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[Asus Transformer TF700] pseudopsyche:
Personally, I never had much luck with the GPS test app. But when using Google Maps/Navigation it only takes my device a few moments to acquire satellites and pinpoint my position for navigation (with the setting to find rough location via WiFi networks turned off). This is while standing outside, sitting at home, sitting in a hotel room on the top floor, and sitting in my cubicle at work on the 3'rd out of 4 floors. Only time I've had any issue is when attempting to acquire satellites while driving down the freeway (No I wasn't using the tablet while driving, I was the passenger lol)

Seconded. Also make sure you are updated to the .26 FW.

If you don't know how to cold boot, all you have to do is the following:

Power off the tablet. Hold down volume down button (and not the volume up). If you're holding that then hit the power button (once you feel it vibrate to signal it is powering up, you can release the power button and still hold the volume down button), you should then see some white text in the upper left corner of the screen. When you see this, release the volume down button, and wait until you see two images appear in the center of the screen, one will say "wipe data" and the other will be an Android icon. Check that the Android icon is highlighted and press the volume up button (if "wipe data" is highlighted, press volume down first, then volume up). In the upper left corner you should see some white text that says "Cold booting linux", and you should just have to wait for it to finish booting.
[Asus Transformer TF700] mywingtophone:
mine is definitely a keeper, no dead pixel, no build quality issue, no dust or leak in the screen , its just perfect! Bought this on bestbuy.
[Asus Transformer TF700] db8200:
Thank you pseudopsyche and erick0423.

As you said, I did a factory reset (in the Parameters menu), and it solved my problem.

This time I started with WiFi on, and cut it later. I've had up to 12 satellites in view and about 9 in use, and a 16-meters accuracy.

Sometimes there is no satellite in use during a few minutes, but it comes back after a while.

I hope that it will work even where there is no WiFi at all.

So... finally, it's a keeper !.
[Asus Transformer TF700] madsquabbles:
mine is starting to have bleed and clicking - as stated in another thread. it was perfect when i bought it. still because i can only see the bleed in a perfectly dark room with brightness turned all the way up it's not really a reason for a return. now if it gets even worse where the bleed shows at lower levels (i rarely go over 30% in normal use) then it may have to go back. the clicking really isn't as bad as the og transformer since that clicking was the physical separation of the frame and screen!
[Asus Transformer TF700] uwotm8:
how long have you had it for?
[Asus Transformer TF700] madefl:
Well mine was almost a keeper!

A little light bleed which I could live with. Everything (WiFi, gps, hdmi, ....) works perfect.

BUT

there is two spots of dust under the glass - which show up as white blops. Small but very annoying. Just jump out at me now that I've seen them.

Well my local BestBuy has the Infinity in stock now, so I have to exchange this one. It's a week since I brought back my prime for this Infinity.

Hope I get a perfect one and don't just exchange one problem for another.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jjdevega:
Finally exchanged my Infinity. So far everything is kosher no issues everythings functioning as it should. Light bleed is considerably small hardly noticeable during boot up. Also moved up from C6 to C7. Looks like a keeper!!
[Asus Transformer TF700] madsquabbles:
today is day 4. most of my tf's lasted about 3-7 days before defects started showing up - i went through four before i gave up.

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my wifi works great! slightly better than my ipad and just as good as my galaxy tabs. on my back porch i have crappy reception even though i'm less than 70ft away from the routers - one upstairs and another down. i really need to put one in the garage for backyard coverage:laugh:.
[Asus Transformer TF700] pseudopsyche:
My device is mostly perfect. Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth are all great. The build quality is good except for a slight looseness/clicking in the upper right corner. However, I have two pieces of dust trapped under the screen. One of them is in the center, which makes it very annoying when reading anything with a white background. Amazon just got a new shipment in stock and my replacement will be here by Thursday. I'm getting my dock replaced as well since some of the keys started registering incorrectly.
[Asus Transformer TF700] darkmuffin:
I am currently on my third Infinity.

First one was absolutely perfect but for some large bright spots on the screen that drove me crazy.

Second one had unacceptable screen creaking and the volume rocker didn't perceptibly click.

