Ordered from Tesco with collect at store for tomorrow. £189 with £10 off voucher code.
I thought why not risk it, if it's faulty, I get a refund or a replacement. No loss.
I think we have enough material here to make a tv series.
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I think we have enough material here to make a tv series.
Lol, this is only my second device. The first one was genuinely faulty. Some have been through 7.
Yes.
Rooted Nexus with stick mount installed. A usb otg cable and memory stick with a few 720pI rips. Runs perfect using BS Player.
a truly depressingly boring tv series!
Do they run full screen or are there borders???
Will be doing that in a month or so, want to make sure there are no issues with anything before I go a rooting
I've realised a major issue with having the Nexus 7... my OSF is so slow in comparison I want to throw it against the wall! I was happily ignorant before.
Just wanted to share these experiences too...
It is possible to get past the startup wizard without an 'active' wifi connection. I turned my phone into a hotspot but had data turned off. I also tested a laptop used as an ad hoc hotspot, without internet connection sharing (ICS). This got me past the first stage. When it asks if you have a Google account, select no... it then asks if you want to setup one up... select later... then follow through to home screen. I could then launch Chrome, access the guest network at work (browser access form needed), and then connect to Google and setup my account.
Doing it this way also setup the Nexus like it was in the US, however, I don't know if it is because my work network appears (to a certain extent) to be in the US, or it is the default in the absence of an internet connection during the setup wizard. Either way, I have the free music and magazines, Google Wallet and Google Ears. However, I can't buy anything due to no US credit card.
However, after returning home I had all the US apps for that evening, but at some point overnight the Nexus decided it wasn't in the US and the US apps simply disappeared. I have tested this twice with the same result. Taking the Nexus back to work for the day did not return the US apps, but I don't know if it needs to be in a new region for longer (>10 hours) before it reverts to the default for that region. I makes me wonder if US owners going on holiday lose access to the US-only apps?
While I'm on a roll, more to share! I got the LuvTab case in black 'leather'... excellent fit, quality, and smart cover works. Definitely recommended.
Bought Splashtop HD - easy to setup and use, excellent quality. I've been using this to run Sky Go from my desktop.
I'm tempted to root so that I can use USB OTG, and possible a custom ROM to get US-only apps back, but I'm holding out hope that Sky might bring Sky Go to the N7... I'd be more upset if I couldn't use Sky Go because I rooted to get access to Play Magazines!
Just wanted to share these experiences too...
It is possible to get past the startup wizard without an 'active' wifi connection. I turned my phone into a hotspot but had data turned off. I also tested a laptop used as an ad hoc hotspot, without internet connection sharing (ICS). This got me past the first stage. When it asks if you have a Google account, select no... it then asks if you want to setup one up... select later... then follow through to home screen. I could then launch Chrome, access the guest network at work (browser access form needed), and then connect to Google and setup my account.
Doing it this way also setup the Nexus like it was in the US, however, I don't know if it is because my work network appears (to a certain extent) to be in the US, or it is the default in the absence of an internet connection during the setup wizard. Either way, I have the free music and magazines, Google Wallet and Google Ears. However, I can't buy anything due to no US credit card.
However, after returning home I had all the US apps for that evening, but at some point overnight the Nexus decided it wasn't in the US and the US apps simply disappeared. I have tested this twice with the same result. Taking the Nexus back to work for the day did not return the US apps, but I don't know if it needs to be in a new region for longer (>10 hours) before it reverts to the default for that region. I makes me wonder if US owners going on holiday lose access to the US-only apps?
While I'm on a roll, more to share! I got the LuvTab case in black 'leather'... excellent fit, quality, and smart cover works. Definitely recommended.
Bought Splashtop HD - easy to setup and use, excellent quality. I've been using this to run Sky Go from my desktop.
I'm tempted to root so that I can use USB OTG, and possible a custom ROM to get US-only apps back, but I'm holding out hope that Sky might bring Sky Go to the N7... I'd be more upset if I couldn't use Sky Go because I rooted to get access to Play Magazines!
I think I'd gouge my eyes out after 5 minutes of that.
Not that it matters but is that a dude or a chick?
This is actually a really informative teardown though!
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Ahh bless...
She loves it, thinks JB is great and is happily watching a movie now.
It is a strange experience buying new tech for someone else, all i want to do is snatch it out of her hand and have a play, see what is what, especially having not seen JB in the flesh, but I have to remind myself that it is her present
Oh well, roll on autumn and the next nexus phone
She loves it, thinks JB is great and is happily watching a movie now.
It is a strange experience buying new tech for someone else, all i want to do is snatch it out of her hand and have a play, see what is what, especially having not seen JB in the flesh, but I have to remind myself that it is her present
Oh well, roll on autumn and the next nexus phone
Well this seems like an interesting fix for the screen separation issue.
http://therealtonystark.blogspot.ca/2012/07/google-nexus-screen-separation-fix.html
http://therealtonystark.blogspot.ca/2012/07/google-nexus-screen-separation-fix.html
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Noticed a couple of dead pixels on the second one.
Google really can kiss my rear end. I'm done with their shoddy Nexus.
Google really can kiss my rear end. I'm done with their shoddy Nexus.
I've got my Tesco one (god bless club card points) Is it OK to post positive things about it yet? Don't have any build quality issues yet 
It's a bit heavier and slower than I was expecting and the plastic back feels dirt cheap (damn you One S, the next batch of Krait/A15 tablets are going to fly!!) That's all really... the rest seems brilliant!
It's a bit heavier and slower than I was expecting and the plastic back feels dirt cheap (damn you One S, the next batch of Krait/A15 tablets are going to fly!!) That's all really... the rest seems brilliant!
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Thought you said your second one was perfect mate
It was until this afternoon when I picked it up.
I've read somewhere (think it was a email reply google sent someone) you can still refuse a delivery upto 5 days after the parcel has been delivered as long as you don't open it. You have to ring TNT and get them to pick it up.
So the dead pixels appeared out of no where?