Best small tablet?
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Now the question is how do I get hotspot use out of my Verizon phone with an unlimited data plan. Foxfi is not compatible with my phone. Root possibly?
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Hp slate 7 8gb
139.99 new expandable micro sd slot for up to 32 extra gb
Android 4.1 Jellybean
Bang for the buck...I have one..but I got it for free from work
139.99 new expandable micro sd slot for up to 32 extra gb
Android 4.1 Jellybean
Bang for the buck...I have one..but I got it for free from work
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If you have rooted your phone.. When I either make a rom for myself or test one for a few days.. This is always one of the apps I always load first.
https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
its the most simple tether app out there and kicks ***
https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
its the most simple tether app out there and kicks ***
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What about the kindle fire HD. They're like $140 right now?
I need to get something for my wife. She'll basically be going on the internet and reading her school books on it. Maybe watching netflix. Maybe plug it in to the big tv. WiFi only.
I need to get something for my wife. She'll basically be going on the internet and reading her school books on it. Maybe watching netflix. Maybe plug it in to the big tv. WiFi only.
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Kindles are nice if you are just going to do reading, and mild use of internet and email. Other than that the OS that is loaded on the Kindles are very restrictive, and its main functions are as mentioned, which is why they are inexpensive in my opinion.
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I'll probably wait until closer to christmas and pick one up for the wife.
Was just looking at the Galaxy 8 and the Nexus 7.
That's the top end of the price spectrum I'd be looking at. $150-300. It's really so she can have something on the go to do her homework with. Our laptop is a POS and I use it for work. At home she can use the PC or I want her to be able to plug in to the TV and chill and do it.
I'll probably jack it to read books in bed or watch netflix when the wife/daughter are on the tv's.
Was just looking at the Galaxy 8 and the Nexus 7.
That's the top end of the price spectrum I'd be looking at. $150-300. It's really so she can have something on the go to do her homework with. Our laptop is a POS and I use it for work. At home she can use the PC or I want her to be able to plug in to the TV and chill and do it.
I'll probably jack it to read books in bed or watch netflix when the wife/daughter are on the tv's.
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Could also go Ipad mini but I'd have to come up on a deal. Wife loves her iphone but I want something larger and a standard iPad is just too much for what we can do right now.
Essentially... her school books run us like $200+ a semester and she can get them digitally for $50 or less. So a couple semesters can pay for the tablet.
Her online school stuff has to function as well so I think it'll need more online ability than the Kindle... I guess.
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