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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] zoso28:
Yes all you have to do is insert your sim and it will either connect, or you will get a prompt to enter the PIN. If you want to use 3G/4Gish though, you will have to root and flash the t-mo radio that's in dev section.

P.S. With most Samsung phones, you can check for the unlock by dialing *#7465625# and it will tell you directly if there's a network lock on it, but Samsung disabled this on the skyrocket IIRC and kept it disabled on the note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] tuffCookie:
perfect. thanks for the quick response!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] CreekDirt:
When I inserted a tmo sim into mine nothing happened except for it would show the sim phone number under the Settings app. No signal bars either. This is on a stock unlocked phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] zoso28:
You might have to wait a few minutes for it to acquire the signal.. Is the sim active? Sometimes inactive Sims don't connect, but I put my old t-mo sim in & it had a signal in 20-30 seconds.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jamesd86:
Easiest way to tell is to reboot the phone after you put a non-at$t sim in. If it's locked it will ask for network control key .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] CreekDirt:
Yeah it was an active sim. Ten minutes later with no results. It wouldn't work without the APN at all and the Tmo rep didn't want to go through all of that (it was his sim).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] clockcycle:
It is that "simple"..

If you insert your non-AT&T (including it's MVNOs which are considered AT&T also), and it's LOCKED, it will ask you for the unlock code. If it doesn't, it has been unlocked permanently.

If after doing this, it does show your number under about, but you don't get a signal. This might be an indication of how well the phone gets a signal or how good/bad the signal is, on your carrier in the area you are testing in.

An after thought is to check the versions in the about and research. You may have acquired a hacker/tinkerer's phone that may have played further with the phone's settings and or flashed a different modem. It may also be indicative of why s/he is selling it, possibly faulty.. YMMV
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] joedoe:
You have to flash T-Mo compatible modem http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1573568
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] tuffCookie:
thanks everyone. i bought a note from someone an hour after my initial post and it was unlocked.

i'm enjoying this phone/tablet/phablet/whatever u wanna call it on tmobile. still getting used to the size, but the display is beautiful. :D
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] savage24x:
Can somebody create a map that works for the Sixaxis Controller app? The one I found didn't work.
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] BlackDave:
You're supposed to rearange the buttons in the mc3 game settings to match the ones with the touch profile on the sixaxis app.

Sent from the shooter.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] David Dee:
I bought the TF 2 days ago and have had no read on satellites, GPS has been totally dead. Last night, I tried the GPS on the second storey of my house and...presto, found 12 satellites quickly, all very strong signals. Went back downstairs and nothing. So strange, but must be a signal strength issue as cannot penetrate 2 storeys. Will test more and outside this weekend.

Please share your experiences with gps on this device and hopefully we can try establish best practises to maximize probability of it working (if possible).

I am running stock untouched: No root and locked bootloader with the latest update.

Sent from my Desire Z using the XDA App
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] louvass:
GPS Status

I am rooted... unlocked running Virtuous Prime with 21 update. I had virtually no GPS now I show 11 sats and lock on 8 even when walking around with in 10 secs, this is the best GPS I have had in 3 months(with WiFi OFF). The BT and WiFI is much better it drops a little but still stays in the green in GPS Status.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] fern420:
I have absolutely no signal whatsoever on mine, not even a hint of one.

I went through the RMA procedure, no joy, they sent me the same pad back, did not even crack open the one i sent, I'm pretty sure they never even opened the box i sent it in!

My best buy would not take a return on mine, RMA procedure took too long. I would seriously recommend returning yours while you can, unless you dont mind tossing about $75 in the trash, because that's what you paid for the GPS feature.

There is a "fix" over on in the dev forum, you can find it here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1564037

I've tried all 5 builds on my prime, have yet to get squat for a GPS signal, i mean not even 1 satellite......ever.....not a one! the fixes did nothing for me.

There is also a class action lawsuit regarding this missing feature, you can find it here, join by phoning the lawfirm heading it, a few folks in the development forum have already joined in, looks like i will be too unless i opt for the VISA chargeback route.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/02/13/ColinvASUS.pdf
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Severion:
GPS? This is the ATP forum right.

if u know what i mean…

OT,

I have barely had any satelites, ran around at work at both my houses only one time visiting my father and on the top story of the building i had found sats after leaving my atp (by accident) with gps test on.

moved a little, and lost them all
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] GernBlanston:
Mine used to show satellites, but a lock would take 20 minutes or never arrive, and it would go away if you moved the tablet. On .15 now, it doesn't get any satellites.