Third one is perfect...except for ONE little piece of dust/dirt under the glass. It is maybe about one pixel in size. It drives me a little crazy, just knowing that it's there, but doesn't really affect anything. I think I can get used to it. I figure that if I exchange this one, I'm likely to get something worse. Very disappointed in Asus. :(
[Asus Transformer TF700] madsquabbles:
another day and i'm having increased bleeding. it shows at 30% brightness now under dim light. i swear i hope it stops here.
[Asus Transformer TF700] the_game_master:
My advise is for you to apply for one of those GPS extensions.

Your Infinity might be a masquerading Transformer Prime.

The GPS in my Infinity works just fine with the GPS Test and the Wifi turned off.

When I had a Transformer Prime, the GPS never worked until I received one of those GPS Extenders from ASUS. Couldn't dock my keyboard with the Prime with the Extender attached but I was able to get very strong GPS signals from the GPS Test app.
[Asus Transformer TF700] demandarin:
applying for GPS extension won't help infinity pad GPS out. reason why is because infinity doesn't have the software patch/driver for GPS dongle support. that poster likely just needs to mess around with the settings more to get it to work. once he gets his first lock, he should be good after that.

there's quite a few YouTube vids on getting GPS to work on prime. same procedure for inifinity pad.
[Asus Transformer TF700] graffixnyc:
Traded my prime in a couple of days ago for an infinity and love it. the only issue I have is a little back light bleed but after owning a TF 101(3 different units) and a TF 201(3 different units as well) I expect this with Asus tablets. Although I have to say it's not nearly half as bad on my Infinity as it was on all the other units I've had in my possession before.

I'm def a lot more happy with the infinity than I was with the prime. GPS locks pretty quickly when I'm indoors, wifi is solid and no more having to worry about my SD card popping out like I had to worry about with the prime. So my vote is, yes it's a keeper. Dev seems to suck on it but I've already started talking to some of the devs behind EOS and I'll be attempting a Team EOS port very soon :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] jc98924:
So mine is almost perfect, except that there's noticeable play on parts of the bezel on all four sides. I guess it's not something that I would notice with normal usage but do you guys things it could lead to a problem with screen looseness in the future? I really prefer not to have to take a gamble with the numerous other issues that could pop up with a different unit. Also, does everyone experience the battery drain while browsing? I've read that it gets better but it's pretty annoying as of now.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Darkling92:
Just ordered my infinity yesterday..

I pray to God its a keeper!!!
[Asus Transformer TF700] SuperSwagSauce:
Mines pretty much perfect aside from a few minor things. Not sure what the I/O issue is that people are referring o but I don't think that I have it. Just some screen clicking when pressing firmly on the lower right part of the bezel and what looks like either a piece of dust under the screen or a dead pixel on the left side but it's very small. Couple of UI hiccups but overall very minor gripes for an almost perfect product.

Edit: Oh, and light bleed on full brightness is very minimal.

Sent from my Asus Transformer Infinity
[Asus Transformer TF700] Hawkmo0n:
Totally agree. Just got my TF700 today and it is head and shoulders above the TF201. The TF201 was a bad mistake by ASUS that got a lot of bad press from inside the Transformer community... and rightly so.

The Best Buy exchange is the single best thing any retailer could do for its customers that shelled out good money for a product that was, quite frankly, ****. I went through 2 TF201s (one RMA, one sold privately at a huge loss). I kept being positive during my 8 months with it, thinking that the next firmware update would change everything. Nothing changed. New bugs were introduced. Gmail crashing, screen tears, glitchy screen in general, HDMI out not working consistently, and Wifi was a joke!

I spent money on my home network, running wires to additional access points, adding amplified antennae (which btw are flippin awesome!), constantly playing with the settings, this channel, that channel, etc, etc. Nothing would help the TF201. I mean I would stand directly next to the router and barely get -50dB!

I finally realized the error in my ways (ie started being a realist) when I got my wife a Nexus 7 for her birthday. The Nexus 7 had fabulous connectivity everywhere in our house. Next to the router the Nexus 7 got -15dB easily. Everywhere else in the house -60db is as weak as it gets.

