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I call BS they must have made a mistake if they are saying its shipped looks like it has officially been delayed because of the Wifi issue that was brought up a week ago and denied.



December 19 Release of Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime May Face Delays

December 18, 2011 By Marie Cloutier

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A number of speculations have emerged on the possible release schedule of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime and that this will supposedly be postponed. Earlier reports have indicated that Asus (TPE:2357) supposedly confirmed the release schedule of the tablet and will not be postponed anymore.
However latest reports have raised the possibility that the release schedule of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime will be postponed due to some adjustments that are needed for the Wi-Fi connectivity of the device. The standards set by the company were reportedly not met and the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime will not be released into the market until this particular issue is addressed. This piece of news reportedly came from an unnamed source.
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This latest report is supposedly consistent with an earlier report which indicated that the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is facing a problem with its Wi-Fi connectivity. Even as Asus has indicated that it will deal with the issue. The solution to this particular issue facing the Asus Eee Pad Transformer was not specified by the company which resulted to questions coming from some industry watchers.
However some observers have indicated that Asus reportedly confirmed that the device will still be released according to schedule on December 19. This was reportedly indicated by Asus following inquiries about the issue and its effect on the release schedule of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime.
This confirmation has shown that the company is steadfast in releasing the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime according to its schedule. Asus is reportedly unyielding with the release schedule of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime on December 19. This comes as Aus is reportedly aiming to release a perfect device into the market.
However some observers have speculated on the possibility that the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime will not be introduced into the market during the set date of release although this remains to be seen.




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Stop spamming every post on this board with your website. People are receiving them today. Stop posting this same article that says nothing while everyone is receiving shipping notices.
 
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BUT worth noting is what they also said here, so we hope that accounts for something..

"It turns out that the Eee Pad Transformer Prime features WiFi antenna diversity. We've talked about antenna diversity most often with reference to the cellular chain on Apple's iPhone 4 and 4S, but here it's present on the Prime's WiFi. There are two antennas on the Transformer Prime, one located on either side of the front facing camera."

plus it seems like they suggested they had issues with 2 and it was corrected on #3 and stated they understood the 3rd tablet was the retail version (the one we should get).

I guess we won't know until we get our hands on them :)

The issue though is the aluminum design with no plastic window for the antennas results in weak range compared to the Transformer. They said that to and based on the retail unit.

Not long to find out for a few folks.
 
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I was just told by Amazon via chat..

"Yes. This date is just an estimation and you can expect the order before December 25. Our fulfillment centers and carriers are working hard to ensure packages are delivered as quickly as possible during the holidays. Orders with estimated delivery dates of December 24 or earlier are receiving top priority. I'm confident your order should arrive before December 25."

I did the PO of a 32gb in champagne on day 1
 
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I was just told by Amazon via chat..

"Yes. This date is just an estimation and you can expect the order before December 25. Our fulfillment centers and carriers are working hard to ensure packages are delivered as quickly as possible during the holidays. Orders with estimated delivery dates of December 24 or earlier are receiving top priority. I'm confident your order should arrive before December 25."

I did the PO of a 32gb in champagne on day 1

You don't really believe this do you? This is customer service copy and paste talk right here and I guarentee you they are totally clueless about what the Transformer Prime even is you will not see these until mid January.
 
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You don't really believe this do you? This is customer service copy and paste talk right here and I guarentee you they are totally clueless about what the Transformer Prime even is you will not see these until mid January.

Dude, your kidding right?

You make little sense when you look at the facts.

Amazon cancelled hundreds if not thousands of orders publicly via email, Amazon is giving people $10 credits for the hassle and this is documented all over the web. And yet they are going to lie to little old me when I ask them via chat? After having already taken the customer service hit, in public, they are going to lie to me when asked :rolleyes: how logical is that??

According to this thread at XDA, your eating your words as Amazon deliveries are already happening!
 
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Dude, your kidding right?

You make little sense when you look at the facts.