Looking into the crystal ball, I anticipate the next few posts on the matter to look something like this, not necessarily in this order:

1. My GPS don't work, this sucks

2. Mine works fine, here's a pic

3. My GPS don't work, but I don't care

4. I have it on good authority that Asus will be posting a fix for GPS

5. My GPS don't work, but I don't care, and therefore you suck

5. Asus took GPS out of the spec, stop complaining

6. I used to love this forum, now everyone is whining

7. You don't need GPS because this tablet rocks

8. I didn't know this tablet had GPS

9. My GPS didn't work before, but I shoved a paper clip in the 40-pin connector and now it does.

10. Shens on the paper clip thing, you need to weld a satellite dish made of tin foil to the USB port on the dock.

11. WHY IS EVERYONE WHINING THIS SUCKS SOOOOOOO BAD

12. I RMA'd my Prime and now GPS does/does not work.

13. GPS don't work, but you should be thankful Gary Key is here Asus rules

14. I RMA'd my Prime and Asus smashed it to pieces and charged me $140 to get it back.

15. GPS don't work I'm going to sue someone.

16. My mod friend will make you all stop whining, you'll see!

17. I returned 13 Primes to Best Buy looking for a working GPS

18. Everyone with non-working GPS should email Gary

19. GPS works if you manually enter latitude and longitude.

20. GPS is a government conspiracy to beam messages into my brain.

21. I took my Prime to the Apple store; they gave me a free Ipad 3 and I made out with the hot sales chick under a display table

22. GPS is obsolete anyway. If you're lost you could use your tablet as a shovel to forage for grubs, a head covering against the sun, a sled to drag supplies behind you, or to write your last will and testament.

23. SERIOUSLY, STOP WHINING OR I'M GONNA TELL ON YOU

24. GPS will work, silly, just buy a cheap GPS. And an expensive dock to connect it to.

25. Could someone with a working GPS post a location for a store that has a Prime?

26. GPS doesn't work, I demand Asus pick up my daughter at her boyfriend's house.

27. MY GPS is getting 10 satellites, which one has the Disney channel?

28. The issues with GPS on the Prime only affect a small percentage of users, no more than many other devices. And there are no American soldiers in Baghdad. We have them surrounded in their tanks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nunyabiz:
lol at #27
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] pnharrison:
If you are getting 12 satellites inside your house, I'd say that's pretty good for any GPS receiver. The fact that you can't see them two stories below isn't that surprising, GPS signals are pretty weak by their nature, they don't travel through roofs, walls etc very well.

Good luck; I'm off to try out #21 from the list above at my local Apple Store...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] babymatteo:
GPS works fine on my end. Running Prime Icylicious w/ aGPS patch Test Build #5. GPS when not in motion locks in less than 8-10 secs, and when driving about 15-20 secs.

Here's a short video of Build 5 while driving: http://youtu.be/N7wQIL3myfY
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] David Dee:
Interesting range of replies. Outside of the gps issue, I think this device is incredible (I am not experiencing wifi signal issues), so I would rather not return it if I did not have to.

I live in a 2 storey house and the difference between 10-12 satellites and nothing is one flight of stairs from ground level to upstairs. My Desire Z locks in on both levels to 10+ satellites in under 15 seconds.

My hope is this issue will be tolerable, but I may have to unlock/root and install the patch to achieve this end.

Sent from my Desire Z using the XDA App
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] NeoMagus:
Dead as a doornail since I bought it early Feb. Always reads 0 sats even outside clear view of the sky, never locks. C1 serial. Doesn't really bother me as I never use it on the Prime and if I did need it I can just use bluetooth2GPS between my Nexus.. but it would be nice if something it was supposed to come with out the box worked. Other than that I got no issues with mine
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Master Mace:
Works fine on mine (C30 batch). What I did (and have been doing since my first Android GPS capable device):

Download 'GPS test' from Google Play, start it up with WiFi enabled, go into settings menu, discard aGPS data, renew aGPS data, shut down WiFi, walk outside, sit in the sun for a while and Presto! 12 sats in view, 10 connected (within a minute or 2....)

Although I'm not sure aGPS is also fetched bij WiFi (normally it's cellular broadcast station I thought), it's my standard 'work-flow'and it works for me....
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PolishPoet:
Just what we need another gps thread, like there aren't 36 already.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] David Dee:
I was unable to find a recent gps only thread. Since you know of 36, I am sure all readers and posters of this thread, including myself, would be grateful if you could link in your top 10?

