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dougproctor Posts: > 500

Bought this from Asda Friday and my first delve into Android. Questions. Can the firmware, currently 2.2.1
be upgraded to 3? What is rooting as i am familiar with iphones and jailbreaking but not this? Is it easy to do? I tried to install Skype but it fails every time. Any ideas please?
Thanks
Doug

[ This Message was edited by: dougproctor on 2011-08-13 13:05 ]

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Posted: 2011-08-13 13:48:39
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streetgang Posts: 160

Got some good results here.... http://www.thegalaxytabforum.com/

The only thing you may have to be aware of is that your tab is wifi only and some roms may be different
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Posted: 2011-08-13 14:05:33
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dougproctor Posts: > 500

Thanks! My goodness, I thought some of the Iphone jailbreak instructions were a bit complex but this is way beyond that!!! I might just have to return this and look for something else. I returned an Ipad 2 for this delve.....
The Skype thing is annoying. I want video on this and the version I had on it did not appear to do video. So I deleted it and then tried to load V2.1 which is supposed to support video on the Tab. Now it just fails on the install every time.
One other question. I have loads of contacts in Outlook - is there a way of synching them on to the Tab. I have Kies on there but can't find out how to do it.
Thanks, sorry about the stupid questions!
Doug

[ This Message was edited by: dougproctor on 2011-08-13 13:27 ]

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Posted: 2011-08-13 14:19:59
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dougproctor Posts: > 500

Solved the problems - returned it! Obviously spoilt by the Ipad and the ease of use. Bit of reading said it was not upgradable so it's history!
Thanks Streetgang for the info.
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Posted: 2011-08-13 15:44:49
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dougproctor Posts: > 500

Got a Asus Eee Pad Transformer. What a difference! It upgraded itself to 3.2 from 3.1 and is a world away from the Galaxy Tab P1010. Love this one and all for £60 more.
Only thing was I reserved it online, went into Currys to get it and found it was actually Comet I should have been standing in! The guy in Currys tried to sell me a new Galaxy Tab 10.1 for another £50 but unsuccessfully as I knew more about it than he did!!

[ This Message was edited by: dougproctor on 2011-08-13 20:47 ]

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Posted: 2011-08-13 21:46:32
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Tsepz_GP Posts: > 500

Its always best to go for the Honeycomb dual-core tablets such as the Galaxy Tab10.1, Asus See Pad, Motorola Xoom etc... not the single-core tablets as many of them run the phone OS.

Hope enjoy your Asus as much as I am enjoying my Galaxy Tab10.1

I don't use my phone as much as I used since I got my tab.
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Posted: 2011-08-21 21:13:14
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