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[Android General] dimitriossara:
One question please:D

My seller of ebay didn't send me any invoice with the package of the padphone...maybe for the customs he did it.

How can i start my warranty?Is anywhere in the net asus page that i can put my serial number and to activate my warranty?

Thanks
[Android General] PlanetJumble:
Add another 30 Euro for international shipping, now it is a bit more expensive than the 16GB from Estonia. Here you get more storage, which is always nice, but there you get the Sleeve, which is also not bad (I figure you won't get it included from Labscom).

But as you can get the sleeve for 40 to 50 Euro (probably much less later on) but never upgrade the internal flash mem, this offer is probably a bit better.

As to Jelly Bean - don't get you hopes up too high! There probably will be an update, but it will not be anywhere near launch.
[Android General] acky85:
The following statement is based on no knowledge at all, but Im starting to get the feeling the Padfone wont get an official release in the EU.

Ive not seen anything but imports. Ive checked for news almost daily on a multiple sites and there have been no further developments.

I can't think of a reason why its taking so long to release which is making me think it wont be.
[Android General] Wolfram1:
In Germany, "Base" lists the Padfone on their site under the "ships soon" section. It says it will ship this month. I chatted to them and the price is not known yet.

AFAIK the issue is that the production output of the processor is very low. IMVHO for this reason Asus decided not to do much advertising and to start in small countries but of course that can change once they have sold to freaks like us ;) and production of the processor catches up.
[Android General] cty.stuart:
where did u get your set from? if it's from taiwan, it will be a booklet put together with the instruction manual, marked 保固卡
[Android General] SparkyRih:
Why do you need to activate your warranty?

The invoice included with my Padfone was fake (on my request)...

If you need any proof of your purchase just use the purchase info...

And this device has 3 serial numbers XD

The serial number of the station dock is on the sticker on the dock itself, the sn of the station is in the warranty papers in the box, and the one for the phone is probably under the battery? don't know didn't look for that one...
[Android General] 3mL:
D

Already had the official release in Estonia and Sweden, why it's taking so long until other countries get it is probably because of the carriers wanting to bloat it.
[Android General] lord_neno:
you can register in vip.asus.com , (al least for laptops :P).

If you dont have real invoice, in ASUS see the time since the device was manufactured to give you warranty (with serial number)
[Android General] dimitriossara:
I take it from taiwan ebay and it have no invoice into the package.

So i go to vip.asus.com and i registered the product but only the padphone can we registered not the station and the keyboard.

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Oh yes i find it...thank you very much my friend.

Asus is very nice manufacter finally:victory:
[Android General] Alle090:
Im really bothered by the lack of support for diffrent apps, like splashtop and Gta III, Altough I could retrive my backup of them both and they work :o

They really need to fix the compatibilities for the Padfone:(

AND WE NEED A DEDICATED FORUM FOR PADFONE!
[Android General] smelian:
Yes We Need PAdfone Forum Where the admin
[Android General] cty.stuart:
should we use an external forum like www.padfoneclub.com?
[Android General] cty.stuart:
you having difficulties with splashtop?
[Android General] oroo708:
anyone here know who/how to contact the admin for sub forum??
[Android General] Alle090:
Truth be told using a united forums feels more secure, its here on XDA that the highest chance of developers will work/post.

Using a a separate site feels more than needed work. One more forum and one more account and so on.

And not to be rude but it feels a little half hearted..

I cant install the HD version for tablets... Its incompatible, only one I get up is the phone version.

I dont want a low res version nor do I want to pay for it. (payed for the HD):(
[Android General] commensal:
I saw it last week and can't wait so i decided the evenning to buy one!!!

http://cgi.ebay.fr/TABLET-SMARTPHON...206?pt=Computer_portatili&hash=item4845e91006
[Android General] mart1n0s:
A weird thing just happened. For some reason I can't remember I had to restart the phone (it was in the station) and so it turned of. But when it started to boot up again it started to make this weird sound. First it sounded like the usual vibration but it "accelerated" and sounded almost like a small electric engine revin up (hope I'm making sense). In pour panic I took the phone out of the station and it was like nothing ever happened. It works fine now. :-)

But I still wonder what might have happened if I hadn't taken it out. And what made that sound.