Amazon cancelled hundreds if not thousands of orders publicly via email, Amazon is giving people $10 credits for the hassle and this is documented all over the web. And yet they are going to lie to little old me when I ask them via chat? After having already taken the customer service hit, in public, they are going to lie to me when asked :rolleyes: how logical is that??

According to this thread at XDA, your eating your words as Amazon deliveries are already happening!

Keep us posted I would like to know when people actually start getting their Amazon orders.
 
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You don't really believe this do you? This is customer service copy and paste talk right here and I guarentee you they are totally clueless about what the Transformer Prime even is you will not see these until mid January.

your eating your words :) ... just got my tracking number! dec 23rd delivery!
 
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Anybody got a shipment email from J&R or B&H? Both of them are in New York, NY

Some B&H customer support reps claim they have started shipping a while ago already, but no one believes that they are telling the truth since other reps are saying they've not gotten any shipment and don't even expect any before January (their website reflects that). In the three forums I frequent, no Prime's are known to have been shipped by B&H.

As for J&R, I am not sure.
 
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Registered just to share this....received an email from Tiger Direct, pre-ordered on
11/22/11...shipped on 12/16/11 via UPS and slated to be at my front door on 12/20/11....

Po' ed the champagne Prime with dock, but only the Prime has shipped

I just received mine this morning. I pre-ordered from Tiger Direct on 11-27-11. I first tried to pre-order from both Best Buy and Amazon but they were no longer accepting orders at the time. I am so glad they weren't taking any more orders because I would probably still be waiting. It looks great but I haven't done much with it yet because I want to fully charge the battery first.
 
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I feel less and less dumb about not pre ordering mine as it seems it's a crap shoot to who will actually get there's. Pretty ridiculous.

PLEASE, post some good pics of the champagne when you guys get it. I looked at the purple in gamestop and that's exactly what they should've called it...purple. I'm hoping the champagne isn't too yellow. Wonder if they're doing these goofey colors to avoid Apple's jealous wrath...
 
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I just received mine this morning. I pre-ordered from Tiger Direct on 11-27-11. I first tried to pre-order from both Best Buy and Amazon but they were no longer accepting orders at the time. I am so glad they weren't taking any more orders because I would probably still be waiting. It looks great but I haven't done much with it yet because I want to fully charge the battery first.

Best Buy must have opened them back up then because I ordered mine on the 29th and it will be here Thursday. Not sure how I snuck mine in since I've read people who ordered before me will have to wait. I ordered the 32gb Amethyst Gray with Standard shipping in case anyone was wondering.
 
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i feel less and less dumb about not pre ordering mine as it seems it's a crap shoot to who will actually get there's. Pretty ridiculous.

Please, post some good pics of the champagne when you guys get it. I looked at the purple in gamestop and that's exactly what they should've called it...purple. I'm hoping the champagne isn't too yellow. Wonder if they're doing these goofey colors to avoid apple's jealous wrath...

Got home and this beauty was waiting for me...it's still charging,only had 3% juice.....apologize for the pix,it's the best my phone could do.....the champagne is very very subtle I think, was initially wary of taking her out in public thinking the color would be "goofey" but it's not at all.

The screen is awesome! It attracts fingerprints (and drool) like crazy, but they're easily wiped away.....haven't got around to playing with it yet,had just enough power to set up my account (side note: would not accept my google account after multiple tries, had to use the browser version to set it up)
 

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Got home and this beauty was waiting for me...it's still charging,only had 3% juice.....apologize for the pix,it's the best my phone could do.....the champagne is very very subtle I think, was initially wary of taking her out in public thinking the color would be "goofey" but it's not at all.

The screen is awesome! It attracts fingerprints (and drool) like crazy, but they're easily wiped away.....haven't got around to playing with it yet,had just enough power to set up my account (side note: would not accept my google account after multiple tries, had to use the browser version to set it up)

Yes!! I was hoping the gold would be subtle. I'm going to get the champagne. When I looked at the one in gamestop it looked like a matt purple, not really much grey to it.
 
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