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[Android General] timboyce94:
Re: Sim Confusion

Engadget's review never said Micro-SIM, they said Mini-SIM which is technically what most people call the standard SIM... I guess because it's so standardised, here's a couple of wiki links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subscriber_identity_module#Formats

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC_7810#ID-000

Note the mini-sim reference on the table from the first link, compare to the specs listed on the second link.

Engadget was correct, people misinterpreted it - though I think they should know better about clarification of that because it's a common mistake.
[Android General] Seifer1975:
No beef. Tried many ways including redownloading the Android SDK, checking and unchecking USB debugging, mock locations, download Asus PC suites etc... Still failed at adb remount :(
[Android General] SparkyRih:
I've never known that there was an even bigger sim :P

So this one is fine...
[Android General] SamJohnson:
Seems like a bit of a gimick to me. Nice idea though.
[Android General] olly230:
If you don't have a laptop and are due a new phone it's the most intelligent way to spend the money. Phone and tablet for 600 + contract.

The ultimate sofa surfing accessory which is all dedicated tablets are really.
[Android General] timboyce94:
Yes, thats technically a mini-sim (NOT a micro-sim). You ever wondered why SIM's quite often come in a plastic snap-out design the size of a credit card? That's a standard sim adapter, which the padfone sure as hell doesn't support ;)

Is just gonna get more confusing with nano-sim's :eek:

Pic shows the standard, mini, and micro sims punched out in an adapter design...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Telia_micro_SIM_with_brackets.jpg
[Android General] SparkyRih:
dude wtf, that was the size of the first sim? it wouldn't even fit in my first mobile phone, and that was probably overs 10 years ago XD
[Android General] samsonchan:
32gb sandisk brand Ultra micro sd cannot support in padfone

I just bought a padfone few days ago and i bought a 32gb sandisk brand Ultra micro sd. The problem is, the padfone cannot support the micro sd but the normal micro sd 16gb and 8gb can be easily supported.

this one is the 16gb micro sd i connected

and this one is the 32gb ultra sandisk

when i tap the "mount the external storage", the whole setting system lagging untill cannot responce for long time
[Android General] cty.stuart:
take it back to starhub and ask them?
[Android General] timboyce94:
Don't ask me, I jusr happened to know that one fact off the top of my head. I think the standards well outdate me ;)
[Android General] ryan_wenyan:
It does mirror the phone ui, its just that I have to choose the hdmi port manually from the tv & keep the screen on. once the screen timeout & off the tv will loose connection, whereby previously using my xperia arc it will just connect automatically & keep the screen on.
[Android General] Steven82:
you guys are gonna love me or hate me....

http://www.mobi-city.co.uk/asus-padfone-16gb-uk.html

it's the 16gb so I'm unsure if this is from taiwan but for 686 I think I'd prefer ebay which has seriously dropped their prices:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Unloc...ell_Phones&hash=item1e6f0e420c#ht_7838wt_1163
[Android General] SparkyRih:
I would've preferred the 16GB version since it would've been less expensive, but I don't care anymore...

The only thing I hope is that I don't have to pay any taxes... my padfone is still at customs since friday............
[Android General] Mr.Clark:
That Mobi City is a mad price for the Padfone without the keyboard, although I'd have already ordered one if it came all-in at that price.

I'm tempted to make an offer of £550 on the ebay one and try my TF101 dock, maybe pick up a UK one when they arrive.

Decisions decisions :/

EDIT: I take it that you can select English (UK) in the setup and that it works just fine after that?
[Android General] hippo1n2:
I have a 32gb micro sd but can be used... perhaps ur format is different ?

and if u had a problem, go back to asus, not StarHub.
[Android General] hippo1n2:
I take some screenshot of my batt life... seems I do have a defect set.... my galaxy S, S2, Note and Tab do not have THIS problem before :mad::mad:
[Android General] Seifer1975:
Battery life was really bad for mine as well. I supposed give it some time to settle down first
[Android General] lunarken:
how to check for defect batt set if i'm going to buy it? Singaporean here too... u all in HWZ Forum too?
[Android General] Seifer1975:
Battery seems to be a hit and miss. This morning, my phone dropped from 94% to 84% in 1/2 hour. When rebooted, phone shows 88% instead, and a break in the battery history.

I also seem to be suffering from some wakelock problems whereby the phone stays awake for long periods of time without screen being on. But I cannot diagnose without root!! Sian 1/2!
[Android General] timboyce94:
Good to know it's supported, shame it's not supported well.

