(To Mod/admin, We have talked to the marketing guy for this thread, and got approved, please don't delete)
It is Karl from Caseborne by ArmadilloTek Inc.
I'm a guy from Texas with a passion for creating the best-rugged phone case. After years of success with our beloved Vanguard case, I took a risk and redesigned it to make it even better. I focused on making it more modern and simple while providing the crazy rugged protection you need. The result? A case that's 20% lighter and thinner but just as tough as ever.
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Despite creating one of the best-rugged cases out there, not many people know about us. It takes a lot of money and marketing skills to break through in this competitive market.
There are many brands that brag about how durable their cases are, but neither of them shows you anything.
I don't have money or marketing skills, all I can do is smash my phone in my cases.
Hopefully, people will give us their business.
Check my video (ignore how silly I am)
You can get it on Amazon.com with 20% off - Coupon AMDTEK20Link to Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/1460D775-1A15-4DFA-85F8-2C011737DC2C
One More Thing
I understand someone hates to use cases, so I created another brand www.thinborne.com, which is super thin and made of aramid fiber. 0nly 0.03 inches thick and 0.46 oz!
If you guys know about latercase or Pitaka, yes, we are better!
As we do a 3-round quality check on every single case, and we are a U.S. small business with families living in Texas!
There is a story about the real reason. Join the group you will know! (Yes, I am a special troll).
You can get it on Amazon.com with 20% off - Coupon AMDTEK20Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BSK3TVQ2 $44.98
If you are interested to be our brand ambassador to get perks (like free cases, commissions, gifts) you can contact me directly https://getcaseborne.com/pages/get-a-case-from-us
Not a big fan of rugged cases, but would love to try and review the thinborne case
EDIT: Just read that thinborne case testing is US Only, unfortunately not EU
I put my name in the hat for this. I have done this for free cases on several phones that I have had in the past and so far, none of the deals have been flaky. Several have been great cases that I still use (the brands).
Always happy to help and offer constructive and detailed feedback.
I shot an email about the Vanguard rugged case. I usually use Spigen Tough Armor cases but would be happy to try yours and report back. Definitely have always been a fan of heavy duty cases (my usage of which is probably why I've never cracked a screen or gotten worse than a scratch on my phones).
This sticky is as close to spam as it gets. They pulled off the same thing with the S22U release. Offered a few free cases and then let the thread run long after they gave away those cases. That gave false hope to many and free advertising for Caseborne.
And why is this a sticky? This should be an accessory topic.
I would like to give it a try. I would give the case a good workout, as I do Industrial Maintenance. So, im constantly working in and on machinery and in need of a good case that will protect the S23 Ultra
Mine will be here tomorrow, so am excited to see what these are like!
I'll post pics and thoughts, but will have to wait until I get the phone to truly test them out. However, I am wondering if it will fit my wife's N22U. LOL!
I got my order in as well. Amazon shows they are arriving on Thursday. These cases look cool, I'm excited to give them a shot.
If it's not too late, I'd like to join the program as well - my Note 10+ in Spigen case fell on concrete 2 weeks ago and the back of the phone is broken now, so I've decided to bite the bullet and get S23U to finally upgrade (still crying because of no SD Card slot on new Galaxies), so just signed up and looking for additional info.
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spart0n said:
I just went through the hoops to get this and got the email on how to receive my "free" case and this is COMPLETELY against Amazon's ToS by buying an item in exchange for a review and receiving your money back outside of Amazon. This is also how scammers get a lot of good reviews on Amazon by giving crap away for a good review. Then switch the listing to something completely different and have a ton of good reviews.
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The instructions make clear that they are interested in feedback given to them, *not* reviews. Amazon also allows reviews for free product as long as it's disclosed by the seller. Asking for the order number could be to ensure that the order is marked as such.
EtherealRemnant said:
The instructions make clear that they are interested in feedback given to them, *not* reviews. Amazon also allows reviews for free product as long as it's disclosed by the seller. Asking for the order number could be to ensure that the order is marked as such.
