Garmin-Asus A10
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- Sakaew
- wgr
- 11 Aug 2010
To those wondering when the fabled upgrade to Android 2.1 will finally arrive.....
Yesterday, I called Garmin support and asked WHEN it would come.
The lady went away, and I guess asked someone else.
She came back and said "There will be a NEW Garmin released at the end of September. It will have a different name from A10"
I can only conclude that the A10 has proven to be too problem ridden/too unpopular/too unsaleable.
I'll wait a couple of months.
I can only conclude the A10 is history.
Time will tell.
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- Anonymous
- PUj
- 06 Aug 2010
I just bought this phone a few days back. Its an amazing phone. Finally Garminasus is using android os which means more apps just like the iphone. The GPS is free without any downloading needed. works just like a standalone GPS. Android + Garmin = Best phone . definitely better than the IPHONE
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- Rachel
- nXi
- 03 Aug 2010
Anonymous, 03 Aug 2010the garmin map stop working message did come out but it the... moreThanks but it was not Google maps update it was a Garmin free update I did at home just before I went on holiday.
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- Anonymous
- tAM
- 03 Aug 2010
Rachel, 31 Jul 2010I just got back from holiday in the Check republic,and of c... morethe garmin map stop working message did come out but it the map was still working after the message. Another thing i found out was updating google map made the garmin map buggy so I uninstalled it
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- Anonymous
- RxK
- 02 Aug 2010
2.1 update where where where!!!
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- Rachel
- nXi
- 31 Jul 2010
I just got back from holiday in the Check republic,and of course I took my phone. I took some pictures withe the geo tag on-ok...but soon I found that only a few had the geo tag on it-no idea why,maybe poor satellite or something? I switched of my internet so I would not have a huge bill this month and thought to use the wifi-and that did not seem to work,always too poor reception,of course this could all be down to the Check systems???
The Garmin maps have so far to my knowledge never worked. Even with me doing the free map update. It comes up with "Garmin maps has stopped working,please try again later".
Any one else had this "problem?"
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- Anonymous
- iBt
- 29 Jul 2010
I didnt get the phone jet, but i like the look and some of the opinions i read, im going to have it, ill text after and tell you how it works for me.;)
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- john de
- sG}
- 26 Jul 2010
qprint, 24 Jul 2010
I have had this phone for a few days only now all I coul... moreI have found that once you have the blue USB polling mode it will recurr again.I did get it again on Friday.
I am returning mine and I am going with something else.
So expect it to happen again
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- Greg
- syb
- 24 Jul 2010
Hi
I am new to this. Are the apps that can be used on this A10 phone similiar to the apps that I have used for my iTouch. How do I access them using the A10. Also can my music that is my iTouch be moved across to the A10?
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- qprint
- sG$
- 24 Jul 2010
I have had this phone for a few days only now all I could say is it is amazing.
I use it as a business phone and make and receive at least 3hrs of calls a day.
So I have given a good run so far compared to general users.
Battery Life is excellent. Phone quality is awesome. Navigation is just as good as it gets. Touchscreen is much better than my previous HTC HD Touch.
Interface is amazing, easy to use. You will not regret buying this phone.
I have read that there is a new Android 2.1 version update at the end of this month. I hope this will fix any glitches that the phone has.
I still believe even the Android 1.6 version it is good enough.
I hope my review will give some of you a positive look at this phone as I have read alot of negative reviews here and also had doubts about purchasing this phone also when I read alot of negative reviews of people have bad experiences with this phone. I hope they have had their phones fixed.
I had the blue screen pop up also when I purchased this phone.
It happened when I tried to turning it on when charging on the usb on the PC.
Message came up USB Polling etc.. I removed the battery and then turned on the phone and then put it back on the charger. It is running fine at the moment.
I am sure there a some glitches but nothing that I haven't come across on all the previous mobles I have had. After all even the new iphone 4g is having some issues and this handset is meant to be the perfect phone :) for some.
