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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rorytmeadows:
Who cares?

If the problem is solved because Wifi assists the GPS in finding a lock, then who cares? GPS in small devices isn't always going to work. I learned that 10 years ago when they sold only GPS USB dongles and it took forever to get a good lock. Turning Wifi on takes care of the issue.

Look, I get it. We all want our devices to work perfectly. My desktop doesn't handle two video cards easily. My video card doesn't handle TV relay (like Slingbox) well. My phone doesn't have a dedicated number row on the slide out keyboard. My A500 was a bit bulky. My Sony BluRay speaker system sometimes has a delay. My Insignia LED TV doesn't handle Xbox great. My Astro A40s bleed through batteries.

Welcome to technology. If you don't work in IT, let me give you a heads up: nothing ever works 100%, 100% of the time.

Just consider yourself lucky it's the GPS with your tablet, something so absurd to make use of on a tablet anyway.

And if you're still bothered by the whole "Asus sold us a load of crap" concern, well, this is life. This won't be the last time that happens. And honestly, I agree with that other poster; if it didn't have GPS in the description or on the package, would you have refused to buy it? Google's ingenious SSID mapping has made geolocation so much faster and efficient (unless you live in the backwoods).

I'm sorry, I don't aim to be mean or anything, but this is ridiculous. It's semantics. If it works, it works. Is the world going to end because you have to turn on Wifi to lock quicker?

Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] al mon:
Anyone else having problems with ASUS' quality website where it doesn't recognize your serial number?

I swear, ASUS sucks at customer service and I think the PRIME is my last ASUS product ever. Unfortunate.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Windiddy:
im just asking bc I have a Sgt10.1 and looking to upgrade. I wouldn't like to buy a defective product. I can't decide to get prime or ipad3.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rorytmeadows:
It turns out, if you're a normal human being and don't mind running Wifi alongside your GPS (like most people run their phones), you'll be absolutely perfect. Only if you're a stickler for no reason will you have a problem.

I am learning over the past 24 hours that people are making a big deal over GPS because they are too stubborn to make the modern-era change of running Wifi alongside GPS. If you have no problem doing that (like a normal person), then you'll be perfectly fine.

Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] al mon:
Buy and ipad3. Stay away from the TF201. It sucks in many ways, the only good thing it has going for it is the quad core and the screen. Wi-fi - SUCKS, GPS - SUCKS.

I don't mind that GPS sucks (actually never ever got a lock on once), but when Wi-Fi sucks when you are 10 feet from the router. That's a huge problem. I cannot even sit on my sofa and use the TF201. My Xooms, no problem. I can even go 70ft away with the Xoom and no problem. TF201, about 4 1/2 feet then it takes a DUMP.

For the price the ipad3 will give you a much better user experience. TF201 as far as I am concerned is a defect. LEMON.

ASUS won't even let me click to get the free dongle.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dabombcra:
I totally agree! I personally don't see what the big deal is. I get a location lock when using Google Maps, as an example. I don't see why anyone needs to have a constant gps lock all of the time. I'm not getting it. I have my Rezound and Tom Tom if I need door to door direction.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xGary:
That is stupid. Do you work for ASUS? If the tablet didn't have a camera would I still have bought it? Yes. But if I bought it and they told me "lol the camera is actually fake, we didn't think you would use it." then would I give them hell for it? Yes. As far as I know, people use gps on their phones for turn by turn without internet and it works fine. So I am not sure what you mean by gps won't always work in small devices. As far as I am concerned the TFP is bigger than many GPS devices on the market.

BTW, there is a difference between needing wifi to get a faster lock (aka AGPS) versus using wifi to triangulate one's position (aka the internet). I don't get what your deal is that just because you don't use the gps on the tablet then you think that it is absurd. If no one uses it then why did they put gps on the tablet in the first place? Why does Apple put gps on their 3G iPads if no one uses them?

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That is tragic. Looks like the modern era is actually degrading. I guess eventually we will have to connect our phones to a cable to make a phone call and then start writing each other letters. Looks like we rather burn the battery and data on our phone unlike the abnormal people who have phones with gps that actually receives signals from satellites rather than using wifi to triangulate the position.