So obviously there's something to do witht their dynamic display technology that makes it work fully in the tablet and AiO monitor dock.

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Anybody noticed this?

On the official international ASUS page for the Padfone, under the 'download' tab, if you choose 'android' it now lists the kernel source, which it didn't before.

http://www.asus.com/Mobile/PadFone/#download

I'm not a developer so I don't know if that's relevant to anything or if it's just the standard ICS open source stuff or what. All I know is I've been keeping an eye on that page and it wasn't there before.
[Android General] cty.stuart:
Thanx for the information. I just checked ota upgrade thru my phone. Its available now :)
[Android General] olly230:
I wonder what the OTA does.
[Android General] Seifer1975:
I am having a problem. Whenever i dock the phone to the tablet or take it out, i noticed that some services, eg tasker, get stopped. I have to restart these services every time. Anyone with the same problem or has a solution?

Another thing is that the settings for Google play always get reset to default every time i dock or undock.
[Android General] olly230:
if its 3rd party apps then they are likely to complain about the docking/transition.

talk to the app developer
[Android General] cty.stuart:
So far only noticed they added car mode. Otherwise identical
[Android General] Seifer1975:
Ok found the solution to the problem. Under settings, asus customized settings, there is a dynamic app switch list. It's for you to indicate which apps to keep alive when switching.
[Android General] olly230:
that is very useful.

it explains why my keyboard wasn't behaving.
[Android General] SparkyRih:
I hope that doesn't mean taxes, because that's gonna cost me an extra 100 euros...

But I guess I can expect it saterday than... let's pray :P
[Android General] phoxy84:
I think you have to pay at least € 100,- because sometimes you have to pay to the postal service also. Let me know the outcome :)
[Android General] jlyne1234:
Yeah that most likely means you got taxes to pay :/. Where did you order it from? They may have been nice and undervalued it. I bought mine from ebay and they marked it as a $50 eBook reader.

I don't have any such option? :confused: Maybe it's in that OTA

I really have no idea about the remount not working. That just worked right away for me. :/

Got the su etc from here:

http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
[Android General] SparkyRih:
They've sent it as a gift, and put on half price....
[Android General] Someone09:
I was just thinking about buying it on e-bay, too.

But after a little calculation on what I would have to pay extra in the worst case, I kinda stepped back.

Just wondering, if you order the Padfone in Taiwan (or somewhere else for that matter) could you still get warranty in your country, too?
[Android General] Seifer1975:
Hmm, maybe your firmware is older. Hence you were able to root. I recalled the phone did an ota firmware upgrade the moment I connected it to wifi. That also explains why you don't have the dynamic app list setting.
[Android General] SparkyRih:
I bought it from Taiwan...

I have one year warranty there, but I don't think I have the 2 year warranty I usually have when I buy something in the EU...
[Android General] hippo1n2:
hmm I went to asus service center to check for me, I show them the screenshot n he was like :eek: ... den go in ask 'engineer' and come out say its normal... like wtf...

plus he also touched that my phone is hot and batt drops while no apps is running (I factory reset before I go), they took in my phone to do a test n repair...

hopefully when I get it back it won't have such a issue anymore, if not I will toss that phone to the bin.:D
[Android General] SparkyRih:
I suddenly see a disatvantage there :P

If you're phone has an issue and you have to send it in for repair, you don't have a tablet/netbook anymore XD
[Android General] hippo1n2:
Thank you !

haha I wanna solve once and for all... and fast..

haiz.. back to my iphone 4S for now... :(
[Android General] Someone09:
To answer my own question: Just read through the Asus homepage.

And if I understood it correctly, Asus units have worldwide warranty.

Which means you could bring your unit to your local Asus repair station IF your country is covered. But most EU countries are.

But I suppose the part about 1 year warranty is still applicable.
[Android General] olly230:
This exact issue is of great interest to me and I'm treating my phone like a newborn baby until its clarified.

I'm guessing that if the product hasn't been released yet in your country then it wont be covered.

What if they dont release it in the UK!?!?!?
[Android General] Marlinn:
Just read a Nordish review, who were very negative about the Padfone, specifically about the screen quality (pixels visible with naked eye), alot of bugs, and the weight.

