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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ramtripper:
I submitted a complaint to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) yesterday, BBB approved it and sent it to ASUS.

We should all complain to the BBB. That'll really show ASUS there's a problem and if they don't deal with it, the BBB will do them in nicely, no lube, just like ASUS did with us.

https://www.bbb.org/greater-san-francisco/complaint/new/16870

File a complaint. It'll take 2 minutes of your life, but these 2 minutes will have a bigger result than the last 3 hours you spent in here looking for threads that would solve whichever of the 50 problems you may have with your Prime.

P.S. There's a debate on whether or not it's getting discontinued and I remember Asus stating that the tf700 will be the "big brother" to our tf201 as an upgraded higher end model. But I don't believe a single word they say any more.

Why? Because I also remember Asus reassuring us that the rumor of the Wifi being screwed up and release date getting pushed back was false and everything was fine.

I also remember Asus stating we're getting ICS on the 12th, but came out on the 9th. If you didn't realize, it was to appease tf201 owners because of the kick in the balls we got from the announcement of the tf700.

And since we've all had problems, Asus has not said A SINGLE word. What does that say about the company?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BUYMECAR:
ASUS has said several words, and even some sentences regarding the common issues.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ramtripper:
really? for what the camera issue? how about wifi/gps problems, serial unknown, screen scrambling with horizontal lines, random reboots?

i personally have all of these problems, I've not encountered any fixes or "sentences" coming from asus about these.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jdbaker82:
Agreed this is a mess I have never seen a product be such a crapshoot for what problem you might have. Anyone buying one of these has several things to worry about when buying one and who wants to have to feel extremely lucky to get what you paid for? not me
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] corban227:
All processors are not created equal. The ics update bumped the processor speed from 1.4 Max to 1.6 max. Your unit probably has a processor that couldn't handle the bump. Yours is probably the 1 out of 100 cores that can't handle over clocking well. The lines on the screen sound like a processor issue. Best thing to do is to contact asus with the issue and ask for a replacement or Exchange from the store u bought it from.

I have had 0 issues with mine so I'll send in positive review since i have had a great experience.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] JoeyLe:
Don't talk if you don't know anything..
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ramtripper:
where did u get that i have ics? why would they have a release for our primes, if some of them cant handle a standard update of a slight overclock?

my friend, if i pay 500 for a product, i want it to be equal to urs and everybody elses. not be worth $249, and urs is $449, and that guys is 500, and the other guys is 323.

i dont have ics, as my unit was not created equal, i have an unknown serial number, which they havent spoken a word about, leaving me to 0 ota updates and having to manually update myself. Maybe if they thought of uploading a file to their support site for ICS (not a task that's very complicated), id be less upset, but that still wouldn't solve some major issues.

these guys ****ed up. that's the bottom line. Go read all the 100 threads about how they ****ed up if u can't understand that.

This is also a thread for people who feel they've ****ed up, not people who have perfect primes. So please don't spam it. Thanks.

These are issues from long ago. I'm talking about issues since early january. They haven't fixed **** and they've released a new prime to cover up for it. Don't talk if you're too thick can't read between the lines.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] doeboy711:
The CPU did not jump up to 1.6, it just shows it but does not run at it unless you use the tool created by viperboy. There is a few threads about this already.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Gary Key:
1. The TF700 is the upmarket Prime unit. The TF201 is not discontinued and continues on.

2. The release date was always the week of 12/17 and was not pushed back. As for WiFi performance, we are investigating a firmware problem on several early boards right now.

3. ICS passed Google Certification earlier than expected so we pushed it live. First time I have heard a complaint about beating expectations. :D

4. We have been quite active on this forum and others. I know I have stated at least a few words on these subjects. ;)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
Devices weren't actually overclocked. I started that thread. It was actually confirmed the overclock speeds are dormant. If you get CPU spy (free) and look, you will see those higher overclocked are not actually used.

