Just thought I would make a topic to see which one of the GT7+ models are better. what's everyone opinion about all the models. wifi only v.s 3g.. Having an IR blaster v.s not having one.
I have the P6210
1- I like having the option of having the IR but what's the point? There is not really any apps out there that work with it, plus the app that comes with the tab doesn't work on older TVs so I never use it.
2- Since the one I have is wifi only after having it for a few months now I wish I had the 3g version. I bought the 7 inch for portability but once I leave my house it becomes an oversized gaming device, since there's not much I can do without internet connection. so I end up tethering it to my phone which kills the battery extremely fast.
so what's your opinion?
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I personally think that connectivity is the key of all these devices. Wifi only just does not make any sense to me. 3G all the way...
I got the wifi version and bluetooth tether to phone for data. Why would I want two data charges?
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I got the wifi version and bluetooth tether to phone for data. Why would I want two data charges?
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I second this.. I always have my phone around if I need to tether the tab. The additional cost of the device paired with the data plan is not worth it
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I was thinking about that, meaning tethering to a phone... Not everyone can tether to there phone some people have older phones that don't support tethering... plus you can't tether unless your phone is rooted (which mine is of course) without getting a really big phone bill, as far as I know but I could be wrong. Wifi only its not to bad, I guess I can carry around a cell phone charger (since tethering kills my battery) rather than paying a extra data charge
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This is why I love NOT living in the USA.
It only costs me 10GBP/month for unlimited data on my GT-P6200.
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It only costs me 10GBP/month for unlimited data on my GT-P6200.
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Same here in Honduras, 30 $ a month unlimited 3G , and I use my P6200 as my primary and only phone
WiFi or 3G
The WiFi or 3G argument depends on how you intend to use your tab. I bought the WiFi only tab because I honestly have no use for 3G on my tab. It would just be another bill. I pretty much only use my tab where I have access to WiFi as it is though. I had bought it because I was getting tired of dragging my laptop into meetings or around the office for various reasons. We have full WiFi coverage everywhere at work so the tab comes in handy for quick checking of my mail or my calendar and it is perfect for taking notes and such in meetings. When I go home, the tab comes home with me and once at home I connect it to my WiFi. If I am out and about town and need to check my e-mail or checkout something on the Internet I just use my smartphone and usually do not have my tab with me anyway when doing things out and about. About the only other time I bring my tab with me is if I am headed over to a friends for awhile. All of my friends have WiFi so WiFi only is still not an issue. So as you can see, at least in my case 3G would just be a needless and unwanted monthly bill.
acolwill said:
This is why I love NOT living in the USA.
It only costs me 10GBP/month for unlimited data on my GT-P6200.
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May I ask how much you paid for your Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus?
I personally think 3G on tablets is a waste of money (keyword: personally). I'm never going to pull out my 7" tablet in the middle of the street to check something when I also have a smartphone. And if I'm sitting down somewhere, most likely there'll be Wifi.
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Does anyone have the G Tablet working on the Clear Network?
I know Clear is not in all areas yet so let me explain that Clear offers wireless internet and phone service on their 4G network. Here in Vegas we have both Clear 4G and Sprint 4G available. The Clear service is available for about $40.00 per month here and I am curious if this would work.
The Clear device is a USB port modem that would plug into the side of the G Tablet. Does this Clear device work with the G Tablet?
Also, Clear was selling a small hot spot device that can be used in place of a hot spot phone. I am not sure if that is still available. Do you think it would work with the G Tablet over wifi?
Also, does anybody know if the Sprint HTC EVO Hot Spot feature works well with the G Tablet? I think Sprint requires users to purchase their hot spot service and using a Sprint Phone as a theter violates their user agreement.
So, I am opening this up for discussion and not looking to try this right away, just looking for info for now. I hope this leads to a lot of discussion on the topic of wireless internet on the go. What made me wonder about this is I may have to sit in the hospital waiting room for several hours and it might be nice to take the tablet along to pass the time and I am doubtful there will be wifi service at the hospital.
Thanks for any response in advance.
ahhhh... Finally somthing I know a little about. I dont think the Tabs are gears for drivers for the clear cars, HOWEVER - I've had Clear since the day they came out, 2 usb sticks for $55 a month. Last month I upgraded one of the USB modems for the clearspot 4G, monthly service was the same price and now I have wiMax router that I can connect 8 devices to. IT WORKS GREAT. No reason to get a USB moden when you get the router for the same price
Hope that helped some?