The TF700 is what the TF201 should have been (minus the upgraded screen). If the TF201 performed, like the TF700 does, it would have lived up to the hype it had leading up the release. The higher resolution screen on the TF700 just makes it a little easier a pill to swallow. Many of us were take advantage of and ASUS should step up to the plate and do something... heck a $20 Google Play gift card would do wonders!

I know there are plenty of TF201 owners out there that are very happy with their TF201. They had to of received a good batch of TF201s or they have incredibly strong WiFi in a very small area and don't travel.

Bottom line, if you have a TF201 and think it should do perform better, it probably should. Get yourself a TF700 and experience the new Transformer product as it was originally intended. A hardware upgrade to the TF101 that had many, many happy owners.
[Asus Transformer TF700] cvflowe:
Definitely keeping this bad boy! I suffered with the prime, now I have BT and WFI working!
[Asus Transformer TF700] GCq1w2e3:
gps

I'm having the same gps issue as db8200. locates maybe 3 satellites only if I walk outside of my house but none get used. Works fine with my droid 3. This might be my 2nd return if I can't find a reasonable solution (a dongle wouldn't be reasonable), first one had the glass coming up off of it. I don't plan on being an asus customer in the future if my 3rd infinity isn't up to par.
[Asus Transformer TF700] machos1:
Sorry for the noob question..how to u find this about how many satellites etc.,
[Asus Transformer TF700] okantomi:
Try an app like GPS Test.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Rsmin:
Yes, it is a keeper..
[Asus Transformer TF700] zealouz:
First tf700 was a dud...minor light bleed, some touch screen sensitivity issues, screen froze multiple times and had the white screen of death once. Second tf700 has been solid so far...just have minor light bleed. I am now dissatisfied with my Acer a700...it had really no significant issues until the last update...touch screen sensitivity is now horrendous. The Acer was a better performer for me at first, the tf700 is now the king of the hill.
[Asus Transformer TF700] darkwolfelite:
Well my second one seems to be mostly ok. Has a little light bleed and the screen creeks a little above sd card. What do you guys think? Keeper? Or return it for another and possibly get a "PERFECT" one or return it and have the chance of getting one that is worse? Any opinions welcome:D

Would like to know what you guys would do. Also, still have a little time to return it and bestbuy has them in stock where I live. Just a side note.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Pretoriano80:
I would say it's a keeper., no point to return it because based on what i've read here on forums you won't get any better than that. Light bleed it's only noticeable when booting and the creeks will be always there on TF700 imo.
[Asus Transformer TF700] okantomi:
I don't know...I don't have either light bleed (i have looked and tested) or any creaking/raised glass. I'm not advocating returning if you are mostly happy with it, just saying that there are some TF700s that are flawless out there. I have 32 GB Amethyst Gray from BestBuy (July build).
[Asus Transformer TF700] weddywie:
Sorry for the noob question but how do you know when it's built?

Edit: never mind. Mine is c7 so I guess July build
[Asus Transformer TF700] CandyAndy:
I think that I will return this tomorrow. I had one dead pixel at the first place and just noticed there is another one too just after 2 weeks of using. A bit annoyed. My first Asus and first time ever I have to return something.

Still wondering if should get nexus 7..
[Asus Transformer TF700] okantomi:
The Nexus 7 is an ASUS product too, and I waited a while to get one because of all the complaints in the N7 forum about just these same issues.

Mine, when I finally bought one, was perfect. It does seem like most of them are perfectly good.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lovekeiiy:
I would say yes. From the list, I have one spot by the keyboard dock port where the glass is slightly raised. You can push on it and see if goes down, where nowhere else does this.