And another thing: it gets really hot when using the camera. I experienced this when I was filming an elk (as we Swedes often do) and after some minutes it was almost glowing hot.
[Android General] Someone09:
I remember having had this, too, the very first day I had my Padfone.

I never really figured out what had happened but I assumed I might have tapped the Phonedisplay while docking it and accidently might have opened an app or dialed a number or so.
[Android General] cty.stuart:
why isn't yours hd? mine's splashtop hd from stock.
[Android General] feeta:
Edit: My padfone is on it's way!!!
[Android General] OuchG:
issues

I had the vibration sound sometimes while docking with the message on the Phone "Padfone Station not responing. Try again."

Am I the only one here who always has his fingers crossed while the docking procedure goes on?

In our excitement about this great device (phone only is the best out worldwide today imho) we might tend to ignore issues which let reviewers speak about a first step.

I myself spend so much hours to make the bundle work to catch up to its promises and caught myself ignoring the problems because I - like every owner - have to be in love with it.
[Android General] Kermode:
Other opinions are available.

It should have a way to have two different 'desktops'
[Android General] HelsinkiSisu:
Previous post...
[Android General] PuntoG:
These occurrences are "features." It starts vibrating and heating up in anticipation of becoming a true mobile device. If you guys didn't interrupt the "mobile" preparation, you would find that if you take it outside and gently sit it on the ground (and are polite enough to allow the transformation to complete), you will be able to sit on the keyboard while holding the top of the tablet portion, and it becomes a kinetic scooter that is capable of going 19.4 miles per hour. I ride mine to work everyday.

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I found the solution. Google really IS my friend... USTVNOW has a mobile site:

www.ustvnow.com/mobile. Somehow though, even after reboots, the sound synchronization is seriously off. I noticed it with my movies too. I tried it with both, the native video player and MX Player, as well as in and out of the Padfone Station. Any suggestions?
[Android General] Applecrusher:
Hey guys,

Had padfone for a few weeks now and been poking around the forums..

Just wanted to advise that I managed to get google now working by following:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1747224

For some odd reason I had to do it while in phone mode. Worked without issue afterwards.
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
I found that my Padfone's battery is slowly discharging when tethering + 3D gaming or even browsing while inserted to the docking station and plugged to the charger. It charges up again if this high load is removed (while only browsing, for example).

Did anybody observe this issue?

Thanks.
[Android General] Rekka00:
My phone had been recently emptying while docked into the station and dock... charging while I sleep. I do leave the screen on the clock so I have a clock while I sleep but there is no reason my battery stats go from 100 phone, 100 tablet, 60 Dock to 14 phone, 100 tablet, and 100 Dock. So strange...
[Android General] TNTPOP:
Looks like he's bugged now... can't show his offer on Ebay. :(

A feel like the guy who'll never get it. I hope it will be available in France without the operator crapware.
[Android General] phoxy84:
Mine to, will be delivered today! :laugh:
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
re-posted by mistake
[Android General] olly230:
Sorry to be like a broken record.

The mobile data 'greyout' issue.

I'm waiting for cable in my new house so have been relying on mobile web a lot more than normal.

I'm getting the grey out 2 or 3 times a day, which means rebooting the phone.

(Wifi on/off or airplane mode on/off doesn't make it comeback)

I heard one other person got the same thing early on in this epic thread.

Is no one else getting this problem?

Would really like to know if there is a fix rather than just factory resetting.

Other minor niggles don't matter really but having to reboot phone is a hit much.

