Re:Google Nexus 7 and Android 4.1 - Mini Review
by jaems33 on Thursday June 28, 2012 @12:03PM
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"I don't see inclusion of 4G on any tablet devices as a plus."
For you.
For people like me, it IS a plus. That's why Apple makes two versions of the iPad. Not to mention tethering drains the battery.
Re:Google Nexus 7 and Android 4.1 - Mini Review
by drivebyacct2 on Thursday June 28, 2012 @01:15PM
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Drains the battery of what? Wifi is more battery friendly than 4G. I just don't appreciate paying an extra $50 a month for a tablet I use twice a week
Re:Google Nexus 7 and Android 4.1 - Mini Review
by greyboy on Thursday June 28, 2012 @02:43PM
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I believe jaems33 is referring to the phone being used as a hotspot. I can, almost literally, watch the battery drain when I put my wife's Android phone in hotspot mode.
Also, there are more popular 4G data plans now, such as T-Mobile's "No Annual Contract Mobile Broadband Passes" that you can enable on-demand, only requiring once-year usage to keep the account active. I'm not sure if other carriers offer similar plans.
Re:Google Nexus 7 and Android 4.1 - Mini Review
by mkaltenecker on Thursday June 28, 2012 @06:28PM
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The experience of using a hotspot just plain sucks. That’s why it’s so stupid that hardly any notebooks include 3G/4G.
I used to think that has something to do with stupidly expensive and restrictive US data plans, but you have some decent ones. The situation in Europe is still better, though.
Most people who buy tablets are likely to have a smartphone so it would seem more appropriate to have tethering and use that one connection for multiple devices.
I realize that's a personal choice, but I currently own an iPad 2, Kindle Fire, 2 Kindle Touches, and I just bought the Nexus 7. I'd rather pay for one connection and tether all those devices to that connection than each one have their own.