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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
i do want to see what the inifinity screen looks like. but from all videos, the experience looks just like the prime except homescreen icons n some text look a little sharper. it isn't like there's 1080p games out so no real benefit there. 1080P>720P but IMO, prime display looks great n sharp also. I'm not worked about the clock boost in it because we already seeing that power in prime now with clock speeds raised 1.6ghz and above.

what I'm really waiting for is the google/asus 7in. tegra3 nexus tablet. ill be getting one of those just because of its cheap price point with tegra3 power.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] buxtahuda:
Of course every bit of it is rumor, but I thought that to achieve the low price-point they had to jump ship on the Tegra for that particular device? If it does happen, I'll be all over it lol

And yeah, I'm not interested in it for the games (yet) and stuff, I just want to see. Of course the overall experience really isn't going to be any different. What I really really want to do is get both an Infinity and new iPad side-by-side, just to reinstate my personal opinion that our eyes likely aren't going to be able to tell the difference until your nose is touching the screen. Which will never happen in actual use.

Maybe I'll get the new iPad. I would just feel guilty (a) not giving developers a dime for any of their Apple apps and (b) giving money to Apple for the device to begin with. I suppose if I can wipe that guilty filth I will get one.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bimbobo:
..new products are now listed in ASUS support pages..

About the cam, it has worked fine, but zooming ruins the pics.

Any news from European who received the dongle fast? I read an Italian got it after ordering on Apr. 17th.

Many, like me, nothing from the 16th.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
Zooming on tablets and phones suck in general because most use digital zoom. The best would be optical zoom. That's what we would want for clarity when zooming in. Hopefully more companies will spend the extra cash to implement it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Rogue100:
Anyone else with a Champagne Prime receive their dongle yet, or at least have it listed as shipped? I saw there seems to have been thought that maybe the Champagne ones were lagging behind the Gray ones, and as the status on mine still hasn't changed from "Application Submitted" I'm wondering if there might be something to those rumors.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] buxtahuda:
I imagine there are, I'm the same. Submitted 4/17, still no update. I'm not too pressed about it really, but I know some people are hoping to have them before trips and such.

Pretty sure one poster was receiving both a Champagne and Amethyst dongle, they'd be the one to ask.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] finneginsfast:
My application was submitted on the 17th and is reflected that way in the status area where I registered.

However, below that in red letters it says "Please confirm your shipping address before submitting; we are unable to amend your shipping address once your information has been submitted."

Does everyone else's application page say the same I'm wondering?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Aotw:
Same thing for me, and most likely for everyone. Guess they just want us to be sure it's correct before we hit submit button.

I submitted my request on 16th and have "Your application is currently being processed".
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Ready2Mosh:
I submitted for both an Amethyst and Champaign on 4/16 one right after the other, Amethyst shipped Champaign says submitted.

---------- Post added at 06:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:29 PM ----------

Yes, thats if you have another serial number to submit.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] louvass:
Dongle Shipped

I applied 2 weeks ago and now it says shipped... I'm in Pa.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] knowaczark:
shipped

Apply date: 2012/04/17 Status: The GPS extension kit has been shipped:rolleyes:

Anyone care to share the carrier being used? USPS, FEDX, UPS, other....
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
fed ex
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bimbobo:
There is a big difference between the support ASUS gives in the US and the one "not given" in Europe and especially at ASUS Nordic.

All my "history" with ASUS Nordic support tells me not to expect a damn thing from them, not communicative, not helping, nothing.

See my threads for more funny stories.

About the Dongle it's still "being processed" since Apr. 16th, maybe they are transporting it from Taiwan to Europe with donkeys to save money.

Demandarin could ask ASUS what about it for Europe :-)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lorthirk:
I recall he said that Gary sent a note to Global in order to clarify the mess of other countries initiative, but nothing more since he actually can't do anything else.

Maybe i should kidnap some of these monkeys and divert them to Italy :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Yod-b:
Can we know anything about what kind of new firmware that is? Which ICS version for example?

Thanks :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bimbobo:
I am not a specialist, but ASUS has a bigger challenge in their internal organization, about quality control, customer support, and communication internal and external.

I accept differences in the different countries about how they support and assist customers, but there should be more respect, more competence and uniformity of efforts.

They are trying to help, yes, but I think there are many in this forum and outside, who feel like they are "forgotten" and disappointed about the final quality of the products and the support they get when they contact ASUS.

RMA is also a bad experience for many, and this is another problem. ASUS should repair their devices with "OWN" technicians, and not 3rd party company like Wistron in Czech Rep. (they tried to rip money from me claiming I had damaged the Prime, which was false) or other repair labs in other countries.

