This was an idea I had not sure if its possible but here goes.
We all know the xoom comes in 2 versions wifi and wifi/3g with a 4G upgrade. So far I can only assume this kind of modification is possible to do the 3/4G model.
As an alternative to upgrading to the 4G network or if your xoom has a bad esn it might be possible to remove the dummy half-height mini pci-e card and replace it with a mini pci express ssd hard drive. Both cards use the same 26-Pin connector so in theory it should work. Although there is no telling how or if it will even recognize the ssd.
I Purchased a used wifi/3g xoom from amazon and a 80gb intel ssd from newegg..........let the testing begin
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Definately fill me in on this
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Interesting. Would of made more sense to post after you tested.
I'll bet it would, but you might need a kernel with the PCI bits turned on or modified.
I remember when I bought a PCI express card for a netbook to do hardware decoding (for smoother videos).
PCI express slots can be wired in different ways, specifically in my case as PCI-E or USB.
This slot could be wired as either considering it's to host 3G/4G whatever.
So this might be a restriction on what cards can be used.
Also when I mistakenly installed the 3G images on my WIFI only. It would try connect by 3G card first (even though non existent) and then try to use the WIFI. So given the card and the right drivers there's no reason why a 3G ATT/TM card couldn't be shoved in there either.
Not sure I'd be bother with more on-board disk space TBH.
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I'll bet it would, but you might need a kernel with the PCI bits turned on or modified.
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Your probably right.
Alpina? Hast du? /small thread-jack.
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Alpina? Hast du? /small thread-jack.
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Ich habe
Sold a while ago
What'd ya have? E38? E34? newer?
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What'd ya have? E38? E34? newer?
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E34 it was a 91 my dad helped me buy it after I graduated, not too long after that I sold it got a m-tech e30 and my cousin helped me with the s52 swap
nice.. I've got a 94 E34 540 6spd and love it.. hope you get back in to one someday.
ok really, /threadjack. back on topic....
So have you tried it yet? I have an 8gb miniPCI card just sitting around here that would be cool to try out if you find it works for you. Just like the others (and especially because of the work required to get the extra SD card running) I would imagine some kernel work would be required at the very least. As well as driver work. But who knows.. it's the ideas that count.
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I've got a bit of bad news for the wifi only owners
After taking apart my WiFi only xoom and comparing it to the 3G it's pretty obvious Motorola removed all necessary hardware on the WiFi model making in near impossible to try this. Although you could always buy a 26-pin pci-e connector and soldier it in to your xoom if your feeling brave.
Also my ssd will be here tomorrow 4/19 so we will see
So its the big day (19th) any good news yet? Really interested in this! Hope you pull it out! Think this will involve some kernel work as well? Maybe BigRushDog can help?
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any good news yet?
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Depends- didja see the post where the Mini-PCI slot was missing? IOW, are ya any good with a soldering iron?
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Depends- didja see the post where the Mini-PCI slot was missing? IOW, are ya any good with a soldering iron?
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But isn't he doing it to his 3g xoom? Not the wifi.
I wouldn't mind hearing about an update on this.
Same, how's the work going?
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Very interesting topic!
I guess no news isn't always good news??? I hope there is some progress on this, would be nice to use when i don't want 3g/4g on my xoom anymore...
4/20 Update
For those waiting for an update yesterday I apologize, work was crazy and I didn't really have any free time.
As of today all I can say is stay tuned..... I've contacted a few forum members on the topic for some more insight on the next step and once I know more so will you.
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Wondering how many are going to pay out for the Kaiser and why.
I gots to have my device fix every year, ...I like the thinner Kaiser......but thats really about it..... Getting GPS above and beyond that is NOT going to open my wallet to the tune of $600.
If the Cingular network miraculously has the souped up hsdpa network good to go next year......maybe. If not I'm looking at the Toshiba device....or maybe the Samsung f700 if I can get my hands on it here.
Thanks!
