thoco77 wrote:From what I saw it's $29.99/month and there's an Amazon review talking about how the person couldn't use it without purchasing a plan? I'm thinking of getting this woot deal today but am scared of being forced into a contract. Maybe someone from Woot or Sprint could confirm for us.

I'm in for the new Samsung Galaxy Tab with 2-day free shipping.

gerrylum wrote:As long as you have a Gingerbread ROM installed, it'll work fine.

XDA Developers Galaxy Tab Netflix Thread

The currently is no GB ROM for the Sprint version of the Tab, official or unofficial. Hopefully Samsung will roll out the official version for Sprint soon.

dangela424 wrote:Does anyone know how much the 3G through Sprint runs?

Up to 2 GB/month = $29.99
Up to 5 GB/month = $59.99

Has anyone been successful tethering a Tab to an iphone 4? I have seen varying answers on the internet (imagine that).

bsmith1 wrote:I don't think they need to match. I think the shipping address is the part woot is strict on being US only. I'm not positive, though. Give it a shot! If you run into any trouble, send an email to service@woot.com with questions.

Edit: Oh, and welcome to woot! Enjoy your stay.

The billing address and shipping address do NOT need to match.
and contrary to popular belief woot does not ship to every place in the good ole' USA. I live in Alaska and they do not ship to AK, I have to ship it to WA state pay WA taxes then have to have my Father who lives in WA state ship it to me.

jrstinkfish wrote:The currently is no GB ROM for the Sprint version of the Tab, official or unofficial. Hopefully Samsung will roll out the official version for Sprint soon.

Yikes... was not aware of that! Well, I think Samsung is rolling out their official Gingerbread update here in the US pretty soon.

Verizon has a Certified Pre-Owned for 149.99...of course that's with 2 year contract...but you can choose between a $20 1gb/month, $35 3gb/mth, or $50 5gb/mth...new ones are only $199.99. This is a great product...

fishermanswife wrote:I have been a Sprint customer for 12 years, and no plans to switch, but a co-worker and I are on a business trip in Argentina, and neither of our Sprint phones work here, nor did mine work in London. Apps work if you connect to wi-fi. This observation is not anything official, but is my sad experience that Sprint doesn't seem to work outside the US.

I am not sure if that's true. Sprint has tie-ups with local phone companies. My sprint phone works well in India on Reliance network. The service costs a fortune though.

reckonkrichd wrote:What I don't understand is how does Woot! get so many refurbs in their inventory. Doesn't that mean that 100's-1,000's have already been returned????

Sure, but they've shipped millions. And since we have it on absolutely unquestionable authority that 95% of those (still millions) were returned, there are plenty to go around.

rbradle1 wrote:I would probably only want 3G for about 1 week out of the year during a family road trip. Does anyone know if you can subscribe to 3G and then cancel almost immediately / avoid big annual fees that way?

Maybe. I don't know whether Sprint data plans are covered by their 30 day satisfaction guarantee, but if they are (and a call to Sprint should answer that) you could cancel the data plan within that window and not pay the ETF. But you'll still likely have to pay an activation fee of $36 which I think is non-refundable.

Other option on Sprint- if you already have a smartphone plan with them, you can add the hotspot on your phone for $29 per month and use the wifi to pick up the connection. Since it's an add on you can drop it without penalty. I had it originally on my phone but rarely used it so I took it off. I was thinking of putting it back on for the exact reason you mentioned, to use while on a longer trip.

You could also see about buying a Virgin Mobile hotspot and just buying the time you need. You'll pay upfront for the hotspot device but can buy data as you need it.

editorkid wrote:In case anyone misses it, this comes with the Swype keyboard -- this is bar none the best onscreen keyboard I've found on any platform. You just run your fingertip over the keys to spell out words rather than tapping; it's much faster than tapping. As you get used to it and as it gets used to you, you can adjust the settings so the suggested word list pops up more or less often. I have always been very picky about phones that have a very good physical keyboard, but with Swype, I don't care any more.