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Yea you personally don't. But don't talk for others.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jonboyuk:
I think the main point is that GPS can be substituted by wifi/3g, however, in many circumstances people need/want to use GPS where this is no data (on the road often). If using offline navigation such as copilot, the addition of GPS that actually works efficiently without data is paramount.

As such, this dongle is free, so claim it while you can (it expires in 3 months)!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] deffjeff:
Personally, I don't use gps at all, but if I have a right to an "addition" for free, even if I would not use it right now?! Damn sure I'll go for it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dandrep:
Why do you only use GPS when connected to WiFi?

Do you ever use your GPS when on the road, boat, train or at best, tethered? Google's SSID mapping doesn't help in either of those situations and is the reason I would like the GPS that I paid for to work.

Your attitude, while fine for helping you make peace with disappointing purchases is good.. for you. Some of us value our money and if we are going to spend $500 for a piece of aluminum and glass, we would like it to perform as we expected it to when we made the buying decision.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Spidey01:
I don't really use GPS on my tablet, unless I'm sitting in a building with WiFi. So I don't really care, because I will also have my phone and a PC available 90% of the time (and always a phone). Times when I really need to know e.g. what frakking road I'm on, I use my phone. I'd consider a tablet if it had HSPA+ and my car came with the mount ^_^. But in simple reality, when I'm really in need of decent GPS = a 10" tablet is to big!

I have however, applied for the kit. Mainly because I'd like it just in case, and if I ever sell my tablet to someone who cares about GPS capability. Honestly I care much more that ASUS is doing this - I'm happy to be an ASUS customer again, not that I've ever really been unhappy to be.

My past handsets (A)GPS would generally go to seed the moment I got to far away from Atlanta, and e.g. be totally useless once crossing the boarder into Tennessee. Yet last road trip I took: my old TF101...freaking thing hadn't been hooked up to WiFi since leaving Duluth, GA, and was able to peg me within 10-20m of the bed room I was staying in. Friends place had a wireless router that wasn't hooked up. My phone? Bloody useless with data+wifi+gps on and still driving up I-75. Using a cell phone for a GPS device is handy but ahem, if it's important: I know what I'm doing before I get there, and rely on GPS as a precautionary check that I didn't take a wrong turn.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dabombcra:
Just stating my opinion as does everyone else
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] johnnycsx:
I think it's ridiculous to NEED wifi alongside GPS. It should just work. My Galaxy S II gets a GPS lock in seconds, all location services are always off and unless I'm at home, wifi is off. My Prime's GPS doesn't work, but I don't really care. I ordered my dongle just cause I'd like to be able to use it if I need to. Not necessary though. Sure, if I need to use wifi it doesn't make me upset, I just don't think navigation should depend on it. Oh well.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] flyingwolf:
Simply put, it was advertised as GPS, not aGPS, as such it was false advertising.

Split hairs all you want, rationalize your way through crappy purchases, but I buy things with certain expectations, I like my 10 inch screen for GPS, it makes a large difference when you are in the middle of an Oregon forest and need to see where you are.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rorytmeadows:
http://www.androidcentral.com/late-night-poll-gps-useful-tablet

The final comment (as of this post) in there is the most hilarious:
[HTC One X] UnixxinU:
Hi, I ordered a brand new Vodafone sum and I've inserted it, it has been detected, but there is "no service" and I can't connect to the network operator, what do I do?
[HTC One X] descb600f:
Have you rang Vodafone it may need activating
[HTC One X] nikzDHD:
It usually can take upto 24 hours or 48 hours to activate. See what happens tomorrow otherwise phone Vodafone.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badkarmah187:
I just want to verify this before I flash my wife's phone back to stock.

I put an older CleanGB EI22 based rom back in Dec 2011 and the phone is having issues so I want to go back to unrooted stock.