These are major issues for them, and not acceptable in a big company that claims to offer "state of the art products".

About the monkeys, :p:p maybe they have been already kidnapped by pirates somewhere in the Ocean. :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lorthirk:
I totally agree with you (and, to be honest, I thought you were better disposed towards my online petition just because of your European support experience :P)

In Italy they're doing absolutely NOTHING for us. Not even trying to understand our position. They claim they're right, period.

What a let down.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] misterwal10:
So i did the research and I'm ready to get the Prime instead of the Acer 510, the 300, & i don't want to wait for the infinity.

I wan't to get the 32g + dock. I live in nyc, does anyone know where to get them together in the champagne color at a good price?

Sent from my Samsung Vibrant on XDA
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] robbieracer:
I did a test of the GPS dongle over the weekend using navigation in the car. Before the dongle it wouldn't work at all, now it works great! My only complaint would be is that now I can't have it charging while driving. Hopefully that will be a non-issue since that tablet has more battery life than my Droid X. I know frome past experience, the GPS & navigation sucks the battery life fast.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rmourar:
I think that they should have made the dongle in a way that you could connect a power source to it, like with the dock...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bimbobo:
Just to confirm what I wrote earlier, we have to wait and wait and Europe has different procedures, bla bla bla..:

"Hi

The delivery time for the dongle is 2-3 weeks in europe due to the process being different from the US process.

We can also recommend you to check our Troubleshooting & FAQ for ASUS products in ASUS website for more help:

Troubleshooting - http://support.asus.com/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

FAQ - http://support.asus.com/faq/faq.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

If you continue to experience issues in the future, please do not hesitate to contact us.

From Sverige: 08 587 69 407

From Norge: 23 16 26 82

From Danmark: 38 32 29 43

From Finland: (09) 69 37 96 90

Best Regards,

ASUS Nordic"
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] zulueta:
Your application has been submitted	2012/04/16

Applied for the dongle since Day 1 and still no progress. Our hope is dim here in Italy.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] clouds5:
Yeah i applied for the dongle on the first day the page was available. Living in switzerland. Still "in processing" and nothing heard from ASUS so far.

But thats just a minor thing :) They should get on with the next Firmware update that hopefully makes the prime finally stable also in games...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BSMan1011:
I applied first day too and I am in US and it still says submitted, I just wish it would change.... I even bought a car mount to use it for navigation
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Jakpro:
Now that many are getting their GPS dongles, when is ASUS going to ship the WiFi Dongle?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Admiral688:
Just checked my status......App submitted. Awaiting a Champaign GPS.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chamberc:
I registered on the 16th and got it yesterday. As reported though, it's a complete fail. You can't plug the device in while using the dongle, once again a design failure by Asus added to the microSD card location, the Wifi and the onboard GPS.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] robbieracer:
+1, with the dongle you can't use the keyboard or charge it. It would have been nice to not to loose those options...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Kasper31:
yea if you have your tablet set to run on medium and the screen set to IPS+ mode and the dongle running gps I was able to use it for about 3 hours before the battery got low 22% so had to remove the GPS dongle to plug in the charger. But other then that the GPS worked very well tablet saw 14 sats and locked with 12 of them. The GPS test app was showing the correct speed when on the freeway on the streets the speed was +/- 3 from what my Jeep dash was reading.

I hope Asus will make a Dongle with a charging port though I know Asus will want us to pay for it since this one was free. The only other down side was not being able to use the keyboard to type in the address info or search info . The on screen keyboard works but is a pain to use while seated in your car/truck.

I still hold out hope that ICS will be fixed so that the GPS will work again , because before I upgraded to ICS my GPS was working 8 Sats with 3 locks while inside house. After ICS it could only find one and could not get a lock and when you picked up the tablet or moved it lost the sat and it could not find any while inside .
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] fsured:
Has anyone had better reception or a better responding tablet going back to a honeycomb rom? Seems like ICS has been a headache for some people. My tablet updated to ICS on its first boot so I don't know how it ran originally.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] buxtahuda:
I kept HC on mine for its first week just to make sure I got a good feel for it before I updated to ICS. I liked HC, but even 3.2 just wasn't refined enough and I'm pretty sure I remember a number of compatibility issues with a lot of my apps. Not on ICS.

Really I think it's up more to personal preference, and everyone's had more time with HC.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] flyingwolf:
The dongle clamps into the docking ports on the bottom of the prime, it does not grip the glass.

Again, I am not holding it by the dongle, just around the dongle. In fact I note I am able to slip a thin feeler gauge in the front of the dock meaning that the docking clips are doing the majority of the holding of the prime.

