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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FredOak3:
Yep, still sitting with "Billing Information Received" for 4 days now...how freaking long does it take for UPS to pick up this thing.

This is the last time I order from them.
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Yep, still sitting with "Billing Information Received" for 4 days now...how freaking long does it take for UPS to pick up this thing.

This is the last time I order from them.

Fred...UPS is probably not going to pick anything up on the weekend...so you can count two days out right there...but when did you order yours...I ordered early morning 30th of October...I didn't expect that there would be any processing for that weekend and possibly through that Thursday...but when I didn't get any confirmation from them that the item was being shipped by Friday...I thought that was kind of excessive...although they do state on that page give it 7-10 days to process...but it's unclear if or whether that process includes shipping or not...the apprehension grows...I could write a suspense novel about the folks looking forward to getting their Maylong M150...hahahahahahaha...

Blue
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"Yep, still sitting with "Billing Information Received" for 4 days now...how freaking long does it take for UPS to pick up this thing.

This is the last time I order from them."

Fred...UPS is probably not going to pick anything up on the weekend...so you can count two days out right there...but when did you order yours...I ordered early morning 30th of October...I didn't expect that there would be any processing for that weekend and possibly through that Thursday...but when I didn't get any confirmation from them that the item was being shipped by Friday...I thought that was kind of excessive...although they do state on that page give it 7-10 days to process...but it's unclear if or whether that process includes shipping or not...the apprehension grows...I could write a suspense novel about the folks looking forward to getting their Maylong M150...hahahahahahaha...

Blue
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FredOak3:
Oh I know the week-end shouldn't count, I ordered on the 27th...it's just like a kid on Xmas though, the wait is killing me :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FredOak3:
And I see they have it on sale again for 99.99
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] goyjuss:
Processing usually does not include any shipping time.

As I stated in an earlier post, I spoke with a customer service rep a couple of days ago and he informed me that it usually took 10 days to just PROCESS before any shipping could be done.

I ordered mine on October 28th and sure enough, he gave me a date of the 10th of November for my order to go through.

I just received an e-mail last night stating that my item had shipped. As mostly everyone else mine is still sitting at "Billing Info Received." I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt as I got my e-mail late last night and it is only 8:00AM at the moment.

If you actually take the time to read through all of the posts on this topic you will see that someone had that same message throughout their whole shipping process up to the actual delivery.

Taking the time to read all the posts actually explains a lot of the issues/questions that people keep making new posts about. Please take the time to read. Not just The code stops here. This has been a good majority of the last 6-7 pages.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jammallnyte:
So checked my tracking number this morning and ups says my order shipped yesterday. Got the email with the number on freaking Friday but it just shipped. What a joke operation. And its for sale again. Need to check their site for a customer review section And put a few comments.

Sent from my Samsung Vibrant on the xda app.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Dougefresh91:
Figures. I'm going to call them and try to get the sale price. Otherwise I'll cancel and go somewhere that doesn't suck at order fulfillment.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] audiomixman:
No update again today for me. My account is still fully charged (PayPal funds have been transferred), but UPS does not have the package yet. I did notice that the units are once again on sale at Walgreens for $99. That probably isn't going to help the situation at all.

Maylong - MAY take LONG time to ship!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] audiomixman:
UPDATE:

I just called Maylong and was told the reason my order has a tracking number but hasn't shipped is that they've got my box ready in their warehouse to go out, but they're waiting on units to arrive from the factory. The rep said that this is the situation for many orders received between 10/26 and 10/28. Those are the next orders to ship as soon as stock arrives. They are expecting the stock any day now (this week "for sure") and the units will ship the same day.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Smib:
Quick reply is not meant to actually show what post you are referencing. If you want quoted text, click the "Quote" button on the post you want to respond to and it will be copied in for you.

I finally got a shipment e-mail last night after canceling the order, but still no actual info on the tracking.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jammallnyte:
Awesome! !!

Sent from my Samsung Vibrant on the xda app.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] d2dthetide:
I placed my order on Oct 23...received tracking number on Oct 27 but not picked up til Nov 3. Walgreens blamed UPS for not picking it up. Arrived in my home town at 5:23 AM on Friday Nov 5 and sat there til Monday morning. Went out for delivery at 5:30AM and I got it at 5:10 PM.