Sent from my Desire Z using the XDA App
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] monkey10120:
Outside I can pull 14 sats max. But once I step a foot inside I get nothing. But I am in a house built in 1890s do it has thick walls and horrible wiring.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] David Dee:
Interesting, what serial # do you have , c10, c20 or c30?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ElCamino:
I picked up the TP last Saturday, C20 serial and not good at all. Outside it is a hit and miss and never actually works correctly. Shows that your on top of buildings, houses, etc... I have all my Android devices rooted, but going to wait a few weeks to hear anything on the Transformer Infinity. Then I will decide to either keep the TP or return it. Really like the TP, but since I am always on the road I need GPS working.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] flubba86:
Nothing here

I have a C2 serial device, ever since I got it ive had zero GPS signal and zero sats. I opened the device and applied rubber shims behind the antenna as some have suggested and this made no difference. I flashed new official .21 firmware today, and still no signal at all. I downloaded and applied the aGPS fix (test build 6) which has been proven to work with a lot of people, but alas I still have zero visible satellites after 25 minutes of searching.

Does this mean my Prime has faulty GPS functionality, or is it just one of the unlucky ones which is worse than normal?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] htcplussony:
Ok maybe the gps on my unit isn't completely dead. Took it outside and waited and waited and waited until I finally saw satellites.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] imabug:
Went outside and my stock TP (a C20 serial number) with the .21 update took about 5 minutes to find 3 satellites, but no lock on any of them. fortunately i have my phone if i need to find where i am.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] fsured:
To use the GPS 2 Bluetooth methods do you need to have the phone and tablet rooted or should the the apps work fine on their own?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] monkey10120:
I have a b1 model
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Aweloi:
My GPS is totally dead. I have never seen one single satellite with it. Non of the updates have made any difference to the GPS.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Mikerla:
.21 outside 5 min ONE SAT.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] fonduekid:
Went outside, GPS detected in under a minute.

Though I have no idea how you people know the number of satellites?? Where do you get to see the details of the GPS lock? Should I get any specific app?

Thanks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Aweloi:
Use GPS Test. GPS Test
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] fonduekid:
Alright, thanks for that..

I could lock on to 8 satellites, and again, just after I go outside, I get the signal/lock or whatever you call it, in less than a minute...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] David Dee:
So strange, been doing some further testing today and in the exact same place as the other day where I had 10 plus satellites... I only could see 3 today?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] blazablaz:
Build c30

Best accuracy 20 feet(have not tested outside yet, live in 2 family home. Using gps test here are my results.

On a side note, i also tried using my old school bluetooth palm gps dongle and an app called bluetooth gps. Im getting rock solid 3 feet accuracy and instant locks with it. Works perfect with google nav. so far so good but good to have another option.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Cernunnoz:
Getting a GPS signal through 2 stories is a bit too much to expect, isn't it? My SGS2 and my old Nokia N900 couldn't even do that.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] clouds5:
I used it once with GPS test just to check how it works, and i got like 10 satellites in 30secs with a fix. Then i uninstalled GPS test again and never used it since. Just wouldnt know for what :/ Wifi location service for weather and stuff is more than enough for me. If i get lost or look for something (happens like once a year) i have a phone that i really prefer for GPS because of the size and 3g data for maps.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] opentoe:
Had a phone call with a VP from Asus. Want to know why after months being released you still can't find one to buy easily? Asus is and has been fully aware of the hardware issues with its tablet. Even BEFORE it was released, but since they (here we go again with this word) announced a release date and wanted to try to get some money in around the holidays was released anyway. Asus is just not producing a lot of them because they know the only way to fix their problems is with a physical hardware change. And of course, the least amount of units you have in the field the less it will cost to fix. This does make sense to me, and it is also almost a given. You don't have to believe me, but I wasn't told not to distribute this information. I'm only holding back the name our of respect.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] David Dee:
I interpret this discussion as good news, as it appears they have plans to actually fix or replace our devices. I hope this is true.

Sent from my Desire Z using the XDA App
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Col.Kernel:
Optimistically, so it would seem.

Pessimistically, they get a smaller class action when they phase out the Prime.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dcAndroidFan:
WTF?? If you were told not to distribute this information, what exactly do you think that posting on the most prominent dev forum on the internet is? Keeping silent?

Edit: Ok, now I see that you say you were NOT told not to distribute the information. I was confused by the post title "sworn to secrecy".
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] paddycr:
I am raising the BS flag on this. Asus is a multi-billion dollar company and obviously they must have some business acumen to have achieved this. If they were in full knowledge that their product was fatally flawed why continue to distribute it, even in small quantities? The logical action if this actually were the case would be to pull the product immediately and cut their losses. Continuing to distribute a product that they know is flawed and that they are going to recall would either a) increase the cost of this recall; or b) increase their liability from a class action lawsuit. The OP makes no sense.

Oh, and if this is actually true I take it that this is the last phone call that you will have with your Asus VP buddy ;)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
well I just Spoke with the President of Asus on this matter. you know the president is higher up than a VP. I linked him to the op and he said its utter B.S. lmfao.

More like the OP spoke with the VP of the cleaning company that cleans Asus Headquarters..lmao

Thanks OP, I needed a good laugh. ;) this is funny!

edit: SOME GULLIBLE PERSON ACTUALLY BELIEVED THIS.