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spart0n said:
The only time that Amazon allows for a free product like that is if the refund is given through Amazon this is explicitly stated that the refund is outside of Amazon
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Well again, the instructions don't say anything about wanting reviews, they want feedback.
"We are not interested in reviews, just want to learn your thoughts about our new product lines."
No Amazon terms violation.
Edit: Post deleted because it's off-l topic I can't discuss it further
I have applied for the rugged case as i also have the Samsung official rugged case coming soon for my S23 Ultra and a whitedome screen protector.
hand-filer said:
This sticky is as close to spam as it gets. They pulled off the same thing with the S22U release. Offered a few free cases and then let the thread run long after they gave away those cases. That gave false hope to many and free advertising for Caseborne.
And why is this a sticky? This should be an accessory topic.
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@hand-filer Just for your information. As this thread's title clearly indicates it's a thread of one of the authorised sponsors of this private website; a reason why this thread also has been stuck in this forum.
If you require more information, please do not hesitate to contact me privately. I'm also happy to bring you in contact with our advertisement department if you intend to promote your products on XDA and to post at prominent locations.
spart0n said:
I sell things on Amazon as well and I just spoke with customer support for sellers and ask them about this even without asking for a review this is against their terms of service If it wasn't for the personal information shared between me and the chat rep I would post the screenshots here saying as much
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@spart0n I'd appreciate if you review the XDA Forum Rules - at the moment with emphasis on rule no. 15 and to refrain from off-topic posts in future. Thanks for your cooperation. I'm going to contact you privately in a few minutes.
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I think this falls in a loop-hole. TECHNICALLY, there is NO REFUND being given at all. You put the items in your cart, send them the information (totals) and they FUND YOU BEFORE YOU BUY, so there is no refund, so to speak.
The Order ID is to make sure you use the funds provided to order and they can tell if you asked for a refund with your order number and then talk to you about getting their money back.
I have done this deal several times for various phones and have never had an issue, so this is not SPAM as it is a Legit ask from someone, who obviously, went through the proper process with XDA to post this and offer this to their users.
I was hoping the cases would arrive today (Amazon states that it should be here by 9pm, but it is still in SHIPPED status and not Out for Delivery), but more likely will arrive tomorrow and I will give these a serious look and provide the feedback they asked for in return for the free cases.
I'm waiting for a follow up email from the guy
I've had no follow up on this either
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Just as the title says. It was an error and local stores WILL NOT be honoring a price match.
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http://androidcommunity.com/htc-flyer-on-sale-for-99-at-best-buy-fly-to-your-local-store-20111006/
Not that I think I'm entitled to a product at 1/3 the cost of its manufacture, but the tease is getting old...
(Not to mention, I really want to know how other people keep beating me to the punch. Are there really people out there that waste more time on gadget blogs/XDA than me?)
Well, I got two before the store opened at $99, saw geeksquad outside, asked a guy about it, and he offered to sell me early. Got home and saw the pricing error, I really hope the guy doesn't get in trouble, but I got two. I feel bad but is was an honest mistake.
Got one before store opened as well. 99....guess I got lucky.
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I've always wondered what the laws/courts specifically say about situations like this. While I understand that businesses shouldn't be held to honest mistakes. What if a typo or printing error meant a car dealer had to sell all his cars for $1, he would obviously go out of business if he was required to honor the advertisement.
On the other hand, somebody can definitely claim intentional false advertising or a bait-and-switch type thing. Get people to the store, then say "Ohhh, it was a mistake . . . but why don't you buy it anyway for full price while you're here?"
I was told that i will be given credit of $200 for price adjustment this morning. Hopefuly they carry through with it.
Otherwise, I'm prepared to pay the $300 like I agreed to in the beginning. I just hope they don't eff things over like they have a reputation for doing.
Just bought one for 99.99 from a best buy "vending machine" in the las vegas airport!
Pretty lucky if I do say so myself.
I got one as soon as the store opened. They honored the shelf price, then took down the $99 tag.
They canceled my online order .