After all that waiting I'm very disappointed in it and am sending it back. This is not a touch screen tablet. I expected it to be slow...compared to my Nexus...but functioning more on the level of my old G1. I had a tilt (cell phone) that used a stylus or my fingernail to select or scroll but it was an easy tap or flick. When I moved to the android G1, I had to adjust from fingernail to pad of finger but it was still an easy tap or flick. With this tablet you have to press very hard to get a responce out of the screen and scrolling is almost impossible with the finger. Responce is a little better with the stylus but you still have to give it a significant press and responce is very inconsistant....end up selecting something you didn't want to select and having to back out of it. Even their booklet says " Using the stylus included in the package would give you a better experience than using your finger to operate the M-150"

I was hoping that my neice who is 4 and has SMD ...a genetic muscle disorder...would be able to play games and do all the nice slide pluzzles they have in the android market. She doesn't have the strength to press the buttons on the handheld game her 6 year old brother has so I thought this would be just right for her. Since she is only 4, I was looking for something with an easy touch screen, on screen keyboard, some kind of memory and cheap. Anyone know of a cheap tablet with a better touch screen? I do love android. Sorry for the long message
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zaxondis:
So what you'll want to do is search for any tablet that has a "Capacitive" touch screen. The Maylong and other low-end tablets like it use "TFT" or "Resistive" screens which means it takes some pressure to operate the screen because there are basically two plates that need to touch in order for it to respond. These screens are usually lower cost than the Capacitive screens which is why they can make these tablets so cheap.

I've been keeping my eye on reasonably priced capacitive screen tablets and so far there aren't many. You may be able to find something in the ballpark of $200-$300 but most are $300 or more.

Check out this community built list of android tablets hitting the market, it's got a ton of specs and is updated regularly.

Hope this helps: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0An9YIUsyN3OXdEVIS3l6N2Q2RnFxaGdydWpmSHRDaUE&hl=en#gid=89
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] d2dthetide:
Thank I've been watching them. Since she is only four and not knowing exactly how well she'd work the board or use it...I was hoping to find something cheap to begin with. If she used it a lot, I'd have no problem investing in a better tablet. Wasn't the old Google G1 a resistive screen? That seemed to work better than the screen on the M-150. I was hoping to find something bigger than a cell phone screen but smaller that a 10 inche for her to handle.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zaxondis:
G1 is definitely a capacitive hence the responsiveness. I think pretty much every touch screen phone out there right now is a capacitive screen unless you purchase a cheap knock-off from somewhere.

Have you checked out the 5 inch Dell "tablet" (I think it can be a phone too)? They look pretty good, not sure on price though.

**EDIT**

Also forgot to mention, check out Archos, they have a 3 inch and 5 inch tablet for reasonable prices as well.
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I have read the thread all the way through...and I am placing my experience concerning the product...that is what this thread is all about...

Now that they have lowered the price...they will give me that price or I will cancel the sale through my paypal account...this is a fiasco I just don't need...

Blue
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No longer a maylong m150 prospect

Well I called again today and they told me they didn't even have the product to ship...now take this for what it is...seems they have a customer service problem...I sell items on the internet...and one rule you never break is putting something up for sale and not having the product...they did tell me that there was a high demand they did not expect...but that did not account for their bad CS...they would not even give me contact names and numbers even with a supervisor so that I could file a proper grievance to the appropriate personnel...

The supervisor claimed that all the order service was out of their hands so they could not correct any of my issues...little did they know I was canceling the order with a stop payment with paypal as I was speaking to them...and they had the nerve to tell me they would give me the 99.99 price if the order went through...I told her the transaction was done and I wouldn't buy the thing from them if they were only 79.99...

All I have to say is this...those who are now buying at 99.99 expect a huge delay and they may not even have the product they are trying to sell...

Looks like I will be looking for another tablet...

Blue
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Dougefresh91:
I just got off the phone with Walgreens (after being on hold for ten minutes). The lady I spoke to said they can only honor the sale price within 48 hours of placing the order. So I told her I wanted to cancel and I'd just go re-buy it. To which she replied that since my order is "processing" there's no guarantee that it'd be cancelled. So, whatever. I didn't argue. I asked when I'll be receiving it and she gave me the same 7 days processing and 3-4 days shipping response that others got. I'll give it a few more days before I call back and see if there's any update (lol yeah right).

At this point I'm ready to just buy a laptop instead, and call it a day.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Dougefresh91:
Amazing that you got that much information out of them. Clearly I spoke to a clueless wonder of Walgreens.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] d2dthetide:
The archos 5 might be better for me. I can get it for anywhere between 150 and 200. It has a 4.8 screen and a GPS that the grandma could use. It's bad when a 4 year old is telling you...No Grandma, turn right. If the little one doesn't like it Grandma has a GPS.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s2h2golf:
The Archos 5 has a resistive TFT screen too. I think the only 2 Archos tablets that are capacitative are the 70 and 101. The Archos 70 just came out and is sold out - it sells for $275. The 101 isn't out yet. Sears is selling a 7" tablet for $269 called the Velocity Cruz (same e-book reader/tablet that Borders is selling, only $30 less). It is capacitative and has a dual core 600mhz processor, which appears to be fine for media, but has some issues with high power processing. It runs Android 2.1.
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They tried to give me the stand off spiel...but I don't play that game for long...when I put my drill Sargent voice on they obey and respond...hahahahaha...if they would have just been honest with me the first two times I contacted them...they led me to believe that the product had shipped or was close to shipping...but I know that if they haven't processed the funds that tells me they haven't processed a physical item and know they are not entitled to those funds...so that was clue one...if they had of told me that there was a backlog I probably could have understood that...