Is this what I use (EL30) Official EL30 Stock Tar: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1501424

Also, is the latest OTA version from Sprint. I don't have an EPIC 4G, so I haven't been following what the latest is.

thanks!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badkarmah187:
or is FC09 the latest official tar

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1592994
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badkarmah187:
okay QBking77 to the rescue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTQ6Rn0FBSk

props!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
EL30 or FC09 will work for you. FC09 is the latest official but has not reached everyone for the OTA yet. It is a 6 week long release.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nerazurro76:
Hy guys, you knows if is possible tags a friend in photo already uploaded?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nerazurro76:
you can explique how? you can whit the application facebook for android?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orb3000:
Closed, please use proper section
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] adamelphick:
Hi All,

I used to love iGo on my HD2..... so I thought I would try the new Android version. The problem I have is that as the ICS build moves where the external SD card sits I need to find the ini file that tells iGo where the maps etc are located. Problem is I cant find it ANYWHERE on my Note even though it is clearly installed!

Does anyone have any idea where iGo installs its ini file on Android?

Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] FRlTZ:
On Stunner there is a change of location for the external SD card.

External SD card is located at following location:

MMT/EMMC
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] adamelphick:
Yep - that bit I know - what i need to find out is where the iGo ini file is so that I can tell it the new location.... on the old Windows Mobile version the ini file was in the iGo installation folder - but I cant even find that on my Note!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] mishik:
Why don't you just copy the relevant directory/ies from the external sd to the exact same path on the internal one ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] N-aero:
I had to place the iGo files in folder sdcard/external_sd/iGO/

That folder contained the three folders (maps etc.)

That worked for me. Biggest problem with iGO is that it doesn't support the GNote's high resolution, so it only uses 1/3 of the screen.

If you have a solution for that, pray tell...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] stephenjason89:
switch to sygic
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] adamelphick:
Having real troubles with Sygic on my Note with ICS.. works brilliantly on my Xoom with ICS so don't know whats wrong!
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] [iop]wah:
hi guys, just want to know the latest radio(baseband) here in asia?philippines to be specific.

can anybody help me, on how to update radio firmware and post some links where i can get the latest version..
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] vanir29:
maybe this would help you http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-I8150&r=2#regiona
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] utingbato:
Kabayan.. :)

Thanks to the link..
[Motorola Atrix 2] Stephenxda:
I just got my unlock code for my atrix. I am ready to say goodbye to At&t. Anyone have any info on what carriers I can use?
[Motorola Atrix 2] farshad525hou:
In the U.S.? Should be any GSM carrier such as T-Mobile or Us. Cellular (I think).
[Motorola Atrix 2] DarkJatrix:
Here's the list in USA. T-Mobile, att, simple mobile, h2o wireless, straight talk....that's all that I know of yet
[Motorola Atrix 2] bpear96:
Straight talk may be best choice if you want 3g/hpsa+ , you can get a sim from straighttalksim.com and run your atrix 2 on at&ts network for $45 a month
[Motorola Atrix 2] hankbizzo5:
I have heard some buzz straight talk will soon have full 4G with the att sim soon.....
[Motorola Atrix 2] Stephenxda:
Thanks for the replies. I ordered a sim from straight talk and will see how it goes!
[Motorola Atrix 2] DarkJatrix:
Btw, you dont need to be unlocked to use straight talk.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Orishaz:
Hi guys.

Is there any roms to this tablet?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Orishaz:
Nothing guys???
[Acer Iconia A500] fermunky:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0053NBLFW/ref=oh_o01_s00_i00_details

Amazon has a sale on these stylus pens for $2.22 shipped. Any red flags on these? I likely would only use it to draw better. Other than that, I can't find other reasons for a stylus.
[Acer Iconia A500] jonrobertd:
Just ordered them, so I'll let you know how they are. For the price jump on them.
[Acer Iconia A500] DarkSeL:
The three colored ones?

I got them a long time ago.

I mainly use them for draw something. They do okay I guess. Nothing exceptionally good, just ok.. Not very precise but better than fingers for sure..

