Nexus 7

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givememoney wrote: »

Trouble with us we have a caravan and most of our trips away from home take us to a large field sometimes out in the middle of nowhere so we are at a disadvantage there.

Lots of the sites have wifi access though so would we put in a code like you do with a laptop?

Yes, exactly the same process.

clangnuts

Givememoney - I think the 3G version is the one to go for in your situation.

Probably going to be a new version of Nexus 7 released in July, if you want to wait that long (or maybe a deal on the outgoing versions?)

bod1467

givememoney wrote: »

Unfortunately I do not have a smart phone so couldn't do this.:o

What phone DO you have? I don't have a "smart" phone as such (Nokia C2-01), but I can enable Bluetooth and use that as a data modem. (I have tried this with my Ipod - not tried it as yet with the Nexus).

2010

I wouldn`t waste a couple of hundred on a Nexus 7 when this one would do just as well.
It`s £69 now but has been as low as £49.
It`ll do everything you need to do on it and you can expand the storage to 32gb plus the 8gb that`s built in.
WiFi enabled.
Had one for a couple of months now and can`t fault for the money.

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/VERSUS_TOUCHPAD_7

almillar

2010 is either deluded or having some kind of sick joke. The specs on that Versus tablet are behind every single time, except that it can take a memory card. Good luck running JellyBean on it, never mind any others in the future. Only suitable for really basic tablet duties.

Achtung_Baby

I used to have a Motorola Xoom Android tablet - it was a useful piece of kit at the time. I then got a Galaxy S3, which pretty much does all the tasks that the tablet did (just on a smaller screen), so the tablet was a bit redundant from then on.

I think tablets are a bit of a gimmick halfway between a smartphone and a laptop, just not as useful as either. That's just my personal view, obviously!

2010

almillar wrote: »

2010 is either deluded or having some kind of sick joke. The specs on that Versus tablet are behind every single time, except that it can take a memory card. Good luck running JellyBean on it, never mind any others in the future. Only suitable for really basic tablet duties.

I paid £49 for this "ice cream sandwich" which can be rooted up to Jelly Bean

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but why bother.
It does what I need it to do, emails, surfing, all the apps from playstore can be loaded on it and it`s very portable at 7" and can pick up WiFi on the move.
I can get all the I-players, utube and tv catchup with no probs.

I`m not going to fork out £199 for a Nexus7 that will do no more for what I need.
A 7" or less screen on ANYTHING is only any good for "making do" while on the move.
You still need a laptop as your main pc.

As Actung-Baby says, tablets are just a bit of a gimmick that everyone has been brainwashed into buying.

Achtung_Baby

2010 wrote: »

As Actung-Baby says, tablets are just a bit of a gimmick that everyone has been brainwashed into buying.

I maybe wouldn't go as far as to say brainwashed, but tablet manufacturers (Apple in particular) seriously overestimate and oversell their usefulness.

2010

Achtung_Baby wrote: »

I maybe wouldn't go as far as to say brainwashed, but tablet manufacturers (Apple in particular) seriously overestimate and oversell their usefulness.

You`re right "brainwashed" was my word.
I guess it`s like everything else, they bring something new out and then convince the public that they "must have" (need) it.
Everyone then jumps on the bandwagon.

I have no intention of lugging a 15.4" laptop about, so when I saw a half decent, £49, 7" tablet, it seemed the ideal solution.
It does all I need it to do (on the move) without spending £199 for basically the same thing.

clangnuts

Will the cheaper tablet run for 8 hours + ?

For the spec, the Nexus 7 is excellent value for money. Besides, you can buy the perfectly good 16gb version for £159.