They called back and asked me if I would want to purchase at the 99.99 rate or cancel...I told the lady it's been canceled...she said by who...I said by me...she then wanted to know how...I told her I did it through the payment processor...she just went Oh...so you don't want the product...I laughed and told her...that it was pretty apparent given I have canceled the payment...

Good luck...I'm in the process of looking for another one now in the 200 dollar range...

Blue
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] anthonygobot:
I just called and they honored the $99 price so I basically get back like $20 or something. I am going to rough it out and just accept the fact they were not prepared plus I dont have super high hopes this tablet will perform miracles. I was also told that all orders have shipped yet I have not been charged and they cant confirm any shipping/tracking info lol. Oh well...so long as I get something.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s2h2golf:
Patience. At least Walgreen's actually has these products and we have confirmation that people are receiving them. Mine should be in some time this week (ordered the 28th with shipping confirmation). If it's next week, oh well. When K-Mart had the Augen78 in their flyer, they were so unprepared (and so was Augen) that they eventually threw in the towel and said they didn't have them anymore. It's a $100 tablet that works OK out of the box and if you don't like it, there's a Walgreen's around the block that you can take it back to and get your money back.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zaxondis:
Good catch, I thought it was capacitive, I missed that. I may hold out for an Archos 70 if this Maylong doesn't cut it for me. Patience is a virtue and all that :-).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] maestroteague:
I also ordered on the 28th. Called today, and they told me that it would be shipped today, and they would refund my shipping $5 since it was over the stated 7 business days for processing. I doubted the shipping today (and still do). I got email saying it's shipped, but it still hasn't shown up under my account on the Walgreens site and no charge to my credit card. Like you, I'm hoping to get it Friday, but I'm realistically looking at mid next week if then. UGH. Doubt I'll ever order anything like this from Walgreens again.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] slx12001:
Has anyone got root or working market yet? Thanks again for the help.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sixstringjamming:
Still 'Billing info received'

I got my shipping notification and tracking number last Friday... UPS still just says 'billing information received'! Temptation is going to get the better of me and I'm going to order something off DealExtreme!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] del4:
Finally got the tablet in today and started playing with it as soon as I could plug it in. The resistive screen is as bad as I'd feared; reminds me of my Windows Mobile days. :( However, for $100, the tablet looks good and does provide basic functionality.

I do have a couple questions though.

1) To connect to my home WiFi network, I have to select WPA/WPA2 PSK under the Security option on my Sprint Hero running 2.2.1. However, on the Maylong, Security only shows WEP, WPA personal, WPA2 personal, WPA-EAP and IEEE 802.1x, none of which work for my setup. Did Android 1.6 not support WPA/WPA2 PSK??? Any ideas how I can get this device on my network? The included dongle works fine, but is bulky and a pain to use for obvious reasons...

2) Having read through the thread, it looks like the only way this has been rooted thus far is by putting an entire new ROM on it, correct? Before making any permanent changes, I want to root and get a Nandroid backup. Is this possible with the current ROM?

Looking forward to doing more with this device in the next couple weeks before I have to decide whether I'm keeping it long term or not... ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rixsaw:
1) My unit can connect to my network w/ WPA2 personal. There was no special setup needed on the unit. Just select your wifi network and enter the key.

2) If your firmware version (bootup screen) is 2.1.1.105, don't try to root it with any rom. The only success reported so far is with FW 2.1.0.105. Of course, don't let me stop you from being adventurous.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] del4:
1 - Thanks, I retried it and it worked this time. Maybe I entered the password wrong or something earlier? The WiFi really drains the battery fast on this thing, but beats having to use the dongle...

2 - Yeah, the unit I have is running 2.1.1.105. Not much time for being adventurous right now, so I'll let the more capable users hopefully get us root for this firmware version...

