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Will it work and will get charge extra for tethering?
Apppppppllllleee!!!!!!!!111
bron019 said:
Will it work and will get charge extra for tethering?
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GET YOUR APPLE CRAP OUTTA HERE, Lol
but yea if you have Wifi teather as USB is not an option for Such a well built device. You can get it some where around here if you don't have it now.
EDIT: http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
Also no there is not Extra price for Tethering, I have Sprint and have never had a problem. If you want to get better speeds right now Sprint is advertising their Overdrive for 3G and 4G speeds.
we don't like the word apple round here. apple + android = fail!
But Orange is alright
oxymoron
jk. just make sure you have unlmt data...
I'm doing that exact thing. I have not been charged (or even arrested). =P
Also, yes it does work. Works quite well actually. I got to play with a few yesterday morning before the store opened. They're nice, and I was going to pick one up, but instead I left with a couple thousand dollars worth of speakers.
This is exactly why I can't justify buying the 3G model
Thanks for the reoplies Btw apple plus android best equals best of broth worlds
bron019 said:
Thanks for the reoplies Btw apple plus android best equals best of broth worlds
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Seriously, why would you buy an iPad when it is basically a slate tablet PC that does not allow you to download anything besides app store software and only stuff that carries a higher price than the same iphone apps. Don't tell me you believe that line of BS that they need to charge more for apps because the ipad has a higher resolution. Throw in the lack of gps and 3g on the current model and you have a big loser, IMHO.
If you bought an iPad, wouldn't it get really red-stained after a while? It's just a giant iPod Touch that goes onto a vajay-jay.
Very classy.
I used to think the same
I used to think the same, but not anymore. I am a PC guy, and have been for the last 15+ years. I just recently bought the iPad 2. My fiirst one! I actually got it on release day and HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PUT IT DOWN SINCE THEN! I used to have the same misconception: a gigant ipod. To me is more like a ipod/kindle/iphone/netbook/movie-music-application-gaming center. It does not replace a pc. (It was never intended to do) But it is definitely a gadget that you must try if you call yourself a geek or a "tech-guy". I love the portability and battery life!! After the Ipad I waited for the non-apple community to release something worth trying. And what did they give us?...a Galaxy Tab. *giggles* So I decided to give Apple a try, and I must say i wish i would of purchased the Ipad the first day it came out. Now Im here eating my apple ipad funny comments but happy i gave it a chance.
I still wish our heros would tether to ps3s
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Viewsonic viewpad ftw. Dualboot win7 and android. Cheaper than ifad. Has apps AND replaces computer.
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Alright, I recently upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100T and was immensely impressed. I had the option of getting a Galaxy S3, but it looked abit ugly in my opinion
What's happened now, is that I have a spare Acer Liquid Metal that I use as a door-stopper and paperweight. I was wondering, is there anything cool that I can do with it apart from selling it?
It doesn't have too high specs, after all, I did get it for $128 AUD. The basic specs are the following:
-800Mhz Single Core Scorpion
-Adreno 205 GPU
-800x480 screen
On top of that, it's rooted and has t&l metal 2.3.6 with TechnoLover's kernel running on top of that.
Comment on what you think I'd be able to do with it, thanks
i will be sell it and change other one or bue a new phone
you can give those who need a phone or you can deal with it as a second hand
You can use it as an android Touch.
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Send it to XDA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1236273
Try a website like gazelle.com
Or recycle it at a Staples or Best Buy
There are also a lot of devs that can use old phones as test platforms when developing apps. I'd recommend finding some projects you'd like to support and ask the dev if they'd like to have your old phone for testing on.
Consider converting it into an mobile audio player
I loaded up an old smartphone with mp3 files, including music and audiobooks, and paired it with a motorola roadster portable speaker (around $50-$70). I then dropped my satellite radio subscription, so now, when I'm out and about, I'm able to listen to just the music I want to hear, with no commercials, come-ons, or monthly fees - including data overage fees resulting from streaming content from the internet. I originally stopped using the smartphone because it was a lousy phone. Makes a very good in-car audio player, though.
sure you l get a buyer ..not one....................... more guys are rushing for an android cell......:good::laugh:
use it as a universal remote for a media centre
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Sell it, or donation it to a project you will could use it , you could install linux on it and get a full pocket computer! (See my project in sig) or use it as some form of controller if you have devices that can use it (many smart devices etc support this)
Sell it would be best unless you wan to save it for a spare! The price shld fetch you some accessories or something for your current phone!
