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Will the Wifi Xoom launch on the 24th?

Does anyone know if it will? If it doesn't i will be pretty annoyed.
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Supposed to be confirmed for that date
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jordanprudent said:
Supposed to be confirmed for that date
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Where are you seeing that this is a confirmed date for the WiFi only release?

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Supposed to be confirmed for that date
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According to what? Nobody has said that for the wifi version, only the 3g. Nothing for US release yet.
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[speculation] yes it should be released at the same time as the 3/4g version.. [/speculation]

Just what it says on the Google responses, just specualtion I would imagine. Its "supposed " to be released that date or that's what sources are saying
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No source has said it except people like you and me. It was only announced a few days ago and has not shown up in any ads.
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Here's some interesting reading:
https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/44943?start=15&tstart=0
I particularly loved this post:
If you've been following any of the numerous blogs and news stories about the XOOM and its pricing around the internet, you'll noticed that there are a lot more 'neutral' buyers out there than there are pure fanboys. In that I'm saying that there are those people who will only buy Apple products and loathe anything Android, and on the other side there are Android fans who want to see Apple eat dust in the wake of Android's tablet dominance (which is looking less likely now.) But, in between these two groups is a much larger group of people who couldn't care less about the OS or the company and will buy according to two things.
1. The value (Price):
Let's face it. We're in an economic slump, and price will win out over features and OS. This means people are going to be more willing to buy a $499-$599 tablet with WiFi only over an $800 tablet that requres a $20 data plan and a $35 activation fee. The iPad proved this by itself before any other tablets were even dreamt of. The WiFi only iPad is by far the most popular version.
2. Reputation:
The neutral buyers in the market for a tablet know what an iPad is, what it does, and how much it costs. It's been out for a year, and it's been a huge success. They also know that the iPad 2 is on its way and that it will probably have the same price points. On the other hand, the XOOM is a new tablet by a manufacturer who has only proven itself in the smartphone market. Tablets are a new venture for them, and they haven't proven themselves like Apple has. The OS might be slick, but it's also unproven. iOS was successful because people had already been using it on their iPhones for a long time. Honeycomb is essentially Android, and it's slick, but it's still unproven.
That being said, everyone was excited about the XOOM at CES and those neutral buyers were drooling over it and ready to give it a chance over the iPad. Now, Motorola has struck out.
Strike 1: Price
$800 is a lot for a tablet, and most people (obviously) aren't willing to pay that much. I won't argue that it's not comparable to the iPad. It is...To the 32GB 3G version, which leads me to...
Strike 2: Veriety (I'm not talking colors like red...)
Releasing the most expensive version of the tablet first is a boneheaded move. Apple got it right with their teired pricing, but Motorola is trying to shove an $800 tablet down consumers throats when the majority of the market was expecting a more affordable option. It's fine to have a 3G version at $800, but it's not fine to piss on those that make up the largest portion of your potential buyers by not offering a WiFi only version for under $600. This gives way to...
Strike 3: Data Carriers
This is a big turn off for even those willing to pay $800. There's not many people who want to pay a data plan every month. It's nice to have that option, and I'm glad Verizon is doing it on a month to month basis instead of a 2 year contract, but to force people to pay $20 for a month of data plus a $35 activation fee on top of $800 plus tax is ridiculous. Going back to Strike 2, many people want a WiF only version because they are casual users who just want something to use around the house or over at Panera Bread on a lunch break, and there are others who just don't want to be tied to another carrier fee or don't want to give Verizon any of their business.
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we will see everything we need to see this sunday

Arun01 said:
we will see everything we need to see this sunday
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My thoughts too, sunday ads
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Arun01 said:
we will see everything we need to see this sunday
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Well I signed up at motorola.com/xoom to receive updates and they claim you will be the first to know anything but you know how that goes. May want to try that as well just in case.

can you preorder @ best buy over the phone?

asianxtreme said:
can you preorder @ best buy over the phone?
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I don't think they can take credit cards over the phone in store. But its probably something you could call them and ask
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About to take the plunge..but in need of finalization

So I've been stalking the SGS S2 forums for the past week (got nothing else to do seeing how I'm recovering from a recent surgery) and was wonder from everyone's experience, who should I order from? (Would be an order to Canada btw)
Clove, Handtec, Expansys UK, US or Canada?
Would ordering from the UK be cheaper or stick with the North American companies since they now confirmed that the phones are Quad Band 3g.
Just need a little push in the right direction before I drop $800.
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Interested as well since the "Dead pixel" posts are growing...
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I was going to order from the Canadian Expansys site but noticed the price hiked up. Consider me subscribed here because I too am wondering who to order from. More specifically, wondering if there are import taxes/duty fees, and how long it took to receive (assuming some sites have sent them out yet).
As of right now Expansys.ca wants 826.70 with Express shipping to Ontario. If there are import fees on top of that I might wait a bit...

