Android Tablet Thread: Defend Your Other Purchase

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Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Tunga posted:

I don't have sound here. Did they say that the LTE version is US only. I can't upgrade my N7 3G unless there is a new 3G/4G version of this so I'm going to be pissed if they don't release it in the UK.

Yes

Though that doesn't mean it wouldn't work with a foreign lte sim, just that its only sold in the US.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 17:30

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# ? Apr 29, 2024 12:19

Maker Of Shoes: Sep 4, 2006; AWWWW YISSSSSSSSSS
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ASUS quality be damned. This is a day one purchase for me. With any luck the launch units will have exploding screens or catch fire.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 17:32

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Maker Of Shoes posted:

ASUS quality be damned. This is a day one purchase for me. With any luck the launch units will have exploding screens or catch fire.

2mm thinner (until screen pops out.)

# ? Jul 24, 2013 17:34

Macichne Leainig: Jul 26, 2012; by VG

Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:

2mm thinner (until screen pops out.)

That's a weight-saving feature that also saves battery life.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 17:36

Tunga: May 7, 2004; Grimey Drawer

Don Lapre posted:

Yes

Though that doesn't mean it wouldn't work with a foreign lte sim, just that its only sold in the US.

Urgh, whose terrible idea was this.

So will it work on GSM/HSPA+ too? We barely even have LTE in the UK so if it's literally LTE-only then maybe that's why it isn't coming here.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 17:37

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Tunga posted:

Urgh, whose terrible idea was this.

So will it work on GSM/HSPA+ too? We barely even have LTE in the UK so if it's literally LTE-only then maybe that's why it isn't coming here.

If it supports LTE i would also expect it to have GSM/HSPA+ support.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 17:37

Sereri: Sep 30, 2008; awwwrigami

Don Lapre posted:

Yes

Though that doesn't mean it wouldn't work with a foreign lte sim, just that its only sold in the US.

I think "single US model" just mean that there aren't different models for At&t/TM and Verizon LTE, so just a single US model.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 17:38

sourdough: Apr 30, 2012

Sereri posted:

I think "single US model" just mean that there aren't different models for At&t/TM and Verizon LTE, so just a single US model.

This is how I understood this point, too.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 17:39

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

They said the LTE version is completely unlocked.

ATT Tmobile and Verizon

# ? Jul 24, 2013 17:43

sourdough: Apr 30, 2012

Ouch, $349 for 32GB + LTE.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 17:43

Rap Game Goku: Apr 2, 2008; Word to your moms, I came to drop spirit bombs

Sereri posted:

I think "single US model" just mean that there aren't different models for At&t/TM and Verizon LTE, so just a single US model.

Yes, but what else does it support? The rest of Verizon & AT&T/TM's networks are incompatible. So its either LTE only, and thus won't really work anywhere else or it has extra guts and that's what Tunga was asking about.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 17:45

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That video was cute. :3:

# ? Jul 24, 2013 17:47

Sereri: Sep 30, 2008; awwwrigami

Maker Of Shoes posted:

That video was cute.

Can't wait for a screenshot of "how to ask a girl out" to show up in the yospos thread

# ? Jul 24, 2013 17:48

ThermoPhysical: Dec 26, 2007

Maker Of Shoes posted:

That video was cute.

That was pretty adorable. Hopefully they use it on TV one day. :v:

# ? Jul 24, 2013 17:49

fondue: Jul 14, 2002

"We won't require you to have the same operating system on all devices." :iceburn:

# ? Jul 24, 2013 17:51

Turnquiet: Oct 24, 2002; My friend is an eloquent speaker.

anakha posted:

What bands will the new Nexus 7's LTE antenna support?

From Anandtech's live blog:

12:46PM EDT - LTE bands 2,4,5,13,17 for those keeping count

# ? Jul 24, 2013 17:54

anakha: Sep 16, 2009

Turnquiet posted:

From Anandtech's live blog:

12:46PM EDT - LTE bands 2,4,5,13,17 for those keeping count

Oof. Not going to work on local LTE then. Thanks.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 18:02

Tigren: Oct 3, 2003

Chromecast for $35 sounds pretty cool.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 18:13

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Nexus 7 page on Google Play now specifies (2012) so I'm guessing the new one will be up soon.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 18:16

Shadowgate: May 6, 2007; Soiled Meat

Any word if the new nexus 7 supports 802.11 N?

# ? Jul 24, 2013 18:16

AlexDeGruven: Jun 29, 2007; Watch me pull my dongle out of this tiny box

First post on this page says Yes.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 18:20

Octopode: Sep 2, 2009; No. I work here. I manage operations for this and integration for this, while making sure that their stuff keeps working in here.

Shadowgate posted:

Any word if the new nexus 7 supports 802.11 N?

Specifically mentioned to support dual-band and N.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 18:21

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Tigren posted:

Chromecast for $35 sounds pretty cool.

It already sold out on the Play Store. Hopefully it shows up on Amazon soonish and doesn't evaporate just as quickly.

Edit: It's back again. Still gonna wait for Amazon myself just to save on shipping.

