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Buy a G1 on Ebay or Elsewhere

This seller seems to have multiple G1's to sell, the price is insane but that's what you get for a pre-release device, if anybody's interested go for it and come back with information.
Weeeeeeee

I think I will wait until mine comes in on the 22. That price is ridiculous. $850 buy it now. ROFLMAO!!

damn i paid more than that lol

G1 For Sale
I can get a G1 for a pretty good price, more than the retail will be but it hasn't released and will sell out quick, so yeah. Would anyone be interested in a G1 for like $600 shipped, I'll send it out on Monday morning overnighted USPS with insurance? Brand new, still in box. Let me know.

hey...buddy...wanna buy a watch?

Or perhaps an Iphone?......LOL
Just kidding

I actually do need a nice watch, my last Citizen watch finally broke after like 5 years. My wrist feels empty.
As for the iPhone, I have an iPhone 3G brand new in box like 8 feet away from me... And no intentions and/or temptations of removing it from the factory packaging.
Back to the G1, I think I have someone set to buy, but I'll update here later on.

Isn't full price $399...? Only having T-Mobile specific 3G bands, the G1 wouldn't get past EDGE on other carriers like AT&T...

benjimen said:
Isn't full price $399...? Only having T-Mobile specific 3G bands, the G1 wouldn't get past EDGE on other carriers like AT&T...
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Exactly, it would only get EDGE on AT&T... Why do you think I'd never buy one for myself?
And yeah, full price is $399 but considering they're already sold out and then some on preorders, good luck getting one any time soon.
I could get the phone for like $450-460 shipped right now, but like I said, I have no use for it. There are people paying $1000+ for them, so I figured 600 wouldn't be too bad for both sides.

The pre-order alottment is sold out, yes. The stores in 3G areas will be getting them on Oct. 22nd though. I guess if someone in a non-3G market wanted one ASAP and didn't want to wait until 11/10 -- might be happy to find you
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Exactly, it would only get EDGE on AT&T... Why do you think I'd never buy one for myself?
And yeah, full price is $399 but considering they're already sold out and then some on preorders, good luck getting one any time soon.
I could get the phone for like $450-460 shipped right now, but like I said, I have no use for it. There are people paying $1000+ for them, so I figured 600 wouldn't be too bad for both sides.
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The pre-order alottment is sold out, yes. The stores in 3G areas will be getting them on Oct. 22nd though. I guess if someone in a non-3G market wanted one ASAP and didn't want to wait until 11/10 -- might be happy to find you
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There won't be plenty in stores, if you preordered before October 3rd you'll get yours shipped 22nd-23rd, if you preorder after it'll take them longer to get it to you. I'm willing to bet this turns out to be a lesser iPhone surge, but like I said it's irrelevant to me because I have AT&T. I was going to buy and re-sell it, instead I just gave the guy who asked me contact info of where to get it for $460, I'm too lazy to go through that.

Yeah can't say im shocked about people like this who try and rip people off, if i had that much money to spend on a phone it sure wouldn't be spent on the g1!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-G1-Tmobile-...40:1308&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ebayphotohosting
Pretty expensive right? 626,95 USD (4 670,03 SEK) incl shipping to Sweden + tax and customs, but what options do you have when ordering to Europe? Is there a better deal, preferrable "Buy it now"?
Maybe I should wait till it reaches the UK or what do you think? I'm getting tired of waiting of Android to be ported to my current HTC...

I got an offer of $400 shipped to me, I don't consider that to be outrageous at all. When the phone comes out, what will it cost? $400 + shipping.

Black93300ZX said:
I got an offer of $400 shipped to me, I don't consider that to be outrageous at all. When the phone comes out, what will it cost? $400 + shipping.
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I have mine for a few hours and already have it listed on eBay. I had to just touch it and look at it and now .. UP FOR AUCTION. I have the Xperia on order. I think it comes the end of the month. All I know is Windows Mobile.
Any way .. the phone is awesome. The thing I like the best as to the way it is built is the slide mechanism of the keyboard,. I think I have owned just about every GOOD PHONE out this year, including the HTC Touch Pro .. this keyboard is the nicest and the feel and the weight is just perfect. Hoping I like my Xperia as well ...