Might make a separate thread for this and see if it sticks...
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
Ok, thanks, so I'm not alone... :)

Asus definitely needs to improve charging behavior of Padfone.
[Android General] Rekka00:
haha, I too get this issue alongside with sometimes rebooting doesnt even fix it... And you are waiting for WIFI... This greys out Too! Awesome hunh? Also when it isnt greyed out maybe it will just try to connect over and over to wifi with nothing working....
[Android General] HelsinkiSisu:
Yeah, got to agree that the battery indicator and charging is sometimes quirky. My fully charged phone dropped to 42% in about an hour yesterday. Put it into the station and it was fully charged in about ten minutes. Then I can put the fully charged phone straight into the station, not use it and it show something like 92% after an hour, where the phone out of the station wouldn't have moved in the same space of time.
[Android General] SparkyRih:
http://www.padfoneclub.com/pl/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?22

But I only experienced this issue like 2 times in 2 weeks on wifi only...
[Android General] desmodan:
Hi all,

It's also available from nexths.it shop (cannot post links either :(

but stylus is not included
[Android General] zechrisd:
I bought yesterday my padfone in labscom shop on ebay.

In France I hope price would be 699€ just padfone with padstation but with 16GB memory.

So I consider labscom price is good with 32GB.

Even if I'd like a stylus, I know that is a gadget a litlle useless and I prefer bluetooth headset to call when padfone is in the padstation.

Do you know how many days I have to wait before receiving my padfone ?
[Android General] TNTPOP:
Looks like they don't ship to France and they want a VAT number to register

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I think I'll go for it, his item is available again now. I'll get the stylus later, I hope
[Android General] _Variable:
169 pages and counting.... Hurry up with the device section, MikeChannon!
[Android General] TNTPOP:
Just got an answer from this one :

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251075298799&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123#ht_5037wt_1372

So now there's hesitation :

cheaper from taiwan with stylus but customs risk

little more without stylus from Italy but no customs risk
[Android General] zechrisd:
I didn't want to buy my padfone in taiwan beacause of tax
[Android General] phoxy84:
True, but still cheap, even with taxes :)

Edit:

Total cost padfone 32 gb full package with sleeve € 764,17

taxes: € 155,13

Total € 919,30.....
[Android General] _Variable:
You kidding? Cheap? i can supply the cheapest windows netbooks for my two younger siblings with that money, and have money left for a HTC One X.
[Android General] TNTPOP:
Looks like the french are going to get drained :

http://www.expansys.fr/mobile-phones/brand/asus/

I knew something like this would happen... damn country
[Android General] PlanetJumble:
You take this the wrong way! If you add up the costs of buying a phone, a tablet, a netbook and a Jet-Ski(*) for comparison, then it is dirt cheap! ;)

(*) needed to make up for the Padfone coolness factor
[Android General] HelsinkiSisu:
I paid no taxes :) "Warranty return" hasn't failed me in over five years of buying stuff from outside the EU. However, this is going into the UK. Finnish customs would never fall for that and would want to see proof of the original purchase. I used to live in the UK and got it sent to family and they sent it on within EU for £20.

I NEVER get the value marked down on invoices. That can have serious insurance repercussions if the parcel is lost or damaged.

I paid €750 for a phone, tablet and Bluetooth stylus. In Finland, that's €50 more than a 32Gb iPad and HTC OneX. So, nearly the same price as either a comparable Tab OR comparable phone, NOT both!

EDIT: On top of that, there's the added saving of having a tab and phone but only one data plan, and the added convenience of having EXACTLY the same contacts, apps and data on both regardless of whether it's a phone or tab.

I've never quite understood all the 'people will bawlk at the cost' crap that has been in the press ever since prices were speculated. Where else would you find details two devices for price of one? Where else would you find a phone that can become a tab in five seconds (and vice versa)? Where else would you find a 10 inch tab that can make phone calls? What other device can make you look more cool than when you plug the phone into the back of the Tab? What other device can make you look quite so cool/crazy than when you use the stylus for a phone call?
[Android General] phoxy84:
Don't know what they put on my package yet, needs to be delivered. Price is quite cheap compared to eBay sellers, full package for € 850,- without tax, so more than € 1000,- with tax. They will become cheaper with time ;)
[Android General] desmodan:
On a different subject, Skype is a very important application for me

could you please review how it runs on the Padfone? Is is responsive? Audio/video quality? Etc. thanks a lot
[Android General] Mr.Clark:
I found Skype on the Nexus and the Transformer to be a massive battery hog. Unless anyone finds it more reasonable on the Padfone, I won't even bother installing it. It's not that useful to me.
[Android General] cty.stuart:
pretty much the same quality u would get in any android tablets. good sound quality as the speakers are boosted with sonic master input. however, the mic is mereltly performing at satisfactory level. not too bad to begin with though.

