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[Xoom General] tincbtrar:
The unit itself has been on the market since February and its had its shortcomings...

It seems whenever I go to the store to play with tablets they all have their faults...however, the Xoom just feels like a real slate (great build quality)

My gf got me a Toshiba Thrive for my birthday. I didnt do any research before (testing them out in person) and I was really unimpressed with the build quality so we returned it.

Asus Transformer has great screen and decent build quality, but the sound is TERRIBLE. The IdeaPad was pretty nice as well - but the display was dimmer then the Xoom and its build quality was so so (lots of flex in a tablet - no go for me)

My real struggle is that the Xoom is still $499. It really is worth more like $449 and at that price I would get one.

Thoughts? Opinions? Please share.
[Xoom General] brashmadcap:
You get what you pay for. If you want an android tablet, the xoom is still the standard. If you can wait until the fall there should be more options.
[Xoom General] JCMX:
Shop around. They are turning up for $399 from time to time in some places.
[Xoom General] fattiemcdoogles:
I just bought one a week ago. It is one of the best purchases I made. Price is always gonna be an issue because if all the tablets drop in price you'restill gonna be asking whether its worth the extra money. I love my Xoom... if I had had $800 when they first came out I would have found it worth it then.
[Xoom General] okantomi:
Yes, for my money, it's also the best tech investment I've made in years.
[Xoom General] tincbtrar:
Thanks for the replies so far guys!

Ultimately these tablets will always be getting better - like cell phones.

But after a year or two im sure I can get something else if I really wanted it. At work I have an IPad 2 just for document purposes and display presentations and I dont like it at all.

Just wanted to see where everyone stands and if they are happy with the purchase...you do get what you pay for and the Xoom seems to have fantastic build quality with no flex.
[Xoom General] smith3jk:
I paid $399 for mine and I love it. I would deffinetly consider worth it for another $100 if you cant find it for that. I love it more than any device I own, including my phone. I even have my texts forwarded via bluetooth to my Xoom and use it for texting. I'm a student working part time minimum wage retail job so I don't have much money, yet I still don't regret dishing out the $400 for it.

Cheers!
[Xoom General] CC Lemon:
I picked mine up for $399 refurbished from woot and I love it. As others have mentioned, there have been a few places to have them new for that price, but I would definitely be willing to pay the extra $100 if there's not a place to find it for $400. I was always a little skeptical about how useful a tablet could be but the techie in me took over and I kind of impulse bought it when it showed up on woot. I have to say that I'm very glad I made the purchase. I've been using it a lot more than I anticipated and I love it. I prefer the design and feel of the Xoom more than the other available tablets and from what I've seen, it has the best development so far. Though it's only been about 1 month or 2, I'd still pick the Xoom over any other tablet available.

The biggest question would come down to whether or not you think you'd use a tablet. If you think you'd use it, then I'd definitely recommend it, even at the $500 price tag.
[Xoom General] Deonix:
Still you can get one on ebay for like 250-300 if you don't want to pay 400-500$.

Sent from my CM7 Defy
[Xoom General] madmax85812:
i got mine 10 days ago from amazon for $429, a new wifi one, not used or refurbished...plenty are available for $440-$450...3g models r a lil higher...+$50-$60...but ask urself do you realy need a 3g model...i personally dont mis it...i hav a dell streak 5 as a phone n do wifi tethering wen i need to...i got a belkin slim folio, zagg shield n alupen stylus from amazon itself...altogether cost me about $495...i consider it to b a snag....m in india, n here the xooms market price is still $700 so i got a steal...my fiance's in the US rite now so i just asked her to get me one... seriously i promise you, you wont regret it...its still the best... just go with xda n no galaxy tabs 10.1 or otherwise or even ipad2 comes close to it... i'm a happy camper...
[Xoom General] tincbtrar:
What I also forgot to mention...

My GF bought me a Thrive and we returned it. Build quality was subpar - not stylish nor ergonomic at all.

NO Development community, although the tablet is new and that is to be expected.