T
rockky said:
Wondering how many are going to pay out for the Kaiser and why.
I gots to have my device fix every year, ...I like the thinner Kaiser......but thats really about it..... Getting GPS above and beyond that is NOT going to open my wallet to the tune of $600.
If the Cingular network miraculously has the souped up hsdpa network good to go next year......maybe. If not I'm looking at the Toshiba device....or maybe the Samsung f700 if I can get my hands on it here.
Thanks!
T
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I'm prob going to buy one. I already have someone willing to buy my hermes for the price of the Kaiser as long as I take care of it for them. Bosses wife. I want the GPS, the double in the storage, the thinner size, HSUPA, it is going to have 3.6 HSDPA and I really want the tip up screen. There is also the fact the the keyboard slids out the right side. I like that so that the dial is usable when the kb is pulled out.
Well that is my take on it. I wish the memory was going to 128 but that is prob not going to happen. I will be buying one.
Erik
yeah, but really, the hsdpa boost is good to go in other lands I hear....questionable in the US...wasn't aware of the storage boost.......(that we already have here on XDA!).
I want to stay with the Hermes lineage, which 'been good to me'....but startin to look around.
I think the XDA chefs've devalued the next models for sure!
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I like that so that the dial is usable when the kb is pulled out.
Erik
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Agree with everything you said, one question though: does the dial location change in the Kaiser? Because if you slide the keyboard to the left, as in the Hermes, the dial is well accessible. I figure if the dial location stays the same it ain't accessible if you slide the keyboard to the right ... am I missing something?
well, in the hermes it's accessible with your left thumb. as far as i understand, in the keiser it will be accessible with the right hand pointing finger...so it's more usable
I'll get one, but only if it supports the 3G frequencies T-mobile US is going to be on.
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well, in the hermes it's accessible with your left thumb. as far as i understand, in the keiser it will be accessible with the right hand pointing finger...so it's more usable
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OK that makes sense, especially when sliding the screen upwards to provide enough space around the jog wheel for the left pointing finger ...
http://pdadb.net/imageview.php?file=htc_p4550_2.jpg
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I'm prob going to buy one. I already have someone willing to buy my hermes for the price of the Kaiser as long as I take care of it for them. Bosses wife.
Erik
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Erik,
No no no you are on very dodgy ground here You have to take care of the bosses wife in return for money - just what kind of job is this and what is your job title??
Sounds like a Dangerous Liaison to me
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"I have a little something for you my dear. Oh yes it's beautifully formed, very slick and fits in so nicely. Would you like a little peek?"
"Why Erik you little devil it's perfect for my little box! Have you given it a name?"
"Why yes my dear it's my latest iphone look alike theme!"
"Erik you say the sweetest things, you certainly deserve one of those Kaiser's for being so nice to me"
Mike
i will be buying a Kaiseer... as Austar in AUS are rolling out their HSUPA network in 2008 Q2...
Updated pics
Some updated Kaiser pics here ...
http://www.slashgear.com/htc-smartphones-on-show-high-end-kaiser-mid-range-elf-085128.php
I can't get my iPad to tether properly with any of the newer 2.1 ROM's. Fresh 2.0d even says it uses the older 1.6 WTFRU .apk but it just doesn't want to pass traffic. The connection comes up every time no problem but data does not flow. Of course it's an iPad so there are no troubleshooting tools. Anyone else seen this and or know how to fix it. Right now it works fine on Fresh 1.1 but not on any of the newer ROM's.....?
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I can't get my iPad to tether properly with any of the newer 2.1 ROM's. Fresh 2.0d even says it uses the older 1.6 WTFRU .apk but it just doesn't want to pass traffic. The connection comes up every time no problem but data does not flow. Of course it's an iPad so there are no troubleshooting tools. Anyone else seen this and or know how to fix it. Right now it works fine on Fresh 1.1 but not on any of the newer ROM's.....?