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just sell it. simple solution
Sell it on ebay
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you can give those who need a phone or sell in ebay
Root it, put an awesome rom on it, install all your apps and stuff you use regularly and keep it as a back up phone. You never know when yours will break or go missing, its ALWAYS a good idea to have a back up phone that already has all your stuff on it... Good rule of thumb would be to add any new apps and phone numbers to this phone once a month, just in case. You may need to run somewhere while flashing a new rom to your GSII, so you can just throw your sim in this phone and your good to go! So my vote says keep it as a backup.
I always keep a spare device or two, just in case something goes wrong in my primary device. Also, I can lent it to friends in need of a cellphone until they get a new.
i would sell it as well..
Old phone use
RootTurtles said:
Alright, I recently upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100T and was immensely impressed. I had the option of getting a Galaxy S3, but it looked abit ugly in my opinion
What's happened now, is that I have a spare Acer Liquid Metal that I use as a door-stopper and paperweight. I was wondering, is there anything cool that I can do with it apart from selling it?
It doesn't have too high specs, after all, I did get it for $128 AUD. The basic specs are the following:
-800Mhz Single Core Scorpion
-Adreno 205 GPU
-800x480 screen
On top of that, it's rooted and has t&l metal 2.3.6 with TechnoLover's kernel running on top of that.
Comment on what you think I'd be able to do with it, thanks
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I have an old HTC Incredible with no phone service that I use in place of my iPod Touch and as a VoIP phone with Google Voice and Talkatone on WiFi.
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Just keep it? You'll never know what kind of information people can recover from you phone storage.
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I always keep a spare device or two, just in case something goes wrong in my primary device. Also, I can lent it to friends in need of a cellphone until they get a new.
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+1 You never know when you may need a device to help out someone in need... who knows, it may even be YOU! =]
Yea I know, I hate these kinds of threads too. But the wifey is bent on getting me something for my bday and kept insisting on getting me the SGS3. I know I'm not alone when I say I'm very happy with the Infuse due to all of the great developers and themers here. I'm currently running Aeon 1.4 with bits and pieces borrowed from Ethereal and Mind of Mac. Under the hood, im running Zen's B2 OC'd @ 1400. With this setup, I have an aesthetically pleasing, buttery smooth interface. Bottom line, I'm satisfied with my phone. Sooo, why would I need another one?
Because of the Infuse, I've all but neglected my PC... which is cool with me. Some things that I most definitely have to do on the PC however due to a bigger screen are: check my email and my bank account. I almost always feel as if I'm overlooking something when I do these two tasks on the phone because of the decreased overview. But will a 7 inch tablet truly replace my PC altogether?
I've picked these two products because they're the latest and greatest and they're comparable in price using a family member's upgrade. Open for suggestions, options, trolling, or anything else that comes to mind. Thanks.
Oh yea, birthday's tomorrow. :/
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Depends which u think u need more...personally I got both lol..I just got my att s3 2 weeks ago its a sweet phone..and the dev support has been extremely quick..aokp cm9 and now cm10 are all available for the s3...I ordered my n7 last week 16gb should be here sometime next week....main reason for me ordering it is I need to replace the tf prime I bricked..so it was sort of a necessity for me that arose...if I had to choose I'd say s3
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See that's the thing. I truly don't believe I NEED either. LOL! But hell, I need to pick something. Here's some things i do and don't need this new toy for: I don't play games. I do watch HD YouTube videos--Infuse has no problems with this. Just started renting and buying movies. Haven't tried hooking it up to the TV yet but I don't think it should be a problem. I do read a lot online and with either, the extra screen size should help. I make full use of the Wolfson DAC which I know is in the SGS3 as well which makes this decision all the more harder. I have an iPad which has been claimed by my two year old. Never liked that anyway as its too heavy and delicate.
Man, I don't know. Thanks though!
noy-z
The n7 doesn't support hdmi-mhl out of the box so you can't output a movie to your TV. More then likely there will be a mod to enable it via root..but out of the box don't expect it to do so if your looking to do that. The s3 out of the box does support mhl however.
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I'd get the S3, and keep the infuse as a storage/entertainment/backup device. S3 for in the go and the Infuse for home. Because seriously, if you think your infuse is buttery smooth now wait until you get your hands on the S3. The display is very very beautiful...:thumbup:
I wish I was in your shoes because it would be a no brainer for me.