My thoughts on Swype: While I love it, and it's imo the best keyboard out there, it's not perfect. I personally can't find a good balance for the suggested words setting. (It either always picks the wrong word for me, or I always have to select from the dropdown box, both of which slow down typing so much)

Also, on tablets because of their size, Swype is way slower than when using it on a cell phone. The distance you have to travel to Swype words on a tablet makes it slower than just using two thumbs to type out a word.

The best thing about Swype is the ability to type words without even looking at the keyboard most of the time. (not that anyone would ever text while driving or anything dangerous like that)

Heres a video review of it

http://tinyurl.com/3so5cmo

mattlscc wrote:hmmmm.... I'll stick with iPad. Thanks

Only comment more useless than this would be one that said something like, "lol first"

wjsimacek wrote:Sorry if I missed a previous post/response, but does it play Netflix?

Currently the only supported devices are:

* The Netflix app runs on these phones:
1. HTC Incredible with Android 2.2
2. HTC Nexus One with Android 2.2, 2.3
3. HTC Evo 4G with Android 2.2
4. HTC G2 with Android 2.2
5. Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3.

But! Future support soon

Would this work in India? Reliance CDMA?

roninzero wrote:So I just talked my hubby into me keeping my order, but he wants to know if there is a warranty.

Squaretrade that tab!

Is it possible to get my iTunes music on this device?

sri745 wrote:Great review from AnandTech comparing this to the Nook Color.
(http://www.anandtech.com/show/4302/battle-of-the-budget-tablets-nook-color-vs-galaxy-tab)

It should be noted that this is a review for the wifi only galaxy tab which is slower then the hummingbird equipped one we find in front of us. Their main complaint about the tab there is that @350 the nook is a better deal. The different (better) processor and price completely changes that.

cknorow wrote:Does anyone know if the netflix app can work on this using the hack?

They just added netflix to the android market and it works great on my phone, so I bet it should work on this just fine.

drewcp wrote:You can bypass the activation screen on this very easily. All you have to do is:
1. Press “Volume Up” once.
2. Press “Volume Down” twice.
3. Press “Volume Up” three times.
4. Press “Volume Down” four times.

I had a Verizon version that I used with wifi only.

This method works and is documented in many places. I would appreciate my Quality Post now.

anangphatak wrote:Actually, English is not my native language and I perhaps misunderstood. However, reading specs doesn't seem to be your strong suite either!

Samsung tab has a single core cpu while xoom, Acer,Asus, viewsonic gtablet have dual core cpus

Samsung tab will probably never see honeycomb, they are too busy with their version 2....$ame as samsung captivate will never get gingerbread

I know how to read specs perfectly well. I had an Iconia Tab so I know that it has better hardware than the Tab. What I was saying was that my Tab ran better and more efficiently and had less errors than the A500.

I miss my Galaxy Tab but I will not buy one of the Wifi Only versions of the Tab because The Wifi Version of the Tab has worse hardware than the 3G Versions of the Tab.

Hi..i plan to get this phone to india and unlock...will it work on a GSM network here?

NoSup4U wrote:My thoughts on Swype: While I love it, and it's imo the best keyboard out there, it's not perfect. I personally can't find a good balance for the suggested words setting. (It either always picks the wrong word for me, or I always have to select from the dropdown box, both of which slow down typing so much)

Also, on tablets because of their size, Swype is way slower than when using it on a cell phone. The distance you have to travel to Swype words on a tablet makes it slower than just using two thumbs to type out a word.

I find typing on the GT's onscreen keyboard is better than on any other device I've used. At least for my hands, the size of the tablet is perfect, and I can fly on the stock keyboard with no more mistakes than if I was typing on a computer keyboard. I was really amazed, since I've always had to rely on autocorrect on my Evo to make my messages coherent.

As I understand this is an unlocked version of the tab. But does this mean that when I start up my tab, I will be presented with the activation screen? Also, I've been reading that the Sprint version does not allow you to bypass the activation with the volume up,down combo. Can anyone confirm?