Sideloaded several eBook apps, including FBReader, iReader and the Kindle app and my wife is going to try it out as an eReader over the next couple days. Jewels and some other games play okay on it as well, though the resistive screen makes gameplay a little annoying at times. The kids are also used to the capacitive touchscreen on my Sprint Hero and had some problems using it initially. Right now, I think this tablet will be going back in a week or two, but I'm really liking the 7" form factor and am glad to have a chance to try it out, if nothing else.
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Tablet with similar specs...same day shipping

To those who may be looking for a similar tablet...although the return won't be the same as Walgreens...I found one yesterday afternoon...not quite sure what it is...possibly an apad...but has the chipset that tipster has rooted...I believe...I paid 135 for it with free shipping from an ebay seller named adella01 out of NY...to my surprise the item has shipped and is on it's way...to be delivered tomorrow by USPS...of course I won't get it tomorrow...because it's Vet's day...so I will have it Friday...still kind of bummed that the Walgreens deal went south...was looking forward to the advice here...

Good luck to all of you with the M150

Blue

PS. This one comes with a 4gb card as well...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] anthonygobot:
Anyone have a video showing how it works as an E-Book or E-Magazine reader?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s2h2golf:
Kmart/Sears just released a tablet by Sylvania running 2.1. It is $179. I ordered one from my local Sears that said it was in stock. I will see if I get a confirmation later today to pick it up.

http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_...2&blockType=G12&prdNo=12&i_cntr=1289299255670

My main reason for getting a tablet is as a Christmas present for my Dad so we can do video chat with the family. I have the ripped Yahoo Messenger app with the video chat that works great on my Captivate, but I saw today that it only supports 2.1, so when my M-150 comes in, it will probably go back for a refund.

No specs on the processor or the type of touchscreen - my guess is that it is TFT resistive, but as long as it is responsive, I think I can deal with that.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Dougefresh91:
When did you order? Because they wouldn't honor the sale price for me, so I'm kinda annoyed that they're doing it for others.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] anthonygobot:
When I told the operator I was wanting to cancel she started the process and then I asked to speak to her supervisor. I was put on hold and then she said they would honor the difference. Really they should honor that sale price, I ordered 11/3/10.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FredOak3:
Just talked to Walgreens and even if you have a Billing Information Received, don't hold your breath.

They stated that they just have all the orders lined up and ready to go once they get the units in, but as of yet they haven't gotten all the units, so some have gone out and for the others...no delivery date.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Dougefresh91:
Thanks. Same day I ordered so that annoys me. I'm calling back and they can give me the sale price or I cancel.
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This is pretty much what I was told yesterday...you have to think...they are getting their shipments from China...so you have to figure for a delay there...I would like to think that since they put the price back down as of yesterday...that they should be expecting the product soon...possibly by this week...the supervisor told me yesterday that they had more orders than they had expected...somebody didn't research the market well there...and now they may end up paying a heavy price for it because they didn't do the appropriate CS to go with the foul up...

like I said before...good luck...y'all

Blue
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You should have shown them your avatar face...hahahahahaha...JK

Blue:o
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The tablet is resistive...I wouldn't expect any tablet under 300 to be anything but...seems to be the cut off point from my research...and the processor is stated in the specs on the tablet as a via wm8505 or Arm9...it's kind of confusing...as they have modified the description over the last few weeks...

Blue
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Duhhh...disregard that last comment...I need more coffee...it was a late night last night...thought you were refering to the m150

Blue
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Dougefresh91:
I'm gonna put on my stop payment face soon the way things are going.

Just got off the phone with Walgreens. They're going to escalate(?) my order and I will receive a call back to see if they can give me the sale price. I'm still being patient at this point since my order was only placed on the 3rd, and depending on how you count it, it's only been 5 or 6 days.

I asked them how come others were getting the sale price on the spot, and the lady I spoke to said she doesn't know. But her manager said they need to escalate it to a higher-up who has the authority to override the sale price.

Whatever. They really are all mixed up. Beverly, my friendly Walgreens rep, also assured me that they are indeed in-stock and would not be advertised as such if they were not. Duh! She also offered to sell me some beach front property in Kansas, which I jumped on.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Smib:
Kmart has a 7" tablet with a capacitive screen for $269 now. I might just go ahead and buy this instead(after returning the M150, assuming they ever actually deliver it) if it has decent internals and 2.1. I've been thinking that I don't want to have to fuss with a resistive screen while driving.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jaturner65:
Battery Life Questions

Hello All,

I have been charging my Maylong M-150 and cannot get more than 70% on the battery. I have turned the display down to 50% and turned off wi-fi.

Any thoughts?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] glennbo80:
if the Kmart 7" item you are talking about is the Velocity Cruz for $269, it looks like Bestbuy has the same one for $199. If it wasn't, then please disregard :)

edit: different model, the capacitive one is $299 - sorry