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[Completed] [Q] Need Tablet/Phone recomendations!

I need a Phablet or Tablet or Phone that is at least 8" running the most up to date Android possible.
I have made a couple of expensive mistakes in purchasing 4G/LTE tablets that I thought could be used as a phone also.
The latest being the Nvidia Shield. Got one for sale. never used!
I know I can run VOIP on LTE tablets but that isn't what I'm looking for.
I live in Canada and I travel to the USA almost daily. I drive a transport truck and I NEED up to date traffic info so I don't get stuck in 4 hour traffic jams BUT I also need to text and phone back to Canada. Currently I am using the new PadFone S. Great idea but it doesn't receive on the ONE frequency I need to be able to get a continent wide carrier plan that won't put me in the poor house. I currently have Bell Mobility and a T-Mobile sim I have to change every time I cross the border.
Wind Mobile has an unlimited Talk Text Data plan for Canada/USA that is $60 a month. That hits my sweet spot. Currently the other 2 plans are costing me $115. Wind in Canada needs to run on the 1700 band for now. It may change in the future but I can't wait.
My searching is getting me a lot of results but a lot of time I see the tablets do not allow the phone function or are dated 2 years ago.
Maybe I'm spoilt but my TF101 is running Lollipop and I love it.
Soooo I'm turning to learned friends. I Like to play around with anything I own be it cars or electronics but I don`t have the time at a desk to research this more.
Any ideas?

Hi,
Here is a thread for such questions,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620179
Good luck!

Darth said:
Hi,
Here is a thread for such questions,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620179
Good luck!
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Thank you.
I have seen that thread and went through it but none of the answers actual fit my needs. Lots of different phones but no specifics and I`d have to research each one again.
I`m hoping someone who reads my OP will go " I know exactly what he needs" There can`t be too many of them.
As an aside, Why are all the LTE tablets Data only? Is there a big difference in the hardware required to offer Voice too? Or is it just the Firmware?

You can ask in the thread. That's what it's for.
This isn't the place for such discussion. ?

Moving to Europe, which phone to buy?

Long story real short.
-Military member, moving to England for a few years
-Need new phone
-Like to tinker. Have rooted/rom'ed/messed with phones in the past (moderate to advanced user)
-Needs to be GSM to work (Currently have AT&T). Would like to use it as I return to USA as well for vacation.
-Prefer unlocked/non-region locked as well as tinker friendly and durable. Id like the bootloader unlocked and read the U still has the locked bootloader.
-Not tied to any carrier... I will have to use the networks and sim cards in Europe.
Looked at:
Galaxy S7 930U. If I get the Euro version (930F), I am reading some stuff about having to use it for 5 minutes in its region before it unlocks.
Nexus 6P looks interesting for faster software updates but the thing is freaking huge. I like one handed operation.
I usually Root mainly just to get full file explorer features and to get wifi-tethering for travel. Tethering is a MUST have for me. Looks like the S7 tethers out of the box for free? or am I wrong? Does the Nexus 6P do the same? I would imagine it is easier since its not tied to a carrier.
I am losing interest in Rom'ing and looking for more stability and just the few features I need. Any ideas? Open to any suggestions. I am leaving soon so I need to make a decision soon. Worse case, I go to best buy and pick up the 930U S7.
Thanks in advance. I wish I had more time before I go to read up on this but It is kind of spur of the moment I am deciding to upgrade.

Hello, we already have two threads for this question here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620179
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846277
Thread closed.
Nathan
Forum Moderator

Moto G5 plus question.

Hello I'm new to this forum. Nice to meet everyone. Please forgive me if I posted this in the wrong section, if I did please feel free to move this thread. My question is, I currently have a Samsung galaxy S6 on Sprint. I'm looking for another phone, my galaxy s6 battery is not lasting very long any more, 4 hours if I'm lucky, I'm not a heavy user at all, and the touch screen is starting to go as well. I have been looking at the moto G5 plus, and it looks like a good phone. Is it as good or better than the S6 that I currently own? Is there any other phones that you guys would recommend other than the G5 that I can buy outright at a similar price on the sprint network? I don't want to do a contract anymore. What attracted me to the G5 is that I can buy it outright for only $229.00 and that I can use it on the sprint network, most unlocked phones only work on GSM networks. I heard that the Moto G5 plus doesn't have a compass, does the GPS on it still work Ok? Thanks for all the help.

