Originally Posted by Eater Sundae:
“I'm bumping my own OP, to tell you what I finally did, and to thank everyone who tried to help.
I kept reading Reviews on Amazon and elsewhere, to try and understand what the different machines could and couldn't do, and what were the differences between the different versions of Android.
In the end I was so confused about what each one could and couldn't do I gave up trying to work it out, and just bought one that got a majority of goodish reviews, from a seller (Wendy Lou) who also got good reviews. Then I waited for it to arrive, to then find out if it would meet some or most of my needs.
I ordered it on Thursday night, and it arrived Saturday morning. Excellent!!!
Re my wish list, above:
1, 2 & 3. All OK. Still not sure if a later version of Android would be better, but no issues so far.
4. It has Flash 10.1, it claims. Street view and you tube both appear OK.
5. It does not have bluetooth, so cannot tether to a phone, unless I buy a dongle. However, I now understand that my PAYG Virgin tarrif does not allow tethering, so I couldn't have done it anyway. This is not a problem, it was just a thought that it might have been a "nice to have". if it were available.
6. Pages can be made to fit anyway, so didn't need to add Opera. (Although I did, just to compare usability of different browsers).
7. I ordered a micro SD card, but that has only just arrived so not tried it yet. Haven't tried watching anything yet.
8. So far, yes.
9. Yes, and linked in to my router easily, and works all over the house.
10. 7".
Now this works OK, I think I'll take the plunge into the inner workings of my Asus Eee PC, to see if I can upgrade software enough to overcome some of its limitations. There's plenty of guidance on forums, but I don't really know what I am doing so could finish up with a folding, plastic door-stop.
Again, thanks to those who tried to help.”
“I'm bumping my own OP, to tell you what I finally did, and to thank everyone who tried to help.
I kept reading Reviews on Amazon and elsewhere, to try and understand what the different machines could and couldn't do, and what were the differences between the different versions of Android.
In the end I was so confused about what each one could and couldn't do I gave up trying to work it out, and just bought one that got a majority of goodish reviews, from a seller (Wendy Lou) who also got good reviews. Then I waited for it to arrive, to then find out if it would meet some or most of my needs.
I ordered it on Thursday night, and it arrived Saturday morning. Excellent!!!
Re my wish list, above:
1, 2 & 3. All OK. Still not sure if a later version of Android would be better, but no issues so far.
4. It has Flash 10.1, it claims. Street view and you tube both appear OK.
5. It does not have bluetooth, so cannot tether to a phone, unless I buy a dongle. However, I now understand that my PAYG Virgin tarrif does not allow tethering, so I couldn't have done it anyway. This is not a problem, it was just a thought that it might have been a "nice to have". if it were available.
6. Pages can be made to fit anyway, so didn't need to add Opera. (Although I did, just to compare usability of different browsers).
7. I ordered a micro SD card, but that has only just arrived so not tried it yet. Haven't tried watching anything yet.
8. So far, yes.
9. Yes, and linked in to my router easily, and works all over the house.
10. 7".
Now this works OK, I think I'll take the plunge into the inner workings of my Asus Eee PC, to see if I can upgrade software enough to overcome some of its limitations. There's plenty of guidance on forums, but I don't really know what I am doing so could finish up with a folding, plastic door-stop.
Again, thanks to those who tried to help.”
Can you tell me the name of the tablet you bought or maybe the website address? I have been looking forever for a tablet like you describe.