I don't know you and you don't know me and I cannot help you decide.... BUT....
Hope you are feeling better after surgery. I remember when I was under the blade. I felt down for ages
Take care

gstar_raw said:
I was going to order from the Canadian Expansys site but noticed the price hiked up. Consider me subscribed here because I too am wondering who to order from. More specifically, wondering if there are import taxes/duty fees, and how long it took to receive (assuming some sites have sent them out yet).
As of right now Expansys.ca wants 826.70 with Express shipping to Ontario. If there are import fees on top of that I might wait a bit...
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Check your country's customs website, probably states import taxes if there are any. Note that most big delivery companies(like UPS/DHL) tolls the goods themselves, so no risk of your package getting stuck in customs for weeks.
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ccrows said:
Interested as well since the "Dead pixel" posts are growing...
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Haven't seen much of those but definitely gonna keep an eye out/ keep in mind that defect.
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cbailey said:
I don't know you and you don't know me and I cannot help you decide.... BUT....
Hope you are feeling better after surgery. I remember when I was under the blade. I felt down for ages
Take care
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Lol thanks. Had an Implantable Cardiovertor Defibilator implanted in my chest. Apparently my dad claims I'm part cyborg now lol.
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PearsonDKA said:
Lol thanks. Had an Implantable Cardiovertor Defibilator implanted in my chest. Apparently my dad claims I'm part cyborg now lol.
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If you switch on GPS place the phone next to the defib and you then jump about its working .
Good luck with the defib hope its never used .
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[Q] Preorder Nexus 7?

Can someone tell me who has pre-ordered Nexus 7? Is there any way I can get it to India?
Thanks

yeah where to pre-order?
Can't wait for this device BTW after seeing a flood of tablets..this one is actually really worth buying!
wooooot excited!

jcagara08 said:
yeah where to pre-order?
Can't wait for this device BTW after seeing a flood of tablets..this one is actually really worth buying!
wooooot excited!
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i would have bought at least 2 devices but again a company is choosing that i can't buy smth because i am not from an english speeking country.....
i hope amazon.co.uk has it soon they at least ship to germany...
if anyone has another way ? (proxy perhaps?) please let me know

gbohm said:
i would have bought at least 2 devices but again a company is choosing that i can't buy smth because i am not from an english speeking country.....
i hope amazon.co.uk has it soon they at least ship to germany...
if anyone has another way ? (proxy perhaps?) please let me know
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It is only available via play store. If amazon uk has it, so does ours. The only restriction is the god damn play store and I am sure it is some retarded law interfering with the release.
Seriously consider buying it via http://www.borderlinx.com/, did the same with my Touchpad. Proxy and BL -> N7 is mine! But not yet decided.

greyphil said:
It is only available via play store. If amazon uk has it, so does ours. The only restriction is the god damn play store and I am sure it is some retarded law interfering with the release.
Seriously consider buying it via http://www.borderlinx.com/, did the same with my Touchpad. Proxy and BL -> N7 is mine! But not yet decided.
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Problem is google checkout only takes credit cards from the country you're ordering, so if you are ordering via borderlinx to USA or UK you would need a american credit card or a UK one... Which is the problem right now.

kenshiin said:
Problem is google checkout only takes credit cards from the country you're ordering, so if you are ordering via borderlinx to USA or UK you would need a american credit card or a UK one... Which is the problem right now.
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wow they really don't want people to get these things, do they....

greyphil said:
It is only available via play store. If amazon uk has it, so does ours. The only restriction is the god damn play store and I am sure it is some retarded law interfering with the release.
Seriously consider buying it via http://www.borderlinx.com/, did the same with my Touchpad. Proxy and BL -> N7 is mine! But not yet decided.
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i bought my nook from ebay it was easy i will do the same with the nexus 7 from ebay.co.uk shipping is some euros and no tax...
but i want it on the first day ;-)
perhaps we find a way and can make a german xda bulk order

Well they want to regulate which country gets it.
The biggest reason with the Nexus 7 probably is the limitation of Play store functionality in most countries. It's limited to only apps in almost every country in the world except USA, Canada and UK.
They announced it pretty heavy about how it is the ULTIMATE Google Play device, so releasing it without full functionality might heart advertising and credibility of future devices. Even though many nerds here (including me) would want it anyway the majority would want all the functions people have in the US.

