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[Galaxy Tab General] milomak:
mine is JJXID. hope i got that right. however i have to say the device lacks fundamentally in a key area. the typing. the lag is unforgivable. i don't know if it is the haptic feedback. but i often find i am at times two to three words ahead.

to me it makes the tab crap. it makes me regret my decision. something i thought i would never say re android. i still love my N1
[Galaxy Tab General] Hanson68:
Download SwiftKey from the app store and kiss your keyboard problems goodbye. Even if you ignore the predictive text (which is quite remarkable) it's the most responsive Android keyboard I've used and let's you type really fast -- like Blackberry fast. I'm very impressed with this app and installed it on my Evo to boot.
[Galaxy Tab General] heythorp:
While I am still adjusting to the Tab and more specifically Android and the whole Dev world. I am both happy and left wanting.

I will must likely return it an wait for the second generation. I was hoping this would have just a bit more punch then it does. Its not bad. I dont think its bad, but I also think Tab 2 is going to kick this one in the sac.

I can wait as this is more of a want than a need. I know you can't win in the tech game, but I think with so many announcements right around the corner its worth waiting on this one.

I guess the real problem is, yeah there are announcements right around the corner, but release dates could be 6 months out. Especially if the rummors are true that Honeycomb wont be available until may or june.
[Galaxy Tab General] Hanson68:
While my Galaxy Tab experience is much more positive than yours, I did consider returning it thinking that Honeycomb tabs were just around the corner. But it doesn't look like there will be Honeycomb tabs until Q2 or Q3, so I decided to keep it. I don't think I could bear to go back to the Evo for movies and remote desktop for the next 6-7 months.

Just curious, what it is that is lacking? Is it an app thing or the UI experience?
[Galaxy Tab General] heythorp:
Its amazing how small and light my iphone now feels in my hand that is for sure. I have yet used the Tab as my only device for the day as I am waiting on some headsets.

My experience is not bad, but I did get this tab hoping it would be able to run Scottrades streamming quote applet. I am still looking for a fix for this.

The issues are more me than the Tab itself. The learning curve is normal and I am adjusting.

But if you look at the hardware people are reporting that is going to be in the next version, version one is half of the machine. Between more ram, dual core and honeycomb V2 is going to have some serious punch behind it. I mean are we looking at double to quadruple the speed? I think so. That is worth 6 months if you ask me.

Iphone 3g to 3gs kind of worth it.

Iphone 3g to 4g absolutley worth it.

Iphone 3gs to 4g. Not really worth it at all.

I know I have all of them in the family.

I feel that Tab1 to Tab2 is going to be like the 3g to the 4g in about a 1/16th of the time frame.

I just thought that if people were sitting on the fence and about to plunk down 700 for this thing, they might want to wait. If you are a type of person who does not care, the Tab 1 is a really nice product.

I should also add this. If you are a big traveler and want to cut down on devices. The SGT is your answer. Way more portable than the ipad and phone capable. Viewing movies way better than a phone and game play better than a phone too.
[Galaxy Tab General] kangfu84:
I have mine on a dataplan with $0 upfront. I'll sell the SGT i have now and buy a new one when it comes out and pop in my existing dataplan sim.

Trick is just trying to minimise the difference when you sell it.
[Galaxy Tab General] Suleeto:
I found the stock video player can't play certain divx videos.

Installed Vplayer off of the ap market and it plays ALL movies in formats flawlessly, even those in bigger resolution. Skips from place to place in the track, back and forth, in an instant, with no shimmy. Works perfect on the SGT.
[Galaxy Tab General] xenomage:
My Tab is not rooted but even if i root it, how can i get the VPN to work with Cicso FW?
[Galaxy Tab General] maystorm:
I don't know wether waiting for the next version of Tab is the right approach. I mean once version two is out version three will already wait behind the corner. So, you are always waiting and waiting for the upcoming versions.

This is the way how today's computer industry works. At one point you have to stop waiting and say to yourself: "well,this version of gadget looks right to me now,I go get it now and close the eyes for future versions."
[Galaxy Tab General] JOHNGAETANO:
Obviously wait and see what comes out today at CES. But waiting for the next great thing and never buying anything is just wasting your life away.
[Galaxy Tab General] mario23:
I normally would say wait but honestly...why bother.