For me the weight doesn't really matter, however how is the screen quality, and have you guys (padfone owners) noticed a **** ton of bugs, or is it not that bad? (Few bugs don't really matter to me)
[Android General] SparkyRih:
Ok... I didn't know that... Thank you :)

I would prefer brining it to a local repair centre rather than sending it all the way back to Taiwan :D
[Android General] Seifer1975:
Strange thing I observed. In the asus customized setting menu, there is a configuration on what mode you want you phone to run in. When I run it in balanced mode, I observed all the symptoms you are see, phone running hot without anything running, battery shows sharp drops and breaks etc. Now I am running it in performance mode and it is alot more stable. Battery drops slower too! You might want to try that out.
[Android General] hippo1n2:
Is it ? damn ! I shall try and see... perhaps its not hardware but a software glitch ! :mad:
[Android General] Seifer1975:
sure ain't no **** ton of bugs here.
[Android General] Marlinn:
Good, hows the screen? They said it was horrible.
[Android General] SparkyRih:
My seller just dropped the price by 30 euros :P

http://www.ebay.nl/itm/NEW-Unlocked...6?pt=NL_Mobiele_telefoons&hash=item3f161cfce2
[Android General] phoxy84:
I see :), He also just sold 1 (to you....). I read that the Padfone will be released in Spain soon for € 699,- phone and station, 16GB (mid July) http://cat.imatica.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ASUS-redefine-los-l%C3%ADmites-de-la-telefon%C3%ADa-m%C3%B3vil-con-la-introducci%C3%B3n-del-Padfone-y-la-Padfone-Station-_AU.pdf

Edit :Italy will also bring the padfone soon for about € 659,- (16gb)

Edit:, indeed 16gb
[Android General] SparkyRih:
Quick look at the document:

That's the 16GB version, and I see a DL speed of 42MB?

Edit: 699 for phone + station... that would make the price including the keyboard not more expensive than my 32gb (excluding duties).....
[Android General] Steven82:
better to get from taiwan with the 32gb version for that :p
[Android General] Mr.Clark:
That's what I was thinking... maybe I'll go for that one this evening.
[Android General] SparkyRih:
Yeah that's what I mean :P but I still don't know what duties I have to pay... it could get up to 100/200 euros :S
[Android General] Someone09:
Or if they don´t look at the package, you´ll stay at 0€. ;)

Good luck. ;)
[Android General] SparkyRih:
1 or 2 pages back you can see a screenshot of the tracking of the package... it sais dutiable... It could be just the usual costs of 17 euros, but it can also mean the taxes of 19% over half the price, or if they checked on the internet the full price :P

But if I have to pay, I will try to make an objection :P
[Android General] Seifer1975:
Well, I ain't no expert with regards to the screen. Looks no different from my previous phone, the Samsung Galaxy S2. For black areas, the padfone looks blacker though.
[Android General] SparkyRih:
Blacker tnan the SGS2? XD if I have my sgs2 on full brightness, and a full black picture I see nothing, not a tiny bit of gray :P

Damn it.. I can't wait to compare these 3 devices :P
[Android General] commensal:
Don't want to scare you but it's written dutiable and if customs want to know the amount they have to open your package. Hope there's not the real invoice in it...
[Android General] SparkyRih:
I know that and they probbably did... but I don't know about the invoice... if it's in itside the box I'm screwed :P

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Noooooo i jsut checked my mail and they were here at the door this mornign to deliver it! Xd
[Android General] Marlinn:
Komplett.se and Komplett.no have stock from 22th june on, I got the prices from the Swedish site and their pretty damn nice!

http://www.komplett.se/k/ki.aspx?sku=753145

Complete set, 7400 Swedish Crones = 840 euros

http://www.komplett.se/k/ki.aspx?sku=753121

No keyboard, 6000 Swedish crones = 680 euro's

Emailed them yesterday to ask if they could ship to Holland, no response though :/
[Android General] commensal:
Why don't you go directly to the office of the carrier to receive your Padfone? I have already done it when i couldn't stay at home waiting they arrive.
[Android General] SparkyRih:
I GOT IT! :D They already delivered it back to the local post-office...

First thing I noticed is that it the screen can't go al the way back like the original tf101......

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Edit: I had to pay 107 euros extra (duties over half the price)... I don't think I'm gonna make an objection for that....
[Android General] commensal:
So good!! Now you can test if the TF101 keyboard fit as if it was padfone one.
[Android General] oroo708:
Yea~n cud u check it ASAP??
[Android General] SparkyRih:
Ok so it does fit, and works perfectly fine, trackpad, all the buttons, exactly the same...

