Off the phone and onto a tablet! - Orchid Board

greenpassion · #1 02-05-2018, 05:53 PM

Just got a tablet and it's so nice to have a larger screen and a talk to text that actually says what you want it to! For the longest time I've had my phone as my only computer. I'm loving it!

rbarata · #2 02-05-2018, 06:21 PM

I only use my phone almost exclusively to read...every now and then I write.

I don't own a tablet but I have considered buying one more than once.

greenpassion · #3 02-05-2018, 06:24 PM

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I only use my phone almost exclusively to read...every now and then I write.

I don't own a tablet but I have considered buying one more than once.

This tablet is only going to cost me $10 a month. I've got my Kindle and everything on it. So much easier than squinting trying to see my phone. I went into my cell phone carrier today thinking I was just going to look at them, and ended up leaving there with this. I'm loving it!

camille1585 · #4 02-06-2018, 02:46 AM

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This tablet is only going to cost me $10 a month. I've got my Kindle and everything on it. So much easier than squinting trying to see my phone. I went into my cell phone carrier today thinking I was just going to look at them, and ended up leaving there with this. I'm loving it!

Forgive me, but why do you have to pay a monthly fee for your tablet? I've never heard of that. I have a data plan on mine, but I simply bought an 'extender' sim card from my phone company, which then shares my phone's data bundle, at no extra cost.

greenpassion · #5 02-06-2018, 08:33 AM

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Forgive me, but why do you have to pay a monthly fee for your tablet? I've never heard of that. I have a data plan on mine, but I simply bought an 'extender' sim card from my phone company, which then shares my phone's data bundle, at no extra cost.

The monthly pmt is to pay it off. It's a $218 tablet. I could have just paid it off but I'd rather just spread it out so I don't even feel it. There's no interest. This is with US Cellular.

Dollythehun · #6 02-05-2018, 06:37 PM

I bought one a couple years ago thinking it would be easier to use at work than my laptop (and lighter). Well, one thing after another and it never worked out. Now my Kindle won't load. I hope you have better success.

greenpassion · #7 02-05-2018, 07:16 PM

Me too... So far so good. This is just a basic Android tablet, because I don't do any work related things on it. Probably the most complicated thing I would do is what I'm doing right at this moment, posting on the OB. Just basic Google searches email texting. Stuff like that.

estación seca · #8 02-05-2018, 10:03 PM

Be very careful. It is extremely easy to drop a tablet. I might suggest you get a cover made out of something that won't slip out of your hands.

I hate typing without a full-sized physical keyboard. I bought a $50 Android tablet a few years back, to take on the road, instead of a laptop, for reading E-mail. I didn't find it any better for typing than a phone, when compared to a laptop. So I don't use the tablet; I use my phone when traveling.

The tablet would be much better than a phone for looking at orchid photos. I miss a lot of detail here on OB when viewing photos on my phone, and I can tell other people do, too.

My tablet is wireless only, with no ability to connect to a phone company. I bought it before the days of pseudo-unlimited data plans. Almost all the places I visited have wireless, so this isn't a problem.

I might point out that any phone that can connect to a wireless router can connect via wireless to the Internet when traveling out of the data plan service area. You don't need to buy a traveling data plan if the place you stay has wireless connection. Even a phone that will not function as a telephone in another country due to differences in cellular technology will connect to a wireless router.

No-Pro-mwa · #9 02-10-2018, 01:26 PM

I don't know how you guy's do it. I did just get a laptop, the largest screen, but I still like it better when I'm on the much bigger table top. I'm just spoiled. My nephews and niece are always showing me things on there phones and it just doesn't do it for me when it's so small.

Mountaineer370 · #10 02-12-2018, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa

I don't know how you guy's do it. I did just get a laptop, the largest screen, but I still like it better when I'm on the much bigger table top. I'm just spoiled. My nephews and niece are always showing me things on there phones and it just doesn't do it for me when it's so small.

Ha, this sounds like me! I still use a desktop computer as my primary. I need it for my job (I work at home), but it's also the one I use to surf the Internet and visit my discussion forums. I have a laptop, but I still have trouble with the keyboard on that. With my desktop, I use the old-fashioned IBM Model M keyboards.

I don't even own a smart phone because I have a hard time seeing anything on those little screens. I can't imagine trying to type something on one. So I stick with an old flip-style phone that just makes telephone calls and do all my Internet stuff on my desktop or maybe my laptop.

But GP, I can see how your tablet would be very nice if your phone was your only computer before. Congrats!!!