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Well they want to regulate which country gets it.
The biggest reason with the Nexus 7 probably is the limitation of Play store functionality in most countries. It's limited to only apps in almost every country in the world except USA, Canada and UK.
They announced it pretty heavy about how it is the ULTIMATE Google Play device, so releasing it without full functionality might heart advertising and credibility of future devices. Even though many nerds here (including me) would want it anyway the majority would want all the functions people have in the US.
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i opened a thread where i want to collect all buying advices

I´m austrian and i´m also trying to figure out which is the best way to get it.
Fighting with some Webproxies didn´t get me very far.
I guess it´s not very likely that amazon will sell it in the near future (it´s clearly the main competitor of the kindle fire.).
So please post it if you found a good way to get the tablet to central europe.

supermult said:
I´m austrian and i´m also trying to figure out which is the best way to get it.
Fighting with some Webproxies didn´t get me very far.
I guess it´s not very likely that amazon will sell it in the near future (it´s clearly the main competitor of the kindle fire.).
So please post it if you found a good way to get the tablet to central europe.
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we should move the discussion to my thread perhaps we can make a bulk order or smth.(Germany and Austria is no Problem i live for example only 40km from reute)

will this be up for preorder on Amazon or is it just exclusive for play store?
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You can try tor browser. Im going to try and send it to a contact in uk, and then to me in South Africa. Cant wait
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ky0nkyon said:
will this be up for preorder on Amazon or is it just exclusive for play store?
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ptr-order only from google but amazon willl cary towards the end of the month
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You can try tor browser. Im going to try and send it to a contact in uk, and then to me in South Africa. Cant wait
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you meed a us or uk based credit card to purchase

don't you all hate, the country restrictions!!
I really wanted to pre-order this tablet.... but google dont like 3er world countries such as mine.
I WANT FULL PLAY STORE SUPPORT FOR MY COUNTRY:crying::crying: and the TABLET

it seems that you can preorder at expansys, but there is no price or anything

Midnight release???

So im just wondering if anyone knows if therell be a midnight release for the nexus 4 or if anyone knows when the orders will go live any info can be helpful!!
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Nobody knows but why the panic?
Its not gonna sell out on the first day, people thought this with the nexus 7 pre-order.
.... Yet all orders from the first WEEK were in the 1st wave of dispatches.
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No panic im selling my phone so I want to order it asap so I dont have to go too long with out one you know!!!
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I was wondering the same thing.
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Nobody knows but why the panic?
Its not gonna sell out on the first day, people thought this with the nexus 7 pre-order.
.... Yet all orders from the first WEEK were in the 1st wave of dispatches.
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So were pre-orders for the Nexus 7 started at midnight?

I would think there to be a tremendous difference in demand between a lame ass 7" tab and a quad core 2gb mobile phone with the latest hardware priced insanely cheaper domestically than elsewhere. Insanely cheaper, period.
Never know but I don't expect the 16gb Nexus 4 to last 5min.

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I was wondering the same thing.
So were pre-orders for the Nexus 7 started at midnight?
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No preorders started as soon as Google io was finished

http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-4/222850-info-nexus-4-t-mobile.html#post2301584
Well there ya go. Part of me didn't want to post it as to steer people away from bringing down the site, but meh, I'll be optimistic that Google has enough stock + demand isn't THATT high.

dralways said:
I would think there to be a tremendous difference in demand between a lame ass 7" tab and a quad core 2gb mobile phone with the latest hardware priced insanely cheaper domestically than elsewhere. Insanely cheaper, period.
Never know but I don't expect the 16gb Nexus 4 to last 5min.
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Why?
Only people who follow these tech sites know about the Nexus 4 here in the UK, no tv, radio, newspaper articles have been shown.
We also get stock from a totally different country to US orders.
For the mast majority, only people who go into an O2 store will know about it, and their stock differs from the playstore stock.
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What does spam f5 mean and what kind of info should you have ready?
I have already bought stuff from the Google Play store so they have all my details. I figured I would just sign in well before midnight and when the Nexus 4 became available I would select it to buy.
Has anyone bought like a device on the first day available and would like to share what happened?

donec said:
What does spam f5 mean and what kind of info should you have ready?
I have already bought stuff from the Google Play store so they have all my details. I figured I would just sign in well before midnight and when the Nexus 4 became available I would select it to buy.
Has anyone bought like a device on the first day available and would like to share what happened?
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Assuming you're serious, spamming F5 means quickly and repeatedly pressing the F5 key on the keyboard, to constantly refresh the webpage in hopes of it letting you order the phone

I have never heard of that before even though I have been around computers since the 70's. Thanks for the clarification.