Silentassassin1991 said:
Hello I'm new to this forum. Nice to meet everyone. Please forgive me if I posted this in the wrong section, if I did please feel free to move this thread. My question is, I currently have a Samsung galaxy S6 on Sprint. I'm looking for another phone, my galaxy s6 battery is not lasting very long any more, 4 hours if I'm lucky, I'm not a heavy user at all, and the touch screen is starting to go as well. I have been looking at the moto G5 plus, and it looks like a good phone. Is it as good or better than the S6 that I currently own? Is there any other phones that you guys would recommend other than the G5 that I can buy outright at a similar price on the sprint network? I don't want to do a contract anymore. What attracted me to the G5 is that I can buy it outright for only $229.00 and that I can use it on the sprint network, most unlocked phones only work on GSM networks. I heard that the Moto G5 plus doesn't have a compass, does the GPS on it still work Ok? Thanks for all the help.
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Greetings and welcome to xda, I hope you enjoy yourself here. We have a dedicated thread here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620179
for which phone should you buy discussions. If you ask in there you will get plenty of feedback
All the best
Sawdoctor

Which US carrier would be compatible with my phone?

Hi everyone,
So I'm moving to the US for a couple months this summer, and realized that I will need to buy a data plan (I've been to the US before, and my home plan abroad was pretty expensive, and not very reliable). I'm not really familiar with how bands work, and I want to make sure that whichever carrier I choose, will have the bands compatible with my phone. I have the global (Snapdragon 625) version of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4.
I checked Verizon's website, and there, it says that my phone is not compatible with Verizon (it didn't say that it's because it's using the wrong bands, but I don't really know what else can be the problem). So my question is: which carriers can be good for my phone?

sigalizer said:
Hi everyone, So I'm moving to the US for a couple months this summer, and realized that I will need to buy a data plan (I've been to the US before, and my home plan abroad was pretty expensive, and not very reliable). I'm not really familiar with how bands work, and I want to make sure that whichever carrier I choose, will have the bands compatible with my phone. I have the global (Snapdragon 625) version of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4...
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I don't have this device but, your best bet is to post this question within the following Q&A thread that's specific to your device.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3527620
Good Luck!
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Question Poco X3 Pro - bit confused.

I received the Poco X3 Pro for Christmas, I am currently residing overseas in Europe (Netherlands) temporarily, but I will be moving back to my home in the USA in a few months time.
My question is: Will I not be able to use this phone in the USA? The area I live in is serviced by Verizon and appears to have B2 1900 , B4 1700/2100 AWS and B5 850 - which on paper the phone can utilize? However I'm reading that people are still not able to activate a SIM card in the USA with this phone?
I really, really like this phone.. I followed all the tutorials for disabling the bloatware and everything.. it's really a great phone so far, but now I'm worried it won't work.
Sorry if this has been covered before, I did search and didn't find an answer.

87gt said:
I received the Poco X3 Pro for Christmas, I am currently residing overseas in Europe (Netherlands) temporarily, but I will be moving back to my home in the USA in a few months time.
My question is: Will I not be able to use this phone in the USA? The area I live in is serviced by Verizon and appears to have B2 1900 , B4 1700/2100 AWS and B5 850 - which on paper the phone can utilize? However I'm reading that people are still not able to activate a SIM card in the USA with this phone?
I really, really like this phone.. I followed all the tutorials for disabling the bloatware and everything.. it's really a great phone so far, but now I'm worried it won't work.
Sorry if this has been covered before, I did search and didn't find an answer.
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This is Poco F3 Section...

Reddit - Dive into anything
www.google.com
I think you'll find your answer here

Oh shoot, my bad I didn't even realize I posted in the wrong forum. I'll wait and see if a mod can move it for me.
I did see that thread it's a year old though and for the NFC version of the phone, I wasn't sure if anything had been 'updated' or if Verizon was working with owners of these phones to activate or what not.

Well true, in the thread they do say that Xiaomi has a history with us bands but as one of them said that it will partially work and you can compare the 2 phones together on GSMArena and see they're almost the same

87gt said:
Oh shoot, my bad I didn't even realize I posted in the wrong forum. I'll wait and see if a mod can move it for me.
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I've just moved your thread into the correct device forum as another member gratefully reported it. But I see that you've also meanwhile simply created a duplicate:
[CLOSED] X3 Pro - bit confused.
I received the Poco X3 Pro for Christmas, I am currently residing overseas in Europe (Netherlands) temporarily, but I will be moving back to my home in the USA in a few months time. My question is: Will I not be able to use this phone in the...
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I've closed that one! And I suggest to review the XDA Forum Rules, to which you agreed to adhere when you registered yesterday; currently focus on rule no. 5 and post only once. Please be aware that XDA currently has 3.5+M threads with 78+M posts. We can't "patrol" them all i.e. we require your support. If you realise that you've "misplaced" something just hit the report button and let us know. Thanks for your cooperation.
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