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I have mine for a few hours and already have it listed on eBay. I had to just touch it and look at it and now .. UP FOR AUCTION. I have the Xperia on order. I think it comes the end of the month. All I know is Windows Mobile.
... I couldn't do it .. My auction was over $300 and I cancelled all bids and put my sim card back in. I will probably still buy the Xperia when it comes out - unless I fall in love with the dream. And if I don't I think I will give the Dream to my son rather than 'scalp' it on eBay.
Haven't had time to figure out how to just do the simple things .. I want to learn how to voice dial .. When I close a program is it really CLOSED or is it still running in the background sucking the life out of my battery ?? Maybe tonight I will take a closer look . . couldn't skip work 2 days in a row.
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Viable to purchase unlocked g1's off ebay?
Hey guys,
I've found some "unlocked" handsets on ebay for sale, but was wondering if they would still be restricted to the 2g network??
As that's where I thought they were currently with their "unlocking" process...
Also does T-Mobile do anything special in order for gmail to push mail to the device, or is that just like controlled entreily over a standard data connection?

2g/3g isn't a restriction. Its a hardware limitation.

When the phone is fully unlocked it will work on any network with both 2G and 3G.

From what I know it will not work with ATT 3G as they are different frequencies and I have heard lots of problems with peoples Unlocked G1's syncing to google/gmail under other carriers other than T-Mobile.

XOOM Pre-Sale At Best Buy Moved To February 20 (Confirmed by Android Life)

"We’ve just received confirmation from Best Buy that the XOOM pre-sale has been pushed to the 20th."
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/02/16/xoom-pre-sale-at-best-buy-moved-to-february-20/
This sucks, I had already made plans to stop by tomorrow. Hopefully the release doesn't get pushed too.

StirCwazy said:
"We’ve just received confirmation from Best Buy that the XOOM pre-sale has been pushed to the 20th."
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/02/16/xoom-pre-sale-at-best-buy-moved-to-february-20/
This sucks, I had already made plans to stop by tomorrow. Hopefully the release doesn't get pushed too.
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This is a bad omen. The only reason I can think of, to push a pre-order date, is because the release date or some other launch detail isn't ready. Last minute OS bug maybe?
You should also know that you won’t be able to re-activate the data package on this device whenever you like at no cost. An activation charge will be enforced each time you re-activate.
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What a friggin scam. The whole benefit of CDMA is the lack of nonsense with SIM cards, and month to month isn't really month to month with activation costs.

Hopefully the delay is caused by the introduction of the WiFi only version? Seems logical to me..

Sirchuk said:
Hopefully the delay is caused by the introduction of the WiFi only version? Seems logical to me..
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I would be absolutely excited if the WiFi only was coming too. I personally don't see it happening, but hey if I'm wrong then by all means I'll be wrong and happy at the same time.

On the activation fee each time. I wonder if that's a Verizon thing or a BestBuy thing, as they said they don't want to encourage customers to cancel after the first month because they don't get their bonus until the customer keeps it active for 2 months or more.
It could be for the WiFi version. They pushed it back at Motorola's request, and Motorola released the detailed specs on their website today (no difference besides lack of 3G.)
We'll have to wait and see..

Sirchuk said:
On the activation fee each time. I wonder if that's a Verizon thing or a BestBuy thing, as they said they don't want to encourage customers to cancel after the first month because they don't get their bonus until the customer keeps it active for 2 months or more.
It could be for the WiFi version. They pushed it back at Motorola's request, and Motorola released the detailed specs on their website today (no difference besides lack of 3G.)
We'll have to wait and see..
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Apparently I'm blind, I don't see any mention on their site about the WiFi only XOOM, care to share the link you're seeing it at?

StirCwazy said:
Apparently I'm blind, I don't see any mention on their site about the WiFi only XOOM, care to share the link you're seeing it at?
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http://developer.motorola.com/products/xoom-mz604/

Most likely it was a Verizon decision. Month to month is essentially a contract and will automatically bill you each month, but unlike a true contract you can cancel at any time, no strings attached. The fact that they charge an activation fee makes it contractual, because if it were truly month to month you'd pay each month at any time with no obligations, like an MMORPG subscription.

