This Tablet is not that costly but it works
June 23rd 2011 00:00
Now that i have time to write again, I thought I better revisit the content of one of my previous posts here in Orble about the Tablet computer. At that time I wrote it, I said a couple of things like: it cannot replace the old desktop and laptop computers as work horses, it could be very fragile with a 10 inch screen as it is just half a notebook or a laptop, that I would probably go for one that has a smaller and sturdier built, if at all.
Well, I finally got one about a month or so ago. It has a 7inch screen, a wifi and 3G capability made possible by a sim card slot. It is not your expensive variety but it supports an sd card up to 32 gigabyte, it comes with a removable battery that works up to about 10 hours and it has a camera that takes both still pics and videos.
It is an Android. Actually, a phone which works as a tablet, or a tablet that works like a phone. It makes and sends text messages and makes and receives phone calls. But given the press I've read since I've got my unit, it is not yet that popular.
So far the only stories I saw about it on the net (without specifically searching for them) was the original story and its rehashed version published by Bloomberg about how this giant Chinese electonics company is promoting its product via Facebook and Twitter which are said to be both banned in China.
Don't hold your breaths now, I am talking about ZTE's 7inch Android tablet called V9 light. At least, that is how it is called here in the Philippines.
Obviously, I am not talking about the Rockstar of all the gizmos but this thing has so far enabled me to connect to the net via 3G and wifi nicely, check the weather complete with weather satellite pics., read and send emails with attachments, and while my unit does not support flash I was able to watch videos in it - I mean, videos other than the ones recorded by the unit itself.
But what’s really nice about this tablet is the way it was handed to me by the sales clerk of the cell phone service provider that carries it in this country. Before finally parting with the unit, the sales clerk explained that this phone/tablet connects to the internet automatically.
Now, sharing that knowledge with me is important because it does not only tell me that I won’t have any problem connecting to the net even when I am not in a wifi hot zone, but because it also told me that since I am on a postpaid plan, I better be careful with the apps that I am installing in it because some of the apps, on their own, seek internet connection and uses it without the tablet owner’s knowledge.
And this is true with many mobile apps. They may seem cool to me as end user but in reality, they actually work more for the service providers than the consumers.
Their presence in the phone/tablet could result to huge bills for a usage that, as the owner of the tablet, I may not be aware I have consumed.
That same knowledge made me look closely into the unit’s settings and guess what I found? I can actually switch on and off the data service on the phone/tablet! Hmmm…why was it that I was not given the same information on the last smart phone that I had?
Well, I am not sure if all units are made with the same settings but if your phone/tablet does not have it, this one has.
Here's a pic of my unit.
Well, I finally got one about a month or so ago. It has a 7inch screen, a wifi and 3G capability made possible by a sim card slot. It is not your expensive variety but it supports an sd card up to 32 gigabyte, it comes with a removable battery that works up to about 10 hours and it has a camera that takes both still pics and videos.
It is an Android. Actually, a phone which works as a tablet, or a tablet that works like a phone. It makes and sends text messages and makes and receives phone calls. But given the press I've read since I've got my unit, it is not yet that popular.
So far the only stories I saw about it on the net (without specifically searching for them) was the original story and its rehashed version published by Bloomberg about how this giant Chinese electonics company is promoting its product via Facebook and Twitter which are said to be both banned in China.
Don't hold your breaths now, I am talking about ZTE's 7inch Android tablet called V9 light. At least, that is how it is called here in the Philippines.
Obviously, I am not talking about the Rockstar of all the gizmos but this thing has so far enabled me to connect to the net via 3G and wifi nicely, check the weather complete with weather satellite pics., read and send emails with attachments, and while my unit does not support flash I was able to watch videos in it - I mean, videos other than the ones recorded by the unit itself.
But what’s really nice about this tablet is the way it was handed to me by the sales clerk of the cell phone service provider that carries it in this country. Before finally parting with the unit, the sales clerk explained that this phone/tablet connects to the internet automatically.
Now, sharing that knowledge with me is important because it does not only tell me that I won’t have any problem connecting to the net even when I am not in a wifi hot zone, but because it also told me that since I am on a postpaid plan, I better be careful with the apps that I am installing in it because some of the apps, on their own, seek internet connection and uses it without the tablet owner’s knowledge.
And this is true with many mobile apps. They may seem cool to me as end user but in reality, they actually work more for the service providers than the consumers.
Their presence in the phone/tablet could result to huge bills for a usage that, as the owner of the tablet, I may not be aware I have consumed.
That same knowledge made me look closely into the unit’s settings and guess what I found? I can actually switch on and off the data service on the phone/tablet! Hmmm…why was it that I was not given the same information on the last smart phone that I had?
Well, I am not sure if all units are made with the same settings but if your phone/tablet does not have it, this one has.
Here's a pic of my unit.
My ZTE V9 Light Tablet
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