3g tablet pc

bannerman34

Bought a djc touchtab online on grabone,problem is I cant get the usb dongle to work on it,no problem recognising the o2 network but the auto run software is not, downloading from the memory stick to the tablet, any ideas???

bannerman34

Anybody?

riclad

What os are you running,
windows , linux,?
read the setup usb modem, manual,faq.
Many tablets have a usb port ,but it doesnt detect devices .
Like a pc or laptop does.
OR it is just designed to connect to a pc.
Maybe look in settings,developer,
enable usb .

srsly78

Just tether it to your phone.

bannerman34

As far as I know its android 4.2.2, as for tethering, that would cost me a bomb, its a djc touchtab, it can see the o2 network n all that but getting the o2 auto run software off the usb stick is the issue

riclad

Unless Theres a setup app,for android,
you cant use the usb modem.
I had a usb modem,it had a setup program,
designed for windows,pcs, laptops.or mac pcs.
http://www.o2online.ie/shop/view/product/ql_catalog/catdevice/86273201?broadbandType=payg


Works on both Windows and Mac
Plugs straight into your laptop
Use it at home or on the go
i see no mention of android tablets here.
Maybe they have an o2 android app?

bannerman34

No theres no set up app, the software is auto run, there isnt even an option to download it off the usb, I ll probably end up using a pebble modem

riclad

02 have a wifi unit,
it, sends the web, thru wifi ,to any pc or tablet, or device that recieves wifi .
Bring the modem back for a refund, with the box,manual, receipt if you have it.
Whether the wifi unit is worth buying is up to you.
A phone from 3 gives free web acess when you buy 20 euro credit.
A good samsung phone from 3 is around 70 euro.
SOME phones have wifi tethering built in.
Even if this works ,it,ll use the battery up in maybe 5 hours or less .
IT takes me 2hours 40 mins to charge my 3 phone.
Look for wifi tethering in the phone menu.
SETUP software is for mac ,windows, no point in copying it from the usb,if you could.

bannerman34

Thanks riclad,yeah it looks like I will have to get the pebble. Though my mother is scared of this myth where people hack in, I will probably go pre pay

bannerman34

Anybody know whats the difference between rooted and not rooted

degsie

bannerman34 wrote: »

Anybody know whats the difference between rooted and not rooted

Rooted gives you access to normally protected areas of the system.

riclad

rooted ,means you can install a different os on a phone ,tablet ,
eg cyramod os,

or else a rooted device allows you to , install third party apps, on the device that would not normally be
allowed by the os you are running now.
This gets rid of all the preinstalled apps,
if you install a new os.
its really for an expert users.

NOT a good idea if you want to use the 3 ,
30 days prepay offer ,
as the 3g acess may not work properly on a rooted phone .

There,s a risk of bricking, breaking the device if you dont follow the instructions properly.
IF you are going to buy a 3 phone make sure there is 3g coverage where you live,
otherwise you wont be able to use it at home for web acess .
YOU get 30 days free web acess on 3 if you buy 20 euro,s credit on a prepay phone.

http://www.three.ie/online/shop/DeviceListing.aspx?tf=prepay&p=voice&gclid=CPamq9eBmsACFcKD2wodQE4AaA

CHECK with 3,
i think prepay ,30 days web acess is only avaidable,
on phones you buy in the 3 store,

if you buy a pebble ,you may have to pay the cost of 3g, by the minute ,hourly rate,
very expensive,
unless you can sign up with 3, or 02 to a data monthly 3g package to use on thesim card you put into the pebble modem.
There,s fibre broadband in many area,s now,
eg you can get broadband without installing a phone ,landline,
even in rural areas.

I know someone who bought a 500 euro, 3g tablet,and never used it on 3g AT all as the 3g data costs were too high ,
for casual web use,
and he has 20meg broadband installed in his home.
he uses it on wifi at home.

YOU cant just take the 3g sim from your 3 network, phone, and put in a tablet, or a modem,
and expect to get free 3g acess on it.

bannerman34

We had 3 here before on a laptop,had to stick it out windows to get it to work,never again, thats why broadband is with 02

riclad

O2 Have a 3g device similar to the pebble,
provides wifi to pcs,tablets, laptops,
I dont know how much they charge for it,
for a monthly data package,
probably around 20 euro.
i don,t like anything that needs to be charged, works off batterys,
if you are relying on that for 24 hour web acess.

bannerman34

I think there is a prepay version thats gets you about 15 gb for about 20 euro topup a month

bannerman34

I think there is a prepay version thats gets you about 15 gb for about 20 euro topup a month