Sirchuk said:
On the activation fee each time. I wonder if that's a Verizon thing or a BestBuy thing, as they said they don't want to encourage customers to cancel after the first month because they don't get their bonus until the customer keeps it active for 2 months or more.
It could be for the WiFi version. They pushed it back at Motorola's request, and Motorola released the detailed specs on their website today (no difference besides lack of 3G.)
We'll have to wait and see..
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I actually think you may be right. I dont remember seeing the wifi model (then again i dont check reguarly) and is it coincidence that sanjay jha said it would be around 600 the same day this is announced? By the sequence of events going on, I can see them delaying preorder 3 days to add the information to their servers. It also gives moto a little more time to ship out. If the preorder was delayed then the release date is probably moved back too. I know it can be alot of things but given the evidence starting with the leaked price, following the fcc leak of the wifi version, and sanjay saying how much the wifi version is (why announce how much it is if it wasnt near release?), i believe that is the closest reasoning to why it wass moved back.

sounds like good reasoning. hope that is certainly the case. I think the public response to the verizon version might have moto shifting things around a bit.

Actually, they confirmed both prices today. They had never officially announced the price of either until today.
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Sirchuk said:
Actually, they confirmed both prices today. They had never officially announced the price of either until today.
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yea, when i said leaked price, i was referring to the reaction to it. i think that spurred on to maybe an earlier release of wifi model than expected. of course it is just speculation but i think its also realistic.

socomdark said:
yea, when i said leaked price, i was referring to the reaction to it. i think that spurred on to maybe an earlier release of wifi model than expected. of course it is just speculation but i think its also realistic.
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The response to the Verizon version was very possibly the strongest response to a products pricing in modern times . This is the first of an army of real Android Tablets. Android is an industry juggernaut and all eyes are on Motorola to get this right. Motorola being an old-fashioned OEM might not be privvy to the groundswell of public dissatisfaction, but their partner Google sure as hell is.

Delay
They believe the delay is because the Motorola Atrix is releasing sooner then expected. As in next week, so they pushed the pre-order back for the Xoom allowing the Atrix to sell and take pre-orders a few days later for the Xoom
Here is the link from engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/16/motorola-pushes-up-atrix-4g-launch-to-feb-22-shoves-xoom-pre-s/

I will be the 1st person at bestbuy on sunday..i hear the xoom gets 10 hours on battery life !!!... my Dell streak 7 could barely do 3 hours..it's going back today !!

Arun01 said:
I will be the 1st person at bestbuy on sunday..i hear the xoom gets 10 hours on battery life !!!... my Dell streak 7 could barely do 3 hours..it's going back today !!
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Odd.. I thought the Dell Streak 7 was similar hardware. Must have a really small battery or the Dell UI is really inefficient.

Called BB today for some info...

The salesguy told me that pre-ordering will start on Feb. 20 and that the actual launch day has yet to be confirmed because "google is still doing last minute tweaks to Honeycomb." They're hoping for February 27th.
Also, he said he is unaware of the wifi-only model--I assume he means when it will be released since we have confirmation that one does exist.
Any finally, most interesting, is that if you buy a 3G version, in order to upgrade it to 4G, Motorola will be sending you an empty box to ship the xoom back to them so they can make the upgrade. They are promising a one week turn-around.
This guy may be ill-informed but he sounded like he knew what he was talking about. Just an FYI to the community.
BTW: I live in Ft. Lauderdale, FL (called local BB)

The 4G upgrade is software based and we'll get it OTA.
I would think that the Xooms are already boxed up sitting in a warehouse. However, I really dont know how quick they can go from the production line to shipping to the stores... but it may be possible to so that within a few days.
I hope its not pushed back, but I'd rather have a good experience out of the box then wait 2-3 weeks for an OTA patch.

kenyu73 said:
The 4G upgrade is software based and we'll get it OTA.
I would think that the Xooms are already boxed up sitting in a warehouse. However, I really dont know how quick they can go from the production line to shipping to the stores... but it may be possible to so that within a few days.
I hope its not pushed back, but I'd rather have a good experience out of the box then wait 2-3 weeks for an OTA patch.
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no the guy was right, the xoom comes with a evdo radio only. they have to add the lte radio in there but its at no cost. their probably is an ota for 4g but its not the only requirement. im ready to pick one up my self but if it comes with better experience for me later then i can wait.