And finally, I am holding it by the glass, please tell me that you have found a different way to hold it which does not include gripping the glass and metal in your hands.

Note also, if you open your eyes and look at the tablet you will see that there is a thin metal bezel around the glass on the front side, this is what the dock et al actually push against, however it is a bad design as it is thin and easily flexes causing pressure on the glass when one is not careful.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] texstar:
I'm hoping for an ISC update.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] monkeyboywa:
sorry if it was posted...i'm a bit occupied with pain meds after letting my little finger go 45 degrees sideways during a scrum...(rugby for people who didnt know)

On major issue i have with the dongle is when a screen protector is installed...(talked about in the accessories section, matte screen protector) with the "foam seal" inside the dongle..it pushes on the edge of the protector causing it to bubble....taking out the seal partially has helped but now it's a bit loose.

While i ***** an moan about this little inconvenience, I am one of the NA users that had NO gps signal before..not with atgadmin's workaround, no rom workarounds..nothing. the dongle while unreliable inside...locks usually on 9-18 satellites..in about 10sec's. works pretty good usually.

what i'm seeing though in gpstest is the signal for each satellite spiking up and down...which could be many factors....signal interference from other devices (yes..i'm holding the tab with the dongle facing up-top edge) or it could be my magnetic field being thrown off my body.... :)

For now...i'm satisifed with this...as i had already purchased a tom tom gps unit for a buck on amazon (again in the accessories section) that works great..and is bluetooth...I just want better wifi reception when i'm traveling and thought about doing the antenna mod...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] stereokontroll:
got my first tablet this weekend, and bought the Prime,

apart from a little bit of backlight bleeding on the bottom of the screen (not noticeable in most situations), i'm really happy with the purchase.

No lag at all, screen is great, etc...

btw, i was able to order the GPS-dongle without problems (signals from Belgian members were a bit diffuse).

now learning to know my new toy. Is there a manual installed on the Prime, or do i have to search one on the Asus-website?

Also noticed my battery drained pretty fast overnight, in standby modus. I'll be looking around for some solutions
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Cegoca:
Hey welkome to the owners club !

You can find the manual (ICS update) on the Asus Belgian website either in Dutch or in French amongst the 156 files available.

Where did you find your Prime in Belgium, had to buy mine(s) two weeks ago in France ?

My S/N start with C3, yours ?

What is your status for the gps dongle, still on "processing" for me here, did you order it today ?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] stereokontroll:
thanx, found the manual

found my prime in a local shop: tones.be (they had a new delivery, still some in stock)

S/N starts with C3, indeed. First impressions with Wifi-performance seem fine

i ordered the dongle this weekend, status says `processing`

i read on this forum that europe has to wait about two weeks more for the dongle to arrive
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] edster00:
So has anyone in the USA who ordered their GPS dongle on the 16th seen any action on their request? I ordered my the morning of the 16th and my order status still says "Your application has been submitted". I certainly expected to see some indication of progress on the web page by now...9 days later.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] e.mote:
>Again, I am not holding it by the dongle, just around the dongle...And finally, I am holding it by the glass

Your thumb may rest on the glass, but most of the weight-bearing pressure will be exerted on the dongle, by the meaty part of the palm below your thumb.

To see this, try holding the tablet without letting the palm making contact with the tablet. It's not a natural grip, and it's more tiring.

One may say, well, it's the same way I held it without the dongle, so what's the diff. The diff is the concept of leverage: because the dongle sticks out some distance beyond the edge, it exerts more pressure on the edge of the glass than from your hand alone.

>In fact I note I am able to slip a thin feeler gauge in the front of the dock meaning that the docking clips are doing the majority of the holding of the prime.

That would matter only if the setup is rigid enough to have no flex. That's not the case. The outboard lock connectors will flex up/down; the tablet's metal lip, as you pointed out yourself, is flimsy; and the dongle itself is made of plastic.

>Note also, if you open your eyes and look at the tablet you will see that there is a thin metal bezel around the glass on the front side, this is what the dock et al actually push against,

OK, let's look. See pic below.

The dongle makes contact at four points: the data connector, the outboard locking connectors, and the back. Because of the connector holes, the metal bezel has zero strength at the contact points. The lock connectors only prevent the dongle from being pulled outward; they don't resist against forces orthogonal to them.

The only real orthogonal support is the backside, and the front edge which is the glass panel. When your palm exerts downward pressure on the dongle, its groove will tilt, and contact will be made against the glass edge.

