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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Evo4sickness:
This is just insane I was like everyone else dying to get TFP for Xmas and reading the million and half links today about the Wifi Bluetooth signal issues is just crazy. Iam gald I have not purchased one as I was going to this is coming weekend. Iam very glad go see That Asus finally was able to get aerious about this very important problems. I saw one post at the begging saying th ICS update fixed the problem and the the post made above says it didnt do anything at all. Really hope the Asus egineers and the all of you here XDA can find a solution. But I really believe that the second Asus realized the problem shoukd have stopped installing the Aluminum back plate that really has to be part of the problem.

I really dont want to wait for 4 to 6 months for the TF700 sl hope they can come up with a seriius solution So I can go get my TFP and all of the TFP owners can get what they paid for. Anymore updates on anythying. I just looked at the link of the tear down and cant believe the tech did not mention anhthing about a possible fix or at least doing some test with the back panel off not understanding why he would have not in order to help everyone figure out and pin point the problem and proving how much the back panel has into play.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Ride525:
I got a call from Asus today after writing a couple of emails to them. It sounds like a small number of Primes have bad WiFi "cards", from what I can discern from talking with them. They had me immediately return my Prime to them, it should arrive tomorrow, or Thursday. They said they will test it for a few days, and perhaps fix it.

Stay tuned, I will post more when they call back.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Evo4sickness:
Goomd news but I dont think they can say small number. Its more than 100 to 200 at least. I jave only found one vid with no problems and one vid showing two Transfomers the prime and the last years and the prime actually had just bit under the older one on signal strength. But If it is just bad wifi cards and they will be repacing them them that great news. Keep is updated.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] diecast17:
Did you say they will perhaps fix it??? What does that mean??

Did they have you send in your original box too? Maybe after they look at it they will just cross Wi-Fi off your box! LOL

Or maybe put a warning on the box that Wi-Fi may decrease while using bluetooth.

Asus just doesn't seem to be trying to fix anything right now. Maybe Gary Key will produce some results, but I just haven't seen anything yet.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Ride525:
Sorry, maybe relatively small percentage. I saw one poll on a Transformer Prime Forum, where about 80% said they did not have problems. And keep in mind lots of folks turn to these forums when they have problems. (I probably would not be actively posting if my Prime did NOT have WiFi problems.)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] FunkyMcBain:
The extent of my problems seem to be that my wifi loses strength very quickly as I move away from my router
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Ride525:
1. There seem to be some Primes with bad Wifi "cards".

2. I'm convinced they will fix it if they can.

3. Do you have problems with your Prime? I suggest you contact Asus, they seemed helpful with me.

---------- Post added at 06:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:33 PM ----------

Same as my Wifi problems. Although I have not tested BT.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] FunkyMcBain:
Ditto, no bt for me either just bad wifi reception
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] utmatt20:
Major GPS issues here as well. My BT GPS works better in my basement (not a joke) than my prime does in the middle of an empty field on a clear day. Any word on the GPS stuff, Gary? This is the most pressing issue for me.

Thanks for all the help btw.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sandiegopaneraiguy:
This was classic!!! Just like when another member asked if they were simply going to cross wifi and BT off the spec sheet.

Ive seen the TFP called 90% awesome and 10% lousy, is that really the consensus? I think it depends entirely on what each individual user wants the tablet for. Some want gaming, in which case lack of GPS, WIFI and BT is a non issue. But for someone who wants to use it as a business tool, those aspects are very important. In any event, it will be very interesting to see how ALL of this plays out.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Evo4sickness:
I know exactly what your talking about The Transformer Prime forums I was on there yesturday. I really think that the 80 percent that arent having problems either dont know how to test its signal strength and or the connectivty of the bluetooth and Wifi signal or they arent even really aware of the extent of the problem. Rember Asus supposedly postponed the Prime because of this exact problem and said it was affecting thier first batch. If this was the case Asus thenselves would have again quranteed everyone by posting the serial numbers of the ones they are for certain had the problem before leaving the factory (quality control).