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ahhhh... Finally somthing I know a little about. I dont think the Tabs are gears for drivers for the clear cars, HOWEVER - I've had Clear since the day they came out, 2 usb sticks for $55 a month. Last month I upgraded one of the USB modems for the clearspot 4G, monthly service was the same price and now I have wiMax router that I can connect 8 devices to. IT WORKS GREAT. No reason to get a USB moden when you get the router for the same price
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Hi it2steve, are you using the G Tablet with the Clearspot? I talked to Clear Sales on the phone and the CSA said he thought the Modems would work with the Android Opp System. He also said that the Hot Spot device (Clearspot?) was either discontinued or was being discontinued. He said it works great for him (but he is one of those "Apple Guys") and he has it working with about 8 devices.
I was wondering the same thing.. Road Runner/Time Warner Cable recently put a similar device. It is said to be a 3G/4G mobile hot spot router. Their service is $39.99 for their local 3/4G service while the national(nationwide) service cost $39.99 for the first 3 months then reverts to $59.99 after that. Currently I have a rooted G1 with barnacle adhoc tether. Max DL is about 1.8 mbs on 3G and max upload speeds of .7 mbs. It is sufficient for browsing websites but not for watching flash ie YouTube(although some videos do play good and quickly). I'm using it ATM at work with max 12kbps DL and like 4kbps upload. Haha!
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HTC EVO4G hotspot works well with gtab. If you root your EVO you can either use wifi tether or with some roms use hotspot feature without having to pay the carrier any additional fees
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Hi,
HTC EVO4G hotspot works well with gtab. If you root your EVO you can either use wifi tether or with some roms use hotspot feature without having to pay the carrier any additional fees
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I can second that. I use my G Tab with my rooted evo4G and wifitether and it works great!
Scott
Sprint is re-selling Clear's 4G service. I have a Sprint Overdrive 4G Mifi hotspot. Actually using it now because the cable modem in the house went dead. 5 devices can connect and use the hotspot at once. It's awesome.
Let me warn you. No one that I am aware of has been able to get any USB air card to work on a G-tablet yet. I know some devs are trying to get it to work, but if you want mobile internet on the G-tablet, you need to get a mifi or hotspot device.
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Hi it2steve, are you using the G Tablet with the Clearspot? I talked to Clear Sales on the phone and the CSA said he thought the Modems would work with the Android Opp System. He also said that the Hot Spot device (Clearspot?) was either discontinued or was being discontinued. He said it works great for him (but he is one of those "Apple Guys") and he has it working with about 8 devices.
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Ok... I don't know anything about a recall. I do, however, know first hand which services that I have had with them the last year and a half:
- I started with two USB Clear 4G modems (NOT 4G+ which is 3 and 4G)
- 8 months ago I got the original 'ClearSpot Router' (which was an actual router, made my cradle point branded by Clear that a usb stick went into and broadcast the signal like any other router.
-45 days ago I upgraded one of my USB sticks to (now what they call) Clearspot 4G (not 4G+) as it's basically the same as the first one except it's all built into one unit. You set it up like you would any router, user / pass / SSID / encryption / ect.
It works flawlessly on my tab, laptop, Wii and even cell when I need it. As a backup I tether my Tab off of my Vibrant too.
Hope this helps some. I've included two pics, one of the first Clearspot with USB and one of the 'new' Clearspot where the USB is no longer needed (by the way, for the price and what you get the Clearspot makes it a no-brainer compared to a USB)
I have the 4G Clear Spot portable WiFi router (second picture above) and it works fine with the G tablet as with any other WiFi device. You can connect up to 5 devices at a time The WiFi signal is 802.11b/g.
Hey guys,
Rogers doesn't allow tethering for my LTE plan (( I have a i727) what other ways can I tether without paying?
What plan do you have? I have been tethering on a LTE plan without extra cost...
I downloaded 2.8GB of data in under 8 minutes tethered in Toronto on LTE...wanted to see how quickly I could use the rest of my data lol.