Edit: I lose them a lot, so I guess cheap is always good.
[Acer Iconia A500] pkaiser86:
Not bad, thanks...You dont know if you can get a more precise stylus or "Pen" similar to the galaxy note style one do you??
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
THE Digitizer grid is not small enough for the real pen like stylus such as the galaxy note. There are a few precise stylus but they have a wide round see thru plate on for tip. I have one and it works much better then those posted above. I would love one to work like my Intuos 4 tablet. NOW That would rock.

As far as the price well you get what you pay for .

Good Luck
[Acer Iconia A500] jonrobertd:
Well been using one for a few now, and worth the $2. I prefer my fingers for most stuff, but the styli work just as good as my $15 targus, just lighter and alot cheaper.
[Acer Iconia A500] mindytech:
Just be careful the rubber tip doesn't smash and expose the metal rim on the stylus. This will cause horrible scratches on your screen (learned this the hard way). I got a nano fabric, retractable stylus a little while back. It works great!

http://secondshells.com/touch-stylus-pen-s/stylus-with-fabric-tip.html
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Wordlywisewiz:
Will it be the same as the verizon version when it comes to development?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Mostly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Amphibliam:
I'm wondering if the verizon one will drop to $200 to match the sprint one.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattallica76:
Thy are advertising the Sprint version as having the first ever 4.65" HD Super AMOLED display. Does the Verizon version have the same display?

http://img.delivery.net/cm50content/18861/16978/ts2c30_bdy_09.jpg
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
It is the same phone with different frequencies.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] meental:
It says its the first for sprint to have a 4.65" samoled
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ep3n3wp:
So would the only difference in roms be the radios?

And would porting Verizon rooms be simple?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Yes and Yes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
You could, essentially, run Verizon ROM's on the Sprint version, but things like calls, MMS, SMS, etc...won't work, but everything else will work and porting a ROM from one to another only takes minutes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Wordlywisewiz:
If calls don't work that's fine I just need my wifi and 3g internet my phones not for calling its a portable computer :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] dustrho:
I've owned my G2 since it's been out, and I have to say that I'm starting to get bored with it. I have it rooted and I've flashed just about every ROM that's been released for it. Sadly, all the recent ROM development is for ICS, and most of those are in alpha/beta stages. I need something new, fresh and is close to 100% bug-free as possible. I've played with most of the Sense based ROMs, MIUI, and CM7 creations, but my primary DD has been CM7.1 Stable.

Just thought I'd share my thoughts here, see if I'm not alone in this, and what others have done to get out of this rut.
[G2 and Desire Z General] kingclo615:
What phone are you thinking of switching to?
[G2 and Desire Z General] dustrho:
My contract won't expire for about a year, and I'll more than likely be leaving TMO as their service is horrible in my new place. That's an issue that really isn't tolerable at all, but my boredom comes from the decline in ROM development for this kick ass phone. Sure, it's an older phone, but it's still a great phone that other phones can't compete with. Also, I tried ICS and I honestly wasn't all that impressed with it. I still enjoyed running Froyo and love Gingerbread, and wish I had the skills/talent to develop updated/enhanced flavors of Sense/AOSP/MIUI based ROMs. There's many to choose out there, but as I said so many of them are in alpha/beta stages with the prevalent "camera not working" bug.

The purpose of this thread was more so to see what ROMs people were using as their DDs, but based on your question I'd be interested to hear what G2 owners have upgraded their phones to as well. I love my G2 and will be sad to part ways with it when that day comes.
[G2 and Desire Z General] stian230:
I Recomand HTC one x It's the best phone I've ever .
[G2 and Desire Z General] dustrho:
That's only available for AT&T, correct? Which HTC One phone is coming out for TMO?
[G2 and Desire Z General] dustrho:
Google was my friend, and the S is coming out for TMO and X for AT&T. :(
[G2 and Desire Z General] MarkyG82:
I'm getting equally bored. My contract isn't up till next jan but I'm thinking of trading in for an asus padfone. This will also replace my asus transformer. I enjoy the keyboard on the DZ but I just feel there is a drop in gingerbread development and ICS is in need of proper drivers. Maybe things will change when the DHD get official update.
[G2 and Desire Z General] redpoint73:
Unconfirmed rumors indicate the X may be coming to T-Mobile (in addition to the S), and also coming to Sprint as the "EVO One" of "EVO HD".
[G2 and Desire Z General] kingclo615:
The fact that the HTC One S has no micro sd card slot is a def deal breaker for me. I've been using miui as my daily driver. I would love to see a smooth ics miui rom released
[G2 and Desire Z General] MarkyG82:
Regardless of speed, miuiv4 doesn't have the same feel for me as gingerbread based. It just lacks the user friendly experience.
[G2 and Desire Z General] shure2:
I've been using gb miui for nearly the time I've had this phone (about 6 months). I've played with the HTC one x and galaxy note and without custom roms I don't think they are any smoother in general interface than what I have (overclock to 1.5 helps). However you are right, I've also tried nearly every rom out there and after a few hours or days running an ics rom I always come back to miui because it's bug free and fast.