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lol ipad. sounds like some sort of period pad.
Just set it to USB teth-
Oh wait. No USB port.
Never mind.
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Just set it to USB teth-
Oh wait. No USB port.
Never mind.
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ROFL!
10 char
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Just set it to USB teth-
Oh wait. No USB port.
Never mind.
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Actually, there is a USB port within the dock port. As to whether the iPad supports networking over USB (doubt it) is another mater.
On the mater of WiFi Tethering, I've been unsuccessful is getting it to work at all in 2.1. I suspect we need to wait for an official update. The 2.1 beta for the Nexus doesn't work either.
Seriously?
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WHAT???? get your ipad out of here
awesome quote
"it's an iPad so there are no troubleshooting tools"
Hmmm.... It worked for me out of the box (running Regaw 2.0.2 or something).
Heh. I'm on fresh 2.0d and have had no problems wirelessly tethering my iPad. I'm using wireless tether version 1.60 as well. I'm not sure why mine would work and yours doesn't...
What version of wireless tether are you using? Uninstall and try a different version if you can't connect. Download all versions here.
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What version of wireless tether are you using? Uninstall and try a different version if you can't connect. Download all versions here.
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I forget which version the damage ROM had but I tried downgrading to 1.6 and that still did not work. I just restored to Fresh 1.1 and that has 1.6 which works in that ROM but not the other ROM. I've tried swapping ROM's multiple times pretty much the same results. I will try to fiddle with some other versions of WTFRU again and see.
After you connect it to your iPad hold down end button turn Mobile network off and then turn it right back on and it should work I have to do this every time I connect to anything
Let me know if this works BTW I'm gettin an Ipad strictly to jailbreak tht *****
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Let me know if this works BTW I'm gettin an Ipad strictly to jailbreak tht *****
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You need to wait until they jailbreak iPads
O they already have Google it just haven't released it yet they either waiting on 3g version to get released so it isn't patched or for OS 4.0 hay I can wait just gonna b super limited on the lil p.o.s till its released
Hey danknee.....
you should change the sig....something like this:
I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by NOT buying an iPad.
Thanks,
Bubba. J/K
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i bought the 3g version hehe here its the usb port and the sd card hehe =)
Not picking on anyone, but I thought this was clever:
Uhh once again It can just be jailbroken and then ya can basically do w.e u want
I'm running Damageless 2.1 and I can tether no prob. I'm glad that my iPad fell off of a truck and I got it for hardly anything and I can't wait to sell it and get an Android/Chrome (ie.... real) tablet that is actually useful for what it's made for (browsing the internet) there are tons of sites that I frequent that are flash based and this pos can't display them WTF And don't get me started on videos
In the ifixit teardown of the 3G xoom... there is (in step 8) a blank mini-pci board, presumably for the LTE upgrade.
If this is also present in the Wifi Xoom, and this card were placed in it's place, and the appropriate coding was done, would it perhaps ... function?
Just some thoughts...
Damn, serious? I'm kinda curious too now!
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In the ifixit teardown of the 3G xoom... there is (in step 8) a blank mini-pci board, presumably for the LTE upgrade.
If this is also present in the Wifi Xoom, and this card were placed in it's place, and the appropriate coding was done, would it perhaps ... function?
Just some thoughts...
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I say buy it and give it a try in all honestly it would be pretty cool if you could use it
Where would a sim card go on the wi-fi Xoom if you did this?
If you can get Linux source drivers, it might be doable, but you'd have to figure out a way to get the drivers to link up with the Android data layer (not sure if that's easy or hard)...
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Where would a sim card go on the wi-fi Xoom if you did this?
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Wifi only Xoom has a sim card slot.
But I'm not sure if it has a pci slot.
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Wifi only Xoom has a sim card slot.
But I'm not sure if it has a pci slot.
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It does? Damn, I should look more carefully I wonder if you can do anything with it... Like retrieve contacts stored on a SIM.