NOW IF YOU want a real overclock, go into Android developement section and check out ViperBoy latest creation, ViperConrol Mod. Which allows overclocking to 1.5 &1.6ghz speeds. That can be confirmed through CPU spy. ;)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jdbaker82:
omg I just cried laughing so hard I agree with everything you say where have you been for the past week!!!!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
I'm tired of all these rumor threads n such also. MODS will deal with them. GENERAL section becoming cluttered with b.s. Reporting Asus won't do anything..lol. Glad my Prime works fine n don't have to go thru all this :p
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] copc:
:mad:

I am a firm believer in the BBB and use it myself to get company's to listen, so good for anyone that is having issues that can not get resolved, but please don't bring all of us into this as my Prime is perfect, I have had zero issues to date. :eek:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Cozmo85:
The BBB can't do anything to asus except ask them to resolve the issue with people that complain. They are a private company with no power over anyone.

edit: Asus doesn't even pay to be listed by the BBB.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Danny80y:
Waaaa Waaaaa Waaaaa..... Exchange it and quit spamming! :mad:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tedr44:
Here's a website that may help get some results if there's enough people who will act:

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/index.shtml

Don't delay, do it today!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] doeboy711:
I don't think you should be a "quiet voice" anymore. The more we know about it means there will be less rumors spreading for the most part. I would think since this was just released and it, for the time being, is your new flagship tablet, we would have more feedback from our real issues. If we see that you are being proactive, it would help some people sleep better at night lol. Being silent about everything is really not a foos thing with all of this drama unfolding. If the 700 model is an upgraded model, why dis they call it a "Prime", I would have created it another name like bumblebee or something. Naming it the samething seems to me like a replacement for this current one. So if you could be more proactive on the forums, FB, Twitter about everything, I think it would really help out a lot
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ramtripper:
Agreed. It'd also help if there was an update to how long we have to wait for a fix, or if there will be a fix, as some of us... if not all of us have a limited time to return this tablet if we are unhappy with it.

I don't want to return it because I like it's potential. But it's potential means nothing if it will not be fixed.

1. Then what is the reason for some stores "deactivating" it. (im not 100% saying its been discontinued, but i feel like it may be if theres going to be many problems on a good % of the models)

2. The release stayed the same, but there was a rumor about the wifi being bad and release date getting pushed back which Asus squashed saying the wifi is FINE and the release date will stay the same. As far as I can tell, the wifi is not FINE , and the release date was the 19th, but with a ton of backorders and delays (for more than a month in many cases).

3. It's not about ICS getting released early, it's just fishy it was released the same day the tf700 was announced. Seems like a cover-up. If you notice, a very good % of prime owners aren't too happy with a 3 weeks later announcement of something superior, when half the owners haven't even received their item yet.

4. I don't know how active you've been, but I haven't seen too much happen in over a week or two regarding fixes or updates (im not talking about firmware update 8.8.3.33 which solved a slight camera lag issue).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tedr44:
From my experience with newegg, a deactivated product could mean it's no longer available or they will no longer stock it or they have decided not to carry it. Amazon does the same thing when customer reviews are extemely low.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nunyabiz:
I imagine a high return rate would prompt this as well.
[HTC EVO 3D] tailsthecat3:
Solved! Look here for awesome!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1454874

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Under the messaging options are selections for various alerts. All of which can be disabled. Except the presidential alert.

I want to permanently disable ALL these alerts. Are they within the messaging app? Thanks. Hopefully I can get these gone without flashing aosp.
[HTC EVO 3D] tgruendler:
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/229403203
[HTC EVO 3D] oohaylima:
Message options? Where?
[HTC EVO 3D] twiztidninja:
+1

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[HTC EVO 3D] sgt. slaughter:
open up the HTC text message app -> Menu-> Settings -> CMAS alerts

btw i had no clue this was in here to begin with. lol
[HTC EVO 3D] cobraboy85:
i opened up mine too...
[HTC EVO 3D] twiztidninja:
fresh doesnt have it
[HTC EVO 3D] xHausx:
Dial ##2627# and uncheck the box
[HTC EVO 3D] oohaylima:
Isn't this a good thing?

