Since wifi range was one of the main reasons for the delayed release of the Transformer Prime, i'm curious about peoples' experiences regarding the wifi range and reliability.
This guy seemed to think it wasn't all that bad if I remember correctly...
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime Review - YouTube
He says that the first 2 he got were significantly worse and terrible.. but the latest one he has is the version that we should be getting and its fine. Also a good review if you haven't seen it. Very honest!
This guy seemed to think it wasn't all that bad if I remember correctly...
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime Review - YouTube
He says that the first 2 he got were significantly worse and terrible.. but the latest one he has is the version that we should be getting and its fine. Also a good review if you haven't seen it. Very honest!
^ Would you mind checking your GPS? Over at the XDA forums, they have a poll going on. Out of the 10 people who have voted in the poll, so far, 7 of them claim they cannot get a lock on GPS...
This guy seemed to think it wasn't all that bad if I remember correctly...
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime Review - YouTube
He says that the first 2 he got were significantly worse and terrible.. but the latest one he has is the version that we should be getting and its fine. Also a good review if you haven't seen it. Very honest!
Got my Prime last Friday. I definitely notice a weaker signal on the Prime than I do on other wireless devices throughout the house (2 W7 laptops, 2 touchs, 1 HTC Incredible). I can be standing within 10 feet of my dual band wireless N router with line of site and still not get a full signal. There is something wrong, you may be able to live with it depending on your situation. Whether Asus owns up to this problem and does something about it is the question... still debating if I return this to BB or not, I have 45 days being a premier member. Hoping Asus addresses the problem before then...
This sucks. I want to keep this tablet. I really do. They're just making it so hard to justify it. The GPS issue stinks, but I really don't care about GPS on a tablet, so I'm fine with that. The WIFI, on the other hand, is very important. I was in denial that there was really an issue with it, as general browsing in my small apartment is fine, but I got around to doing some tests today, and I am not pleased.
Using the speedtest.net app, I consistently get about 15-20 Mbps on my iPad1, 8-15 Mbps on my Galaxy Nexus, and about 3-5 Mbps on my Transformer Prime. Yuck.
In addition to that, I tested by transferring a large file over my home network from my PC to my devices using FTP, and it peaked at about 4 Mbps on the Transformer Prime and hit 8 Mbps on my Galaxy Nexus. YUCK.
I'm going to try and get to a buddy's house today to do some distance tests, and I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be pleased with the results.
I really do love everything else about this tablet, but this just really sucks. What good is a tablet with crappy wifi?