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Ok, now they are toying with me. They just sent me a UPS tracking number for my order
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Walked in at 9:55am. I grabbed the very last one. I saw people running in as i walked out lol! I still think the HP Touchad was a better steal at $99.
akira02rex said:
Walked in at 9:55am. I grabbed the very last one. I saw people running in as i walked out lol! I still think the HP Touchad was a better steal at $99.
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No way. The Flyer is head and shoulders better than the Touchpad - no matter how good the Cyanogenmod group is, it will always be a hack. The Flyer is purebred Android through and through.
redpoint73 said:
I've always wondered what the laws/courts specifically say about situations like this. While I understand that businesses shouldn't be held to honest mistakes. What if a typo or printing error meant a car dealer had to sell all his cars for $1, he would obviously go out of business if he was required to honor the advertisement.
On the other hand, somebody can definitely claim intentional false advertising or a bait-and-switch type thing. Get people to the store, then say "Ohhh, it was a mistake . . . but why don't you buy it anyway for full price while you're here?"
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It depends on the applicable consumer protection laws--those usually differ from state to state (not that greatly) but it is general practice to honor the advertised price. There's mostly case law on it, but it's arguable to a point.
Contracts was so long ago ...
This, the Touchpad firesale and especially the Amazon Fire (250k orders in 5 days) send the industry (and hopefully HTC) a clear message: people want low priced tablets.
Exactly... they expected me to pay the same amount on the tablet as I did for my laptop, which can perform better in every single category (even in battery life).
(Acer 4820TG with SSD)
And who cares about the "iPad killer?" It pisses me off how many companies and review sites use Apple as the standard for everything. The only reason why they're successful is that they actually use common sense when designing their products and they come out with products BEFORE everyone else (which I think is kinda important).
Just make an attractive device without the iPad's price tag!
Lucas0511 said:
This, the Touchpad firesale and especially the Amazon Fire (250k orders in 5 days) send the industry (and hopefully HTC) a clear message: people want low priced tablets.
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Yes, and compared to the Flyer, the Fire is a slower and limited device. Your get what you pay for
The Flyer is a fine device at $300. Any lower has to be a loss, based on quality and features of the device.
sbrownla said:
It depends on the applicable consumer protection laws--those usually differ from state to state (not that greatly) but it is general practice to honor the advertised price. There's mostly case law on it, but it's arguable to a point.
Contracts was so long ago ...
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Having to honor the advertised price is what I would think, from what little I know about the consumer protection laws. But it seems this kind of thing happens all the time, where retailers state that an advertised price was an error. I'm on Newegg's email list, and it seems like every couple months they send out a message saying so-and-so price was an error, and they apologize, blah blah. It would seem that these retailers would be out of business, if they had to honor every advertised price that was a mistake. And the mistake might not even be theirs, but the fault of an ad agency, typo in newspaper, etc.
I wonder if promptly sending out a correction helps their case? Conventional wisdom (which of course does not always apply to the law!) would seem to dictate that making a conscious effort to quickly inform the public of the error, would help deflect any claims of intentional false advertising.
What's crazy us that if you look it up via the mobile app, it is still listed at $99. I have mine already, but seeing that price is tempting.
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I can't even purchase it on the mobile. I couldn't get pass the log in stage.
W00t!!!!!
Went to pick it up from best buy. Receipt said $99!
I am seeing too many (obviously from you guys) reviews crying about a locked bootloader. That is not something to cry about. Asus never promised it to be unlocked. It doesn't detract from usability or experience. It's something that affects 1% of owners who want to void their warranties.
So stop trolling the reviews. Asus already gave in, you won. Deoccupy amazon now.
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Really dude?
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I wouldn't give it a 1 star rating but to me that is one of the most important things about a tablet/phone and they DON'T list it in the specs. I would give it a 3 of 5 rating most likely. Now, it is a 5 star. Go preach to someone else about how/if/when/why to leave a review on a product.
jptech said:
I am seeing too many (obviously from you guys) reviews crying about a locked bootloader. That is not something to cry about. Asus never promised it to be unlocked. It doesn't detract from usability or experience. It's something that affects 1% of owners who want to void their warranties.
So stop trolling the reviews. Asus already gave in, you won. Deoccupy amazon now.
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Who are you to make a request like this? What does it matter to you?