In a similar way they say on Woot for flashlights, you cannot have too many Tablet computers.

adityats wrote:Hi..i plan to get this phone to india and unlock...will it work on a GSM network here?

Unfortunately no. This device (Sprint Version) does not contain a GSM radio. Sprint uses CDMA for their 3G and WiMax for their 4G. Because of this there was no reason for Samsung to put a GSM module into this particular version of the Galaxy Tab. You would be able to bypass the activation screen and use it as a Wifi device though.

shekariyer wrote:I am not sure if that's true. Sprint has tie-ups with local phone companies. My sprint phone works well in India on Reliance network. The service costs a fortune though.

Sprint uses a CDMA network (like Verizon), while most countries in the world use GSM. Unless your phone has a dual-band radio (CDMA and GSM), or there happens to be a CDMA network in that country, Verizon and Sprint phones will not work overseas.

Will this work with Virgin Mobile Broadband to go? I really hate to add another charge to my sprint plan.

sahilganguly wrote:As I understand this is an unlocked version of the tab. But does this mean that when I start up my tab, I will be presented with the activation screen? Also, I've been reading that the Sprint version does not allow you to bypass the activation with the volume up,down combo. Can anyone confirm?

I thought I had read that awhile back, but when I was searching for the proper combination early this morning I found reports of a few people who said they were able to do the bypass on the Sprint version. I was on my iPod at that time, which is now dead and needs charging so I can't retrace my steps to find those sources.

swamplily wrote:Will this work with Virgin Mobile Broadband to go? I really hate to add another charge to my sprint plan.

Virgin Mobile does not support this tablet directly. You can't just call them or go online and put in the ESN/IMEI and activate it with one of their plans. They know what ESNs are on the allowed devices and simply will not allow others to activate.

You could use this with their MiFi device though.

Woot! The ball is bouncing. Time to get off the fence & make a decision. I just got mine!

Any idea which GPU in this - the SGX540? the much less powerful SGX530?
And I do want to verify that I can just use this as a wifi device and not get locked to a carrier?

is this iPad compatible?

nograj wrote:Currently the only supported devices are:

* The Netflix app runs on these phones:
1. HTC Incredible with Android 2.2
2. HTC Nexus One with Android 2.2, 2.3
3. HTC Evo 4G with Android 2.2
4. HTC G2 with Android 2.2
5. Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3.

But! Future support soon

You can run Netflix on your tablet!

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/05/20/hacked-netflix-app-now-works-on-most-devices/

It works, I've tested it. (also works on my Droid X)

drewcp wrote:Virgin Mobile does not support this tablet directly. You can't just call them or go online and put in the ESN/IMEI and activate it with one of their plans. They know what ESNs are on the allowed devices and simply will not allow others to activate.

You could use this with their MiFi device though.

Thanks, that was what I was asking. I apologize for not being more clear.

drewcp wrote:I thought I had read that awhile back, but when I was searching for the proper combination early this morning I found reports of a few people who said they were able to do the bypass on the Sprint version. I was on my iPod at that time, which is now dead and needs charging so I can't retrace my steps to find those sources.

Yeah, I did get some comments in those blogs which say the Sprint version worked as well. Anyway, I hope I don't regret getting this version. The hardware seems amazing, and this will be my first tablet.

laxman15 wrote:anyone know whether or not one can buy this and not pay for a data plan with sprint? i've already got one on my evo, so i'll just tether.

I work for Sprint and know these Galaxy Tabs intimately. This is a DEAL! This Galaxy will work beautifully with just wifi only. That is what I intend to do with the one I just bought on Woot. For Sprint plans that utilize the nation wide network, $29.99 or $59.99 for the monthly charge. The Galaxy tab also can be used as a hotspot for mutilple other wifi devices to connect, but that is another add onservice/another charge. Hope this helps!

Dead_cow wrote:Do I have to rebuy my apps if I get this, or can I (legally) use apps I've purchased on my google and Amazon accounts on this device, too?

No, you don't have to re-purchase the apps. They're tied to your account(s), not your device.