Brightman fucked around with this message at 18:33 on Jul 24, 2013

# ? Jul 24, 2013 18:28

teagone: Jun 10, 2003; That was pretty intense, huh?

Brightman posted:

It already sold out on the Play Store. Hopefully it shows up on Amazon soonish and doesn't evaporate just as quickly.

Edit: It's back again. Still gonna wait for Amazon myself just to save on shipping.

Same. Streaming Youtube on my Roku 3 is a pain in the rear end, and Chromecast seems like a viable solution that can do a bit more as well.

[edit] I just realized this thing could be great for Google's potential online TV service too.

teagone fucked around with this message at 18:44 on Jul 24, 2013

# ? Jul 24, 2013 18:39

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Finally we know what they're calling it.
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_7_16gb_2013
Nexus 7 2013.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 18:44

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:

You can get a pogo cable. http://www.amazon.com/MagNector-N-10-Nexus-Pogo-Cable/dp/B00B2166BS

Is this a thing for the nexus 7 as well? The old one I mean.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 18:44

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Cakefool posted:

Is this a thing for the nexus 7 as well? The old one I mean.

The Nexus 7 (2012) doesn't have magnets by the pogo pins so you have to get the dock. I don't think the 2013 version even has pogo pins.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 18:49

Telex: Feb 11, 2003

I wish there was a dock for the N10. Is there one coming with the N7? I'd totally switch if I could have a dock that charges while it's on my desk at work.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 18:51

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Telex posted:

I wish there was a dock for the N10. Is there one coming with the N7? I'd totally switch if I could have a dock that charges while it's on my desk at work.

Since it has Qi wireless charging you could use something like this

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/800343142/vu-wireless-charger-free-positioning-wireless-char

Depending on where the coil is in the 7

# ? Jul 24, 2013 18:54

sirbeefalot: Aug 24, 2004; Fast Learner.; Fun Shoe

Was there mention of a later availability for the LTE version? Or should they all be available at the same time?

# ? Jul 24, 2013 19:00

Super-NintendoUser: Jan 16, 2004; COWABUNGERDER COMPADRES; Soiled Meat

sirbeefalot posted:

Was there mention of a later availability for the LTE version? Or should they all be available at the same time?

"In the coming weeks"

# ? Jul 24, 2013 19:03

Telex: Feb 11, 2003

The chromecast thing is a little deceptive in the ads. It makes it look like you just plug it in and it powers itself or has batteries or something. In the wee tiny light grey text at the bottom, it mentions there's a power cord that isn't shown in the demo pages. Hrmph.

Still, the price is decent compared to similar things. Maybe it's better than an Apple TV, if you don't have to always be streaming from another device to use it.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 19:16

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Jerk McJerkface posted:

"In the coming weeks"

We already have to wait a week to order the WiFi version. But hey, free shipping!

Telex posted:

The chromecast thing is a little deceptive in the ads. It makes it look like you just plug it in and it powers itself or has batteries or something.

How often do you see ads for consumer electronics that show cords? Go to Apple.com and tell me how many power cords you can find.

Telex posted:

Still, the price is decent compared to similar things. Maybe it's better than an Apple TV, if you don't have to always be streaming from another device to use it.

Maybe not another device, but you do have to be streaming from the Internet.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 19:23

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Telex posted:

The chromecast thing is a little deceptive in the ads. It makes it look like you just plug it in and it powers itself or has batteries or something. In the wee tiny light grey text at the bottom, it mentions there's a power cord that isn't shown in the demo pages. Hrmph.

Still, the price is decent compared to similar things. Maybe it's better than an Apple TV, if you don't have to always be streaming from another device to use it.

Most modern tv's have usb ports which can power the chromecast. So while there is a power cord you probably wont have to run it to a power socket.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 19:28

bull3964: Nov 18, 2000; DO YOU HEAR THAT? THAT'S THE SOUND OF ME PATTING MYSELF ON THE BACK.

I just wonder how many mA the thing draws. If it's under 500, then you could probably power it from a usb port on the TV itself and dispense with the power supply.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 19:29

Telex: Feb 11, 2003

Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:

How often do you see ads for consumer electronics that show cords? Go to Apple.com and tell me how many power cords you can find.

That's a pretty bad example, since Apple is roughly built on deception in every single thing they do.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 19:36

Maker Of Shoes: Sep 4, 2006; AWWWW YISSSSSSSSSS
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Oh hey, can we not have this discussion?

# ? Jul 24, 2013 19:38

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Telex posted:

That's a pretty bad example, since Apple is roughly built on deception in every single thing they do.

What the gently caress is this poo poo?

# ? Jul 24, 2013 19:39

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Telex posted:

That's a pretty bad example, since Apple is roughly built on deception in every single thing they do.

That's a pretty bad post. Look at any monitor or TV ad, it will show the screen is on but you won't see any cables.

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Maker Of Shoes posted:

Oh hey, can we not have this discussion?

Nah, Maker Of Shoes, if you would just think for a minute you'd see that this is the start of an interesting conversation.

# ? Jul 24, 2013 19:39

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