Edit: Wait, it may be a good thing, but not giving people the option to disable it through common means is wrong.
[HTC EVO 3D] tailsthecat3:
This didnt do anything for me. What else? Also tried the *#*#

Not for me.
[HTC EVO 3D] JohnM:
Are you on Sense 3.5? or AOSP? You have to be on a sense 3.0 ROM for it to work.
[HTC EVO 3D] tailsthecat3:
Stock, rooted. Which is sense 3.0. The specific code, ##2627#, doesnt initiate any menu. Thanks.
[HTC EVO 3D] EniGmA1987:
you probably dont have the extended commands thing that comes with nearly all custom ROMs. Either find an extended EPST.apk or get a ROM that has what you need.
[HTC EVO 3D] xHausx:
Are you sure they're included with your ROM? I've only heard of those being used by carriers in the US
[HTC EVO 3D] tailsthecat3:
Stock ROM, rooted, cdma EVO 3d. Thanks, I'll try to find the extended epst.
[HTC EVO 3D] Rydah:
CMAS Alerts Are Now Activated Without Choice. Since They Were In Testing, Presidential Has Not Been Changable.

Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
[HTC EVO 3D] willy900wonka:
Just to pre-empt any of you from thinking that if it were to be actually used, it would simply create mass hysteria. Here is a video of great historical import.

"Move'em out, head'em up, though they'er disapproving.... all will be waiting at the end of my drive"

[YOUTUBE]MSHr4ubuD64[/YOUTUBE]

Get the FEMA apk from market so you'll know where the crowds will be.
[HTC EVO 3D] Jraw23:
Has this service gone live nationwide or is it still testing?
[HTC EVO 3D] Rydah:
I would assume it's ready, if not close.

Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
[HTC EVO 3D] xHausx:
It depends on what network you're using. Sprint is up but I'm not sure about the others. Although Verizon managed to freak out a bunch of people by sending out a test message saying everyone was about to die and forgetting to note that it was just a test. :D

Verizon: NJ Emergency Alerts Were a Test
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quera:
Hi guys. My X8's screen has now its upper half screen completely black. Touch function is fully working. I brought to a local cell phone repairer center who said me it would cost BRL 200,00 (at about USD 110).

The repairer said I dropped my phone on the ground. It actually happened, but that was 8 months ago.

Notice those vertical black stripes on the screen. Maybe if I buy the right screwdriver and screen from ebay I can fix it?

Thanks very much for your time!

Picture:

(I see I can't post links, below there is just a reference)

imageshack.us/photo/my-images/266/x8brickedscreen.jpg
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Looking at the picture you posted ...

Nope, that's a faulty LCD. Your repairman is right that the screen needs to be replaced.

There's no way you may fix this problem in a do-it-yourself manner. The only thing you can do in a "do-it-yourself" fashion is to order the front with the LCD yourself (the screen is glued to the front plastic, so you can only order the "two" parts as one) and exchange it, given you have experience in repairing fragile electronics such as a cell phone, yourself to save up on repair costs.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] degeneration:
I have two questions.

I have been eyeing either this phone or the GN for a while now, and I am about ready to just shut up and grab the SGS2 already.

Looking online, the only thing that should be coming out anytime too soon is the Blaze which I am still assuming is not an upgraded SGS2 (I don't know if people are just paranoid, or ready for another Vibrant 4g situation). So it seems like I won't be kicking myself in a few months about the SGS2 (minus, MAYBE, a GN release).

So long story short.

Question 1: Have I missed evidence on why I should wait 1 or 2 months to grab a new phone?

Question 2: What would be the smartest way to get one?

Short story long again:

Ebay has new in box phones starting at 499 with shipping, but one has no returns and the other has 3 days. Will ebay/paypal protection save me if I find out there are problems with the phone outside those few days?

I hate asking this, but what problems would I want to look for? Unless they develop over time I don't want to know about the screen issues I have heard mentioned vaguely, but others seem to imply it's not a big deal so if I never notice it then it's not hurting me.