Whiner thread review:
I give this thread 1 star (lowest it can go unfortunately)
Pros: None
Cons: Locked bootloader.
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I agree. giving the prime a bad review over bootloaser being locked is dumb and unneccessary. Asus already said they will release an unlocking tool for poeple who want to do it themselves. Asus won't unlock it for security reasons n such. so at least they giving you the option to do it yourself, at the cost of voiding warranty though.
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Who are you to make a request like this? What does it matter to you?
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When people don't buy the prime because of such reviews then Asus will stop making tablets and supporting of the tablets.
And i want future updates and a company like asus which supports their android products.
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Whiner thread review:
I give this thread 1 star (lowest it can go unfortunately)
Pros: None
Cons: Locked bootloader.
Was this review helpful to you? (Yes) (No)
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that's funny
sontin said:
When people don't buy the prime because of such reviews then Asus will stop making tablets and supporting of the tablets.
And i want future updates and a company like asus which supports their android products.
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I agree. The Transformer series has been revolutionary so far, and you wouldn't want Asus to stop their fine work simply because of people complaining about bootloaders.
Reall you guys have nothing better to do then making fake shop reviews? Retards.
Every person has the right to review any product how they see fit. To many people the bootloader is important, and locked it different than ENCRYPTED and locked. On top of that, ASUS has not actually said what they mean by unlocking the bootloader and won't until (if) they actually release it.
This is important information about a device that I believe should be made upfront. I, for one, would find these reviews helpful as I would have liked to know before I bought mine. People that don't understand what a bootloader is will probably ignore it anyway. If they are going by an aggregated review score then they are not making an informed decision anyway. Welcome to the Inter-webs.
Kinda like knowing what kind of tires or batteries your car takes. Some people may not care, but if it means you have only one shop you can take it too it can affect your purchasing decision.
In any case, the bootloader issue is widely reported and has shown up on every Tech News site, Android Community forums, etc. So pointing your finger here is kinda of douchey. You do realize that there was an entire social media campaign about this right? I doubt the xda-developers are the sole Android developers that use Twitter, Facebook, Google+ or Amazon.
That said if I actually had an Amazon account, hell yes I would make my opinions known on the tablet I purchased. And I could really care less if you liked my opinion or not. You always have an option of posting your opinion and I will not hold your against you.
jptech said:
I am seeing too many (obviously from you guys) reviews crying about a locked bootloader. That is not something to cry about. Asus never promised it to be unlocked. It doesn't detract from usability or experience. It's something that affects 1% of owners who want to void their warranties.
So stop trolling the reviews. Asus already gave in, you won. Deoccupy amazon now.
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Really you came here to post that? I mean who are you? CEO of Asus? Why should you care about what people say about it. If you're happy then great. I originally ordered from amazon, but they cancel on me so I can't comment there, but I would about the GPS, it's not functional and people should know so they can make a buying decission. And if they lock it and some people find that's not a problem then they won't care about it.
UmbraeSoulsbane said:
To many people the bootloader is important, and locked it different than ENCRYPTED and locked
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To many people HERE. Not on amazon. and for those wondering, I'm an active prime member of the amazon community. I read and write product reviews. And I hate seeing whiners nerd about something the average consumer doesn't even know about.
I wouldn't worry too much about this, it was simply a strategic measure to get Asus to respond (by threatening their sales).... which worked. Fortunately, the reviews/stars on Amazon are able to be edited/updated, so now that Asus has given in to the demands of unlocking the bootloader, the XDA community can simply update their rating to what ever they see fit (which by the way, many have already done).
Scratch all that as well, here's a quote from a Best Buy employee in this thread:
Quixion2008 said:
As a current Best Buy employee(Senior at Purdue University(Seasonal employee)...(the same on helping a good amount of this forum get grey docks ahead of schedule) I believe I can shed some light on this issue. Today while using our inventory management software (RSS) I looked up the grey 32 TF201. In BEST BUYS system the sku has been DISCONTINUED. This generally happens when we are no longer receiving that particular model of a computer or tablet physically in stores in the future. This is, in my opinion, not what is going on. As most have noticed the grey 32 prime has been pulled from BBY.com. Only the CG is even on the site. The grey was taken down and given a "secret sku" that was to be used for those who had pre ordered a CG and were given the opportunity to switch to grey. This sku has gotten out to the forums and has been being used to order grey 32 primes online through BBY.com. I suspect BBY is changing the sku so this can no longer be done, and giving the prime a dedicated sku for in store availability which should be occurring within the next 2-3 weeks.