WARNING! THIS IS SARCASM AT ITS BEST. THIS POST I MADE IS NOT A TRUE STATEMENT. IF HE BELIEVES THIS THEN HE MUST BELIEVE IN BIGFOOT ALSO..LOL

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that's what Im saying..lol. VP is not that dumb to admit to a major crime to a mere consumer out of no where. They know better than that. come on now OP, at least make it believable :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Moist:
Unless you are the VP, then I wouldn't trash another forum member. I wouldn't be surprised. Maybe he's not a mere consumer. The VP of a big company like ASUS will know that no-one will believe a "mere consumer" anyway. They are getting away with murder.

I was told by the product manager of ASUS South Africa this morning when trying to organise my refund "What do you want? Cause I'm really busy". He did not say it any way that could even be deemed as "nice" or "helpful". This blind fanboyism needs to stop.

To the OP: name and shame.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MRCANNADY:
Wow, a VP who feels obliged to just give this info over the phone to a random caller, even though Asus as a company has continuasly denied a widespread issue on these tablets?? Smells like another BS post to me, but I dont want to be accused again of stalking the OP's posts. ;) ;)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] McLiarpants:
This. +1. 10 char
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] paddycr:
I would not say that this is "blind fanboyism", at least on my part. The point I was making is that the OP makes no business sense. You don't continue to distribute flawed products when you know that the midterm liability will be greater than the short term profit.

I am less than happy with Asus: I am sure that any fix that may or may not be offered for the hardware issues will not include people who have unlocked their bootloaders even though their TFP's contain the same substandard components. I unlocked my bootloader in full knowledge that I was voiding my warranty and fortunately my hardware issues have been negligible (I would not have done it otherwise). However, my GPS (which I don't use) is non-functional (as I said, not a big deal to me). The bootloader unlock was a sneaky way for Asus to reduce their overall liability by voiding warranties. Overall, I will not loose any sleep over this but looking around this forum there seem to have been a lot of users that have unwittingly unlocked without realizing the full consequences of their actions.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] e.mote:
>If they were in full knowledge that their product was fatally flawed why continue to distribute it, even in small quantities?

For one, because the product isn't "fatally flawed," as evidenced by the fact that most here are still using it.

There can be many possible reasons--business and technical--none of which we as outsiders are privy to. You can just as well ask, why release a product right after Christmas shopping season, traditionally the deadest spot of the year for consumer buying.

Here's one plausible reason: Because Asus needed a test bed, since this is the first tablet that makes use of the unibody process from the Zenbook line. It wants to work out the kinks before applying the production process to more mainstream models.

Sure, anybody who said "yeah, I just had a talk with a VP, and he said XYZ" should be viewed sceptically. But what he said isn't exactly outrageous. And it's not asking you to alter your view. It's simply another data point.

>The bootloader unlock was a sneaky way for Asus to reduce their overall liability by voiding warranties.

This would be a good reason for Asus to stop offering the BL unlock for future models, if your attitude is representative of how it's viewed.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jyan_osu:
Well my ignore list just grew one more person..
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
In general, I think the response to every ASUS effort to communicate and resolve issues has been such that they're probably rethinking being involved in this forum.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] paddycr:
For the record, in no way do I personally think that the Prime is "fatally flawed". As I stated in my previous post I think it is a great piece of hardware and if have had little reason to be unhappy with it - it works well for me.

However, the implication of the OP was that Asus was aware that it was flawed prior to its release and knew that they were going to have to deal with the resulting issues. This makes no business sense, whereas the the explanation that you give is reasonable. However, you state that the OP is "simply another data point". Data has to be based on fact to be worthy of attention :p
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MRCANNADY:
Couldn't of said it better myself. What's the point of informing your customers if they are just going to complain about every little thing and expect you to provide more info when they want it?! I don't see where on my receipt/warranty where it states that Asus is SUPPOSED to do this. I think this is probably part of the reason why Gary's posts are getting smaller, the amount of complaints, accusations, trolling and people just generally expecting everything be handed to them is amazing!

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Lmao! it's both funny and sad at the same time, the lengths that some would go. ;)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] texstar:
opentoe is probably just sexually frustrated since he broke up with his girlfriend cameltoe.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] e.mote:
>In general, I think the response to every ASUS effort to communicate and resolve issues has been such that they're probably rethinking being involved in this forum.

It's part and parcel of customer support. I don't think people's reaction here are out of the ordinary. I think the communication process could be better handled, and hope that will be the case once the dedicated CS Gary spoke of is in place.

It's a given that rants tend to get louder when there is a willing ear. But a seasoned CS rep should have no problem filtering out the noise.