having use Skype on daily basis, i have had a couple of crashes very occasionally but nothing biggy. just restart the app.

i havent find any use of the bluetooth pen stylus in skype though. hopefully a software fix can tackle this

battery use again, is no different from tf101.

in short, no major issue
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
It works, but sometimes it gets inresponsive and/or can't establish a connection - could be solved with reinstallation of the application.
[Android General] HelsinkiSisu:
Skype no longer runs full-time. If you only run it when you need it, it's fine :)
[Android General] skee^:
Got one :D
[Android General] SparkyRih:
My stylus works perfect with skype...
[Android General] dimitriossara:
Which version of skype works well?

My last version of market crashes all time...
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
I wouldn't say that it works perfect for me, but it works. Sometimes stylus doesn't get audio output from the phone, but this doesn't happen too often.

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You are right. Unfortunately it works quite stable with tf101 of my mother-in-law, so I woild assume that it is more device than version related.
[Android General] Kermode:
Well flash is dying on the phones. Not using Chrome are you? Google prevents it from using flash even if you ahve it installed.

Are you sure? Komplett sells the same stuff to Denmark and Norway as well.I think it all came from the same warehouse.

How do you define "release" ? Being for sale on national websites isn't good enough?

You go ahead. I'll stay here ;)

:cool:
[Android General] llpavell:
Very good device !
[Android General] phoxy84:
Padfone is perfect! Only thing I noticed is the space between the icon when the phone is in the dock and the dock is in landscape. There is too much space under the lower icons... Anyone else?

And is there a way to get the 'sd card inserted' message away without unmounting it?
[Android General] NCRoadster:
Just ordered my Padfone from Negri. I'll be using it with Tmobile USA. Hello 2G speeds.
[Android General] NineT9:
So my padfone shipped out from Tawain to America on July 3rd, got here to New York on July 4th... And it states it's been in "Customs" since... (I live in Virginia)

I talked to the Postal Service, they were useless...I talked to US Customs, they estimated it can take 3-5 business days... But there can be a lot of factors involved making it take longer, or possibly shipped back to Tawain, and it depends what's in the decleration too...

Can anyone provide some insight? Is this normal? Will it really take another 3-5 days or longer? Is it possible it might get flagged and sent back to Tawain? I'm assuming if it's pirated DVDs that's a red flag, or a type of food, or some copyright...but with a tablet is it a easy process for customs?

I trust the seller, its not a company sending it, it's a friends friend. He also said it'd be $1,000 total for Phone, Tablet, Keyboard, Stylus, and shipping...does that sound right? I thought I'd be spending $1300

Anyway, sorry for long post, just anxious and scared is all :)
[Android General] Justin^Tan:
So, Asus launched padfone in China yesterday. with 4989, full set, I think this is a winner in term of price. either its 16gb or 32gb. but I can't seem to find a source for the spec launched in China. anybody knew?

http://www.gsminsider.com/2012/07/asus-launched-padfone-in-beijing-china.html
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
starrwulfe, I think you can buy Padfone+tablet+dock+stylus combo for about $900 in Taiwan (except taxes), please check PChome online store (I posted the link here some time ago).

Actually I bought the set of the phone, tablet and stylus for $800.
[Android General] Rekka00:
:eek:Damn... I live in china and I bought it for 7000 yuan. Oh well at least i have the stylus and the brains to know which USB-Ethernet cable works.:D
[Android General] phoxy84:
I ordered from pchome (Padfone, station, stylus, sleeve) and flat base. In my opinion flat base is here the keyboard, since it is also on the picture... Hope they will solve it.
[Android General] starrwulfe:
...and where can I get one of those? (I'll need it when using the office LAN-- no Wi-Fi!)
[Android General] starrwulfe:
I'll look that up asap. Some guy is auctioning his imported set (minus the keyboard) on Yahoo Japan auctions here; I was gonna jump on that, then send out for the keyboard— if the price is right of course!
[Android General] PlanetJumble:
Judging from your use cases, I think the Padfone would fit much better. The price is higher but don't forget you get much more storage and 10 inches instead of 7 compared to the nexus duo.
[Android General] phoxy84:
Can you help me with the Taiwan case? Thanks
[Android General] panchogd:
Ever since I heard of Asus Padfone, I wanted have one in my hands. But, recently I am having several doubts.