In my mind, I will end up with more than just one tablet in the house as there are so many uses for them so why not get one now and then get another later???

Bad logic? ;)
[Galaxy Tab General] ftgg99:
Yep - im keepin my tab as its the finest android tablet currently avaliable, but as soon as the nice tegra 2 tabs come out ill be getting a bigger one as well.

I find im only ever using my laptops at work now - the tab has replaced my ereader and couch browser totally.

I want an 11" one with a very thin bt keyboard case for my next tab, but it will have different uses (replacing laptop when doing light travel, for example)...
[Galaxy Tab General] milomak:
using swiftkey. no sure there is much improvement to the lag when typing.
[Galaxy Tab General] mario23:
I could totally see getting a second tablet and relegating to the kitchen for example...a little news reader, recipes, magazines...

I swear I could envision owning several tablets :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Tab General] jamiemac1977:
Nw at the two month mark, and even though i cannot upgrade the tab (through Kies and official methods) it's a lovely device :)

EDIT: ...Scrap that it's on RotoJME now ^^
[Galaxy Tab General] wovens:
My impression after one month's use is that I like the battery performance but some applications do not use battery wisely. The app I've downloaded to listen to ebooks from my library (South East England libraries use Overdrive) almost kills the battery in a few hours. And if I listen to the audiobooks while playing games like Angry Birds (Yes, I was on holiday!LOL!) it is curtains for the battery and I also had the Tab totally frozen twice! No reaction! Total despair! Even long pressing the power button seemed to do nothing, making me wish to have a reset button or a way of taking the battery out! But overall I've loved the feel of it and everybody that tried it loved it also.
[Galaxy Tab General] dudedroid:
after using my galaxy tab for about 2 months now I have to tell you I am more disappointed than happy, I live in Florida so its always sunny so screen is basically black in the direct sunlight, cant see anything if I am outside or in the car. I have a little shade-top to prevent from direct sunlight. besides the screen my tab constantly crashes, force close, at one point I was not even able to install a few applications due to full memory lol I had to restore to manufacture settings so I can install few apps from market,

Camera is complete garbage, my BB tour takes better pictures and has faster auto-focus. The black glossy finish on a tab is also poor quality, I had it for 2 months but my back is already scratched and black color starting to fade.

the performance is also quite slow at times, so slow that I get pissed and force reboot. I dont know if the apps or Samsung's modded rom is causing but quite a lot my tab would freeze completely I would have to hold power button to force reboot. so I feel I wasted my 500 bucks.
[Galaxy Tab General] zomnia2:
Hi, i got the tab and proud of it. While we cannot expect everything from any phones, good things about the tab are the size and software. Pre-installed applications like contact and calender are surprisingly good compared to e90, x3, omnia i900, omnia2, n900 etc phones that i used to own. Skype is also available which make calling becomes a convenience and style. Internet browsing is just just superb!!!(wifi and data package).

price wise its within the range of e90 and omnia2 when first released so not really an issue.

Personally, 7 inch tab should be the order of the day!!!-its just just convenient including other 7 incher out there. Forget about media, emails,applications,software which are already available. Its the size!

Now i left my laptop at home during travel after getting the tab and its really is 99% computer!!! -unlike the e90, n95, n900 and other smart phones which promoters called them computers. The n900 in particular is just a snail.!

built-in browser is also ok but dolphin seems to be more compatible with the tab. Is there a need at all for other browsers really!?

Hopefully this will be the phone i can keep for more than a year(like my omnia2)
[Galaxy Tab General] ftgg99:
Considering that youre an xda user, one would think you would know how to solve these problems!

My tab is working flawlessly. I have used it in direct sunlight in the snow and i can see the screen perfectly. Also, my camera is excellent. I have no scratches because i have a very nice SGP Argos case and because im careful. I took time to customise the software on my ANDROID TABLET and have not suffered from force closes. My tab runs very fast. With a combination of firmware updates and various browsers my internet surfing is flawless.

I would say youre suffering from all the gear and no idea syndrome...
[Galaxy Tab General] dudedroid:
Been searching for solutions to improve my tabs perfomance but i dont want to loose 3G for flashing with eu rom. Any tips please share
[Galaxy Tab General] rshermanfl:
Enjoying the Tab

Overall my Galaxy is fast and smooth, only problem I see is that once I applied a custom ROM Android 2.2 to my Samsung Captivate, it seemed to be faster than the tablet...