There was a similar thread already here somewhere. It would be great if we could achieve this, but it'll surely require a lot of coding
I think the minipci card has its own sim slot. i don't think it would interact with the xoom's own sim slot (although it looks like there is the contacts for a sim on the wifi xoom)
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I think the minipci card has its own sim slot. i don't think it would interact with the xoom's own sim slot (although it looks like there is the contacts for a sim on the wifi xoom)
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NO the mini pci card communicate with the onboard sim slot through the bus just like in some laptops/netbooks/umpc like in the samsung q1u, I have 2 of these units the cam with onboard sim slots but no radio I bought 2 radios from ebay install them in the minipci slot and the onboard sim slot works.... I'm thinking of removing one and try it in my xoom wifi... they work native in many flavors of linu, in android x86 2.2 is scans mobile network but take forever.... so i still dunno....
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NO the mini pci card communicate with the onboard sim slot through the bus just like in some laptops/netbooks/umpc like in the samsung q1u, I have 2 of these units the cam with onboard sim slots but no radio I bought 2 radios from ebay install them in the minipci slot and the onboard sim slot works.... I'm thinking of removing one and try it in my xoom wifi... they work native in many flavors of linu, in android x86 2.2 is scans mobile network but take forever.... so i still dunno....
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DAMN!!!! connector is missing
Back to the drawing board....
well i guess I'm stuck tethering with my iphone 4 via bluetooth
Step 13
It says that xoom has FM tunner....
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Step 13
It says that xoom has FM tunner....
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lol i believe the WiFi Version is like a bentley cousin.... where the 3g version is the Bently Daddy...... lol lol lol lol
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It says that xoom has FM tuner
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The Broadcom BCM4329 chip that all Xoom models use is WiFi/BT/FM (both receive and transmit).
But that's a moot point if they haven't connected the appropriate I/O pins to those of the CPU.
Is there an app to run on xoom and see what devices are recognised by the operating system and which are recognised but missing the drivers? Kinda like the device manager on windows?
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Just got my Dork Gizmo kit with a Hard Shell Case for travelling and an HDMI cable,USB cable and a key hook? Weird. (Suppose to say from 'Amazon' dunno why the hell it didnt appears as i typed it.)
Here's the link if anybody is curious.
http://www.amazon.com/Gizmo-Dorks-S...142S/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1307720366&sr=8-6
Im very happy because its a very good price!
I got everything now except the Skinomi which I intend to buy.
Even got 32GB Kinsgston.
If anyone has a question please shoot.
Cheers!
I got the same hardshell so far I love it! Keep us posted on the 32gig card I'm still saving pennies for that one lol.
Well I use my 32GB card today and its real nice to have aloooot of space.
And it works fine! Speedy, Kingston class 4.
I love the hardshell too, its a liiiittle bit hard to close the hard shell with the protective casing on but still it works! And that makes it awesome for travel.
Next thing is Skinomi screen protector and im done!
Loving my Acer more and more everyday!
Just wish they would make a keyboard dockstation so one can have the option of using it as a notebook and of course double the battery time or more since the dock would have batteries too.
The one they released not is a f-ing joke...
I bought this package from the suggestions here. I love the hdmi and the usb cables. I had thought that the case would be a tight fit, but loving the price and package.
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Just got my Dork Gizmo kit with a Hard Shell Case for travelling and an HDMI cable,USB cable and a key hook? Weird. (Suppose to say from 'Amazon' dunno why the hell it didnt appears as i typed it.)
Here's the link if anybody is curious.
http://www.amazon.com/Gizmo-Dorks-S...142S/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1307720366&sr=8-6
Im very happy because its a very good price!
I got everything now except the Skinomi which I intend to buy.
Even got 32GB Kinsgston.
If anyone has a question please shoot.
Cheers!
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I have the standard Acer gel case. Do you think there is enough room for the tablet to fit in the hard case with the gel case on it? It isn't thick. I really like that hard case.