But thats not what they did or said they admitted there is a problem and finally came here to try find a solution. I have yet to see someone post a video or videos of them testing the signal strength and showing really well or great mbps and if not amazing at least more than 5mbps.

If you look on youtube you can see most videos showing people not being able to get more than those numbers and thats just inexcusable for $600/%500 tablet.

And BTW just went to TFP forums heres the link showimg that 1159 signatures for the petion that was started tobget Asus to fix these issues clearly this is not a small percentage at all I was way off when I wrote 100 to 200

This is really is a joke for a company like Asus to miss this huge mistake especially when this was not their first tablet and than come out with the T700 with all these fixed.

http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...-repair-replace-tf201-wifi-gps-issues-17.html
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Ride525:
I do not believe all Primes have WiFi problems.

I recall one user that had one bad Prime and one good one.

Also, Asus has told me that some of the WiFi-BT chips were bad, and causing problems in some of the first batch they sent out. My Prime is at Asus now being checked, and hopefully fixed.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] awumpa:
PM sent. Hopefully this can be fixed...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] apuckett83:
How can I PM you my serial number? Im new at xda. Thanks
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Godswrath:
Click on his name and then click on "Send a private message to Gary Key"
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Stootz:
GPS and WiFi

Hi Gary,

PM sent on my issues with GPS (no locks) and WiFi (poor performance measured with Speedtest on HTC Sensation and Macbook Pro).

I've also seen some screen corruptions, where the display becomes utter garbage. It seems to clear once the process for the app in question is killed. I've seen it on the Browser and GMail / Mail apps.

I'd really love to keep the tablet as overall it is a superb piece of kit, so I'm hoping that these issues may be s/w fixable? (I understand that may be a pipe dream though!).

Cheers

stootz
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sthoeft:
Got a German tfp and my wifi is OK when not connected and not streaming anything via Bluetooth, but when I stream something like a HD YouTube clip via bt it is simply not possible. Without bt it is no problem. I am on the German .11 version.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] astralmind:
same here, over 15 years of building asus based desktop and recommending them as a premium brand to all my friends/family..
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] expert3009:
.14 update has Random Reboot / Lockup confrim

Hey i had updated from .13 to .14 couple of hours ago and it got worst, previously with .13 i only had sleep dead and battery drain issue, which to extend i was successful in letting sleep dead issue fix with few apps.

But now with .14 it just seems as .11 Random Reboot / Lockup problem it really suck.

Hope Asus now for the last time bring a a really stable update next week.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Elloco305:
I really wanted to get a Transformer Prime but all these issues really scares me away.

Well a part of me still really wants one. :P
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jdbaker82:
Hit the nail on the head !!!!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] a Mandroid:
Please try doing a data wipe/reset, I am on 14 and finding it to be the best ota so far.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kkrunner7777:
RMA replacement TP arrived today...

Bad news... the wifi speed was worse than my current one... when I streamed over bluetooth and ran speedtest I went down to .27 Mbps to .55 Mbps speed. Can't do anything at this speed.

ASUS Quote:

You can sent the unit back.

These are all the newest batches I have.

I have emailed you a FedEx Printable return label to drop off the unit back to us at the nearest FedEx authorized station. Please let me know tracking from the receipt you get there.

I will have to keep checking with our engineers to see if we can improve the antenna on the next batches to find the appropriate solution for you. I'll let you know as more develops from them.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] opentoe:
A while ago I would have said to buy it, but after being through the ringer and not being able to use my bluetooth headphones when using Netflix to watch TV shows I will now tell you to NOT buy this tablet. Wait for the Acer or another brand that will eventually carry the quad processor or better. This spring/fall has to be some new models coming out.