That annoying Samsung file system lag (Although switching from a type 2 32gb SD card back to the type 6 16gb card it shipped with helped out, I have a type 2 sd card in the phone and it is very fast even when loading a large xml data file (I program Android business Apps for an American company)

3D gaming is fantastic, and my only complaints would be aimed at Gameloft's goofy customer service. (Come on EA get serious about Tablets please!)

Camera, great front and back, battery life surprisingly strong. Stability, great. Software support, very strong. Browser speeds (native and dolphin) wonderful. Flash runs great even after the update--although Flash video is not the best.

I tried both Think Free Office and Quick office---while great on phones (Quick office is the better of those two) the only really excellent office productivity application is good ol' Documents To Go, which opens everything I have thrown at it and doesn't mysteriously close itself (Think Free!)...(I only mention that in case you actually want to do some work on the Tablet)

This tablet has become my netbook/laptop replacement so I'm not as eager to mod it (phones are easier to replace.) But I am guessing the braver of you would be willing to see just how much horsepower could be unleashed with a solid firmware mod...My guess is there is plenty of room for improvements.

When they realease a mod that doesn't wipe out your Apps, I would do it. If not it will have to wait until I buy my next Tablet (which actually wont be a long time)

I am actually researching what Tablet is most mod/custom ROM friendly (maybe from Merrimobiles)...if anyone has ideas, start another thread.

The charging or not charging while on USB "Issue" is interesting and seems to effected by weather or not it is set on USB debugging. I am a member of Samsung developers and have received no comment on my inquiries.

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The big question is "How well will Samsung support the Tab going forwards?" considering the horror of the 2.2 update for American Galaxy S phone users, there is room for doubt.

I was driven to Mod my Galaxy S phone because I needed another 2.2 device to develop against. Will these tablets be getting 2.3 or 3.0 many, many months after the other major brand competitors?

Should we change the brand name from "Samsung" to "Samsdone"-supporting your device once we got your money?"

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I looked at the Viewsonic, the Nook, the Dell, etc...until the Motorola Tablet or some other one comes out, this is the king of the hill. And at least XDA is here with solid advice and great ROMs!
[Galaxy Tab General] rogconnect:
I just got the TAB (Sprint) $499.99 no plan, no contract yesterday. So far I love it.

I had used the Elocity A7 with Tegra 2 for more than a month and finally couldn't take it anymore cos it's does not have the multi-touch like the SGT. I find that the SGT has no lag and the Video in fact is better than the A7 and the Audio is even better. And the TAB is thinner and much more easier to hold on the palm.

Well, finally I returned the A7 to Amazon and no compliant on the TAB.
[Galaxy Tab General] heythorp:
you might want to exhange it. From my understanding the sprint tab is the least flexible in terms of roms and hacks. If you r not planning on doing anything i.guess no big deal other than reslae perhaps.
[Galaxy Tab General] Spl4tt:
im now using the tab since a month. its awsome, sure it is, its android

but i have to say, if i would be a standard user, and would have compared the ipad to this thing (what every normal buyer would do), i would have bought the ipad...

i mean, if u use it the first time, u see how the notificationbar is lagging when u pull it down.. u see how slow the browser is.. how much it lags.. the utube quality is not really cool...

me, i know, i can fix this with new roms, and other browsers like opera (wich is just amazing)

but imagine a normal user... someone who doesnt know that u can root it and flash it, and use other browsers.. that one is just pissed and buys an ipad.

wtf was samsung thinking when they created their overlay......

"lets scare ppl from other tabs than the ipad!!" ??? Oo
[Galaxy Tab General] heythorp:
This is very true. The average retail buyer would not be happy with this product, especially at its price. I still don't understand what and why they show the sd card is being scanned when booting up. Don't show me that, I don't need to see it. Give me my screen when it is up and fully functional.

I really wish apple would do a 7" tablet, but I doubt they will.

As much as people hate Apple for what ever reason, the thing they do well is put out a product that is easily used by the masses. Which actually is a good thing.
[Galaxy Tab General] gordesky1:
I also like my tab which is a sprint version:) The tab pretty much replaced my laptop and even my netbook on the go.