Xoom seems to have custom ROMS and Kernels - although Im more of a purist anyway (AOSP on Phone) So I would probably be more interested in Kernel Dev than anything else.
[Xoom General] armychris28210:
I paid 750 for mine when it first came out. I'm happy with my purchase. Custom kernals and mods make it even better...and yeah,I could've waited and paid less...what's the fun in that?
[Xoom General] Spyder810:
I picked up a Xoom from Newegg last Thursday and I must say this thing is awesome. Newegg is currently selling them for $479 with free shipping and a $40 Newegg giftcard.
[Xoom General] SuicideMyk:
also for 10 bucks more they toss in KASPERSKY lab Tablet Security

Im gonna buy a xoom I just cant decide on if I should get the wifi only or with the 3g ?

I thought it would be good to have just incase im in a area with no wifi

PS I was at Best Buy and there was a older lady playing with the tablets and got so frustrated and tossed her hands up in the air and said screw this I cant figure these things out :D
[Xoom General] Fbn02:
yes its worth it.

i started with a gtablet just to see if i would use it. wound up using it more than my desktop or notebook. i used the gtab for about 3-4 months

the screen on the gtablet is horrible. so i decided to buy a hc tablet with a better screen. my first choice was the acer iconia onsale at target. after 2 swapouts due to faulty hardware i bit the bullet and got the xoom. that was a week ago.

it blows any other tablet i tried out the water. i so do not regret it.

Dave
[Xoom General] Spyder810:
If you have an android phone you may be able to bluetooth tether it to your xoom.

If you google "xoom tether droid" there's a how to several results down from androidcentral (since I can't link)
[Xoom General] LiViD:
Android phones with Gingerbread installed support WiFi Hotspot tethering. You can turn your phone in an access point for your Xoom tablet.
[Xoom General] SuicideMyk:
Doh'! It's been a very long week my mind just isn't thinking lol... yeah I have a HTC Inspire to tether with cant believe I didn't think of that :D

looks like I'm gonna order mine from New Egg this week and toss in the kasper for a extra 10 bucks and use that 40 dollar gift card for a case :cool:
[Xoom General] okantomi:
And hopefully you offered to help her...;^ )
[Xoom General] SuicideMyk:
lol I actually did , she couldn't get the keyboard to pop up, I dunno if she bought the xoom, but last year I helped a lady buy a Toshiba laptop and I dont even work at best buy :D

don't think the sales man was happy I talked her out of having the geek squad making her back up disks for a extra 75 bucks ... I thought that was ridiculous of best buy to rip people off like that so i wrote down the instructions for her on how to do it her self for nothing lol
[General Questions and Answers] klkrogue:
I am about to get a bigger sd card and want to know is there a way to copy my old ext partition from the old sd to the new one?
[General Questions and Answers] sweetnsour:
im not exactly sure but this is what i would try:

1. in recovery, make a nand+ext backup (lets hope you have amonra. i believe you can also do this in clockworkmod but i dont how)

2. turn off your phone, put in your new sdcard, boot into recovery, and partition it to your liking (preferably the same size as your old partition)

3.

copy

(not cut) all data from your old sdcard to your new sdcard (this means that your newly created backup from step 1 should now be on the new sdcard). this can be done by doing this:

put your old sdcard back into your phone

plug your phone into the computer

copy everything on your sdcard onto the computer

now put your new sdcard into the phone

copy everything from the computer back onto the phone

4. boot into recovery and restore your backup

im not sure if this will work. you are doing this at your own risk (but i dont think anything should go wrong. in the event that anything does go wrong, just put your old sdcard back into your phone.)
[General Questions and Answers] imheroldman:
I'll second sweet n sour. Amon Ra will allow you to back up sd ext

Sent by Salvaged Supersonic!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardabelati:
Hi all,

I am wondering if someone can guide me to the correct direction.

This is my phone (samsung Galaxy I9000)

Model GT-I9000

Firmware: 2.1-Update 1

Base Version: I9000 DTJG3

Kernel 2.6.29 root@SE-S604#2

Build Number: ECLAIR. DTJG4

It is unlocked - orginally from Optus.

this phone feels very slow and not very responsive at the moment.