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Hmm. I guess you guys are right. What am I gonna use the N7 for anyway that I can't use an S3 for. Thanks!
noy-z
Alright, I need some convincing. I want to know why I should get this phone over say, the Galaxy Nexus, iPhone 5, or the Razr Maxx HD.
I would love to hear what everyone has to say so give me your best shot.
Touchpadnoob said:
Alright, I need some convincing. I want to know why I should get this phone over say, the Galaxy Nexus, iPhone 5, or the Razr Maxx HD.
I would love to hear what everyone has to say so give me your best shot.
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Convince yourself. It's pointless for us to tell you to buy something. Go in a store and test out all the phones you're considering. You won't know what you'll be happy with till you do, trust me.
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Convince yourself. It's pointless for us to tell you to buy something. Go in a store and test out all the phones you're considering. You won't know what you'll be happy with till you do, trust me.
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this.
i can confidently say that the s3 is easily the best phone ive ever owned though
Touchpadnoob said:
Alright, I need some convincing. I want to know why I should get this phone over say, the Galaxy Nexus, iPhone 5, or the Razr Maxx HD.
I would love to hear what everyone has to say so give me your best shot.
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It all depends on what you want out of the phone, like others have said, try them out for yourself. You will just have to wait on the iPhone 5 and Razr Maxx HD.
Well IMHO, the iphone screen is still too small.
The MAXX HD isn't a bad choice but the bootloader will be locked I would think.
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Convince yourself.
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Lol.
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I can list some of the reasons that I've switched away from all Apple products and settled on the S3 and N7 for my daily drivers..
* 3.5 - 4 inch phone screens too small for my taste (love 4.8 !)
* Real multitasking in Android
* Widgets
* Superior notification system
* Standard USB charging and data connection
* Ability to copy files to/from device with regular pc file managers
* Sideload any app at will
* Can create/run my own apps created with free open source tools
* Can load any keyboards I wish (Swype, Swiftkey, etc)
* Can deal with a wide array of email attachment types
* Haptic feedback when desired
* NFC and Wi-Fi direct
* Choice of numerous high quality launchers
* Much higher level of customization in general
* More choice for many classes of app, Google doesn't block
"competing apps"
... and best of all, NO MORE ITUNES !! =)
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What's the difference between android and iPhone multitasking. Cause my gf iPhone I can hold down the main button am all the apps pop up. What makes ours more advanced? Really want to know to shut up my sheep friends.
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I need convincing that I can get superior battery life on LTE with this. Coming from a GNEX and HTC Rezound where I could only get ~1hour screen time on LTE and 2 on wifi. RAZR sucks and iPhone is apple.
tu3218 said:
What's the difference between android and iPhone multitasking. Cause my gf iPhone I can hold down the main button am all the apps pop up. What makes ours more advanced? Really want to know to shut up my sheep friends.
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On my Galaxy S3 I could be listening to music (with any music app), be logged into an irc server, connected to a Teamspeak server, logged into my pc at home via RDP, watching a video using pip, and composing a text message all at the same time. All apps would be updating and playing in real time.
The iPhone 5 can't even come close to pulling that off...
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dmeadows013 said:
I need convincing that I can get superior battery life on LTE with this. Coming from a GNEX and HTC Rezound where I could only get ~1hour screen time on LTE and 2 on wifi. RAZR sucks and iPhone is apple.
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You will get 2.5-3 hours screen time with this phone. No doubt.
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On my Galaxy S3 I could be listening to music (with any music app), be logged into an irc server, connected to a Teamspeak server, logged into my pc at home via RDP, watching a video using pip, and composing a text message all at the same time. All apps would be updating and playing in real time.
The iPhone 5 can't even come close to pulling that off...
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Ahhh okay. So the Iphone I assume just pauses the apps.
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Ahhh okay. So the Iphone I assume just pauses the apps.
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Not your fault for interpreting things that way from the above, but it's not exactly like that for iOS 5 multitasking:
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When you press the home button, the app moves from Active to Background. Most apps usually then go from Background to Suspended in a matter of seconds. (Suspended apps remain in the device’s memory. . .
If you launch a memory-intensive app such as a game, iOS will start to purge Suspended apps from memory . . .
