I am now a Xoomer :-)

**ecaggiani** · 04-12-2011, 07:46 PM

Found out my company would be taking way too long to get me a tablet so I went out and got a wi-fi Xoom last night from Best Buy. It was an open box so I got 10% off, but all seems to be working ok.

It did have the Youtube and Books issue that everyone talks about, but I managed to fix those through the help from these forums :-)

So far I am digging it! Very smooth and elegant. but I do have two weeks to make sure all is good before I decide whether to keep it forever. Right now, that answer is YES. But I want to make sure it holds up over the next two weeks.

Would love to see a tablet version of a to-do list that syncs with either Google Tasks or Outlook. I think Outlook would be preferred, but Google Tasks is good enough. Any ideas?

**jeff327** · 04-12-2011, 08:01 PM

Welcome and enjoy. The Xoom is a great tablet!

**Live2ride883** · 04-12-2011, 08:03 PM

Make sure you hot the amazon app store everyday for your free app.

**Visual360** · 04-12-2011, 08:08 PM

Nice choice of tablet, you'll love it. Congrats on the new toy!

**NewAge** · 04-12-2011, 08:18 PM

And the Amazon MP3 app. Get your 5gb cloud storage on Amazon and access it through their MP3 app or widget all for free!

**Beezzy** · 04-12-2011, 08:28 PM

Welcome! And you don't need an app for everything cause the internet works perfect on this!

**LMO** · 04-12-2011, 10:12 PM

Welcome to the Xoom world! Good luck with it and enjoy!!

**ecaggiani** · 04-13-2011, 01:15 AM

Thanks all! I am enjoying this tablet immensely in just the two days I've had it so far. Already got the Amazon stuff, thanks!

I just installed Touchdown for Tablets and now sync my Outlook tasks/email/calendar/notes from Exchange. Happy camper here!

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**lobobuzz** · 04-13-2011, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by ecaggiani

Thanks all! I am enjoying this tablet immensely in just the two days I've had it so far. Already got the Amazon stuff, thanks!

I just installed Touchdown for Tablets and now sync my Outlook tasks/email/calendar/notes from Exchange. Happy camper here!

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Welcome to the awesome world of Xoom ownership!! The Xoom rocks!! FYI- if you buy an album on the Amazon MP3 store they'll upgrade your cloud storage to 20gb for free.

Have fun!!

**YourMobileGuru** · 04-13-2011, 11:14 AM

Yep the xoom definitely rocks!

There are a lot of aps that don't work (well or at all in some cases) but it rarely matters that much since the browser works exactly the same as your computer (with a few minor differences) .

Oh an the free Amazon Cloud Drive upgrade is for a year. After that you pay ;-)

**jarays212** · 04-13-2011, 11:19 AM

I'm loving my zoom even more now that I figured how to Bluetooth tether it to my Droid. Now I can play online with the xoom in-between innings at baseball games.

**adamspt2** · 04-13-2011, 01:00 PM

Instead of starting a new thread, I'll add that I just got a Xoom last week. Still haven't had enough time with it but I completely love it. I was not sold on tablets before I bought it (moment of really strong impulsive buy) but really glad I did now.

**YourMobileGuru** · 04-13-2011, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by adamspt2

Instead of starting a new thread, I'll add that I just got a Xoom last week. Still haven't had enough time with it but I completely love it. I was not sold on tablets before I bought it (moment of really strong impulsive buy) but really glad I did now.

Most people don't get it until they get the chance to spend any amount of time with one. I spent several hours total on the demo units in two version stores and two best buy mobiles before buying one (about 10 visits) and it still didn't prepare me for when it was mine and being able to customize it the way I wanted and set it up for MY usage. Now I am completely sold and bout a Xoom two days ago... no regrets at all

**varsityhacker** · 04-13-2011, 04:24 PM

Awesome thread so glad to see others enjoying their xoom's as much as I am. I have an ipad as well and it's collecting dust in my house. The zoom is addictive once you get it configured for you.

**jimswood4** · 04-13-2011, 04:24 PM

I just returned my Xoom to Bestbuy for a new one. All is right in the world now. I had one that wouldn't download the Youtube app and the Google Books App. A number of other Apps didnt work right either. My new one works great.

**andxoomy** · 04-17-2011, 07:36 PM

I've had mine for just over a week now and i'm still having a hard time putting it down!!

**sandeepiitm** · 04-17-2011, 07:46 PM

Xoom is so addictive that every break I get from whatever I am doing I open xoom and spend enough time . Its great asset to have. I am excited about every update I read about xoom.

**josh22** · 04-17-2011, 08:16 PM

I also just bought a Xoom 2 days ago from best buy..this is my first android anything and I'm really Diggin it.It is so addictive to mess with I haven't been able too put it down..lol.also it is very refreshing on these forums and hearing positive talk about the xoom...I find it to be quite amazing and I got it mainly for college..I needed flash for my college portal and the I pad just wouldn't cut it.The xoom is what a tablet should be and I firmly believe MOST of the hate for the xoom from the I pad camp is slight envy...lol...but I am content knowing that the xoom will get even more amazing with updates.Honeycomb is brand new so it will take a bit for bug fixes...witch I'm fine with....wrote this from my xoom....take care my fellow xoomer`s

**wmoor004** · 04-17-2011, 08:42 PM

I've had my Zoom for a few days and I can not
Get enough of it! Congratulations on the purchase...

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**cmatthews** · 04-17-2011, 09:43 PM

I just sold my 64gb iPad 2 on eBay for a nice profit thanks to shortage of supply and after spending some time at local Verizon store I have decided that the Xoom will likely be my next purchase.

**tntdroid** · 04-17-2011, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by cmatthews

I just sold my 64gb iPad 2 on eBay for a nice profit thanks to shortage of supply and after spending some time at local Verizon store I have decided that the Xoom will likely be my next purchase.

Welcome back from the dark side

you know where to look for great XOOM info if you pick one up. Were open 24/7!

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**ecaggiani** · 04-17-2011, 10:59 PM

I'm in the process of listing a bunch of my old gadgets on eBay to make a little cash to cover the $600 I spent on my Xoom :-)

One of the things I am listing is an old Windows Tablet PC. As I was cleaning it off tonight to prepare for eBay I was amazed at how big and clunky it is in comparison. It was also getting very hot as I was using it. We've come a long way!

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**cmatthews** · 04-17-2011, 11:25 PM

I'm think going to pick up a Xoom tomorrow, just can't decide if I want the WiFi or 3G model.

I've been lurking the forums here for some time and have a lot of useful info, I hope to become more active and contribute what little bit I know.

And now that I have the Thunderbolt my VZW iPhone is the next thing to go up on eBay.

I have owned the original Droid, Incredible and the Droid X, and no matter how many times I give iOS a try, I always come back to Android and plan on staying with it this time. I just simply get bored with iOS.

**YourMobileGuru** · 04-18-2011, 01:11 AM

Originally Posted by cmatthews

I'm think going to pick up a Xoom tomorrow, just can't decide if I want the WiFi or 3G model..

I got the Verizon 3G model and here is why. The vast majority of the time I am using it on WiFi at home or a few other places I frequent HOWEVER there are places I go that do not offer WiFi. For those places I pay $20/month for the cheapest data plan which I use only when I am not in ranger of a WiFi hotspot.

**cmatthews** · 04-18-2011, 01:50 AM

That's a good point, and was thinking the same thing.

I don't want to be stuck with having to tether my Thunderbolt to it when WiFi isn't available.

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