I haven't tried the GPS, but have opened Google Maps, and it did connected to the towers quickly. I have rooted, but not unlocked; I'll wait till there is a reason such as cyagenmod or other custom roms. Not many now, and most are still in alphas. I can wait.
[Asus Transformer TF700] darkwolfelite:
Ok. I have seen people say they have a flawless device. No light bleed (even on start up) and no screen creaking. And I mean none. Mine has both but the creaking can only be heard in a completely silent room. So question is, Is there really such a thing as a "Perfect" Infinity. Just asking cause if there is I will return mine today for one of those
[Asus Transformer TF700] Crizthakidd:
if you return yours you will get another one with someone super slightly unsignificantly small defect just like this one. and you will only ever notice it in a dark room, or with no people around, or when its dead silent, or in the sun's glare or something else stupid that forces issues to come out lol.

or you can just USE YOUR tablet and enjoy it.
[Asus Transformer TF700] darkwolfelite:
I appreciate your opinion but its no reason to be a smart ass. I payed good money for this Tablet. I'm not saying my problems are huge. But if indeed people have a flawless device why should I settle?
[Asus Transformer TF700] cheyennemtn:
Fast ! Smooth and crisp movement. HD video quality is outstanding. Plays movies with no hesitation at all. I've also played a couple games so far and it is amazing the video quality and again no hesitation with this quad-core, Dead Trigger and Modern Combat Sandstorm. I noticed a significant battery drain while playing games. Picks up WiFi very fast. I was in a couple airports this week and after turning on my Infinity it picked up the signal fast. The only thing I had to do at times in the settings was turn off the WiFi and turn it back on to complete the connection.

If I had any gripes so far it would be the following:

- The speaker is on the right hand side just below the halfway point. Bad location as this is where you would be holding the tablet with your right hand. They should have put it more at the top or bottom. Also for this tablet they should of had a dual speaker system since its focus is on the HD and the 1900x1200 resolution.

- Power button. Too small I have to use the point of my finger tip to turn on and off.

- Power on to desktop : 50 seconds !
[Asus Transformer TF700] Underwater Mike:
I have never understood the logic of having stereo output concentrated in one location. Even if you're just playing games and the speakers are on the backside, bilateral placement makes a big difference. FWIW, the Samsung speaker placement on the front makes it sound like a night-and-day difference versus the Infinity. Unfortunately, Sammy don't have the HD screen or dock...
[Asus Transformer TF700] Diogenes5:
There are a lot of babies on this forum that whine incessantly about their problems as if their anecdotes were somehow grandly applicable to the the sum of all human experience. TF700 has its problems for sure, but many of them are exaggerated by the malcontents.

My Tf300 worked better at a lot of things, but the resolution and aluminum build is enough to make me happy for the time being. I expect Jelly Bean to fix a lot of things.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lance637:
Mine is definitely a keeper.

I've used many tablets from different manufacturers including Apple. It compares quite favorably.

It is smooth, fast, I have no creaking or light bleeding.

My keyboard dock although it identifies itself as tf201 works quite well.

After using it for a month in 4 different countries it still meets my expectations.

My only concerns are: when do I get the Jelly Bean update? Can I root my tablet once I have upgraded?
[Asus Transformer TF700] Thats OK:
Welp!

Posted in here on the 5th and still have it sooooo....

Looks like I kept it :cool:
[Asus Transformer TF700] houtx2:
Yes, after trading up from the Prime, this tablet is definitely a keeper. Lovin it.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sgsii_dude:
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I own an infinity as well and I use the ICS Browser+ to watch all the MOTOGP content. I much prefer the world feed over the SPEED channel so I always buy the annual video pass as well. If you set the user agent to iPad (grrrrr) the videos all play flawlessly. I thought I'd mention it in case you weren't aware. Cheers.

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Asus Transformer TF700] blumpkinblake:
I think I'm going to return mine due to a dead pixel, lockups at least once a day, graphical glitches when switching through things (looks like a static tv with lots of colors), I've had a white screen freeze where it rebooted, light bleed, overall laggy, and poor battery life. My best battery life has been 4.5 hours screen on time of just browsing with maybe 20% brightness. Not what I was expecting when I purchased it.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Asus Transformer TF700] almostinsane:
Returned mine for a Nexus 7 - best decision I've made.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Jedarius:
Mine's a keeper. No lightbleeds or screen creakings, everything is pretty smooth for the most part...my only gripe is the I/O for when I'm copying large vid files over to the tablet.