But iOS allows apps such as Instacast, which have time-intensive tasks that can run in the background, to ask for a reprieve. The app declares its downloading of podcasts as a “background task.” This allows Instacast an extra period of Background running, after I hit the home button, to complete its downloads.
Instacast doesn’t have all day. An app gets about ten minutes of Background running time before it is forcibly suspended by iOS. . .
Five classes of apps—audio, GPS, VOIP, Newsstand and accessory apps—and some built-in apps such as Mail may run indefinitely in the background until they complete their task.
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So, iOS 5 allows multitasking - with various boundaries and restrictions compared to Android OS, IMHO. In general usage, you'll probably tend to see more parallel tasks running in a typical Android phone, depending on how demanding or diverse the attention of a user tends to be.
How effectively iOS manages those various tasks vs Android's multitasking scheduler is a different story, though . . .
- ooofest
dmeadows013 said:
I need convincing that I can get superior battery life on LTE with this. Coming from a GNEX and HTC Rezound where I could only get ~1hour screen time on LTE and 2 on wifi. RAZR sucks and iPhone is apple.
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you had the same phones i did. the gs3 beats out any phone ive had soo far on verizon. the dinc's, tbolt, gnexus, rezound, razr. this phone is a beast and has great battery life. all we need is a true jb ota and my life will be complete.
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you had the same phones i did. the gs3 beats out any phone ive had soo far on verizon. the dinc's, tbolt, gnexus, rezound, razr. this phone is a beast and has great battery life. all we need is a true jb ota and my life will be complete.
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Yea I know I remember you from the Rez haha when we were trying to get AOSP everyone was *****ing and now that we have it half of em are just like 'meh idc...' lol
I went and played with a S3 at a store today and it was very very slow. Then in went to another store and played on one and it was lightning fast. The other one must have been loaded or something. I was very impressed with the S3. If it didn't have the theme it has, I'd consider giving up my gnex for it.
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best phone I have ever had.
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I went and played with a S3 at a store today and it was very very slow. Then in went to another store and played on one and it was lightning fast. The other one must have been loaded or something. I was very impressed with the S3. If it didn't have the theme it has, I'd consider giving up my gnex for it.
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Selling my Rezound on Swappa to help pay for mine. Gonna buy it then probably sell my GNex too.
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Selling my Rezound on Swappa to help pay for mine. Gonna buy it then probably sell my GNex too.
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I'll probably just such this up till the new Nexus. Hopefully we seen one this year
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I'm in the market for a 7 inch tablet. I've narrowed it down between the two. I've done a lot of research, and wanted to know your opinion. I know the nexus has the better processor, better resolution, and better os support. It doesn't have an ir blaster. I want to be able to use it to control my home entertainment setup. Does it work will with the tab 2? Thoughts?
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I had this same question when these were still new. I chose the Gtab2 based on local availability and the included SDcard slot. I probably should have purchased the Nexus based off of better overall hardware and "real" updates. Touch Wiz blows and I got rid of it almost right away. Which then rendered the ir blaster worthless which actually worked well for me with the Peal app. There are some Roms available that have been customized and still have a functioning IR blaster but I haven't tried those yet and from what I've seen probably won't.
With that being said, I don't pay any attention to what is thought of being obsolete. Everything I own is obsolete. I'm sure its the same with most people. In spite of my growing annoyance with Android in general I'd say that my GTab2 running PacRom 4.2.2 is going quite well.
Gotta choose what fits your needs. There's enough differences between the two tabs that makes this decision a no brainer once you decide what your device needs to do. Now you got me thinking I may go buy a Nexus 7 and flash this tab back to stock to use as just a remote and maybe some lite surfing. With my theatre setup Peel can eliminate 5 remotes just in one room
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I had this same question when these were still new. I chose the Gtab2 based on local availability and the included SDcard slot. I probably should have purchased the Nexus based off of better overall hardware and "real" updates. Touch Wiz blows and I got rid of it almost right away. Which then rendered the ir blaster worthless which actually worked well for me with the Peal app. There are some Roms available that have been customized and still have a functioning IR blaster but I haven't tried those yet and from what I've seen probably won't.
With that being said, I don't pay any attention to what is thought of being obsolete. Everything I own is obsolete. I'm sure its the same with most people. In spite of my growing annoyance with Android in general I'd say that my GTab2 running PacRom 4.2.2 is going quite well.