I thinking the UK is going to be the easier place to get a midnight order done. There have been no ads or whatever as someone in this thread has already said. Also, here in the UK the majority of people buy off contract phones so this one isn't going to be that different. But on the flipside in the US there is a massive LTE network that you wont be able to access and that will cut the amount down quite a bit. I'm guessing they will sell a lot but I don't see it selling out...... unless they start running ads after they open the site to orders.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...-shipments-start-november-13th-no-pre-orders/
I wouldn't bet or hold your breath on a midnight release, but who knows anything can happen.
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Official Word from HTC: US Release by End of April

Oh well...guess we definitely aren't getting it this month
http://bgr.com/2013/03/22/htc-one-release-date-392552/
HTC has seen unprecedented demand for and interest in the new HTC One, and the care taken to design and build it is evidenced in early reviews. The new HTC One will roll out in the UK, Germany and Taiwan next week and across Europe, North America and most of Asia-Pacific before the end of April. We appreciate our customers’ patience, and believe that once they have the phone in their hands they will agree that it has been worth the wait.
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Figures. Oh well losing interest in this phone more and more as time goes by
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I'm actually quickly growing tired of the ever longer delays and push-backs. If this keeps up, I'll just get something else. Some of us don't have the luxury of waiting another month because we need a phone asap.

So it's gonna hit the US probably around the time the GS4 hits. Nice. <-Sarcasm.

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So it's gonna hit the US probably around the time the GS4 hits. Nice.
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Not nice for HTC, going toe to toe with the S4 is going to cost them a lot of sales.

NO!!!!
I need one before the 20th for a trip, I don't want to get something else for this. :crying:

Android manufacturers need to fire their planning teams. Every single Android product I have ever bought has been delayed.

bye

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So it's gonna hit the US probably around the time the GS4 hits. Nice.
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I hope they have fun trying to convince carriers to advertise their phone over the massively popular GS4.

I just confirmed May 6 as the launch date with three different AT&T stores in my area of Louisiana.

Bad move on htc's part. This isnt going to go well for them with the s4 launch.

ratchetjaw said:
Figures. Oh well losing interest in this phone more and more as time goes by
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Kind of the same for me. I was gettin a hard on for the thing the first few times I saw it and read about it. now I'm kinda leanin towards a gs4
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I just confirmed May 6 as the launch date with three different AT&T stores in my area of Louisiana.
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LOL how did the end of April already become beginning of May!?

I called to ask about pre-ordering the phone and that's what I was told.
Side Note: I didn't even see this forum topic before I called.

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Not nice for HTC, going toe to toe with the S4 is going to cost them a lot of sales.
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Sarcasm fail.

Horrible.

ratchetjaw said:
Oh well losing interest in this phone more and more as time goes by
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That's what happens when too much time goes by between announcement and launch; and not just to HTC. The goal should be to build up buzz and then get it in people's hands so word-of-mouth carries the momentum. At launch (or right prior to) is when the big ad spend should kick in to (re)gain and keep attention. Had the schedule stuck they would have been a month ahead of Samsung and not drowned out buy what I'm sure will be Samsung's expansive media spend.
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So it's gonna hit the US probably around the time the GS4 hits. Nice.
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HTC spent $40MM in advertising last year (a pittance). They're going to get lost against Samsung’s budget. The fact that VZW, the largest U.S. carrier, won't have the One (if they get it) until two months after everyone else won't help. The good news for HTC, at least in the U.S., is most people are using subsidized phones so they’re in the market for a new phone when their contract allows them to be. So it's a steady stream of potential customers and the launch euphoria for both the One and SGS4 won't really affect their purchase decision as much as word-of-mouth and how the two phones actually perform.
And HTC fans and Samsung haters are going to buy the One anyway. Just as Samsung fans and HTC haters are going to buy the SGS4; no matter when both are available. People open to both are most likely to be impacted by Samsung's advertising and larger media coverage and the 30 day head start would have helped HTC.

Pretty disappointing. I may be able to wait, but there is absolutely no chance the general population will choose the one over the sgs4 when they see them side by side. Especially after seeing 10000 commercials on tv for the next galaxy phone.
I feel sorry for htc, that was a horrible decision. They're just digging their own grave on this one.
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Dug their own grave you mean. It's over. Still a nice phone but they just lost their chance.
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What happened to "delay will not affect US launch"? smh