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no the guy was right, the xoom comes with a evdo radio only. they have to add the lte radio in there but its at no cost. their probably is an ota for 4g but its not the only requirement. im ready to pick one up my self but if it comes with better experience for me later then i can wait.
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I was thinking it was some chip to replace, then I stumbled on another tech site that simply stated it was a software patch.
Sending the Xoom to MOTO for chip replacement is going to cost MOTO 100's of thousands of dollars; i dont get it. Unless we have to pay for shipping.

If sending it in is a requirement I think they need to disclose that in advance. If I was buying one and the LTE upgrade was a factor, I wouldn't want to have to send it in to be upgraded and be without it for a week or more.
Think I'll wait longer for the WiFi model than deal with that.

I could have sworn that they said the LTE update would be OTA during CES, but I admit, I could be wrong.

Xevilious said:
I could have sworn that they said the LTE update would be OTA during CES, but I admit, I could be wrong.
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here's a link from androidcentral
http://www.androidcentral.com/motor...ardware-upgrade-4g-software-patch-microsd-use
it wasnt the link i was looking for but i know androidcentral is also a credible source but if you search for it you will see that it needs a hardware upgrade. As for the upgrades costing motorola, they are probably already getting their cut from the price of the xoom. Sanjay said the price of the xoom is justifiable because its 4g upgradeable which might mean they already figured in the cost of 4g upgrade with original price of xoom. It sucks for us because those who arent in 4g coverage are getting charged for it but its a smart move by moto since 100% of the tablets they sell wont be all coming back.

The more I read, the more I want to wait for wifi only. I hear that Costco has a 90 day return policy. I want the tablet so bad, I may spring for one and hope the wifi model comes out b4 the 90 days...

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here's a link from androidcentral
http://www.androidcentral.com/motor...ardware-upgrade-4g-software-patch-microsd-use
it wasnt the link i was looking for but i know androidcentral is also a credible source but if you search for it you will see that it needs a hardware upgrade. As for the upgrades costing motorola, they are probably already getting their cut from the price of the xoom. Sanjay said the price of the xoom is justifiable because its 4g upgradeable which might mean they already figured in the cost of 4g upgrade with original price of xoom. It sucks for us because those who arent in 4g coverage are getting charged for it but its a smart move by moto since 100% of the tablets they sell wont be all coming back.
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Good point. I would have done the same thing if I was them. Probably only going to get a 40% return, if that, for the 4G upgrade. It's all just added revenue to them. And once the LTE upgrade is installed on new out-the-door units, they'll still be making a larger profit due to the higher price.
The $200 difference between WiFi and the 3G model make a lot more sense now if you've got to send it in.

pathtologos said:
The salesguy told me that pre-ordering will start on Feb. 20 and that the actual launch day has yet to be confirmed because "google is still doing last minute tweaks to Honeycomb." They're hoping for February 27th.
Also, he said he is unaware of the wifi-only model--I assume he means when it will be released since we have confirmation that one does exist.
Any finally, most interesting, is that if you buy a 3G version, in order to upgrade it to 4G, Motorola will be sending you an empty box to ship the xoom back to them so they can make the upgrade. They are promising a one week turn-around.
This guy may be ill-informed but he sounded like he knew what he was talking about. Just an FYI to the community.
BTW: I live in Ft. Lauderdale, FL (called local BB)
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this might be why if it has to do with software.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/feb/16/google-music-itunes-competitor-android
maybe they are adding google music to it. none of the people who had hands on mentioned it. maybe google wanted to sneak in something so they could get a suprise in against the competition.

socomdark said:
this might be why if it has to do with software.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/feb/16/google-music-itunes-competitor-android
maybe they are adding google music to it. none of the people who had hands on mentioned it. maybe google wanted to sneak in something so they could get a suprise in against the competition.
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I was thinking the same thing. I think adding google music to the xoom out of the box will be huge for Google.

pathtologos said:
The salesguy told me that pre-ordering will start on Feb. 20 and that the actual launch day has yet to be confirmed because "google is still doing last minute tweaks to Honeycomb." They're hoping for February 27th.
Also, he said he is unaware of the wifi-only model--I assume he means when it will be released since we have confirmation that one does exist.
Any finally, most interesting, is that if you buy a 3G version, in order to upgrade it to 4G, Motorola will be sending you an empty box to ship the xoom back to them so they can make the upgrade. They are promising a one week turn-around.
This guy may be ill-informed but he sounded like he knew what he was talking about. Just an FYI to the community.
BTW: I live in Ft. Lauderdale, FL (called local BB)
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Did you talk to the store manager or just sales rep? Let me know the name and I will try and dig a little more. {have several contacts in Minneapolis}

You should know that you can't trust a single thing a BB employee tells you, even if he was the store manager. Only trust that which is on an official handout. If that employee pulls out a printout like the leaked info.. then you can trust him. To test, just call the same store every 2 hours and see how often you get an employee swear by something different than another employee.
What's more annoying is when you know they have been giving info around preorder time, and they play stupid.