Gotta choose what fits your needs. There's enough differences between the two tabs that makes this decision a no brainer once you decide what your device needs to do. Now you got me thinking I may go buy a Nexus 7 and flash this tab back to stock to use as just a remote and maybe some lite surfing. With my theatre setup Peel can eliminate 5 remotes just in one room
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Thank you for your input. I know the nexus is probably the better choice as far as hardware goes, but I really want the ir blaster to control my living room. I already have a Logitech harmony to control, but I think a tablet would be much cooler, and more practical. I have a lot of components (computer, ps3, cable, network receiver, and a Wii) I hate touchwiz, but there are other launchers I can use. Does the tab 2 work as a remote well? Can you program it to do one touch commands? (As in hit one button, and have all the associated peripherals turn on and to the correct input)?
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I wish I could give you more info on Peel. But I didn't spend much time with it. Day one while I was getting familiar with the tab I had only gone as far as getting everything to turn on and off. I was impressed with that because many reviews complained that the app didn't support the equipment they had but it seemed to support everything I have which is a mix of brands and quality levels. With that being said I don't remember having any issues using it as a remote. Not like some I've had years ago that need to be aimed like shooting at a target and I do remember being able to turn on all my gear with one button. Except the PS3. For the PS3 I used an app called BlueputDroid which turns your device into a keyboard or six axis controller.
I agree a tablet makes for one cool remote control but unlike most remotes you will need a outlet handy. Still very much worth it by getting rid of multiple remotes or at least being able go hide them away for all but the most rarely used functions. Keep in mind the device is not pretty but its not ugly either. The screen isn't going to blow you away but it won't make you want to puke. It won't win any benchmarks but it seems to handle everything I throw at it.
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I wish I could give you more info on Peel. But I didn't spend much time with it. Day one while I was getting familiar with the tab I had only gone as far as getting everything to turn on and off. I was impressed with that because many reviews complained that the app didn't support the equipment they had but it seemed to support everything I have which is a mix of brands and quality levels. With that being said I don't remember having any issues using it as a remote. Not like some I've had years ago that need to be aimed like shooting at a target and I do remember being able to turn on all my gear with one button. Except the PS3. For the PS3 I used an app called BlueputDroid which turns your device into a keyboard or six axis controller.
I agree a tablet makes for one cool remote control but unlike most remotes you will need a outlet handy. Still very much worth it by getting rid of multiple remotes or at least being able go hide them away for all but the most rarely used functions. Keep in mind the device is not pretty but its not ugly either. The screen isn't going to blow you away but it won't make you want to puke. It won't win any benchmarks but it seems to handle everything I throw at it.
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Well, I went ahead and pulled the trigger. I have it setup to control most of my components, but I still need to play with the settings. I'm not really impressed yet with the peel app, but I haven't given it enough time to figure it out. The tab 2 is a little sluggish, but nothing a root and custom rom can't fix. That's next on the list. I really appreciate your comments though.
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Well, I went ahead and pulled the trigger. I have it setup to control most of my components, but I still need to play with the settings. I'm not really impressed yet with the peel app, but I haven't given it enough time to figure it out. The tab 2 is a little sluggish, but nothing a root and custom rom can't fix. That's next on the list. I really appreciate your comments though.
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Very few custom ROMs support ir blaster, I've found that the ones that do are more buggy than stock, which is what they are based off. To be honest, i also wasn't impressed with peel, always had issues, so i haven't been on stock or stock based in som e time.
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i haven't experienced Nexus 7, my girlfriend got me my Galaxy Tab 2. i must say that i've spent literally hours and hours of my life with this sh*t.
do not waste your time and money, get the Nexus 32gb and do not deal with this microSd slot ****.
first it wouldn't let you use the 32Gb for everything, so you have to do a "swap" so you can install stuf in the microSD, then the frkn sh*t has ****ed up 2 microSD's, (the 2nd one today) i won't get a nother from the store because i lied the first time saying that it wasn't working from the begining and it would be suspicious to think that i got 2 bad microSD's from factory in less than a month.
so now i must get another one :S!
do not waste your time, nexus is the one.
Home entertainment set up is better with the GTab 2 but otherwise N7 is the better one.
When it comes to quality apps and smoothness I can't recommend any of todays android tablets.