Mine is still lost in RMA land.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
Just get it. Can't deny what your heart desires. One look at positive thread in my signature and you'll run out n buy one immediately. ;)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] paul41598:
I got a call back from Asus less than 24 hours after I Pm'd Gary with all my info. I sent him a message Monday 2/13, spoke to Asus Tue 2/14, sent back via RMA 2 Day Fed Ex on Wed 2/15. They received it today. The woman I spoke to said if they can't fix it, they would replace it. I'm hoping to have something back no later than Friday 2/24. I've called a few times today to make sure the specific person I sent it to received it, but haven't heard back...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] diecast17:
Well it has now been 72 hours since my email and no phone call from Asus.

Sent a PM to Gary to see whats up. I will report back when I hear something.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Elloco305:
Man im really hopibg the ines at taeget c1 serial models series are wirth tge risk. Eithrr way id have to wait until they receive stock. ×_×

I hear the C1 and C2 serial models have less chance at problems. Worth looking into or is it false?

I was thinking more like if not this than the Asus memo. Looks like little brother to Prime.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Ride525:
Gary is out of the office today, Friday, so is not able to check emails as often. So that may affect how fast he responds to PMs as well.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skygunner27:
Has the latest update fixed BT/Wifi for some?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] clj03:
Just came across this article from another post here but since it discusses the Wifi Bluetooth issue and what the problem may be I wanted to share it. The following quote from Gary:

"The second area of concern with users is the performance of the unit with Wi-Fi and BT enabled at the same time. For a very small minority of users, this combination resulted in signal dropouts or severely degraded wireless performance. We are still investigating the root cause of this problem with returned units, but it appears to be a random manufacturing process issue with properly attaching an antenna.

At this time we have been reworking or replacing units for customers who have reported this problem. In addition, we will start a standardized repair process shortly to ensure any units that still suffer from the problem are properly fixed and offer the same level of Wi-Fi performance as the current shipping units."

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57...ansformer-prime-in-perspective/#ixzz1mhPjldBz

So for those of us that await responses from Asus to get our units fixed at least it seems they have a resolution.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] expert3009:
I did that too couple of times but this time around it is not working, while when i did the same with .13 version as i had issues after update i rest and wipe all data it work better.

Thanks for your suggestion i have my fingers cross for next week.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
Mine is much better since .14, basically the same as my TF101. Wifi drops when streaming to BT, but I still get around 4Mbps and I get decent enough performance in browsing, etc. It's better than my Epic 4G Touch.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] yankeefan:
Just got Prime yesterday. As I also have a Galaxy Tab 10.1.

Preformance of wifi is sorry, it can take forever to pull up a web page or open data from an app. I put the Galaxy side by side and the Galaxy will load page instantly while the Prime takes 10 seconds or just times out.

Is this wifi issue talked about here?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wbwjr:
This article showed up on CNET blogs with responses from Gary. Sadly, I returned my Prime on Thursday. I loved the Prime but was not willing to wait after my 14 day return period for them to offer a fix. It looks like the ones shipping now (I had a C10KAS with wifi and gps issues) are being corrected.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57373634-94/putting-the-transformer-prime-in-perspective/
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] yankeefan:
I have the C10KA bought from Staples yesterday and am having wifi issues
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
No, this thread is specifically about wifi dropping when streaming audio to a Bluetooth device.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] louvass:
Results still bad after the 9.4.2.14 update

Bottom line... It still sucks ;)