Succinctly, the dongle is not designed to be used as a handle, and given the tablet's delicate construction as it is, you shouldn't use it as one.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jupppo:
Same for me in Germany. I applied dongles for both of my primes.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chamberc:
I ordered my on the evening of the 16th and received it yesterday. Did your TFP have GPS as an advertised feature?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
I actually ordered mines like 2 weeks before the 16th. on that 1 day the site opened up then closed down shortly after. I called fed ex last Friday and they said I should receive it today. nothing has came yet. so its running a lil behind and it'll probably be tomorrow morning when its delivered.

what's funny is that it seems like all the people who ordered the 16th. or afterwards, got their dongle before all of us who ordered it that very first day. lol. I'm not worried about it though. it'll be here tomorrow more than likely. Fed ex does stop delivering at 6p.m. eastern time so i still have a lil time before 6 hits.

you know you can call fed ex to find out your delivery date. no tracking number is needed. just give them your name and address and they'll tell you.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] NeoMagus:
Submitted my order 6AM of the 16th and mine changed to shipped last Thursday, however still nowhere to be found. Asus has no clue what the tracking number is and hasnt responded to email or called back since I called their 510 number last week, and when I call into FedEx to have them track by address all they can tell me is the label was printed out and their still waiting for the package to actually be picked up which makes me wonder if there holding the next batch to go out all at once or what. They also said it was coming Ground which is strange because others are showing they got it 2 Day Pak??

Just wish they would give me the tracking number (Fedex told me they couldn't give it to me Dont understand that policy at all) so I can tell them myself online to hold the package for me already (instead of having to call in), which they can't do til its in their possession...I have to pick my packages up since I live in a secure apartment building, the delivery man cant get in without a key. When I originally called Friday I was told it was supposed to be delivered Weds (tommorow) but now they are saying thats obviously gonna be delayed. Gonna wait til Thurs to call back and see if it was picked up from Asus or what, giant PITA to me. And GPS was advertised on mine, I have a C1.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ylexot:
I bet you have a champagne colored Prime...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] pbelcomp:
I registered on the 6th when it was open early, also.

On April 18th, My Status said: "The GPS extension kit has been shipped" and it was delivered on the 19th.

I have the Amethyst Gray one.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ohwell:
I received mine yesterday and it works great . The farther East you live in the U.S. the longer it will take.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
fed ex literally just delivered mines now. so my factory version GPS dongle has arrived. now I have 2. one engineering sample and 1 final version like others received. I will test both and compare if there's any differences in performance between them. I know my engineering sample worked very well.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BSMan1011:
I ordered the 16th and it still says submitited, and yes mine is champagne...I wouldnt be shocked if that is why too....but they really shiould have been ready, I just hope I get it soon
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] opentoe:
Tons of pages about a stupid GPS dongle. People, if you wanted a GPS then why didn't you you get a GPS? I really wish Asus would spend as much energy and time on their WIFI/BT issue.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] buxtahuda:
Nice opinion ^.^

Lol, if you wanted to listen to music on wireless headphones, why don't you just get some of these?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] flyingwolf:
Best answer ever!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] finneginsfast:
Registered on the 17th, status just changed to shipped today.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] texstar:
Ordered mine on the 16th said it was shipped two days later. FedEx truck drove by my house yesterday but did not stop. Probably delivered it to the machine shop two houses down again like they did before with another order. I'm trying to get a tracking number from Asus now.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] NeoMagus:
Good luck with that you are better off calling fedex and giving them your name and address and having them search for it thats how I found out even if it says shipped that just means the label was printed mine is still waiting to be picked up by fedex from Asus
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] flub:
check here

Doesn't look good for the Maxstylus
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
where is this .16 update at?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dcAndroidFan:
You do realize that Gary never promised the update at any specific date? He just said he looked forward to one coming soon. That could be weeks.

Also, I find it very amusing that, since 3/9, there hasn't been any official updates to the OP -- yet we're on page 17 of this "official" thread, with people rambling on about unrelated topics and wildly speculating about what the "exciting news" could be, and wondering when the next firmware will drop.

Also, on this "official" thread to address rumors we still don't have an "official" answer to the rumors about whether there will or will not be a replacement backplate. I've asked before, and I will keep asking until we get a response that isn't a hearsay email or some other unsubstantiated third-hand information posted by someone from their "secret source" at Asus in California, or Texas, or wherever. I would think if someone is sincere about addressing the rumors that people actually care about, that one should be high on the list.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
the update will be soon. not weeks ;)

I do see what you saying on the backplate. he should address it and put the rumour to rest once and for all. whether it's going to happen or not. I'm awaiting an update to his OP also.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] micaman:
Welcome to the wonderful world of Marketing.

Post to address rumours and leave some crumbs behind to create more rumours.

You have to admit..it keeps this forums post count up ;)