much consideration of other tablets on the market at the time .. once I got home I enjoyed the speed and the thrives native apps but I went to XDA to se what was popping and nothing lol a dead tablet on the development front.so I tried the Asus liked the screen but didn't want to pat $160 u.s. for USB and extra battery life so i bought my Iconia and ill tell ya what I freaking love it besides some problems with Gameloft apps but usb HDMI micro SD I'm happy and amazing veiwing angles!
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Well I have the thrive and it is rooted and has a OC Kernel and Dalepl's stock rom, am I sorry that it does not have some great rom on it, NO it is quite functional and is twice the tablet of any Acer Iconia, and just to be clear I HAVE HAD a Acer Iconia, Motorola Xoom and the Almighty Samsung and all lasted less than a week before returning them, have had my thrive since release and could not be more pleased, and all of the substandard tabs are gone!!!!

I waited in line on black Friday for the Asus transformer because it has a large development scene, but they ran out and I ended up with the Toshiba for $30 more. I've got to day, for what I paid, the Toshiba is cool, but I wish I could get some cyanogen on here.
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same here. Love the size and Honeycomb. Have a Samsung galaxy tab 7" and wanted something bigger and newer. Made the mistake of upgrading to 3.2.1 and was hoping the great minds of XDA have figured out how to downgrade to root. Kind of disappointed on the development but maybe we weren't the only ones who went to buy the Transformer and ended up with the thrive. Only time will tell.

Don't know why this thing isn't more popular. Just got mine the other day. So far I love the fact that I can plug in the dongle from my computers wireless keyboard and an hdmi cable to my big screen tv, pair it to a wii remote and have at it. Absolutely awesome!
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There is a lot more for it but not on this Forum, I would just say Google the thrive and the other forum will come up in search results and yes there is plenty of Development going on. I cannot put the forum's name here because they will just delete the name if not my complete post.

Yeah, I'm a recovering rom-flasher myself, and I was initially kind of bummed out at the fact that there are not dozens of choices for ROMs, but then I got to asking myself "Why?"
I have Cyanogen 7 on my HTC LEO, and I can flash a new version every week if I want, or if I get tired of that, there are many other ROMS I can choose from. But for the Tablet, I'm looking for a stable portable platform to read forums, e-books, maybe play a few games. The Thrive fills that bill, and the hardware is more versatile than most other tablets out there. I rooted the stock 3.1 ROM so I could use Titanium Backup and nmap, and I don't think I'll upgrade until Ice Cream Sandwich comes out, if then. 3.2 seems to be mostly for 7" tablets so it doesn't interest me much.
I see that there are other ROMS on those "unmetnionable" forums, but I've learned over the years to trust the developers and forums at XDA so I don't really want to take a chance elsewhere.
That's my two cents' worth and if you don't agree, I applaud you - enjoy flashing whatever you can find - it's a lot of fun, and I will continue to do so on my HTC phone, but not on my tablet. Just my opinion.
Walt

I wish you had one
jerdog said:
I think a lot of it has to do with the lack of developers having the device. I think if I had one I would probably be putting something together - but I have the Transformer - and no time at the present.
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I wish you had one jerdog. If I could I'd buy you one myself. I just picked one up online for $307 shipped out the door. It's a 16gb model.
Charles

I think it will be picking up speed soon. Compared to other tablets on the market right now, spec wise, the Thrive is pure ownage! I still have mine and use it frequently. I'm cool with just having it rooted for now so we'll see what happens in the future for development.
Regards,
rast4man

ceabbott2 said:
I wish you had one jerdog. If I could I'd buy you one myself. I just picked one up online for $307 shipped out the door. It's a 16gb model.
Charles
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LOL - if I had the money I would buy one myself too!

jerdog said:
LOL - if I had the money I would buy one myself too!
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I dropped mine last night and cracked the screen on the bottom. It still works perfect and the crack doesn't even get in the way when using it. Wanna' buy it cheap?
Regards,
rast4man

rast4man said:
I dropped mine last night and cracked the screen on the bottom. It still works perfect and the crack doesn't even get in the way when using it. Wanna' buy it cheap?
Regards,
rast4man
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LOL - nope. Thanks though!