Thanks for all the input. I appreciate it. I'm not disappointed with my purchase. I knew it's not the fastest out there, but it serves it's purpose. I'm still not impressed with the remote feature. Peel just doesn't do what I want. I'd like to be able to set it up like my Logitech harmony, so one button will turn on everything to the correct input. It does this for cable tv, but I'd like it to setup all the correct inputs for my ps3, computer, and Wii. Plus, I'd like an on screen remote, not just buttons with pictures of tv shows. Can anyone recommend a better app?
Also, I also rooted, and thinking about installing the latest sungsonic, but will it stop the ir blaster from working? I know most rom's do.
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Thanks for all the input. I appreciate it. I'm not disappointed with my purchase. I knew it's not the fastest out there, but it serves it's purpose. I'm still not impressed with the remote feature. Peel just doesn't do what I want. I'd like to be able to set it up like my Logitech harmony, so one button will turn on everything to the correct input. It does this for cable tv, but I'd like it to setup all the correct inputs for my ps3, computer, and Wii. Plus, I'd like an on screen remote, not just buttons with pictures of tv shows. Can anyone recommend a better app?
Also, I also rooted, and thinking about installing the latest sungsonic, but will it stop the ir blaster from working? I know most rom's do.
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There are other remote apps, but i think they cost around 50 or so, and i have never used one, perhaps someone else on here has. I wanna say someone said they liked it better, but it may have been another forum.
Just looked it up, its Samsung remote touchsquid, or something along those lines. Either way, that's a hearty price.
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Edit: yeah it does stop it. Tab2lite, and at least one of the newer stockRoms has an it add-on. Sorry, i forgot what its called.
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I'm in the market for a 7 inch tablet. I've narrowed it down between the two. I've done a lot of research, and wanted to know your opinion. I know the nexus has the better processor, better resolution, and better os support. It doesn't have an ir blaster. I want to be able to use it to control my home entertainment setup. Does it work will with the tab 2? Thoughts?
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I think it's too late, I recommend you to wait to the tab 3 and the next generation of the nexus 7
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I was considering either the nexus 7 or tab 2 also after my kindle fire broke about 2 months ago. I ended up choosing the galaxy tab 2 due to the sd card slot, the rear camera, and the ir blaster. I personally love it and it is working great. I mainly use it for gaming, music, and youtube and it handle all of those tasks great. I love how i can store my music on an sd card which allows me to have more storage space for apps and games. It plays all the games i have tried great ( which include gta 3, dead trigger, survivalcraft, scribblenauts, mini motor racing, riptide gp, and star wars pinball, which are fairly demanding games) and video playback is great. The peel app works great and is easy to pair with your home entertainment system. With all these features and good performance i dont see the need to get a nexus 7 and i would definietly recommend the galaxy tab 2.
The tab 2 is also $20 cheaper than the nexus at the moment at $179.
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The more and more I use the tab 2, the more I love it. I really appreciate the touch squid app suggestion. I have the demo downloaded, and so far, it's working great. I also have my receiver (which is network capable) setup with my tab, so I can stream pandora anywhere in the house, and have full control without being in that room. I'm currently installing zone 2 speakers outside in my patio area. Anyway, 50 bucks to spend on a remote app is a little much, but if there isn't anything else that is better, I might just bite the bullet. I'm still searching, but if anyone else has any other programs they want to suggest, I'd love to hear it.
Another side question, I know you guys said most of the roms break the ir blaster. Any way I can tell which ones will break it? I'm rooted and itching to flash one, but I need the ir blaster.
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The more and more I use the tab 2, the more I love it. I really appreciate the touch squid app suggestion. I have the demo downloaded, and so far, it's working great. I also have my receiver (which is network capable) setup with my tab, so I can stream pandora anywhere in the house, and have full control without being in that room. I'm currently installing zone 2 speakers outside in my patio area. Anyway, 50 bucks to spend on a remote app is a little much, but if there isn't anything else that is better, I might just bite the bullet. I'm still searching, but if anyone else has any other programs they want to suggest, I'd love to hear it.
Another side question, I know you guys said most of the roms break the ir blaster. Any way I can tell which ones will break it? I'm rooted and itching to flash one, but I need the ir blaster.
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Tab2lite and microdelta(maybe haven't tested it) are the only jelly bean roms , that i know of, that have ir support. There may be some ICS stock ROMs, not sure. Personally, i would suggest trying microdelta if it works, because tab2lite is based on an early leek and was slower than stock, for me anyways.
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