I am thinking of upgrading the firmware hoping that it will improve the persformance

Can someone please tell me which firmware will be best for me? I'm not going to root the phone and I am just after most effecient firmware (good wifi, GPS and signal)

I am not sure which one is most stable for my phone.

Thank you
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] senotrius:
you could flash a stock gingerbread rom.the ones with bootloaders.jvh is pretty stable.2.3.4 ones will have phone fc bug..you'll hv to root ur phone to get rid of that bug..stock roms u can dwnld from ramads thread..for gps/wifi/signal u will have to flash the appropriate modem.there was a thread comparing modems somewhere here on the forum.try searching it.if u really want near zero lags it would be best to do ext4 lagfix..but again rooting will be reqd.gb roms are fast without these but lagfix still brings noticeable change.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardabelati:
Thank you for the reply.

It seems that I am gonna need to do root on it.

If that is the case, It will be much appreciated if I can be pointed to the correct link (tutorial - step by step) to get this process.

After reading some of the psosts I get really confused with all the type of firmware and kernel etc...

any suggestions and links I can follow will be much a great help much appreciated

Thank you again
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigmadpete:
The below links helped me out.

http://www.theandroidsoul.com/xxjvp-android-2-3-4-firmware-galaxy-s-install-and-download/

http://www.theandroidsoul.com/root-xxjvp-firmware/

Read the tutorials carefully, then read them again and again until you are sure and confident. do not use if you dont feel confident.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gemetria:
Make sure you have the 3 button combo (recovery and download).
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drift spunk:
You should be able to update to gingerbread via Kies JVN 2.3.3 -optus
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardabelati:
Thank you - updating now
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androiderrr:
You got proper internet connection?If yes then kies will diffinetly show either This is the latest firmware or there is an update available.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drift spunk:
Nice I'm on 2.3.4 jvr with jvn csc and jv1 modem and its the best combo and I have flashed every rom, samsung and miui
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuribo67:
Hello, you can try JPY on 2.2.1, it's a stable firmware without the bugs of the gingerbread, if you doesn't want to root your phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardabelati:
Thanks for all the replies guys,

I just upgraded to GingerBread 2.3.3 XWjVN.

My next question is:

If I want to get rid of all those Optus rubish - Can you please tell me which firmware do I need to install?

There are so many types and I really get confused which one is going to work for me.

I have seen my friend's SI9000 very fast and snapy - is the firmware upgrade the way to do it?

Thanks again guys
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samiulislam16:
Flash any custom roms from here CUSTOM ROMS
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] AvatarOfFrost:
does anyone know which file is responsible for the bar shown in the screenshot?

This is on Sense 3.0

I cannot find it anywhere. I've looked in every apk.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Vernox701:
should be status_bar_header_background.9.png in framework-res/res/drawable-hdpi
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weasal:
Hi,

I am trying to get my GT-7510 (retail with the latest updates, rooted) mount an NFS share.

I have built the necessary modules and loaded them via insmod.

However, when I attempt to mount a share the tablet freezes. Screen is on, can't connect or ping in any way.

I've tried adb logcat - it just stops showing any output. I've tried getting a core dump without any success.

Is there any way I can see what the dmesg output was when the thing froze? Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this?

And I don't want to use CIFS because it's slow and it generally sucks.

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weasal:
Could a mod please move this to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 QA section, thanks!
[Epic 4G General] resetreflectt:
I don't care if anyone's posted on this or not, but I had to share.

This, makes me super excited.

I've been waiting too long for this lol

http://www.droidmatters.com/news/sp...axy-s-ii-the-epic-4g-touch-press-shot-leaked/
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
Nice find! Should probably change the title though lol.
[Epic 4G General] digiblur:
Bleh....no keyboard.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
Nice thanks for posting this

/sig
[Epic 4G General] Esteway.619:
YES!!!!! What does Tuesday mean?? ;D I hope it comes out b4 my 30days.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
Tuesday is the day Samsung is officially announcing the three gsiis. Was supposed to be Monday, but the hurricane pushed it back a day.