Only two issues that I have:

1. the netbook will tip over since you can push the screen more backwards in the original tf101 dock.

2. for some reason the padfone station won't lock into place if I put it in the original dock....
[Android General] cty.stuart:
Welcome hehhe.... if you push it all the way into the old dock, it does lock....like ALL the way in
[Android General] Steven82:
thanked and will be getting june 22nd :D
[Android General] ruf1911:
any way to solve 99% battery issue ? only on the phone ...

not on the tab....

thx..
[Android General] SparkyRih:
I don't want to try that :P

It's updating the firmware atm....
[Android General] oroo708:
Can u upload some pic or vid??
[Android General] jlyne1234:
I'm not getting this update :/

What's everyone's build number?
[Android General] cty.stuart:
4.0.3

9.18.8.41
[Android General] jlyne1234:
9.18.8.2 :/

I wonder if it's the root stopping it lol
[Android General] cty.stuart:
Here u go
[Android General] jlyne1234:
Engaget article on the update just to rub it in lol

http://tinyurl.com/cjzeown
[Android General] SparkyRih:
I don't really like it that all the apps close wheevern I switch from tab to phone...
[Android General] phoxy84:
But then you have Swedish keyboard? Beside that, good pprice and let me know if they will ship to Holland please!
[Android General] phoxy84:
Wasn't there a setting to prevent that?
[Android General] siiim_k:
9.18.8.3 and no new soft.
[Android General] mopo01:
this might help you.
[Android General] SparkyRih:
Probably... there is so much to do :P

I have to merge my SGS2 and TF101 in my PadFone now.... you don't wanna know how many apps and settings i have in both of them :P so I didn't have the time to see if there was a feature to prevent it...

Edit: Found it, thank you ;)

Edit 2: Apps still dissapear from the recent apps list, but they keep running in the backgroudn liek Skype for instance... And I like it how the stylus pairs when I dock the phone, and automatically unpairs when I take it out... asus really has eye for detail :)
[Android General] jlyne1234:
Any chance someone could screenshot this setting plz? Just to make sure i'm not completely blind lol
[Android General] siiim_k:
I think this comes with update.
[Android General] jlyne1234:
Many thanks I want that update now lol
[Android General] cty.stuart:
have you not got the update prompt yet?
[Android General] jlyne1234:
No lol. This reminds me of when i was waiting for ICS for the transformer. Fun times lol.

What's annoying is the transformer OTAs were also on the ASUS site but only the source code seems to be there for the PadFone atm.
[Android General] mopo01:
Are you rooted that might be the issue of not getting the update
[Android General] cty.stuart:
was yours from Estonia?
[Android General] josh@xatik:
This is looking really cool. Asus is always creative.
[Android General] nice2meet:
It shows up in the UK for 700 pounds for preordering, all though Asus says this price is not confirmed.

http://www.flagshipfones.co.uk/asus/asus-padfone.html
[Android General] Lennyuk:
Can't trust that website for pre order prices at all, it's most likely as complete guess by them.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Android General] thelazt16:
.don't like it
[Android General] 98percentchimp:
You know whats brilliant about the design is that if you don't like it then asus can produce a new phone with different specs or a DIFFERENT OS and possibly still make it fit into the same tablet dock!!
[Android General] PlanetJumble:
So it is almost confirmed that HTC will start selling the One S here in Germany on April 2nd. As that device is also powered by Snapdragon S4 - which has been rumored to be delayed due to fabrication problems - I really hope Asus will provide us with some substancial information real soon(tm).

The silence is really quite enerving, every day you can find "Padfone news" that is all still based purely on the MWC. Come on, Asus! Give us something to talk about! :)
[Android General] HuskerWebhead:
NegriElectronics.com has it up for Pre-Order for $999. I did a Live Chat with them and they were a little vague, but assured me that it would be in stock with them though they could not confirm any release date. Take it for what it's worth....which isn't much. :)

https://negrielectronics.com/asus-a...gclid=CMLk45qtgK8CFcVgTAod1zT46g#.T24ryzEgc04
[Android General] Mr.Clark:
Massive pinch of salt there, given that they're listing the 16, 32 and 64GB flavours at the same price.

My first reaction was jaw hitting the floor, but I'd pay that (in pounds, which is just about £630) if it came with the pad dock (and keyboard dock would be a nice bonus :)), even if it's just the 16GB version. SD slot, man.

