Help GT-P1000 UK 2.3 upgrade?

[homey]

I've had my UK Galaxy Tab (GT-P1000) for quite some time and for almost all that time, i've been waiting for the damn 2.3 update. I pretty much check Kies most mornings but as yet, like many, I've never had the notification of update at all.
I've noticed that the 2.3 update file (P1000XXJQ1) is available at the Galaxy Tab forum but if I update using Odin, will it stop me reverting back to 2.2 or getting 'official' updates via Kies after I've reverted back to 2.2?

Finally, does this really matter if I don't get updated by Kies anymore? Realistically, the 2.3 update is likely to be the last update that the Tab is going to see anyway so is there any reason why I should not update using Odin and be damned?!

 

[bobnelsonfr]

I'm in exactly the same situation in France. I've twice asked Samsung Customer Service "when"... and gotten sideways answers both times. (The first time, they explained how to use Kids; the second time they told me to contact Orange -- who have absolutely nothing to do with the subject, since I did not buy my Tab from them!)
Now that the Tab+ has been announced, with Gingerbread being one of the principal distinguishing features... I wonder if the Tab will ever get the upgrade...