Advice on new Android tablet please.

Cambofrog · 24 Feb 2013 at 22:29

Just bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab2 10.1 tablet and I'm a complete newb to anything Android.

The P.C. is running widows 7.

I've probably got a thousand questions I could ask on this subject, but I will start with the basics.

1) Which is the best way to transfer files between the tablet and the P.C via wifi (through router)?

2) Which is the best way to stream movies from P.C. to the tablet?

Did a Google search on this, but a lot of the links seem to be out of date.

TIA for any advice.

SexyGreyFox · 24 Feb 2013 at 22:31

Cambofrog said:
Did a Google search on this, but a lot of the links seem to be out of date.

You should have done a OCUK search

Danthus · 24 Feb 2013 at 22:34

Transferring files, I would say use Dropbox.

twist3d0n3 · 24 Feb 2013 at 22:43

transferring files, use airdroid

Cambofrog · 24 Feb 2013 at 22:44

OldCoals said:
Transferring files, I would say use Dropbox.

I thought of that, but isn't there any way of transferring files through LAN?

Diagro · 24 Feb 2013 at 22:50

Cambofrog said:
I thought of that, but isn't there any way of transferring files through LAN?

Yes but you have to pay like a tenner to get the app that allows that

Cambofrog · 24 Feb 2013 at 22:52

twist3d0n3 said:
transferring files, use airdroid

I think I've seen that mentioned before along with es file explorer.

Not sure if one only reads from P.C.
or enables copying/transfer between P.C. and tablet. :confused:

If you have experience of both, which would you recommend?

Or is there something newer?

Cambofrog · 24 Feb 2013 at 22:54

Diagro said:
Yes but you have to pay like a tenner to get the app that allows that

No way man

twist3d0n3 · 24 Feb 2013 at 22:54

airdroid just means you can do all your file transfer stuff in a web browser, so you need to be sat at your pc to do it.

estrongs will allow you to browse you pc from your tablet

Pawnless Endgame · 24 Feb 2013 at 22:57

I use Airdroid as well for wireless transferring of files.

Because I'm at the PC at a lot though, I just find it easier to plug it in by USB and it shows up as a drive letter like with cameras. It even has the same folder for any photos taken on the cameraphone, called DCIM, that digicams use too.

Freefaller · 24 Feb 2013 at 22:58

Should have posted in here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=80

Cambofrog · 24 Feb 2013 at 23:05

twist3d0n3 said:
airdroid just means you can do all your file transfer stuff in a web browser, so you need to be sat at your pc to do it.

estrongs will allow you to browse you pc from your tablet

Monserrat said:
I use Airdroid as well for wireless transferring of files.

Because I'm at the PC at a lot though, I just find it easier to plug it in by USB and it shows up as a drive letter like with cameras. It even has the same folder for any photos taken on the cameraphone, called DCIM, that digicams use too.

Thanks, I would like the options to do it both ways, I will check out both airdroid and astrongs.

Do I need to enable any sharing options at either end?

Cambofrog · 24 Feb 2013 at 23:07

Freefaller said:
Should have posted in here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=80

Sorry, feel free to move Freefaller.

SexyGreyFox · 24 Feb 2013 at 23:10

Cambofrog said:
1) Which is the best way to transfer files between the tablet and the P.C via wifi (through router)?

I use Google Drive

Cambofrog · 24 Feb 2013 at 23:13

Dimple said:
I use Google Drive

How much free storage do you get on there Dimple?