Damnit ASUS, just take my money!
[Android General] phemark:
Hi,

any news about possible release date and pricing?

Im most interested in price with the contract, where everything is included in the monthly price:)

Any guesses for release date in UK and monthly price?
[Android General] PlanetJumble:
If you followed the MWC reports (which you probably have, else you wouldn't ask), then you know every hard fact there is. Everything since has been rehashed or plain made up.

It is getting really ****ed up, Asus, do you hear me? If you announce a device for April and then, comes April, did not even provide a single bit of information, that just sucks! :mad:
[Android General] johnconnor39:
Cool Phone. Both of phone and tablet mounted on a single device which is an awesome feature.
[Android General] PlanetJumble:
There finally seems to be something going on. Like many devices there are seemingly amateurish Asian YouTube videos coming up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkoGGIXzXW4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EW83YB6ycQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVLTHT-1gVA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAZ2-VA--kg

And if that one is really shot with the Padfone, I am pleased with the quality:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4BZZrmhBnQ

Hopefully it won't take too long now before Asus gives us any update.

EDIT: Another one from Sweden, but you can't see much and the only thing I caught was "April to May". :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLQA7tD8Q9U
[Android General] Cyman:
As I saw on the FB-Page from ASUS Taiwan: There will be held a press conference in Taipei tomorrow (2012/04/05).

ASUS will announce the price and the launch date.
[Android General] svestignem:
Nice idea,but it' won't be succesful on market.IMHO.
[Android General] nitin1978:
Looking nice....
[Android General] Justin^Tan:
yeah. 1 pm gmt+8.cant wait to see the revealed price
[Android General] Cyman:
Prices are revealed

Ok, the prices are finally revealed!

The PadFone with tablet dock costs in Taiwan 617 $.

The bundle with the keyboard dock and the Bluetooht-Pen costs 925 $.

What do you think of that price?

(Source:http://www.techbang.com/posts/8893-...m=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+techbang+(T客邦+最新文章))
[Android General] blgblade:
i think the price is ok for padfone with tablet dock, but the bundle is too expensive
[Android General] Justin^Tan:
I dont need the keyboard but i want the bluetooth pen >.< I hope it will sold separately

err, from google translate if I'm not mistaken, $617 is the phone itself, and the $925 is the bundle of the pad station and the pen

the keyboard got another extra bucks there

I dont know about the TWD to US$ calculation, but without the promotional price from the source Cyman gives,

the padfone itself is roughly $607

Padfone + Tablet + Bluetooth Pen is roughly $910

Padfone + Tablet + Bluetooth Pen + Case with holster for Bluetooth pen is roughly $954

Padfone + Tablet + Bluetooth Pen + Keyboard is roughly $944

Padfone + Tablet + Bluetooth Pen + Case + Keyboard is roughly $978

The calculation is a little different coz I convert it from TWD to IDR and then to USD :D

Personally I think its too expensive >.<

source: http://translate.google.co.id/trans...E9%82%A6+%E6%9C%80%E6%96%B0%E6%96%87%E7%AB%A0)
[Android General] Mr.Clark:
Wait, are those US Dollars?

Because if so, that makes the $925 bundle come out at £582. I'd pay £600 for the phone and both docks, the stylus is a bonus gimmick that I'd probably never even use.

And $517 for the phone and pad dock is only £388... that seems far too cheap to me when you consider the HTC One X is selling for £500 on it's own.

This will be the best month all year if those prices are accurate! :D
[Android General] jlyne1234:
Yes I am. I'll try unrooting on the off-chance

No from Taiwan
[Android General] cty.stuart:
right...may well be the rooting then. good luck
[Android General] jlyne1234:
Unrooted. Still no update lol.
[Android General] phoxy84:
No scandinavian people who can arrange a Padfone for me.... ;) ?
[Android General] Marlinn:
Sweden uses the Latin alphabet, so that shouldn't be a problem right?

Also I still haven't got an email back from them, don't think I'll get one.. :(
[Android General] Didgeridoohan:
Hi'ya!

I checked through their terms and conditions for you and nowhere does it say anything about international shipping. And, you can't choose any other country but Sweden when registering your adress.

Sorry...
[Android General] phoxy84:
So, you can buy it for me and ship it to Holland.... ;) ? Just kidding

Edt: about Swedisch keyboard, it had three additional letters Å/å, Ä/ä, and Ö/ö. Not a very big issue but I can rather order without keyboard and order it when it is in Holland.