Connected to a BT headset listening to mp3 from the prime

WIFI Test

2.7 mbps down

6.54 mbps up

Disconnected from BT headset

WIFI Test

17.46 mbps down

6.84 mbps up

I'd say there is still major issues with this.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Ready2Mosh:
Mine looksd almost exactly like yours except I'm 21 down with Bluetooth off and when bluetooth is on streaming something my download drops to 1.2 Mbps, 10 feet away from the router with no walls in between.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] spier:
Don't know if I'm on to something or not, but I'm getting a significant better Wifi throughput while streaming audio over bluetooth to my nokia bluetooth receiver ,which is connected to my Onkyo 609 receiver when I first pair the bluetooth connection with the Wifi on the Prime turned of. After pairing I turn on the WiFi on the Prime and get a Wifi throughput in Speedtest of 15,80 mbps down/ 3,96 mbps up. When I'm pairing bluetooth with WiFi already turned on on the Prime it's stuck at 4,24 mbps down and 3,59 mbps up. My serialno. is BCOKAS10### and I'm on a Linksys E-4200 router which is set to mixed mode and channel width 20 mhz only. Maybe someone else can give this a try too? Can't remember reading anyone else already trying this.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] opentoe:
There is no doubt a %100 problem with when using the bluetooth radio and wifi. I just had to say it again.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
It's actually more complicated than that. It's HOW you use the Bluetooth radio that counts. I can copy files from my notebook to my Prime via Bluetooth and wifi barely budges. But when I stream audio via Bluetooth, that's when wifi takes a dive.

I also have to keep stressing that this doesn't just happen on the Prime. My Samsung Epic 4G Touch does pretty much EXACTLY the same thing--wifi drops to something <500kpbs when streaming audio via Bluetooth, and I can't surf the Web meanwhile. That's pretty much identical to my Prime.

This particular issue has gotten tossed in as a Prime issue, but I think it's much more widespread than people realize.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] doodley:
Chrome browser works better streaming video but not much on my crappy tabby??? When turning on/off BT it's smoother and does not lock up. Go figure!

It still can't sync with BT tho! It almost seems that a software fix might work or maybe it's the wine in me now:D My last conversation, (only) with Asus tech, I was cut off just after he said you need a BT up-gr#&*&#@?, click!

Sent from my Asus M50vm on wine talk!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wizzer300:
I don't think there is 100% consistency with the wifi/bt issue. If I'm streaming Netflix, all I have to do is turn on BT and the streaming video will freeze. I do NOT have to connect anything via BT...just turn it on. As I mentioned in an earlier post, just turning on BT will also freeze and disconnect wifi when testing my wifi connection with Speed Test.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] opentoe:
I don't get it. This is a personal tablet, what if someone wants to listen to the audio on a train, in a library, where ever? And your saying this is an issue with other devices as well? No one wanted to stream Netflix and listen privately with their bluetooth headphones? People just want something that works. Not for their Netflix to take a dive when they slap on their headphones.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] :
Has anyone else tried to verify this yet?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kenbr:
I tried this but it didn't help my speeds any. I turned off WiFi, connected bluetooth speakers, turned WiFi back on and started Pandora. My WiFi speed dropped to 380kbps. I get 17mbps with bluetooth not streaming audio. I tried it connected to a wireless-g access point and a wireless-n access point with the same results.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] diecast17:
I will try my original Transformer tonight and report back on the difference.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] msalvini:
I could care less about the dropoff in speed when streaming to bluetooth. All my devices have some dropoff. The issue is that netflix and google music both continously have to buffer when using bluetooth on the Prime. I regularly do this at the gym with their spotty wifi using my HTC Evo 3D or g-tab 7 with no issues but sitting right next to my home router with the prime it continously buffers about every 20 seconds. This is the reason I sent it back to Amazon. When / if Asus fixes this then I will purchase another one. Other than the wifi range and wifi-bt issues this tablet was excellent.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] NightsSPIDER:
My RMA status is " Waiting-[WB5] Wait for Repair\Test\Aging" since wednesday. Anyone has any idea what that means or have happened to you before? And should i expect and when? :/

i called just now and they just told that they needed some tools for finishing and where waiting for them :/

This is b****t what tools could not be found in a repair shop when they have been doing this over and over for years now? :@
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Techie2012:
In his CNET interview, Gary said:

" we will start a standardized repair process shortly to ensure any units that still suffer from the problem are properly fixed and offer the same level of Wi-Fi performance as the current shipping units."