I do gaming on it and seems too be its main priority is movie/shows watching which looks awesome on it, And browsing the net with wifi and 3g and i glad i got the 3g with it because its pretty fast loading the pages as i thought which was its gonna be pretty slow but it does a pretty good job:)

Ony problem i am having for the pass 2days is the sd card is keep saying its write protect when i try too copy stuff too it from my pc.. even shows up as a cdrom.. I also tried diffrent cards and still says write protect..

But other than that problem i really like the tab:)
[Galaxy Tab General] TheGrammarFreak:
The Tab has just become my primary multimedia device. Music, films, games, 'net. And now we have custom ROMs!
[Galaxy Tab General] spartacusrex:
I love Linux.

I love the 7 inch form factor of my Tab. Make it 1080p and It'll be perfect. I use it to read a lot of comics. JJComics App the best so far.

I love the new ROMS i am playing with at the moment. (Currently MoDaCo ext4). (ps I am Android developer, 15 years Linux addict and still screwed my first flash utterly LOL! Just stay calm. ROTO_BACKUP to the rescue!! Phew.. 2nd time all went well. )

I DO NOT love the lack of Samsung love. Signed Bootloaders?! No Updates since I bought it 3 months ago! Default Browser unuseable, Thank you Dolphon HD.

Don't they realise we'll do all the work of upgrading the tab for them?

Hmmm..
[Galaxy Tab General] Spl4tt:
its samsung, they dont care. they never did
[Galaxy Tab General] spartacusrex:
It just doesn't make sense to me.

Do updates or having people come up with new ROMS, trying to squeeze the most out of their hardware, giving the device new leases of life really cost them so much..?!

I mean out of the now 2 million Galaxy Tabs sold I reckon less than 5000-10000, if that, have been modded it in some way..

We are the 'Roots of the Tree'. The Bloggers. The RSS Feeders. The Teck writers. The Developers.

The Dreamers of the Dream. :rolleyes:

I think you'd want us with you, not against.
[Galaxy Tab General] ftgg99:
well said, bravo
[Galaxy Tab General] olyloh6696:
I love my tab, battery life is amazing, only problem if lack of games.the ipad had so oo many more.and the ipad is less buggy.ios had beeen ironed out of bugs
[Galaxy Tab General] Spl4tt:
sure this is right, but they think different.

they think, bringing a new device would force us to buy a new one, so they get more money

making an upgrade would let us stay with our old device, so they dont get money.

makes sense, right? :/
[Galaxy Tab General] olyloh6696:
i am a noob with android, (only made the switch a couple of months ago) but with WM i am a hardcore know-it-all. i don't know how to flash roms yet! i think my tab is fine on the stock ROM!
[Galaxy Tab General] cytokine:
Are you sure the tab has an IPS display? I thought it was a really good TN panel.
[Galaxy Tab General] ftgg99:
yes, the display is a variety of s-ips, licenced from lg (there are literally tens of different s-ips types, some better than others)

with a few tweaks to color and chroma saturation it becomes comprable to the ipads superior display
[Galaxy Tab General] cytokine:
Is it true that Android OS only supports 65536 colors? There is a noticeable staircase effect in most color transitions on the Tab.
[Galaxy Tab General] sultanbrunei:
how do you tweak color and chroma saturation in galaxy tab?
[Galaxy Tab General] ftgg99:
settings/ display settings

you can change saturation, white density and black density
[Galaxy Tab General] mingkee:
My T-Mobile version Tab is on the way ($450 no contract after mail-in rebate). I chose Tab because 3D performance is really good, screen is incredible (same class as good screen MT4 except higher resolution), and good 3G performance (yes, I did speedtest on both, Tab and Streak 7, and found the speed is much better than Streak 7 regardless of no 4G).

I will use it as e-book for college class (one of the textbooks is in Kindle format and I may go for more if it worked well).

Lacking true multitouch on A7 is bad, but fast performance (2400-2500) makes it a keeper.
[Galaxy Tab General] kable:
You sure about that 50.00 rebate?