The prime is here to stay.
-Quix
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Also, I never knew this forum was fulled with /b/tards. Shoulda inb4 OP is a troll.
Scratch all that, just talked to a support rep. They're done manufacturing the First model of it. They've got a second model they're planning to roll out this month (just like ICS would be available before the end of the year). That would explain why Best Buy assumed it's done, discontinued the first version of the TF201. Perhaps a TF211? Feel free to call 'em up and ask if it's been discontinued. They should respond with something along the lines of Lol new model! Or something to that effect. Waiting for a supervisor to call me up tomorrow.
Just got off the phone the Best Buy.com floor manager, and *apparently* Asus is no longer manufacturing the Prime. I wanted to return it for a REPLACEMENT, and nobody could answer one simple question: Do you have one in stock to replace it with? I got to the supervisor and he simply told me it was done, gave me a direct number to Asus. He also told me to file an RMA and that Asus would try to fix it, and if they couldnt, then I'd get a same or better one.
Great.
I'm calling Asus to see what's up. I'll update the OP with more info. I want my damn Prime fixed...
I'd appriciate it if someone else called Best Buy to see if this true. Get to a live person, and ask for their supervisor. The guy I got was 'Micheal'. Be sure to ask for his name to see if it's the same guy. Thanks
lol.
Sure
that's because thing is littered with some minor manufactured defects.
oh well, at least it will go up in value
also I bet HASBRO had something to do with this too. Glad I got mines before the court ordered junction was put in place.
LOL, please don't tell me your gonna believe this? Then Asus will probably also be done.
Just delete useless threads like this, thanks.
One thing you should learn pretty quickly is to never believe anything a dumb store manager or CSR tells you.
Im guessing they think they are talking about the OG transformer.
Or did we bully Asus somuch it just up and quit the whole thing?
bwaaa ha ha WTF? BB employees are like VZW employees, I often know more then they do about their own products, thus I don't trust comments like this 1 bit.
i don't know guys, i think the Best Buy.com floor manager is a pretty reliable source...you didn't get to become "floor manager" for nothing....
Maybe the BB floor manager is sick n tired of dealing with all the botched prime exchanging?
I know I would be by now.
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i don't know guys, i think the Best Buy.com floor manager is a pretty reliable source...you didn't get to become "floor manager" for nothing....
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Yeah, probably the OG Transformer.
How the heck would a BestBuy *floor manager* get wind of something faster than Endgaget, ITworld, Anandtech, The Verge and the rest of the technocrat blogosphere?
There is a higher probability of Bigfoot doing the Mambo in Time Square
He probably meant the TF101 original Transformer. It makes perfect business sense to phase out the TF101, now that it's replacement is coming to market.
the_game_master said:
lad I got mines before the court ordered junction was put in place.
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Why is it "mines" and not "mine"?
robomo said:
How the heck would a BestBuy *floor manager* get wind of something faster than Endgaget, ITworld, Anandtech, The Verge and the rest of the technocrat blogosphere?
There is a higher probability that of Bigfoot doing the Mambo in Time Square
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WOW...Bigfoot can Mambo?
LOL this is the funiest thing I read all day!!!
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i don't know guys, i think the Best Buy.com floor manager is a pretty reliable source...you didn't get to become "floor manager" for nothing....
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Are you KIDDING ME??? Best buy has launched more misinformation that the Counter-Spy's did in WWII.
I had one "E-Commerce VP tell me that ASUS Hasn't RELEASED the dock yet, it will be out at the END OF JANUARY, LOL! I had to tell him that my co-worker HAS one from Best Buy sitting on his desk, and he still doubted me. I had to point him to one of the "Dock Sources" thread here at xda.
