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Post by seamus on Dec 8, 2013 12:41:02 GMT
I was thinking about a galaxy note 10.1 but there is stuff out there a fraction of the price. I will need to download films etc to watch in the van in spain/Portugal. such as; Tesco huddle fusion 5 extra compact tablet 10' 4 gb google android 4.0 netbook cube u 30 gt 2 gb cube u30 gt2 I really need advice on this soonest so try to put any racist/ murderous thoughts about me to one side for the moment, and I, for my part, will put in a good word for you all when it comes to visa's etc when you visit my beautiful country after September 2014 seamus.
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Post by seamus on Dec 8, 2013 12:42:02 GMT
I was thinking about a galaxy note 10.1 but there is stuff out there a fraction of the price. I will need to download films etc to watch in the van in spain/Portugal. such as; Tesco huddle fusion 5 extra compact tablet 10' 4 gb google android 4.0 netbook cube u 30 gt 2 gb I really need advice on this soonest so try to put any racist/ murderous thoughts about me to one side for the moment, and I, for my part, will put in a good word for you all when it comes to visa's etc when you visit my beautiful country after September 2014 seamus.
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Post by seamus on Dec 8, 2013 12:45:12 GMT
see! I'm so fekin thick regarding these putters I've managed to do a double post seamus.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2013 13:06:39 GMT
I was also thinking of buying a tablet until I learned that none of them would work with my wifi booster aerial so I gave up on them and stuck with my old laptop. Besides, it's got a bigger screen, real computing power, handles all the programmes I need, and lots of other features not found on a tablet. So, the first question I suggest you ask yourself is this: 'Do you really need a tablet?'
EDIT: If you buy an adaptor you can also run a laptop directly off your leisure batteries without worrying about battery life. I bought a '90W Auto-voltage Car/Air Laptop Adaptor' from Maplin (£19.99) which comes with 12 different adaptors and fits just about any laptop on the market.
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Post by prof20 on Dec 8, 2013 13:10:28 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2013 13:19:09 GMT
Just one thought though, Medion is a reputable make so it probably does not apply to them, but if you buy a cheap tablet make sure that it is licensed to use Google Play - a lot of cheap ones apparently are not. Consequently, once Google Play's servers notice this, they will lock them out. There some correspondence on Amazon about this, including email responses from Google warning one about this problem (sorry I don't have a link at the moment).
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Post by seamus on Dec 8, 2013 13:22:08 GMT
I was also thinking of buying a tablet until I learned that none of them would work with my wifi booster aerial so I gave up on them and stuck with my old laptop. Besides, it's got a bigger screen, real computing power, handles all the programmes I need, and lots of other features not found on a tablet. So, the first question I suggest you ask yourself is this: ' Do you really need a tablet?' thanks for that your lairdship,you have me thinking now. I have a laptop but I always found it hard to catch the wifi. I would consider a wifi booster but I fear I would not be able to set it up. Alan kindly recommended a booster to me some time ago but I was unable to link it to the pc and binned it. however, the laptop is up at my shack in berwick, would need to check it out, hopefully it has an mdfi outlet to hook up with the tv. would I be able to download films etc, then link it to the tv, maybe with a media player??? I had thought that with a modern tablet I would be able to use it with a local sim card abroad. its all very confusing to someone who has let all this techy stuff slip past me. seamus.