If Xoom will be available for pre-order this weekend, I would think they would have announced something by now. What do you guys think?

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If Xoom will be available for pre-order this weekend, I would think they would have announced something by now. What do you guys think?
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nah they dont announce pre-orders until they are ready for situations that just happened. if they would have announced that pre-order for the 17th and didnt have them ready, then people would have been raging all over the place just like how they did with the thunderbolt.

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nah they dont announce pre-orders until they are ready for situations that just happened. if they would have announced that pre-order for the 17th and didnt have them ready, then people would have been raging all over the place just like how they did with the thunderbolt.
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Well I registered for updates on motorola/xoom site and I am supposed to be the first to know when it is available! I guess we continue to wait.

I stopped by BB today. All the reps said presale starts tomorrow and device in stores on 24th (though they didn't know much, including price, I informed them haha - but recent emails stated these dates). Asked them if they matched price, incase Costco is $100 cheaper, said it depends. I would think they'd match competition though...
Also, I don't recall the Atrix presale being announced officially until the day of - I'd imagine the Xoom being done the same way.
On another post, about wirefly, someone said something about Verizon starting Xoom sales on the 23, anyone else hear this?

keitht said:
Well I registered for updates on motorola/xoom site and I am supposed to be the first to know when it is available! I guess we continue to wait.
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Yea i registered too but haven't received a single update..not a one lol...so much for that..they probaly will email you a week from now lol

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Asked them if they matched price, incase Costco is $100 cheaper, said it depends. I would think they'd match competition though...
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Everyone that has come into COSTCO talking about can i get a printout of this price so someone will match it, comes back saying they didn't match it. Most business will say price match except so and so and so...one being warehouse clubs.

I called 3 BB's tonight: two of them told me they are doing pre-orders tomorrow, and the other one (the closest one to me) said they are not doing a pre-order at all.

WiFi Only XOOM "By late March/Early April"?

This according to a story from ByteNow.
First off, Staples will be selling the XOOM. Interesting.
The article says that in an "internal sales training memo" to Staples employees, the much desired WiFi only flavor of Honeycomb goodness will hit the market at the end of March or early April. This goes along with what another member posted here on XDA earlier who heard from a contact at Costco that the WiFi XOOM will launch 30 days after the 3G version goes on sale. (A theory from that same thread is that they are delaying it until the 30 day Verizon and 14 day BBY return period is over. If you buy at Costco, you have 90 days to return.)
This means that other retailers are also getting "internal memos" with details Motorola has failed to deliver. So if you're an employee and have access to one, let's get some confirmation. Find a memo and sneak a pic of that puppy!
Exciting days are ahead!

I don't think Verizon offers 30 days on tablets... pretty sure its just 14

You're right. I forgot they changed their policy and shortened the return window.
I wonder why they're waiting so long to release it, then. They need to get the dang thing out so we can all go buy one already!

arrtoodeetoo said:
You're right. I forgot they changed their policy and shortened the return window.
I wonder why they're waiting so long to release it, then. They need to get the dang thing out so we can all go buy one already!
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They want to get as many early adopters to shell out $800 as they can before they release the wifi only model. Also, I dont know how long they can wait and still introduce the wifi model at $600, because the 3g model will be on sale by mid April. Motorola is going to have to compete with a stampede of tablets being released around that time.

Yeah. It will be interesting to see how things play out. iPad 2 is supposed to be revealed March 2. If they follow last year's trend and price the comparable 32GB + WiFi Only Pad at $649, the XOOM will have already won at $600, but Toshiba might hit the mark at $500 with their version (Since they are also a hardware manufacturer, they have the luxury of selling a little cheaper). I was actually thinking about getting a Toshiba Honeycomb tab (the Antares?) until I found out the XOOM had an unlocked bootloader. That + all the features + vanilla Android = win.
I had planned on having a friend get me an employee discount at BBY, but I found out this Sunday that he doesn't work there anymore. I'll bet he still has friends there, though.