He DID NOT become a floor manager by knowing ANYTHING about product releases, I will tell you that. Man that's funny!!!
I almost hurt myself laughing. HEHEHEHEHE! HAHAHAHAHA!
Sorry - it's my fault. All the tablets i buy go end of life about a week later
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lol.
Sure
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+1000
if anything bby doesn't have a proper in store stock date so their system is screwed up. no one on CS or at the store level has any idea of what's going on as far as manuf or actual stock beyond what their inventory system shows them, and that system is a piece of crap (unless they updated it significantly after i quit from there, which i doubt)
the only actually plausable thing one can take from this is they are for some reason giving the new batches a different sku and discontinuing the old one.
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Yeah, probably the OG Transformer.
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I thought they are still making the original Transformer?
Yeah best buy also told me that Asus wasn't coming out with the Prime back in december.
Major bugs, horrible design flaw and dishonest sales tactics mixed together with a name that is clearly ripped off from hasbro will lead to its demise.
Prime could have been a real winner but Asus just couldn't live up to it.
They will probably stop making the current bugged out and defective units and redesign it with a plastic back and rename it to the Asus Tranny.
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Are you KIDDING ME??? Best buy has launched more misinformation that the Counter-Spy's did in WWII.
I had one "E-Commerce VP tell me that ASUS Hasn't RELEASED the dock yet, it will be out at the END OF JANUARY, LOL! I had to tell him that my co-worker HAS one from Best Buy sitting on his desk, and he still doubted me. I had to point him to one of the "Dock Sources" thread here at xda.
He DID NOT become a floor manager by knowing ANYTHING about product releases, I will tell you that. Man that's funny!!!
I almost hurt myself laughing. HEHEHEHEHE! HAHAHAHAHA!
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wow.... have i made myself look that stupid in the 20 posts i have here, or did i just misuse an emoticon? i thought the rolling of eyes implied sarcasm...but then you rolled your eyes at me? is that in jest? what if i do it now? does that deflect your sarcasm and reinstate my own? making you look like the fool?
boy, i'm really confused now....
haha....
From: "Hai_Trat
To: joplin_gl
Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2012 10:21 AM
Subject: RE: Transformer Prime Concerns Case #1654881
Dear Gregory,
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I just received an update regarding the Prime’s GPS functionality.
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We will be releasing a dongle shortly that will address the GPS function and be a fully usable GPS that will lock onto many satellites and keep their lock with wi-fi active.
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If you choose to purchase another Prime unit we will send a the GPS dongle to you to address the GPS locks.
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This is to keep you informed on making your purchase decision on picking up another Prime. I do hope we can keep you as a customer.
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Thanks,
Hai Trat
JR. Technical Product Manager
Inspiring Innovation．Persistent Perfection
From: "Hai_Trat
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2012 10:36 AM
Subject: RE: Transformer Prime Concerns Case #1654881
Dear Gregory,
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Also to update the wi-fi.* I have been testing our newer versions of our Primes over the last week and they are getting better signal strength with the wi-fi.* Wifi will vary depending on routers being used and the router settings.* I can tell you there is a definite improvement in wifi transfers and speed on the newer batches that I have.* I have been doing side by side comparisons with the TF101 and Prime with my RT-N13U router.* They are very close in performance now and I could not distinguish difference albeit very minor ones in transfer rates on both the units.* So this area has also been improved with our newer release Primes.*
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Let me know if you have any more questions as I can be your direct contact for communication on making your new Prime purchase a good one.
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Thanks,
Hai Trat
JR. Technical Product Manager
NEW NEWS
From: "Hai_Trat
To: joplin_gl
Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2012 3:42 PM
Subject: RE: Transformer Prime Concerns Case #1654881
Dear Gregory,
GPS dongle will be provided for free when it arrives. ETA is mid April for this and we are setting up a process for it. We will inform you once the process is complete and the dongles here.
It will look similar to the hinge from the dock. Where it will be a flush fit on the bottom of the unit if held in landscape matching the color of your Prime chassis.