I am wanting to use Ebay because it is 100 bucks cheaper than Amazon but Tmobile would only be like 598 or something. Should I stop being so paranoid and just grab it from ebay?

Sorry, I stayed up way too late with my finger over the mouse button and I am now just about ready to start pacing but I am not getting google search results to do anything to calm or warn me yet. Is it worth the 100 bucks to buy it from Ebay instead of straight from Tmobile?

Sorry, I will stop spazzing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Branso07:
Those people who have unopened boxes of galaxy s 2 are people who are eligible for an upgrade but like their current phone so they decide to make money of their contract. I recently did this.my mom didn't want a new phone so I used her upgrade to buy a new gs2 and sold out on Ebay for $500. These people are legit and Ebay will make sure you don't get scammed.you should just buy it

Question 1: Tmobile is not releasing a new amazing phone for awhile. (unless somehow the galaxy s2 HD comes over). But that is not likely at all.so there is no need to wait.unless you want to wait another year for the galaxy s3. Ice cream sandwich is just around the corner. Right now is the best time to get it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] degeneration:
Thanks for the response, I am just worried I get it and, say, the speaker phone is messed up and I learn about it a day or two after the return window and then I have trouble getting it fixed instead of just returning it or exchanging it.

I have never had to do that though, so 100 bucks is a lot to KNOW I can.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gallaxxeess:
Seriously? You'd advocate risking getting your phone's IMEI number blacklisted to save $30?

The phones are $529 from t-mobile.

Why risk it for $30??? These "new" phones can be reported as lost then the insurance replaces it and they block the IMEI number and the sucker is out $400-$500.

BTW, Getting a "free" phone on a subsidy plan doesn't make the phone free, you're still paying for it over the 2 year term. With T-mobiles Unlimited Talk,Text, Web for $50 + buying the phone outright, over the 2 years a contract would run, you are paying out $1200+$530 for the phone so $1730. For the equivilant plan with a "free" phone you're paying $80 a month over 24 months so $1920.

So $1920 - $1730 = $190 You pay more for the phone than if you bought the phone with cash. And just looking now, you have to pony up $280 to buy the phone when you "upgrade" then a $50 rebate, so you're paying even more.

Heck, with T-mobile you can ge tthe non subsidized plan for $0 a month, pay $200 down, and finance the phone with T-mobile for $20 a month and come out ahead if you are looking for the least amount up front.

BTW, Ebay buyer protection is only good for 30 days after the sale, on day 31 the seller can report the phone "lost" and have it turned off and get their replacement.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
i agree with gallaxxeess

no point saving $30 if you have a high risk of having your IMEI black listed

there's a topic about it in General
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] degeneration:
You're assuming it's claimed as insurance fraud... and with taxes it's a 100 dollar difference. I do agree there is a risk though.

Edit: so thinking about that possibility I realized its sort of dumb for me to not just call up T-Mobile and see what they say about these sort if things (knowing they'd rather I give them NY money). I am legitimately thanking you for helping me solidify my paranoia to a point.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Husam2011:
If you wanna be happy, keep your vibrant and wait a few months. I recommend getting the GN if you have the money because it has a better screen, but if you want you could wait until ICS is offically released and then buy it.

If you have been used to the iphone screen, or any good res LCD screen, youll notice issues with the display on our GS2.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Branso07:
I get the phones for free by price matching at best buy.thus makes them have no mail in rebate and no monthly additional fee.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] degeneration:
I appreciate the opinion, although I am banking on "ignorance is bliss" when it comes to higher res screens. The expandable storage and currently only over seas options of the GN are why I am just going with the SGS2, but with sprint releasing one it is making me wonder if waiting would be smart. I would be happy with whatever I get, but I am pretty sick of my poor old vibrant.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] stugotz13:
Similar situation. I just traded some BMW work for a NIB SGS2 off of craigslist. Upgrade phone he didnt want.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] degeneration:
Just contacted CS

I asked about what they said and all they could say is "maybe...". They can't/won't verify that I purchased the phone so if the person were to claim it was stolen I would be SOL (I have read about a guy who got the seller in trouble in a similar situation with Sprint, but I don't want to go off something like that).