This would be awesome. I'm trying to hold off on buying one until after my exam block is over next week. I have no need for 3G, so waiting another 3-4 weeks after that wouldn't kill me if it lets me save $200!

Wifi Only
I was looking around on ebay today for accessories for the xoom and noticed that some are selling the wifi only version of xoom, so some places might have them sooner then we thought.
I found 1 listing that doesn't state it is a 3g model.

spoiledfree said:
I was looking around on ebay today for accessories for the xoom and noticed that some are selling the wifi only version of xoom, so some places might have them sooner then we thought.
I found 1 listing that doesn't state it is a 3g model.
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scam? tenchar

Prob so, but I did get a lil excited then thought about it and decided it cant be true. The prices there are crazy high.

Yea I am gonna get the 3g because...one...day.....I might need it. I always look ahead. I would love to save 200 but I am already with Verizon so if I ever needed service I could bump it onreal quick
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csseale said:
Yea I am gonna get the 3g because...one...day.....I might need it. I always look ahead. I would love to save 200 but I am already with Verizon so if I ever needed service I could bump it onreal quick
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Why don't you just tether?
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I'm wondering if tethering is possible (since it's ad-hoc). If not, I'm sure someone here on XDA will have tethering figured out before the end of the week.

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I'm wondering if tethering is possible (since it's ad-hoc). If not, I'm sure someone here on XDA will have tethering figured out before the end of the week.
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ad-hoc tethering probably won't work. Do you not have a device capable of a proper infrastructure connection?

I have a rooted OG Droid. The wireless tether app for root users does ad-hoc. I even have issues getting my PC to connect to it sometimes. I've found that Barnacle Tether for root users works better, but it's also ad-hoc, I believe.

the wifi tether app, if i remember correctly, got an update to support infrastructure. I cant verify any phone besides the one in their description which says the Evo is supported.

Guess I have been in the dark
I thought I was going to buy a WI-FI only model in the morning... smh

Nope. Those greedy bastards are making us wait.
So, I can't tether with my OG Droid? I wonder if there will be a patch available for the XOOM that will allow it. I don't mind carrying around a Mini USB cable for wired tethering since just about everywhere I go has WiFi. Would be nice just to turn on the WiFi tether app and keep my Droid in my pocket, though.

If I have to wait 30 more days I might as well get the LG Slate.. Same specs + 3d.. Better screen

Moto, you got screwed by Verizon on this release. I would have bought the WiFi only in a heart beat, but waiting till April? Yeah, good move. Wait till iPad 2 is announced next Monday and the world forgets about your Xoom...genius, just genius!
Verizone, good going, make sure to promote whoever negotiated that deal with Moto!

i got it confirmed by a product manager from Costco that the Xoom wifi is coming in March.

Pixel C 25% Off For Developers!

Google is offering a 25% discount off the Pixel C for developers. You can read about it here, and sign up for it here.
I signed up and got a code several hours afterwards.
Give it a shot...
:^)
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I'm not gonna lie, as a day 1 adopter, this kind of breaks my balls. Those of us here who dealt with problems with the touchscreen and wifi since release should be receiving this "developer" discount, as we were the ones that were basically beta testing this for Google. I feel somewhat betrayed for this, but I am also glad at the same time, as this should increase the adoption rate of what has turned out to be an amazing tablet.

Sadly this is only for the USA. Too bad for the rest of us

oRAirwolf said:
I'm not gonna lie, as a day 1 adopter, this kind of breaks my balls. Those of us here who dealt with problems with the touchscreen and wifi since release should be receiving this "developer" discount, as we were the ones that were basically beta testing this for Google. I feel somewhat betrayed for this, but I am also glad at the same time, as this should increase the adoption rate of what has turned out to be an amazing tablet.
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Hey if you think that breaks your balls try pre-ordering the HP WebOS tablet at full price

fiver5 said:
Hey if you think that breaks your balls try pre-ordering the HP WebOS tablet at full price
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Damn, that's a proper kick to the family jewels...

I bought the Pixel C two weeks ago. I called and got an RMA and ordered it again. Saved me $150.