Had a Nexus 7, but I sold it due to the 16GB storage limitiation with no microsd expansion.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Midnitte:
def a keeper, the only issues i have are more from developers, things like apps not designed for keyboards etc - nothing gamebreaking but something I expect to see change as more devices come to market.

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T
[Asus Transformer TF700] theman88:
I wanted to return it but I kept it to long, I'm fed up with constant crashes on the main homescreen, I recently got the banding bug where you get a line of dead pixels across your screen, and extreme device lock ups. I'm not in love with it as much anymore.
[Asus Transformer TF700] mailxd:
how do i know whether i'm getting the undesirable " console joystick" vibration ?
[Asus Transformer TF700] ZeDroid:
Definitely a keeper. Minimal light bleeding when turning it on, but once it's up and running you can't see anything.

Also I was luckily able to get it with 4.0.3, so now I've got a rooted but locked JB tablet on 4.1.1 <3
[Asus Transformer TF700] stanglifemike:
Mine is a keeper, probably forever!! Lol. My girlfriend got my Prime when I bought the Infinity, but I don't think I'll ever part with my Infinity. I have zero light bleed, unlike my first which I returned. My screen may be a little loose after a month or so of use, but I'm not worried about it at all. If it ever does become an issue, I'll take it apart and tighten it up. No complaints with mine at all!! It's wrapped in Ghost Armor front and back. Clear on the front and Gunmetal Carbon Fiber on the back, looks amazing!!
[Asus Transformer TF700] kabuk1:
After 4- yes, FOUR- units, I think mine's finally a keeper. I bought my first one online from Sam's Club & it was fine at first. Then after a few weeks I started noticing dust under the screen. Which normally wouldn't bug me except that there was one big speck right in the middle of the screen that was visible during use. So I returned it in-store and got another one. I got it home, unboxed it, and my heart sunk as I saw what looked like water spots UNDER the screen. WTF? So the next day, back that one went too. This time I opened the next one at the register before I took it home, found water spots on that one too, and made them give me another one. The next one looked fine, so I happily took it home. I plugged it in & turned it on only to find a nice bright white stuck pixel right at the bottom edge of the screen where the taskbar was. Unbelievable.

At this point I'm completely livid & I've written Asus a nastygram about their crappy quality control, but I decided to try one more time to get a good one before giving up & buying something else. I got the idea to exchange it in a different store in the hopes that my local store had just gotten a bad batch or something. So I explained the situation at the other store and the clerk was very sympathetic & let me open multiple boxes until I found a good one. *sigh*... I didn't find a good one. Literally EVERY unit in the store had either water spots or stuck pixels. It was unreal. By the time I was done tearing all the boxes open, the clerk was in disbelief & the store manager was on the phone with the supplier, arranging to have the entire shipment returned to Asus. They ended up just refunding my money & I left empty handed & sad :(

I almost sold my soul and bought an iPad, but since I already had the keyboard dock(and since I hate Apple with a passion), I decided to try one more time at the last store within my area. I'm really glad I did too, cause I FINALLY got a good one :D No spots, no dust, and no stuck pixels. Very minimal light bleed from one corner during boot, but it's not visible during use so it's no big deal.

I do think it was actually one big bad batch though. I was paying attention to the serial numbers the whole time & there were definitely a correlation between the serials & the types of defects each one had. My first one with the dust was a C60, ALL the spotty ones with pixel issues were C90s, and the good one was a C80, so I think Asus had some manufacturing issues in the month of September or something. Weird.

Anyway, sorry about the novel. I just needed to vent.
[Asus Transformer TF700] 7786:
Does anyone know if the c90s come with ICS or JB installed?
[Asus Transformer TF700] ShadowLea:
According to Asus' website, all units come with 4.0 by default, so ICS.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
According to Asus' website, also the unlocking tool works only with ICS, and many members know that it also works on JB. So why would you trust that information? :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] 7786:
Good points all around. I was mainly wondering if the newest builds still come with the firmware that is nvflash-able. I just sent my old infinity back to amazon because the left side of the screen was making a creaking sound when touched. So to be somewhat on topic with this thread, no, my first infinity was not a keeper :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] Stran93r:
I'm asking for an infinity for christmas but after reading this I'm a little worried about it. Should I be??