walts said:
Yeah, I'm a recovering rom-flasher myself, and I was initially kind of bummed out at the fact that there are not dozens of choices for ROMs, but then I got to asking myself "Why?"
I have Cyanogen 7 on my HTC LEO, and I can flash a new version every week if I want, or if I get tired of that, there are many other ROMS I can choose from. But for the Tablet, I'm looking for a stable portable platform to read forums, e-books, maybe play a few games. The Thrive fills that bill, and the hardware is more versatile than most other tablets out there. I rooted the stock 3.1 ROM so I could use Titanium Backup and nmap, and I don't think I'll upgrade until Ice Cream Sandwich comes out, if then. 3.2 seems to be mostly for 7" tablets so it doesn't interest me much.
I see that there are other ROMS on those "unmetnionable" forums, but I've learned over the years to trust the developers and forums at XDA so I don't really want to take a chance elsewhere.
That's my two cents' worth and if you don't agree, I applaud you - enjoy flashing whatever you can find - it's a lot of fun, and I will continue to do so on my HTC phone, but not on my tablet. Just my opinion.
Walt
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Well then you will lose out because the Thrive on XDA will soon be dead and those of us on the other forum will have everything we want on our tablets and thank god that crap cyanogen is not on the thrive!!!!

Performance! But....
I have purchased two of these devices.... One 16G and one 8G. Both ate verymooth and perform very nicely.
Even though Im enjoying the units, I still believe that there should become level of focus on these units. Toshiba now has these units up to V3.3 and have things locked down tightly. Though I believe they did a nice job on the stock ROM, I still believe there should be a root option to admonisyer my personal device. I also believe that the collective brain trust of XDA could produce a ROM that shows the true capability of this hardware platform.
One of the coolest features of the 10.1 inch units is that it has a user replacable battery! How cool is that??
Im not a programmer and barely qualify as a script kiddie in this day of age. So like others on this forum, I have to wait for those with the knowledge and motivation to provide the future path and direction.

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Anyway, glad another developer is on line. I think this is the best overall tablet around. So lets make sure it is. I hope you will be doing custom work, we need someone to do that for individuals that like custom ROMs. Take care.
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I agree! This tablet rocks. I've have had the Kindle Fire, Acer A100, Nook Tablet, and now this and I love it. I will be doing some custom work.

Great! Custom work is what we need to round off this thing. Do you do kernel work by chance?
I have the Thrive 10.1" and Thrive 7" and if you have looked at my work, I mainly keep it stock. That is what I like and I have a lot of people who like that. If you need base ROMs, feel free to download and use mine.
By the way, sorry if you thought you affended me. Was not wanting you to think that. Just wanted you to know why I do what I do and where. Cheers

Re-Review

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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My 4G Motorola Xoom after almost two years

Let me start by saying that I love my Xoom. I have loved it since the day I paid almost $900 for it. ($799 plus 9.25% sales tax here in Tennessee) I will be the first to say that it was not perfect at first, but through official OTA updates and third party ROMs, my Xoom has become the perfect companion and tool that I use at least 4-6 hours every day. Currently running Team EOS nightly ROM 163, Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean at 1.5 Ghz, and this thing runs as well as any tablet I have ever used. My only complaint is that the screen could be better, but at least it does not have the light bleed that a lot of IPS screened tablets have. We liked it so much that my wife also picked up a wifi Xoom for herself and uses it several hours a day as well.
I recently purchased a Fujitsu Q702 Windows 8 tablet for less than what I paid for my Xoom. My first inclination was to sell the Xoom because I thought I might not use it as much. Only time will tell, but this I know...the Xoom has been one heck of a device and worthy of being call my "Little Buddy"!
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scared....
So here is the deal. I LOVE my Xoom and see very little difference between what is out now and what I can do. However. There are some features of jellybean that I like on my razr m that I would love to do on my Xoom. So a friend of mine told me about this site and I am sooo overwhelmed. Is it possible that you could either help me upgrade my Xoom to jellybean. Maybe just show me some threads. I am tech savvy. But stopped doing alterations when windows xp first came out, because I always got the bad files and decided it wasn't worth the aggregation. Now I am willing to open my mind again.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

You will have to root your xoom to get the best of it, try this link for how to info...http://forum.xda-developers.com/sitesearch.php?q=how to root xoom

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2088705
[ROM][4.2 JB MR1] Team EOS 4 *JELLYBEAN MR1* Nightlies - Stingray / MZ602 / VZW 4GLTE
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I see you post info for EOS rom, if you don't have a data plan with verizon you should consider the MY 4.2.1 wifi rom, It is the most stable of all jb rom todate..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1997434

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.

pjcons said:
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.

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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 :]

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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.