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Post by prof20 on Dec 8, 2013 13:23:30 GMT
Hi again Seamus. This also looks good - Ten inch Medion, people who supply Aldi. Reduced in price considerably. Ten Inch MedionRoger
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2013 13:23:38 GMT
Here's the link I mentioned above:http://www.amazon.com/ANDROID-FLYTOUCH-Support-External-Calling/product-reviews/B008HSO41I
The text of the response is as follows:
[INDENT] This review is from: 10" GOOGLE ANDROID 4.0 TABLET 4GB FLYTOUCH 10.1 VC882 EPAD LAPTOP WIFI CAMERA HDMI Support External 3G, Flash 10.1 Cortex A8,WIFI, HDMI, Skype Video Calling &Netflix Movies (Personal Computers) I got this tablet not even a week ago, at first I LOVED it. NOW, GOOGLE anything doesn't work! Actually NOTHING internet supported works! I contacted Google because google play stopped working. The specialist told me this company DOES NOT HAVE A LICENSE and/or did NOT pass compatibility test required by Google. Basically he said that once the Google server realizes its not AUTHORIZED it shuts down connectivity. This will be going back tomorrow. BUYER BEWARE, DO NOT BE STUBBORN OR NAIVE LIKE I WAS, SAVE YOUR MONEY!
Here is the email from Google
Google Play Support Team googleplay-support@google.com 10:38 PM (27 minutes ago)
to me
Hi K*******,
Thanks for calling Google today to ask about your issue with accessing Google Play. I'm always happy when I get to hear directly from our customers. If for any reason you need to contact us again, please feel free to reply directly to this email or visit our help center at:
support.google.com/googleplay
I reviewed your account and unfortunately right now, the Flytouch Tablet isn't supported for use with the Google Play Store app or with play.google.com, which is why you're getting an error on the Google Play website.
I know this might be confusing, but not all devices running Android are licensed to use Google Play. This happens because manufacturers use the free Android software on their devices, but sometimes these devices don't pass Google's compatibility requirements to have the Google Play Store app installed. To help with this confusion, we've published a complete list of supported devices here:
[...]
To see if your device can become a supported device, to find out what your other options are for getting apps on your device, or if you have any questions or doubts, I recommend contacting the manufacturer of your device directly.
Thanks in advance for your understanding; it's very frustrating for us when our users have problems with unsupported devices since we can't help any further. If you have any follow-up questions about supported devices, please let me know. Have an excellent day.
Regards,
M*** The Google Play Support Team [/INDENT]
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2013 13:29:05 GMT
I was also thinking of buying a tablet until I learned that none of them would work with my wifi booster aerial so I gave up on them and stuck with my old laptop. Besides, it's got a bigger screen, real computing power, handles all the programmes I need, and lots of other features not found on a tablet. So, the first question I suggest you ask yourself is this: ' Do you really need a tablet?' thanks for that your lairdship,you have me thinking now. I have a laptop but I always found it hard to catch the wifi. I would consider a wifi booster but I fear I would not be able to set it up. Alan kindly recommended a booster to me some time ago but I was unable to link it to the pc and binned it. however, the laptop is up at my shack in berwick, would need to check it out, hopefully it has an mdfi outlet to hook up with the tv. would I be able to download films etc, then link it to the tv, maybe with a media player??? I had thought that with a modern tablet I would be able to use it with a local sim card abroad. its all very confusing to someone who has let all this techy stuff slip past me. seamus. They are dead easy to set up, simply put the CD with the drivers into your drive and install on your laptop, then connect the aerial to your USB port. I got mine from here: www.motorhomewifi.com/product/high-gain-omni-directional-antenna/ but there are others on the market The guy who runs that site is himself a wild-camper and is very helpful in the unlikely event that you need any.
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Post by Barry B'stard on Dec 8, 2013 15:37:50 GMT
I agree with the above. I know Addie well from www.motorhomewifi.com and he should be able to advise you the best route. I use his directional antenna in the van with an Acer Windows 7 laptop that has a 6-8 hour battery life. I can nearly always find a connection most places. They do a iBoost antenna that allows you to connect tablets, phones etc to wifi thats a long way off. Addie also supplies sims I beleive so he may be able to advise you on that as well.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2013 16:36:54 GMT
I use his directional antenna in the van with an Acer Windows 7 laptop that has a 6-8 hour battery life. I can nearly always find a connection most places. I use one of his omni-directional ones too (that's what I linked to above), also with an Acer lappie (Aspire 5735) but if you buy one of those Maplin thingies I mentioned earlier, Barrie, you can run it all day off your leisure battery without having to shut-down the lappie. I've got a bank of 2 x 110AH leisure batteries and the Maplin adaptor uses only 4.7Amps, so 24 hours non-stop use (unlikely) would deplete my LBs by 50% before I had to go for a long run to recharge them. It's a really good bit of kit and I have no financial incentive for saying so (pity).