Nexus products always go on sale a few months after release. If you want a brand new Nexus when it first comes out, you pay a premium. This is the case with most electronics anyways.
I'm getting my Pixel C delivered Tuesday

I really want to buy it.. but every single tablet I have bought I rarely use them (nexus 7 1st and 2nd gen, lg g pad)
I'm not sure if the Pixel C would be any different.. decisions decisions

To those of you who've received the discount: how do they decide whether or not you're a developer? And how long did it take for you to receive the code? I've written simple apps, but never published anything.

sindrefyrn said:
To those of you who've received the discount: how do they decide whether or not you're a developer? And how long did it take for you to receive the code? I've written simple apps, but never published anything.
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Don't think they did any checks I don't have a developer account with google (although I've done a few off playstore apps) I got mine within 30 minutes after submitting the request.

onilink67 said:
Don't think they did any checks I don't have a developer account with google (although I've done a few off playstore apps) I got mine within 30 minutes after submitting the request.
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Thanks. Just got mine.
For reference: I don't live in the US, and my Google account is not registered there. I used a VPN to register for the code, and I plan to have it sent to relatives in the US and have them forward it to me.

sindrefyrn said:
Thanks. Just got mine.
For reference: I don't live in the US, and my Google account is not registered there. I used a VPN to register for the code, and I plan to have it sent to relatives in the US and have them forward it to me.
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I think you don't need a VPN. I got a code without it but can't use it I don't have any relative in the US so I can't buy it with the code. Still waiting that G extend the promotion...

Sergio3.14 said:
I think you don't need a VPN. I got a code without it but can't use it I don't have any relative in the US so I can't buy it with the code. Still waiting that G extend the promotion...
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i would think you would just need an u.s. address with someone who would forward it. personally, i think the developer for N preview thing is somewhat of a guise just to help boost sales without overtly offending those who spent full price on tablet. i have not seen google do a 25% off sale 90 days post release. The recent Christmas promotions did not go to 25% did they?

For info, it's also available for UK and for Ireland, Australia (and somewhere else I can't remember). I'm UK and received my code a few hours after application. There's no check, it's just an offer based around the fact this is a dev device like the Pixels. Unfortunately, el goog have moved away from low price offerings to the faithful (and early) adopter, especially abroad. The N6P went with $50 play credit in the US and nothing elsewhere. Part of me sees this Pixel C discount as some reparation to the lack of pre-order Nexus love.
Ramble over, apologies!

Any word if discount codes are still being sent out? I signed up for one today (Saturday), just curious if I should expect to get one still or not.

oRAirwolf said:
I'm not gonna lie, as a day 1 adopter, this kind of breaks my balls. Those of us here who dealt with problems with the touchscreen and wifi since release should be receiving this "developer" discount, as we were the ones that were basically beta testing this for Google. I feel somewhat betrayed for this, but I am also glad at the same time, as this should increase the adoption rate of what has turned out to be an amazing tablet.
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I took advantage of this deal and still feel like it is overpriced at $400 for the 32gb considering its being marketed to developers as a quasi nexus but then we are punished for unlocking the bootloader with 30 second warnings on start...
I'm building aosp for it right now hopefully I can get $400 worth of fun out of it somehow

randomblame said:
I took advantage of this deal and still feel like it is overpriced at $400 for the 32gb considering its being marketed to developers as a quasi nexus but then we are punished for unlocking the bootloader with 30 second warnings on start...
I'm building aosp for it right now hopefully I can get $400 worth of fun out of it somehow
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Judging by your thanks meter, we have something good to look forward to

oRAirwolf said:
Judging by your thanks meter, we have something good to look forward to
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thats a silly way to judge anyone I got a build booting and managed to compile a kernel off the chromium 3.18 source but now am wayyyyyyy too drunk on clearance champag (mmmm) to continue tonight haha I still need to figure out how to package up any custom kernel into a .fit image for inclusion into the boot.img

Do you guys think, since the discount was expanded to UK, Australia and so on that there is a chance Google will expand it even further, to maybe other countries in europe?

Penecho said:
Do you guys think, since the discount was expanded to UK, Australia and so on that there is a chance Google will expand it even further, to maybe other countries in europe?
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It was extended only to English speaking countries so it seems unlikely to me