For the Wfi,
I don’t have much info on Staples distribution process. I will have to see if the new ones will still be arriving at a Staples store with the sales team. I will check on this to see what information I can find out for you.
If you however do find a new batch of TF201 Primes. Please look for C3… version or higher. For instance serial number will be displayed on a label outside the box such as C3OKAS123456. These are improved on the wifi from the ones we have tested. This should be universal on all of the skus. Meaning 32GB or 64GB will have the update already since it is newer iterations of the units.
RIGHT ON
Uh oh, somebody stole the thunder from GK's big announcement.. Heads must roll...
Hey, this isn't a sneaky April Fools, right...
So the gps single will require the spare USB port?
Does he not mention what the model number is on the "later models"?
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I guess I should wait to purchase a Prime then.
Sooo an exchange program or not?
GPS dongle...? Meh.
>So the gps single will require the spare USB port?
Doubt it. That would require the dock. Am assuming this uses the proprietary connector, hence the "testing" needed, as else you can just grab any off-the-shelf USB GPS dongle instead.
If this is the big news i'm going to super disappointed
FIX THE WIFI not the GPS.
Fools
e.mote said:
Uh oh, somebody stole the thunder from GK's big announcement.. Heads must roll...
Hey, this isn't a sneaky April Fools, right...
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well the cat is out of the bag now. I can confirm this also. was supposed to be a secret..lmfao
I'm one of the people Asus has testing it out I told people I knew what the announcement was but couldn't reveal it because I was asked not to reveal it. well seems like someone posted an email. they have to be careful though. once Gary sees this thread, he will confront the person who leaked info and there go any more detailed info coming out. op or anyone should just post info without where it came from. that person could get in trouble over this as its not even official yet. testing still going on and the results determine whether its approved or not.
The dongle is very cool though. very minimalistic and made to look like part of the prime.
David522d said:
If this is the big news i'm going to super disappointed
FIX THE WIFI not the GPS.
Fools
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I'd be more disappointed if the big news is Ubuntu.
Be quite happy with this if it were a freebie for registered owners. Not so much if we're expected to pay for it!
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If this becomes official they better send it to every body at no cost.
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>very minimalistic and made to look like part of the prime.
So does it have a cable connector + clamp to affix onto the edge, or does it stick straight out from the connector?
Pics, dude. Like you said...
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Cool. How are we going to get it?
Read the WHOLE EMAIL
Re Dangle
I am more interested in the wifi fix in the second email. I am so close to buying one at Staples but not if a better build is coming
On a more serious note, lets hope that this being revealed before officially being approved doesn't mess things up for us prime owners. There are very important obvious reasons this never was announced yet. The way this news was talked about to be kept under wraps, I can almost guareentee that guy Hai might get in trouble over this. They really wanted to surprise everyone with this once approved. Legal reasons involved also more than likely.
while its cool to think we know now, it can still be easily retracted as it was never official. I just hope that guy doesn't lose his job over this. or gets demoted..lol. and changes things regarding this announcement for us. This won't be taken lightly by Asus. Believe it. SMH
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE OP! lmfaooooo.
I see, the process will be clear around mid Apr.
Actually it's pretty cool for Asus doing this. I am aware of the GPS issue when bought my Prime (mine is C1 series) and didn't plan to use it, but still it's nice to have it and may find it useful in occasional travellings.
their was a small statement on android police about it a couple of days ago
i don't even want it
demandarin said:
well the cat is out of the bag now. I can confirm this also. was supposed to be a secret..lmfao
I'm one of the people Asus has testing it out I told people I knew what the announcement was but couldn't reveal it because I was asked not to reveal it. well seems like someone posted an email. they have to be careful though. once Gary sees this thread, he will confront the person who leaked info and there go any more detailed info coming out. op or anyone should just post info without where it came from. that person could get in trouble over this as its not even official yet. testing still going on and the results determine whether its approved or not.
The dongle is very cool though. very minimalistic and made to look like part of the prime.
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I knew you were in on it and said as much weeks ago... See, being the endless Asus cheerleader has it's perks
Anyway, I'll take a dongle over the stupid **** I have seen people do here with guitar wire and duct take and beer cans. In the car, a dongle will be just fine by me.