I know Padfone is not the top hardware in the market, and that is a problem because I think Padfone will soon be outdated.

The second doubt is regarding the screen, I have read some reviews and the most negative feature of Padfone is the low quality screen in the Phone and Tablet.

What could you advise me?

Thank you.

Regards.
[Android General] skee^:
Is anyone else having issues with GPS coverage when docked in the Station? ive tried two stations and coverage gets horrible when closing the hatch over the phone.

Navigation with hatch closed is nonexistant.

I was on the phone talking to ASUS support in Sweden and they didnt support the Padfone, when i was sitting in the car talking to them i suddenly opened the lid on the backside and i got 100% coverage in 2 secs, closing hatch makes it horrible.

surely i can drive around with the hatch open when standing in the casebut seriously?:confused:

anyone recognises this? try yours with gps test app.
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
May I ask you, how do you know this?

Could you please provide links to these reviews? Was padfone compared to tablets like iPad3 or Asus Infinity or just to similar 1280*800 IPS devices?

skee^, I would recommend you to check the contacts of the antenna's on the Padfone.

Anyhow, I'll check this now and update you soon.
[Android General] 3mL:
Oh yeah, the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8260A with Adreno 225 in 28nm is soon outdated :)

Trust me on this. The performance of the Padfone is awesome. The only thing lacking is graphical performance vs Tegra 3, and that's not a great deal it's falling behind.

The screen on the phone look better than on my note, that's probably because of the less noticeable yellowish tint that my note had.

The only negative I can think of on the Tablet is light bleeding and less blacks vs super amoled.

But I couldn't be happier. :)
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
Ok, I tested gps a few times with and without the tablet (a-gps off and cleaning all data between runs) indoors near a window. I wouldn't say that I found any visible difference - time to find position varies a lot, but similar for both cases, from approx. 1 to 2 minutes.

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As it was mentioned some time ago, just cut 1mm or so of plastic around the "male" contact of the hdmi cable to have possibility to insert in deeper to the female plug on your Padfone. It works ok me after this :)
[Android General] panchogd:
For example, Galaxy S3 has better screen, more powerful processor, better batery and better camera. At least on paper. I did not test them!!

Galaxy Nexus S, Sony Xperia, could be other examples.

Regarding the reviews here they are:

telepolis.pl/artykuly.php?id=514

(Yes, it is in Polish, but for sure Google Translator can help us).

Another review in Spanish:

xataka.com/analisis/asus-padfone-analisis#ultimos

However, I am still in love with the Padfone! But now, I have doubts...

Thank you for answering
[Android General] cty.stuart:
you're right on the point of padfone being outdate soon. but that might just be the specs running outa date. padfone is a category of its own. there's only one of its kinda at the moment and it probably will be that case for some time too. it would be unfair to justify padfone basing merely on specs. i would say the concept it is selling is way ahead of our time. the specs is not tip top but sufficient to perform what padfone is expected to deliver. the benchmarks aren't that bad afterall.

screen wise, having used it since may, honestly, it's really not a big issue. i can still see decently under bright sunlight. that however means having to set the brightness at max, draining the battery to a certain extent. unless you are constantly out there, the ips screen on tablet and super amoled on phone is sufficient for day to day use. i think most padfone owners would second me on this.
[Android General] cty.stuart:
remember, padfone is not trying to sell its specs, rather the concept. the specs is at satisfactory level or slightly above it.

do you like your data to be all in one place without the need to sync?

do you like to have only one sim plan to cater for both tablet and phone?

padfone may not beat s3 in benchmark, but in terms of productivity, having the physical keyboard like a notebook really place padfone way above any other phones.