I guess I just have to re-budget 600 instead of 500.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] funziebear:
why not just print the page ur phone is advertised on ? if its ebay the guy would have to setup an account every time he wantes to scam someone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] setzer715:
Pay with paypal. If the seller claims insurance fraud Paypal will get you your money back (may take time while they investigate but they will get it). Ebay is safe to buy from with all the fraud protection especially when you pay with paypal. DON"T DO IT ON CRAIGSLIST!!!

Don't wait for the Blaze, trust me, just get the SGSII or GN.

FYI, T-Mobile doesn't make money off handsets. When will people learn this. They make money off the monthly service. They are a SERVICE company, NOT a phone manufacturer. Go ahead and ask any question you want. In fact, T-Mobile prefer you have your own phone so they don't have to subsidize you!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] quest4fire:
+1 . EBay is safe if you pay with paypal. Stay away from Craigslist!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] media_11:
I bought my s2 from craigslist for $550 (white). It came brand new in a box, however headphones were missing. I have bunch of good headphones here and there so i didn't care. But the phone was in original packaging and I got within 3 days. I am happy with my purchase.

The last time i bought my galaxy 4g first series from someone advertising on craigslist, brand new phone but when i brought it home and try to use, the phone mic never worked. I called samsung and they told me to ship it to them and I received my phone back within 5 business days. They fixed it for free and even paid for overnight shipping.

I never had any issue with Samsung or Apple.

You don't wanna know my story with Dell and ATT when I ended up paying almost $2000 for a Dell Streak phone I never received.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] accordex:
Galaxy blaze is coming soon...wait for that

There's a leaked tmo map that shows 3 devices to b released in the next 2 months. One on the 18th 2 more in Feb.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] degeneration:
I am still pretty sure the blaze will not be an upgrade, probably just a 4" phone...

Any way, doesn't matter, I went to Tmobile and bought myself a new SGS2... having trouble with my new plan though... ugh...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cbutt:
I just bought this white gs2 in the marketplace from another xda member. Bnib as stated, no problems & for around $450
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] zeeker:
Hi everybody, my first post here....

I've got my Prime a few days ago, loving it so far.

I noticed every time I want to

move around icons or remove them from my screen

by holding it down and drag them to the top

I feel a very light VIBRATION

.

I can remember if this was setup by default when I got the prime with ICS or if somehow I changed something and enabled this.

Just want to know if this can be turn off since I don't really need to feel the vibration every time I decide to customize my screens.

FYI: Under Sound - System

Vibrate on Touch is uncheck

Thanks in advance
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
No way to turn it off completely.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] zeeker:
Thanks a lot for the fast response!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sebbo90:
I finally managed to grab a bargain lapdock off ebay, It's a UK layout keyboard. But for some reason all the keys are mapped to the US layout.

A little info: I am running wetdream 1.2 and have used webtop2sd and installed xfce

Any help would be most appreciated :)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rayan:
Hi,

Open your LXTerminal on Webtop and type setxkbmap followed by your language layout code. (I suppose it's UK)

So it should look like this:

setxkbmap uk

Cheers!

Rayan
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sebbo90:
HI,

thanks, I tried this but it outputs:

Error loading new keyboard description
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rayan:
Try again but this time use gb instead of uk

Good luck!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sebbo90:
Sweet thanks does the job brilliant. Does anyone know which file I could put this in make the change permanent? (I've tried placing it in xorg.conf and /osh/usr/local/bin/start-oshwt-2.sh) Also in the Android window it still uses it like the american one even though it runs uk in webtop)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ffin72:
I've had the same problem and found an answer in this thread. Add the following line to the end of /osh/usr/local/bin/start-oshwt-2.sh:

setxkbmap 'gb(android)'

I'm not sure if the (android) is necessary, but as I have a lapdock and Work and Play Kit I decided to leave it in.