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the tab only came out less than a year ago and is going to be obselete sigh. can see many are dumbing their tab in marketplace in anticipation of the upcoming tab 10.1

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daniel_83 said:
7 cannot be replaced by 10.1

the size is too different
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Agree too!

There's no way the 7 inch can be dumped by the 10.1..

the biggest advantage of the 7 inch Tab is the combination between tablet and phone..
10.1 is a full fledge tablet.. because Honeycomb (Android 3.0) does not support 3G/GSM networks.. just like iPad is not iPhone, even though they're iOS..

unless anyone would want both a mobile phone and a tablet to carry around, getting the 10.1 will be a good choice to complement the phone.. but then again it becomes an unnecessity.. because it's a "want" not a "necessary", as the phone can pretty do as much as a tablet with a smaller screen anyway..

anyway I would prefer the Tab 7 inch to stay with Android 2.3 and not upgraded to Android 3.0 Honeycomb because I still want to use it as a phone.. cos no point re-invest in another gadget that does the same thing.. unless of course when Google says Honeycomb supports 3G/GSM, then I'd hope Samsung will push Honeycomb to Tab..

btw Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) will be a combination of Gingerbread and Honeycomb, so it will be the first full native support from Google to have a combination of Tablet and Phone.. by then (late 2011 when Android 4.0 is released), I believe Tab 7" might stand a good chance to be upgraded again.. even if Samsung doesn't support anymore, the Open Source community will definitely do something about it..
 
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BlackCube said:
Anyone has issue connecting to Wifi @ home?

All my device can connect to my Wifi but not G.Tab.
It's hidden network and under WPA.

Anyone?
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Yup. mine too cannot detect non-broadcast SSID with WEP. Cannot detect network while all my iOS devices can detect instantly....

anyone noe what happen ?
 
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anybody can help me

how to update to 2.3?

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idiotz said:
Agree too!

There's no way the 7 inch can be dumped by the 10.1..

the biggest advantage of the 7 inch Tab is the combination between tablet and phone..
10.1 is a full fledge tablet.. because Honeycomb (Android 3.0) does not support 3G/GSM networks.. just like iPad is not iPhone, even though they're iOS..

unless anyone would want both a mobile phone and a tablet to carry around, getting the 10.1 will be a good choice to complement the phone.. but then again it becomes an unnecessity.. because it's a "want" not a "necessary", as the phone can pretty do as much as a tablet with a smaller screen anyway..

anyway I would prefer the Tab 7 inch to stay with Android 2.3 and not upgraded to Android 3.0 Honeycomb because I still want to use it as a phone.. cos no point re-invest in another gadget that does the same thing.. unless of course when Google says Honeycomb supports 3G/GSM, then I'd hope Samsung will push Honeycomb to Tab..

btw Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) will be a combination of Gingerbread and Honeycomb, so it will be the first full native support from Google to have a combination of Tablet and Phone.. by then (late 2011 when Android 4.0 is released), I believe Tab 7" might stand a good chance to be upgraded again.. even if Samsung doesn't support anymore, the Open Source community will definitely do something about it..
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iirc they actually showed off telephony functions on the 8.9 and 10.1 Tabs. Whether it will come in the final 3G versions I dunno, but it was shown off.

imho getting IC 4.0 on Tab 7" in a working form is a pipe dream, but that's just my opinion. :D
 
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kennyboy said:
Ah..here!

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 comes to the office, makes calls

Size should be the main concern here, not telephony functions. :D
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Wow kudos to samsung to add the phone function to Honeycomb.. Its natively not supported by Google, but Samsung shown it.. Hope they'll make the 3G/GSM function an official release and not a prototype demonstration only..

I believe ice cream sandwich is possible on Tab 7" because its a combination of Honeycomb and Gingerbread.. That means it may likely not require Tegra or multicore processors to run as necessarily as Honeycomb's requirement. Don't forget Google wouldn't leave behind phones of lesser/weaker hardware specs.. The hybrid os will cover across many types of hardware to reduce Android's fragmentation. Tab 7" has pretty good specs.. That's why I believe it's possible..

You can also look on previous Android's trend. I upgraded my HTC G1 from Cupcake 1.5, to Donut 1.6, to Eclair 2.0, to Froyo 2.2.. That's 4 versions of upgrades on an old and low spec hardware! To think that Tab 7" will just die on Froyo, then to Gingerbread, is definitely unlikely considering the good hardware spec.. It can be stretched to the limits, just like the G1.. The Open Source Community will make that possible!
 
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is a pity that 7" had s short life. at the rate. the manufacturers are going, the product you got today may not even last 3 months in future before a better one comes along by the same manufacturer

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idiotz said:
Wow kudos to samsung to add the phone function to Honeycomb.. Its natively not supported by Google, but Samsung shown it.. Hope they'll make the 3G/GSM function an official release and not a prototype demonstration only..

I believe ice cream sandwich is possible on Tab 7" because its a combination of Honeycomb and Gingerbread.. That means it may likely not require Tegra or multicore processors to run as necessarily as Honeycomb's requirement. Don't forget Google wouldn't leave behind phones of lesser/weaker hardware specs.. The hybrid os will cover across many types of hardware to reduce Android's fragmentation. Tab 7" has pretty good specs.. That's why I believe it's possible..

You can also look on previous Android's trend. I upgraded my HTC G1 from Cupcake 1.5, to Donut 1.6, to Eclair 2.0, to Froyo 2.2.. That's 4 versions of upgrades on an old and low spec hardware! To think that Tab 7" will just die on Froyo, then to Gingerbread, is definitely unlikely considering the good hardware spec.. It can be stretched to the limits, just like the G1.. The Open Source Community will make that possible!
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Yes, I like your optimism, but I'm just stating my opinions based on what I've observed from what the devs have been able to achieve on Samsung devices. Imho it's gonna take a hell of a long time, possibly even never for any form of a truly custom rom beyond HC. Just look at the slow as molasses progress of CM7 for the Tab.

I also hope I'm wrong, but it doesn't look good unless one intends to never switch tablets for the long term. Maybe I'm just too practical. :D
 
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