So that's confusing because the "current shipping units" = C1 still have this issue being reported by some forum members :confused:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Ride525:
That would be a hammer. ;) :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Elloco305:
But its way less percentage than the other models... I think.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] buxtahuda:
We hope. Lol, IMO
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wonger007:
I have tried to send a pm as I have not heard back from Asus Tablet about my bt wifi issues...

guess i need the 10 posts in order to send pm's?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] neo1738:
What it really shows is that your both too dumb to follow directions. You really think you're the first two idiots to email them when you're not supposed to? Seriously they said they are working on it either return it or wait...but what I don't want you to do is slow the process for the people who can read. I'm sure the next post will be about how I'm a f*cling idiot etc but guess what...I don't care!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nukemanmd:
How Interesting

I did as you suggested...turned off wifi, connected to my BT headset, and then turned-on wifi, and lo and behold, I'm getting the same wifi speed as I get without BT connected. I can now watch a movie on Netflix while using my BT headset.

Thanks for the suggestion.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] diecast17:
Wouldn't that mean that this is a software issue and not a hardware issue?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] caanda45:
I do not understand why on earth people are putting up with such a defective unit. If you can return it, return it if not request a refund from Asus . A wi-fi only unit that does not work well in wi-fi and is crippled by bluetooth being turned on....get rid of it.

My refund from Asus should be completed next week. I will sit tight for awhile to see what transpires with Asus and see what other tablets get released with tegra 3 chipset.

I feel that this tablet is not worth all the stress it requires to get a simple electronic device to work properly this should have been all tested before it was released to the public!!!!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bimbobo:
Without beeing a guru, I also believe that the BT issue is more software related than hardware.

BT alone works, WiFi alone works, together don't. This means that it's more interference between the 2 of them, and it could be solve by a patch.

The WiFi alone is buggy imho, because the signal is weaker, compared to other devices, but still usable.

So I am hopeful about BT, I just have to decide wether to RMA the unit, when this "procedure" to solve the antenna issue is in place.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wryce76:
Hi

First of all it's good to see a Asus employee on a site as this and is actively giving us feedback on the problems that exists.

Sadly I'm also one of the people that has received a defect Prime regarding Wifi/Bluetooth.

Serial on my unit starts with C20KA probably a late production.

I have done a series of tests to verify this on my unit involving Speedtest, bluetooth Jabra headset, Archos 70 IT running Android 2.2, HTC Legend running android 2.2 and my prime on ICS and Thompson Gateway TG789vn.

First set of days my prime was on the 11 firmware.

test concists of doing 10 speed checks against a server in Malmö(sweden) on each device at following times. 09.00, 16.00 and 22.00 for 3 days on three different locations in my house.

The results i post here are an average of the 10 speedtests and the three days.

Bedroom about 1m from accesspoint:

Archos 70 IT Download: 8.458mbps upload: 11.329mbps

HTC legend Download: 12.845mbps upload: 12.517mbps

Asus Prime Download: 4.394mbps upload: 20.111mbps

Asus Prime Bluetooth Download: 238kbps Upload:1.344mbps

Kitchen about 6m from accesspoint:

Archos 70 IT Download: 6.009mbps upload: 7.835mbps

HTC legend Download: 14.583mbps upload: 15.898mbps

Asus Prime Download: 1.265mbps upload: 3.440mbps

Asus Prime Bluetooth Download: 401kbps Upload:2.424mbps

Upstairs about 5m from accesspoint:

Archos 70 IT Download: 5.536mbps upload: 14.743mbps

HTC legend Download: 12.8683mbps upload: 12.739mbps

Asus Prime Download: 8.491mbps upload: 15.378mbps

Asus Prime Bluetooth Download: 276.4kbps Upload:2.844mbps

I have done the same thing now in the version .14 software but only for one day and the results are more or less the same.

Sad part is that Asus Sweden isn't very active as Gary here and they only tell me to do a reset on the machine.

I'm also worried that if i exchange it they will just give me another one with the same issues.

Have anyone else in Sweden tried to get the unit repaired or exchanged?

otherwise that tablet is a dream this is the way android should be on tablets.

Regards:

Wryce