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What do you want to know, cat?
I switched from blackberry a few years ago in favor of android. There are some things blackberry does better than anyone else, like email, but the operating system is sluggish and the apps are lacking. Blackberry was developing a port to run android apps on the playbook but I don't know if it ever came to fruition.
I switched from blackberry a few years ago in favor of android. There are some things blackberry does better than anyone else, like email, but the operating system is sluggish and the apps are lacking. Blackberry was developing a port to run android apps on the playbook but I don't know if it ever came to fruition.
Yes, apparently they finally got the 2.0 update that allowed compatibility with android apps. Here is an article:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-ga...-apps-on-the-blackberry-playbook-gallery/5521
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-ga...-apps-on-the-blackberry-playbook-gallery/5521
Andy, that's the one I got. The 16 mb that went on sale for 199.00. I got it because I could get a keyboard with it and it has andriod apps. I don't anything about tablets yet and the one I got I'm taking back. But I learned from AJ that I can somehow connect it up with an android phone and will be able to operate it without a wifi connection. I am a total newbie with tablets. But I need to learn, that's for sure.
You will love your tablet.No matter what kind. They are so convenient and useful.I use mine all the time. I don't know anything about the one you're looking at but they all seem to operate basically the same way with apps.Well except for the Ipad.But they are always the exception.
Hasn't anyone posted about the New Mini Provari?? Yes a mini is coming out on March 15th. It looks really cool.It's on the provape site to look at.
Yes, there was a discussion about it yesterday at the other place.
If I get about 8 hrs vape time on an 18490, what am I likely to get on the 18350?
The mini size might be perfect for me!
The mini size might be perfect for me!
It depends on your carrier/phone capabilities. If your playbook is a "wi-fi only," (I think they all might be), that means you need a wifi connection to connect to the internet. Most smartphones have wifi hotspot capabilities. What this means is that your phone is capable of emitting a wifi signal for other devices to use your phones 3G/4G connection to connect to the internet. It's known as tethering.
But, carriers charge more to use the hotspot feature on the phone. There are ways around this if you root your phone, though, carriers and the android market often break the workaround you find.
In my opinion, tablets are great and all, but connection speed is the most important thing to me. That's why I invested in a really good phone with verizon 4g lte service. I've hit download speeds of near 30 mbps in certain areas. That's 3 times faster than my comcast xfinity high-speed internet connection. Getting a tablet and running it on anything but that network would disappoint me, so I haven't bothered getting one.
I did get a kindle fire for my wife for christmas but I had to root it and make some modifications to enable use of the android market and a few other tweaks, but she loves it. I use it every now and again when I want more screen real estate but I pretty much stick to my galaxy nexus, again for speed purposes. If I were going to get a tablet, I don't even know what I would want, to be honest, but speed and responsiveness would be the key things I would want. And I would definitely have to have android 4.0 (like my phone).
Cat,
If you want your tablet to use the cell phone network to get on the internet, you will need to buy a 3g or 4g capable model, and pay for service from Verizon or AT&T or whoever. I surely didn't mean to confuse you, but if it is a wifi only model, it will not connect via a cell phone internet connection.
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I just did some quick checking and it appears that the playbook has only been released in a wifi only model, although 3g versions are on RIM's roadmap for 2012. You can connect through the phone, you will just have to hack it or pay for a tethering/hotspot plan for the phone (around $30 additional/month).
Have you seen the Asus PadPhone they just announced at MWC? Best of both worlds.... tho I'm a touch leary of a first gen phone from them. I'm due for a new phone and I found it, HTC One X... I'm in love
Except it's going to Ma Bell
It's not that complicated, Cat.
Basically you have different sources for internet. Wifi/3g just describes the type of network. Cell phone carriers use 3g networks for phones to connect to the internet.
Wifi is what most people have set up in their homes. Typically, they have a modem that their internet service provider includes with their internet subscription. You can piggyback the modem with your own wireless router which broadcasts a signal so you can hook up all of your home computers and devices. This is known as wifi.
The playbook only has capability to connect directly to a wifi network, not directly to 3g that is offered by cell phone carriers. Most newer phones have the capability to broadcast a wifi signal, which is also called a wifi hotspot or mobile tethering. Cell phone carriers charge you extra to use that feature on your phone, but with it, you can use your tablet anywhere your phone has a data connection.
Make sense?
Basically you have different sources for internet. Wifi/3g just describes the type of network. Cell phone carriers use 3g networks for phones to connect to the internet.
Wifi is what most people have set up in their homes. Typically, they have a modem that their internet service provider includes with their internet subscription. You can piggyback the modem with your own wireless router which broadcasts a signal so you can hook up all of your home computers and devices. This is known as wifi.
The playbook only has capability to connect directly to a wifi network, not directly to 3g that is offered by cell phone carriers. Most newer phones have the capability to broadcast a wifi signal, which is also called a wifi hotspot or mobile tethering. Cell phone carriers charge you extra to use that feature on your phone, but with it, you can use your tablet anywhere your phone has a data connection.
Make sense?
I've kind of stopped following mobile news as closely since I got my nexus and won't be upgrading for a few years, but it sounds kind of like the dell streak. I was watching a commercial last night for the new samsung phonetab and I looked at my wife and said, "I'm sorry but I'm not about to carry a huge ... phonetab in my pocket. I'm very pleased with 4.5" from the nexus." Based on how the streak did in sales, it seems like the market for that type of device just isn't there for most folks.Have you seen the Asus PadPhone they just announced at MWC? Best of both worlds.... tho I'm a touch leary of a first gen phone from them. I'm due for a new phone and I found it, HTC One X... I'm in love
I hear you though, ASUS has had some major hiccups with the transformer prime...3 updates in one month! They need to quit pushing software that's in alpha and at least do SOME testing before they push it.
I'm on the hunt right now so I've been waiting for all the new releases from MWC. The Asus is totally different than the Dell Streak or Samsung Note. It's actually a 4.3 phone that has a 10" tablet you can dock the phone into using the phone processor on a big screen. Pretty sweet in concept but we'll see...
Okay, it really did help. Thanks for taking the time to simplify it for me. I really appreciate it. I'll just read it again a few times and it will stick. So basically if I get a 4g phone and pay mobile tethering, my tablet will work in a place that doesn't have wifi. Or...get a tablet that has the capability of connecting through a 3g or 4g phone, yes?
Exactly. Either way, you're paying for the extra data the tablet will use. The difference is, they lock you into a contract if you pick up a tablet for 3g use, and if you want 4g, you need a tablet that is compatible with that network.
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