I would think that you can fit the gel case in the hard case. Its pretty roomy, and I think its a little TOO roomy for my taste
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I would think that you can fit the gel case in the hard case. Its pretty roomy, and I think its a little TOO roomy for my taste
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Could you provide picture of your Iconia inside the case so we can see how ROOMY is it... ^_^
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Could you provide picture of your Iconia inside the case so we can see how ROOMY is it... ^_^
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I use it with the official Acer case INSIDE the other Hard Case(the one that look identical to Ipads) and I have no problem with too much room, in fact its borderline to tight but it feels sturdy and safe.
Give me another 10 hours. I am not near a computer
opps. Just figured out I can upload it from my phone. Hope that helps.
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Try not to be such "Dorks". LOL!!!!!
Sorry....just joking. Looks neat!
I need that case....but does the company provide worldwide shipments??
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I need that case....but does the company provide worldwide shipments??
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Yes I believe they do, you can just proceed to checkout when you are in Amazon after adding it to your basket and then you can confirm if you can receive it in your country.
But I believe it should be able to be delivered worldwide yes.
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I need that case....but does the company provide worldwide shipments??
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I got mine sent to brunei, so yes.
Petition has been mailed.
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http://www.PetitionOnline.com/4268499/petition.html
Voice your concerns there.
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Your drive is admirable however, you need to correct your grammar in that petition for sure. I am not trying to insult you, but that is a mess. I think (my opinion) you need to word it so that it is not so threatening in an al-Qaeda sorta way. If you need help with that, PM me.
I signed!!!
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I think it's fine as is. Humor is oftentimes an effective persuasion.
In the realm of attention-getting, however, images are really worth a thousand words. Hence my suggestions for one of these below to be added to the voices of the hoi polloi:
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holy cow she is scary.
keitht is right though. If you want to be taken seriously by Motorola or potential adult signatories then you need to clean up the grammar. Additionally, in my opinion, It would be more effective if you phrased it to seem less petulant.
Yea...sorry frustrated. The site wont let me update it though. Stuck with it now.
I don't know how that petition site works so not sure if you can edit your existing text, but it should only include the facts of the issue which are:
- microSD card support does not work 4 months after release
- no word on when 4G support will be available 4 months after release
As we wait, neither of the above features work as we watch other tablets release with fully functional microSD slots and 4G support.
My opinion (and is only my opinion) at this point, I have lost 1/2 the value of the tablet for the features that should have already been implemented. Maybe even more since the Xoom was already priced more than any tablet that released with these features working.
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I don't know how that petition site works so not sure if you can edit your existing text, but it should only include the facts of the issue which are:
- microSD card support does not work 4 months after release
- no word on when 4G support will be available 4 months after release
As we wait, neither of the above features work as we watch other tablets release with fully functional microSD slots and 4G support.
My opinion (and is only my opinion) at this point, I have lost 1/2 the value of the tablet for the features that should have already been implemented. Maybe even more since the Xoom was already priced more than any tablet that released with these features working.
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Put that in the comments of the petition that way when I print it out they see all that.
I just see all these concerns being wasted in this forum when they could be put there and printed out and mailed ya know.
So please don't waste those great thoughts in here anymore
A petition can't be changed once it's live, else people can sub X for Y and subvert the original premise.
BTW,
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/internet.asp
I signed! . . .
I signed it although I think it should have been proofed better. But that does not take away the fact that we have been screwed with the microSD card and 4G issue four months later. Xoom 2 talk already? Are you kidding me? Xoom 1 was never finished.
I am liking the comments. More of that said and we got something.
Signed!!!!
+1 sign
i just sign it..Chris.
signed...i need that damn sd card slot to work...dang it !!!
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I signed.
signed up hope you get somewhere with this.
i sign it, the link it's on my Facebook and Twitter.
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i sign it, the link it's on my Facebook and Twitter.
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Awesome thank you. We need the support.