I am actually fairly stoked by this.. better than anything else we've gotten this far.
t's a fair price for my Photon with no nicks scratches or blemishes with SPB 3d shell, and a 8 gig memory cad.
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Sprint is offering 80.00.
These kinds of posts/threads are always interesting because there are a lot of variables like is it unlocked for GSM, is it rooted, is it pure stock, where it's being sold, the market in that area, and so on.
I'd say at this point in time a Photon in excellent physical and working condition is worth roughly $125-150, as for the accessories or whatever that I don't consider to be too much of the pricing. An 8GB microSD card can be found for $5-10 these days so that's nothing at all. The case? No matter what people pay for those pieces of plastic or silicone or whatever, they're already overpriced by massive margins 99% of the time so, that shouldn't really be a factor either - the potential new owner may not even care to use their device in a case at all.
Original box, packaging, etc, it's all nice and dandy but that stuff doesn't increase the value of the phone itself.
This is US dollars I'm speaking of, as well, since I can't tell where you're hailing from and this forum is worldwide.
/me is expressing his own opinions about the value of the Photon so take all comments in this post as such...
I would say if your selling it, and its on 2.3.4, than NO DEAL. Ebay will give you 120 easy. If your buying it, and it is 2.3.4, than Buy! Only if it's running 2.3.5 do you have a problem.
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If you want reference, I bought my Electrify for $100 with no accessories off Craigslist about 2 months ago.
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I'm wondering what I can get for my Electrify, but it won't matter until next August when I qualify for new-customer pricing at US Cellular (so I can put the amount towards the S3 or Note 2 successor, or whatever I decide on switching to then). I have an Otterbox Defender and a 4GB microSD card -- the 16GB card is coming with me. Unless the new phone doesn't have a microSD slot I suppose. And it's unlocked, so I can give the buyer whatever Android version they want. MotoBlur, CM7, CM9, or CM10, or a ROM based on one of those.
And I disagree about cases. The Otterbox Defender is a $50 case (though you can find it cheaper -- I paid $30 for mine). I wouldn't add $50 to the price but I would at least add $25. (What I paid for mine doesn't matter, it's what they go for.) It's in perfect condition so why not.
br0adband said:
These kinds of posts/threads are always interesting because there are a lot of variables like is it unlocked for GSM, is it rooted, is it pure stock, where it's being sold, the market in that area, and so on.
I'd say at this point in time a Photon in excellent physical and working condition is worth roughly $125-150, as for the accessories or whatever that I don't consider to be too much of the pricing. An 8GB microSD card can be found for $5-10 these days so that's nothing at all. The case? No matter what people pay for those pieces of plastic or silicone or whatever, they're already overpriced by massive margins 99% of the time so, that shouldn't really be a factor either - the potential new owner may not even care to use their device in a case at all.
Original box, packaging, etc, it's all nice and dandy but that stuff doesn't increase the value of the phone itself.
This is US dollars I'm speaking of, as well, since I can't tell where you're hailing from and this forum is worldwide.
/me is expressing his own opinions about the value of the Photon so take all comments in this post as such...
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THIS IS STOCK NEVER BEEN ROOTED, AND IS ANDROID 2.3.5 Box was not intended to increase sales rofl.wtf This was meant to be a simple question about value with no "hocus pocus" sales tricks with anything other than to show what item looks like. The memory card was included because some people may want it even if they have their own, and if I could get 5-10.00 every day without having to do anything that's a plus. Thanks for your candid honest thoughts. I appreciate all of them. I ended up listing on Craigs list for 150.0 or best offer, and on Ebay 125.00 to start bid and 150.00 buy it now
Update to this story is I sold this for the $150.00 buy it now, and I am waiting for payment. Thanks for all of your in put. The MOPHO was one of the best signal phones that I have ever used. However the replacement SGIII is very close to signal -dbm strength in weak areas just like the Photon.This is not to discredit or bash the Photon because it is still a great phone with solid performance. Good luck to you all, and enjoy this phone until your next upgrade.