T-Mobile site says you need an agreement:

Req'd for rebate card: New activation with 2-yr agmt on Even More™ $39.99 or higher webConnect Data plan.
[Galaxy Tab General] mingkee:
http://www.tmobilerebates.com/sharedadmin/PDFs/5040-1241-5286-2.pdf

http://www.tmobilerebates.com/splash.asp

Scroll to the bottom and see it yourself.
[Galaxy Tab General] PoisonWolf:
I'm curious, weren't you interested in seeing what the Galaxy Tab 2 has to offer at the Mobile World Conference? I'm pretty sure it's right around the corner.
[Galaxy Tab General] olyloh6696:
Highly unlikely the tab2 will get announced in MWC. the current tab just git announced in september. probably same time this year. they sill fort bring s that damn 2.3 / 3.0update...
[Galaxy Tab General] mingkee:
If it's released today, I'd get it. However, it is also used for school (it will have class textbook loaded as Kindle format), so I have to have now.

I considered Dell streak 7, but it's kinda disappointed after I tested in corp store; moreover, GT is said to have better battery, and it can be charged with external battery (I have 2 each 5A/h), and now the price goes down to $450 before any taxes and shipping and after mail-in rebate, so I think this is a good opportunity to get it.

Other choices:

Elocity A7: this beast is pretty speedy, but you must use external battery and/or charger for Acer netbook.

Viewsonic Viewpad 7: this thing only equips 600MHz CPU, and it doesn't have AWS version (required for T-Mobile and Wind).

Dell Streak 7: all the hype are broken after testing. The speed is much slower than expected, and the screen is pretty sub-standard (viewing angle).

Galaxy Tab isn't that perfect, however. The web browsing is kinda laggy (and the quadrant only has merely 1100-1200), but playing Angry Birds doesn't have any hiccup (MT4 works poorly even it has high quadrant). I also notice the 3D FPS is pretty good on GT (45-60FPS on quadrant 3D test), so video and games should be good besides ebook and web.

I have 14 days to try it out and hopefully I will be able to keep it for 1-2 years. I don't mind 3.0 update except I want USB audio support.
[Galaxy Tab General] PoisonWolf:
I understand that you need the device now, especially when it's school related. :)

I guess I'm now waiting to see what the MWC will unfold in terms of the G-Slate pricing, etc. If the price is about 600 ~ 650, I'd definitely jump on the G-Slate first.

We'll see. How "laggy" is laggy when you say it lags while web-browsing?

Also, I agree with you. I went to a store yesterday and tinkered with the Dell Streak 7. It felt like garbage, and the screen was horrible. The S-LCD on the Tab is gorgeous.
[Galaxy Tab General] olyloh6696:
Yeh, i woukdnt say the browser is very laggy... i'll put iit down to badly optimized software, not hardware. hopefully the 3.0 update forr tablets will iron this problem out. The browisng and opening pages is extremely quick, but panning and scrolling lags abit. Games run fantastically smooth on this device - this is down to the awesome PowerVPR GPU.. Games are amazing!
[Galaxy Tab General] mingkee:
I think the stock browser has problem.

After I switched to Skyfire, the lag problem fixed.
[Galaxy Tab General] njackson:
I've had my tab for only a few weeks, and except for a very shaky wifi connection I have to say I am very happy.

With the wifi I can logon no problems, but I continue to get a server error. The stock browser is essentially useless with this, so I tried many others. Dolphin HD, Opera Mini & Mobile, Miren, and Firefox beta were all better, but still not really useable. The best I found (even though I think some of the others are better browsers) is Skyfire. It doesn't seem to suffer the wifi issues to the same extent as any of the other browsers.

The wifi issue seems very strange, and I think it is more my ageing Netgear router. It doesn't work well close up when I get a full strong signal, but is acceptable (not good) when I am in the next room or even outside. The only thing that really worked was switching back to b from g, but I didn't stay with that for more than a couple of days because of the speed difference.

Other than this strange issue very happy, and have also flashed to Rotohammer's latest ROM.
[Galaxy Tab General] ftgg99:
did you try dolphin mini?
[Galaxy Tab General] AlpineM3:
Regarding the lag the Tab has when rendering web pages.....I was on the Androidcentral forums catching up and someone posted a thread about an app in the market that is suppose to speed up all Galaxy S hardware. Here is the link http://forum.androidcentral.com/galaxy-tab/58372-anyone-know-fix-browser-lag-galaxy-tab.html

I installed the app last night and followed the instructions (not hard). Briefly checked out things and maybe it was in my head, but things did seem a bit snappier. Take in mind, I did this at about 11 last night so maybe I was half asleep, but i've been itching to ask all of you here at XDA what you thought about this app.
[Galaxy Tab General] Ahmadbondk:
That is a nice Device