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Hey guys. I'm assuming you both own the SGS2 LTE from Rogers. How are they? Do your devices also have the screen defect? How long have you had your devices? I'm asking because I want to get one, but am reluctant because of the screen defect many of the devices have.
huh
im tethering all the time lol , no charges
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Hey guys. I'm assuming you both own the SGS2 LTE from Rogers. How are they? Do your devices also have the screen defect? How long have you had your devices? I'm asking because I want to get one, but am reluctant because of the screen defect many of the devices have.
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Lol thread jacking much? I don't have the screen defect as stated in this forum and the t989 forum.
Coming from the gt-i9100m, the screen isn't quite as sharp but it's almost identical.
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had a gs2 since august 20, but my 727r since december 5
i like the phone alot. I miss the amount of development that was on the 9100m, but whatever. There is still good dev's helping out and the phone works well. Not quite as fast, not as much support with some games, but it's coming along...oh...and LTE works really well.....heh.
apparently my 2gb lte plan doesnt come with tethering access & on the rogers bill when I switched from a blackberry 1gb data to the 2gb lte plan they removed tethering access. I had the phone since it came out, its nice but sometimes overheats. The screen could be better
What does really prevent you from tethering? Forget the stupid "restrictions" on paper. I'm not on an LTE plan but despite Rogers' contract specifically stating that my 6GB data plan cannot be used for tethering, I was tethering both wireless and/or USB without any problems or additional charges. Give it a try, I just don't see how they could prevent it. The phone comes with everything you need.
@ RoLo
As far as the phone itself, I have been using it for about 2 months now and I'm quite pleased with it - no screen defect/problems. The only downfall is the battery - definitely not the worst among Android devices but with only 8-10 hrs of medium-heavy duty usage I needed to buy another battery just to make sure it survives the day without additional charge.
Rogers LTE Data Plans do include tethering.
If you have LTE you should jump on the 6 gig my 10 plan.
Hiw did you get it to work if so?
Anyone?
Yes, I went to simple on my phone last week and my wife's today, wifi working no problems on both. Use latest stable cm7.2.0 and go to settings, wireless, mobile networks, access point names, check the simple circle and reboot.
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Yes, I went to simple on my phone last week and my wife's today, wifi working no problems on both. Use latest stable cm7.2.0 and go to settings, wireless, mobile networks, access point names, check the simple circle and reboot.
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Lol thanks, but i was asking about wifi "calling". Like making phone calls on wifi as opposed to your network.
Not to hijack but how do you like simple I'm a T-Mobile monthly 4g user and thinking of switching... do they throttle like T-Mobile
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Lol thanks, but i was asking about wifi "calling". Like making phone calls on wifi as opposed to your network.
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I think WiFi Calling is a T-Mobile feature only.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28018861
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Not to hijack but how do you like simple I'm a T-Mobile monthly 4g user and thinking of switching... do they throttle like T-Mobile
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After years of the Tmobile $250 a month no matter what your plan. I had 2 phones with 10gig plans for $250, went down to 2gigs on both, $250 a month. Not only is simple as fast if not faster, even though its Tmobile's network, its truly unlimited high speed Internet! No limits, $60 a month, period.
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After years of the Tmobile $250 a month no matter what your plan. I had 2 phones with 10gig plans for $250, went down to 2gigs on both, $250 a month. Not only is simple as fast if not faster, even though its Tmobile's network, its truly unlimited high speed Internet! No limits, $60 a month, period.
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Totally agree. I was paying $120/month with sprint. It was a $99 plan but with all their bull shart taxes and fees, it came out to $120/month and whatever else they decide to charge you for. Simple mobile has no surprises. $60 flat a month for unlimited everything and if you dont pay you dont get service, simple as that. Once you pay for the next month, phone is back on, and also no extra fees, simply unlimited. I love it.
Oh and make sure its a tmobile phone you are hooking up or you wont get 4g beooooooooooooootch!
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Totally agree. I was paying $120/month with sprint. It was a $99 plan but with all their bull shart taxes and fees, it came out to $120/month and whatever else they decide to charge you for. Simple mobile has no surprises. $60 flat a month for unlimited everything and if you dont pay you dont get service, simple as that. Once you pay for the next month, phone is back on, and also no extra fees, simply unlimited. I love it.