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Post by peribro on Dec 8, 2013 17:06:28 GMT
The first thing to decide is what size screen you want, seamus. I have both a 10" tablet (Samsung 10.1) and a 7" google Nexus 7. Whilst both are very good, if I was to have only one tablet then I would choose the larger 10" one every time. Next thing to decide is do you want to go the Apple route or the Android one. If you are not an Apple aficionado then go Android as they are cheaper. However not all Android tablets have proper access to the Android apps store - particularly important to watch out for if buying unbranded / Chinese models. If I had to choose one tablet, then I would choose the Nexus 10. As it's google sponsored you will be assured of software updates as soon as they are released whereas other manufacturers can be very slow with this. If buying a tablet you have to be happy to give up using a keyboard (unless you get one of the models that docks with a keyboard) and for me that is a great weakness. Typing is much slower and far more laborious - I no longer bother doing anything but the most basic typing on my tablets. Recently I have bought a Samsung Chromebook which I now use virtually all the time in place of the tablets. It has a keyboard and, like a tablet, is on almost instantaneously. Having said all of this, I don't think any tablet or Chromebook is a substitute for a traditional laptop, so when we are away I always take my laptop with me, particularly so that I can connect up my wifi booster. As for tablets with sim cards I don't see the point. Better I think to buy a mifi as that will give greater flexibility.
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Post by Miculo on Dec 8, 2013 18:24:43 GMT
You should have emailed me Seamus. I would have talked you through it.
I don't have a tablet but Mrs. Eb has an ipad and thinks it's the very thing, Alan.
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Post by seamus on Dec 8, 2013 18:41:21 GMT
The first thing to decide is what size screen you want, seamus. I have both a 10" tablet (Samsung 10.1) and a 7" google Nexus 7. Whilst both are very good, if I was to have only one tablet then I would choose the larger 10" one every time. Next thing to decide is do you want to go the Apple route or the Android one. If you are not an Apple aficionado then go Android as they are cheaper. However not all Android tablets have proper access to the Android apps store - particularly important to watch out for if buying unbranded / Chinese models. If I had to choose one tablet, then I would choose the Nexus 10. As it's google sponsored you will be assured of software updates as soon as they are released whereas other manufacturers can be very slow with this. If buying a tablet you have to be happy to give up using a keyboard (unless you get one of the models that docks with a keyboard) and for me that is a great weakness. Typing is much slower and far more laborious - I no longer bother doing anything but the most basic typing on my tablets. Recently I have bought a Samsung Chromebook which I now use virtually all the time in place of the tablets. It has a keyboard and, like a tablet, is on almost instantaneously. Having said all of this, I don't think any tablet or Chromebook is a substitute for a traditional laptop, so when we are away I always take my laptop with me, particularly so that I can connect up my wifi booster. As for tablets with sim cards I don't see the point. Better I think to buy a mifi as that will give greater flexibility. Thanks for that mate, but its only made matters worse I'm afraid. I get good advice from this forum and others. I read a post and think, "yes, that's what I'll buy" then someone else says, "naw, here's a better one" . its very confusing to one who knows the square route of fuck all about 'puters. Would you all say I'd be better getting a booster thing in my laptop and working with wifi, whats mifi btw? would I be able to download stuff from the lappy to a media player then to tv via hmdi ? See, here's what I want to do. I want to download films, for me, soaps, cooking progs for her, honest, so that we can watch them abroad. But I need wifi (mifi) too as I now have a phone that will let me phone home for nothing (using wifi and my unlimited minutes) Would I just need a booster aerial, media player/hard drive, mdfi cable and a laptop? thanks for your help. seamus.
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