/sig
[Epic 4G General] Airfaire:
good info! not a waste :)
[Epic 4G General] Esteway.619:
I hope it still comes out on the 9th. So I can get it. I made up my mind lol.
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
I heard sprints getting it the 9th sooooo yeah..

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
I've only heard the 9th as well

/sig
[Epic 4G General] Esteway.619:
I'm going to pray for it lol.
[Epic 4G General] resetreflectt:
I don't know about you guys but I constantly check the Epic 4G General section to see if anything new shows up on this, and I always type in "Galaxy S 2" on google and go to the news section and sort it by date. Every day lol.
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
Lol I'm not, were going to see a lot of people leave bcuz of it hah, and I don't have an upgrade until 2013 :(

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
That sucks; I only have one more year left.

Look at it this way though, the longer you wait, the better the next phone you get will be. Oh, by 2013, I can see 1.8-2.0 GHz quad-core phones with 720p display coming your way ;)
[Epic 4G General] mainstang:
So does that look like a 4.5" screen. Doesn't to me dang it.
[Epic 4G General] arionfrost:
I have been doing this since late May when Engadget first ran the review for the international model.

It's been a long time in coming, and often i would go to the sprint store and check out the Photon and Evo 3D, but leave empty handed. I am def going to be walking out of the sprint store with a Galaxy S2 in my hand on Septebmer 9th.
[Epic 4G General] cds0699:
It will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine.
[Epic 4G General] latinmaxima:
Same here. I will have that phone launch day! I hope to have it the night before if they do an early release for Premier members.
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
Just looks like every other new Android phone...The Photon,Nexus S, LG Revolution...etc. etc.....where is the next slide out keyboard 4G duo processor phone?
[Epic 4G General] Devi0124:
Sorry Kenny... I think the keyboard played a big role in updates taking so long. Seems like most people care more about it being thin and updating quickly then being practical. Sad really... you couldn't have paid me to take an evo over the epic... just because of the keyboard. I swear my epic running srf 2 froyo runs way smoother than my wifes stock evo 3d running stock gingerbread. So I say who cares about updates... that's what devs are for.

That being said... I can't wait for the sgs2 counting down
[Epic 4G General] digiblur:
Well said...A smartphone without a keyboard is about as useless as a phone with only a 2g radio in it to me. I type way too much on mine.
[Epic 4G General] lowspeed:
Yes !!!! search button. I use it all the time. it's so useful.
[Epic 4G General] lowspeed:
I used to feel like you. But try a few touch keyboards and you'll type like a champ. (i personally like Keyboard Pro)
[Epic 4G General] adamw95:
Where is the verizon variant?
[Epic 4G General] lowspeed:
Anyone knows if it has NFC?
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
Isn't one

/sig
[Epic 4G General] digiblur:
Tried them all it seems... none of them work well for vnc and ssh. Nor do any of them not take of space on my screen and you can't feel the buttons on the screen for some reason. :)
[Epic 4G General] resetreflectt:
Try the Nexus Swype. Just go to my profile and look at the threads I started, find Nexus Swype and look through it. Someone posted a zip. I'd say it's a bit more accurate then the usual Galaxy S Swype and it looks nicer. I bought this phone expecting to use the slide out a lot and ended up using the screen keyboard. At least I get Super Amoled though lol, so money not wasted.
[Epic 4G General] gtuansdiamm:
Srf2 where can I get it

I want it

Are you from the future O.o
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
Not true, Verizon, ATT and T-Mobile have no keyboards on their Galaxy S series and still no Gingerbread and most of them took even longer just to get Froyo. It has to be FCC restrictions and trying to meet those without borking the phone
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
Exactly! I need to feel the spaces between them otherwise my fat finger hits the wrong key on the screen keyboard.
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
Or my themed one in the app section ;)

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] SocialReject:
Honestly, this would've been the phone of the century if it had a QWERTY keyboard.

I understand that a lot of people prefer a phone without the keyboard but EVEN MORE people actual prefer it.