Development has slowed lately, probably because they've run out of things to improve, but there are a few ics development teams improving their roms on a weekly basis so in a couple of months I'd hope for a near perfect ics version.

Saying that I'll be getting a galaxy note in a few days because I still want something new and different.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Sanadrate:
G2 is life
[G2 and Desire Z General] vicmora5:
I am also extremely interested in finding out which the roms the community is using as their daily rom. Like OP I have flashed most of the roms and now am just looking for the most stable rom.
[G2 and Desire Z General] whpsnp:
ILWT all the way!

I first flashed it in February and have come back to it every time I've flashed another ROM. That's more that can be said of any other ROM I've had.

Supersmooth performance, stable and everything works.

In regards to the phone itself; this is the first phone I've ever had where I'm actually reluctant to get another because I don't want to let it go. I bought my DZ about 14 months ago. I'm not bound to any contract so that is not why I keep it around. I'm guessing it must be true love ;)
[G2 and Desire Z General] dustrho:
I've tried them all, literally, and I keep coming back to CM 7.1.0 Stable with it OC'd at 1200 MHz. I don't believe I've ever experienced an issue, except for the fact that TMO coverage in my area sucks ass.
[G2 and Desire Z General] crestofawave:
Rocking ILWT. It's one of the best CM7 ROM's around, and my personal favourite. I also find myself coming back to it. =]
[G2 and Desire Z General] dustrho:
I just flashed ILWT and I'm impressed with it, although it's not very different than CM7. I do like the Aroma installer, very nice touch.
[G2 and Desire Z General] captainreynolds:
G lite all the way baby
[G2 and Desire Z General] Artsie:
I am using Andromadus Audacity b2 as daily driver and it is very smooth after i understood that I should use 4ext superwipe not 3ext...
[G2 and Desire Z General] Android_Monsters:
I just switched to andromadus audacity beta 2. Had been running the latest cyanogen rc
[G2 and Desire Z General] manga23:
I've been having the same feelings for a while and the only think that stopped me from changing the phone is still the keyboard and the sense interface...

Since HTC one is a little too expensive right now I'm looking into a SENSATION that has ICS support from HTC and can be found new and used for a decent price!
[G2 and Desire Z General] mike102871:
I'm getting bored with mine also. Plus annoyed at all the half working ICS roms are dev section is filled with. No disrespect to developers but do we really need so many bug filled ICS roms with buggy cameras?
[G2 and Desire Z General] buxtahuda:
I rock the EliteMod, namely for its crazy battery life when undervolted and the lockscreen. On most builds at least I experience next to no issues, with the most prevalent one being Launcher Pro liking to fc on startup, but that's not the ROMs issue either.

I'm not bored per se, but certainly I'm under-whelmed with our ICS builds; but our phone is on the edge of even being able to run it. Compared to my brother's SGS (CSpire Showcase), our ICS is noticeably lagging. But the phone is about a year and a half old and it was unbelievable how strongly it soared while it did, and we still have some really good dev's.

I require physical keyboards so I'm certainly not swapping until another elite QWERTY phone releases, but I've been on the lookout. Really CM7 is the only thing I like other than vanilla ICS, I just can't move past my hatred of Sense and MIUI lol