Oh and make sure its a tmobile phone you are hooking up or you wont get 4g beooooooooooooootch!
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Good to know... on the subject of WiFi calling I was looking for it as well. I do like what you say about the cost, but seeing how my current GSM phone didn't get reception at my house with TracFone; I am looking for a network which can use WiFi when I am in my house.
Seeing how I'm home most of the time I will need to be able to receive phone calls at my house. I did hear that Metro PCS is also a T-Mobile carrier phone system which can use WiFi calling. I do believe you phone needs to actually support WiFi calling in order to do so.
I have a ZTE Axon 7 mini which is currently on Marshmallow(Android 6.**) however the Nougat (Android 7.**) OS is in Beta testing and once that is done my phone will have WiFi calling ability with T-Mobile. I say all of this due to the fact the phone was only $210 with 3gb RAM (Memory), 32gb ROM, 5.2" AMOLED display, Voice & Finger Print, NFC, dual Nano GSM or SDCard & GSM. Honestly I love the phone so much I'm going to find a network to use it on... I is quick responsive and in a month I'll have Nougat as well. I paid nearly as much for another phone which is just god Awful :crying: Samsung Galaxy Prime I think is the model.
I've been shopping for an affordable phone and the only one which has the same specs is Amazon phone, but they strip out the NFC card for US customers, which seems to be the norm. All other reasonably priced phones seem to neglect NFC or RAM. I have been using mine to surf web/play games/Audio Book player till I actually use all the minutes I have on TracFone or Nougat is released. :victory::silly:
my phone plan is just about up and dont need it anymore but wanna give it to my son is it possible to buy a tablet plan for our phones
You can just buy a tablet that comes with an unlimited data plan...
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my phone plan is just about up and dont need it anymore but wanna give it to my son is it possible to buy a tablet plan for our phones
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Not sure if the carrier will actually allow this. Are you with AT&T? Typically tablet data plans are restricted solely to tablets. There is always Wi-Fi. With the wi-fi availability growing, it should not be a big issue. If you do not have Wi-Fi at home, it is something to consider. A good router will cost considerably less in the long run than a phone or tablet data plan (assuming you are already paying for internet at home).
i got wifi but its for when my boys not home he text me throu text plus (freetexting app)
I just bought the 3G version. I'm fine without having it connected if its only benefit is using it by itself if I want to leave the phone at home. Which I don't see happening.
Are there any other benefits? I have unlimited so I had to get a new line and am paying $45 for 3gb. Not sure if I even need that.
I don't want the non-3G version because I like the larger watch.
being able to receive / make calls in bt mode is nice. I have the wifi version, the wife has the 3g version, bought on swappa/ never activated.
3g version has speaker built-in, larger battery, ability to be stand alone device with separated number or remotely connected with call forwarding enabled. Im surprised that you had to take new $45 plan. I have smart watch plan for $5 a month. I dont think there is much data included in that plan but I dont use much data on watch itself ( data on phone it is a different story ). Even watching youtube on watch is a pain.
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3g version has speaker built-in, larger battery, ability to be stand alone device with separated number or remotely connected with call forwarding enabled. Im surprised that you had to take new $45 plan. I have smart watch plan for $5 a month. I dont think there is much data included in that plan but I dont use much data on watch itself ( data on phone it is a different story ). Even watching youtube on watch is a pain.
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I was looking to get one soon. So the WiFi version doesn't have a speaker?
That is my understanding that only 3g versions have speaker/microphone built-in. It is one of the reasons why they are thicker than Bluetooth/WiFi versions
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I was looking to get one soon. So the WiFi version doesn't have a speaker?
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Yea / One of the adv of the 3g is the speaker. My wife has the sport (AT&T off swappa)/ I have the BT/WiFi classic. Both are nice. Personally, I looked at the classic 3g version which I could get on swappa / but it was just too big, I talked to a guy @ ATT who let me try it on. IMHO the WiFi/BT version looks more legit to a true watch.
OK thanks. Yeah I would rather have a slimmer watch than have a speaker or 3g.
The 3g version is great for runners who want to leave their phone home.
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Im too lazy to run but quite often I talking to my wrist. It is very convenient for quick call while driving.
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The 3g version is great for runners who want to leave their phone home.
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Agree, and you can have some music along with you as well.
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