Good Luck
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- Anonymous
- Uin
- 23 Jul 2010
I have 2 of the A10's. One for me and one for my wife. Have had none of the issues expressed here. The GPS works very well better than the Mio I have just sold. Garmain Maps does not use any data as it is a dedicated GPS unlike the majority of other smartphones which use Google maps. Garmin also has Google maps and all the other Google goodies. Android apps are the equivilent of iPhone apps you just need to use Androidzoom.com to make it easy to install. Had one issue with a none charging (in the car holder) battery. having 2 A10's allowed me to simply swap one to the other and then everything was fine. the cure was installing the battery and sitting the A10 in the car holder and this initiallised hte battery. I expect that there could be some lemons out there in such a new phone (not unlike hte iPhone) but for the price this has to be the best value for money smartphone on the market.
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- woot
- Px7
- 22 Jul 2010
John de, 22 Jul 2010I have already spoken to support and they are aware of the ... moreHow was your phone all-round. Outside of the bluescreens did it work properly or was it like mine?
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- John de
- sG}
- 22 Jul 2010
Garmin_v, 22 Jul 2010Hello. We are keen to know how to reproduce the problem &qu... moreI have already spoken to support and they are aware of the problem.
All I did last night was plug it into the charger and the minute i did that it went blue.
Now I have no phone as it is been cancelled as 3 in a row is a bit much to be honest.
Also last week the gps side played up as well while navigating so the phone has problems and I do not believe I am the only one.
I am disapointed as the phone showed a lot of promise.
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- john de
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- 22 Jul 2010
I am disapointed as well but i cannot believe I am the only one that is having this problem.
I have talked to Garmin support and they have sent emails off to taiwan to let them know what is going on.
Support has told me that the only way for it to go into polling mode is for certain keys to be pressed in a certain sequence.
I even have picts of it being in that mode.
Really 2 phones in a row means there is a problem somewhere
Well Optus has cancelled my contract for me with no penalty and is taking the phone back.
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- Garmin_v
- TSE
- 22 Jul 2010
john de , 21 Jul 2010On the 26th of last month i posted 2 comments about the pho... moreHello. We are keen to know how to reproduce the problem "it has gone Blue screen with the ***usb polling mode***". Could you describe in more details? Or I can ask our staffs to contact with you to understand more. I am sorry to hear your user experience, and we are committed to make improvement!
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- john de
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- 21 Jul 2010
On the 26th of last month i posted 2 comments about the phone well Tonight my phone has done it again it has gone Blue screen with the ***usb polling mode*** this is the third phone.
I will have to take the battery out to fix it.
Also last week the maps would not render properly and the voice went all funny.
My advice buy something else.
To Garmin ....you have problems with your phone which need to be fixed.
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- Greg
- syb
- 21 Jul 2010
vic, 17 Jun 2010i got this phone and i must say for 29social cap this phone... moreHi
I have just purchased one of these phones. Can you use Wi-fi with it to reduce download costs and does using the GPS use up download or is it built in to the phone and separate.
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- Ross
- U2@
- 20 Jul 2010
I haven't had any problems. I have found the GPS useful in the car a few times. I managed to customise my ring and notification tones - which is a must for me.
Not sure how to go about getting a protective cover for the screen tho. Any suggestions would be appreciated. :)
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- woot
- PNI
- 20 Jul 2010
Steve, 16 Jul 2010Returned my A10 today after weeks of it randomly activating... moreGlad I wasn't the only one to have problems. I tried to return mine but they wouldn't take it back. I guess I could have pushed harder but I didn't really care because I still had a Nokia handset that I like so I put the Garmin-Asus in a drawer and forgot about it. Well the Nokia died so I had to use the A10 again. It has become even worse. It is like the phone has a disease that makes it progressively deteriorate. The new thing now is, when making a call, you open the dialer and then find a contact and press call. The dialer then crashes, but the call continues. Now you have an outgoing call but you cant relaunch the dialer. You cannot hang up on this call. All the while you are frantically trying to open the dialer other pieces of softare are launching and closing on their own. The shortcuts screen launches and closes over and over. Eventually you have to take the battery out to stop the phone call.
Please no one buy this phone.
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- Anonymous
- TSE
- 19 Jul 2010
Rachel, 10 Jul 2010Just bought the phone-3 days ago. I have an imac and though... moreIt is the limitation of Android 1.6 to transfer file via BT. But it is resolved in Android 2.1 onwards. So stay tune for the SW upgrade.
Cheers,