Sent from the future.
[Epic 4G General] viper786:
That's just your opinion. A phone without a keyboard is NOT useless to most people.
[Epic 4G General] viper786:
Lol you sure about that?
[Epic 4G General] rulyskull:
I read somewhere that qualcome made a 2 ghz quad core all ready
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
I am pretty sure he meant out of Epic users otherwise we would all be using the EVO. We chose this because of the keyboard and most need it for emails and texts. I suck as using the onscreen keyboard and it takes up half the screen.
[Epic 4G General] formula84:
I dont see an HDMI port on these pics?
[Epic 4G General] cds0699:
There is also those that needed/wanted the physical keyboard when this phone came out (I know, I was one of them), but over time we have discovered that we have grown past that and no longer need it (which is also accurate of me).

I totally understand those that still want a keyboard, and respect that. I hope Sprint does deliver for you guys.
[Epic 4G General] jyan_osu:
Should have MHL, like the Evo 3D.. USB port doubles as an HDMI port

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_II
[Epic 4G General] cds0699:
I really hope so, HDMI out is very important to me.
[Epic 4G General] lowspeed:
So when is the press release? didn't they push it to today ?
[Defy General] K3n H1mur4:
Hi there,

I'm using CM7.1 with Meizu theme now, but I'm looking for another ROM with less battery drain and 720p recording. I decided to go for the latest leaked GB, but I'd really love to have transparent status bar like the one I have now (you can take a look in how this theme look like here) - Launcher isn't a problem, I'm going for XPeria Arc's one.

So, my question is: without the theme chooser app from CM7, is there any way I can get a transparent status bar without having to mess around with framework-res.apk myself? In other words: is there a transparent statusbar there already made for Defy?

I know there is a simple way to apply themes by flashing them via Recovery, 'cause Barebones has various themes available this way here (since this ROM uses CM7 instead of GB, CM7 themes work on it - the themes on this thread are only for the Froyo version).

Thanks in advance!

P.S.: I know it would be better for me to post this in the themes & apps section, but, honestly, almost nobody uses that section for this kind of thing
[Defy General] SeiferTV:
Wow, that actually looks pretty good.

I'd like to get it too :P
[Defy General] ryan8r:
You can try MS2Ginger fulfills all aforementioned and the best battery backup I've experienced out of any 2.3 rom.
[Defy General] K3n H1mur4:
No transparent statusbar (only default GB MotoBLUR bar), but seems ok: has good battery life and 720p rec. What are the differences between blurred and deblurred versions (besides MotuBLUR, of course)? Blurred seems to be more updated, any advantage in getting it (since I won't use any BLUR apps)?
[Defy General] ryan8r:
My bad, mistook the Notification bar for the Notification pane.

The De-blurred version lacks not just the services but even the Motoblur interface ( ADW included) , not any significant improvement on the battery though. So I dumped it after 2 days of playing around been on on blur ever since and dont worry even the blurred version lacks services like FB etc as the Creator couldnt get it to work and you can always remove unwanted apps.
[Defy General] K3n H1mur4:
Tried it for a few days, now I'm going back to CM7. My phone is horribly slow since I flashed the ROM (even before I restCored my apps w/ Titanium Backup), with CPU Load Timeline reporting 100% CPU use most of the time. Too much CPU use = crappy battery life: it can barely stand 6 hours. Just as an example, I tried to get it off charge (was 100% charged) while sleeping. When I woke up, 8 hours later, it had less than 60% left - that means 5% per hour, without even USING the phone: mobile data was set to EDGE, WiFi was off, no background apps running... That was enough for me. I'll stick with CM7, even with its faults, it's still the best ROM available, I think.
[Defy General] ryan8r:
Hmm weird , the battery only drops 3% max for me overnight (10 hrs). The Rom is overclocked to 1100 mhz by default , Did you make sure to underclock and rest assured undervolt it?! I also removed a lot of system apps and services that i dont use. My usage can be classified as average with 2-3 hours of wifi , 1-2 hours of gaming and I am on a 3G network but the data delivery is usually set to off and it lasts me 2 days. :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] Jack_Bauer_AUS:
I can no longer turn my phone over to make it go silent... Any legit suggestions?!