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[Thunderbolt General] David522d:
I hope so, I just installed a new radio on my TB, and now have 4G with 15mbps. Tethering to my new tablet is faster then i thought.. but i dont wanna pay for it =)
[Thunderbolt General] xredjokerx:
I only ask one thing...don't advise it or you'll kill it for the rest of us
[Thunderbolt General] David522d:
Ive been tethering since my OG, i just want to know if its free lol.
[Thunderbolt General] mann75:
The tethering apps are free, but the data being used depends on your data plan. if you have unlimited data then you have no worries. But if you are on a plan that has data limits be very mindful of how much you have been using.
[Thunderbolt General] skeet43169:
I tether to my xbox to watch Netflix last month I used 35 gigs. I also have unlimited data and they haven't said anything or slowed it down any
[Thunderbolt General] disconnecktie:
I've used about 15gb at the most tethering to my ps3 and they never did anything to me. Unlimited plans rule.
[Thunderbolt General] mann75:
I didn't think a 3g signal would be able to handle a video game system online.

Is there any lag when playing?
[Thunderbolt General] disconnecktie:
I get no lag on 3g. It's actually more laggy on 4g oddly enough. I think its the tethers fault but I haven't figured it out yet.
[Thunderbolt General] mann75:
Wow would have never thought it would handle it. Good to know. Lol
[Thunderbolt General] KeithLing1115:
I actually got rid of my home Internet and just tether. Been almost a year now with no issues.
[Thunderbolt General] skeet43169:
I can't play online cuz its laggy well i can for a Lil bit then i get kicked. I need to be able to change my NAT settings to open Barnical tether has changeable NAT settings but I can't seem to get it to be open
[Thunderbolt General] RunNgun42:
I can get 30mbps down while tethering, but my pings ANYWHERE are always like 100ms+, making gaming impossible.
[Android General] hoodred:
Just picked one up yesterday for $99.99

Very impressive so far

Here are the specs

ICS 4.0.3 (Fully rooted out of the box)

7" tablet

512 DDR3 RAM (307mb user available)

Arm Cortex 8 1Ghz

Graphics Open GL ES2.0/3D game support

Screen 800 by 480 16:9 format

5 points capacitive

Internal Memory 4GB (expandable through Micro SD)

wifi 8011. b/g/n

Mini USB (to charge and work as a host as well)

Video output jack

Speaker and microphone

there are no google play market

however I dont have any difficulty installing it by copying google services framework.apk and vending.apk from CM7 website

No force close or any problem so far.

Netflix works

Skype also works (no video chat cause it doesnt have camera)

All angry birds also works

Booting time under 25 seconds
[Android General] RodMyers:
Factory rooted. Excellent. What are your thoughts?

Seriously considering upgrading to that from the Lenovo
[Android General] spunker88:
Link for those who want to see more, but you have to buy it in store:

http://www.biglots.com/search/product/7324

Specs are pretty good for only $100 except the screen resolution is a bit low, but you get ICS.
[Android General] jwhood:
I had this in my hands today at biglots,im in baltimore,md let me tell u its very smooth,no delay in opening apps,booted in like 20 sec,only turn off was no camera,im really thinking about going back and getting one tomorrow,shoot for $99 u can't beat it,a tablet with ics,plus there is a following for it on freaktab,i just wanted to read up on it before i bought it and so far every review seem good,so looks like tomorrow im gonna grab one cause they had about 10 in stock,and ill be back tomorrow with a brief review on how it works and the pros vs cons of getting this tablet!!!! : )

sent from htc mytouch 4g 4.0 sense one s!! ; )
[Android General] hoodred:
For $99.99 its one good tablet.

No camera and no bluetooth but its not a deal breaker for me.

Compare to kindle fire at $199 and running gingerbread, the polaroid is a steal.

I use acer iconia a500 for work, kindle fire and nook tablet as spare for my nieces and nephews.

Now I have this tablet for them to play.

And you can plug in USB thumb drive through micro USB adapter and it works.

Installing google play market is as easy as installing google services framework.apk (by tapping it) than push/copy vending.apk to system/app directory and reboot. I use ES file explorer to push the files.

Battery life kinda suck but not too shabby it last 4 hours for me playing netfilx non stop.

The screen has 5 points capacitive and quite responsive.

As long as you dont have high expectation you wont be disappointed.

I believe the old tablet ICS version is semi rooted (you need to remount the system directory to RW with root explorer or ES file explorer), However mine is Fully rooted out of the box (The system folder already mounted as RW)
[Android General] defcon89:
Great HW, but 512mb if kernel isnt good are not much...

for only 99$ it's great anyway
[Android General] cstayton:
Good choice for starter tab

I picked one up this weekend, and I have to say it is an excellent choice for the money. completly rooted from the factory you can install any app from the market that is compatible with tablets once you have google play installed. i also replaced the stock launcher with Nova Launcher which works flawlessly, upgraded the version of youtube that came with the device without issues and also was able to install most of the google apps from CM including gmail, calendar, galary etc.

The only draw back at this point is no custom recovery so building and flashing custom roms is at this point not an option however it is android 4.0.3 and you can pull and edit any of the system files and framework to your hearts desire you just need to be careful if you make an edit that prevents it from booting your basically screwed your only hope will be if you can push the original file back via adb.

I am going to start looking into some custom themes and possibly a customized systemUI and framework as time permits, I am currently busy with a Sense 3.6 and Sense 4.0a rom for the inspire/desireHD world so will try to fit this in as time permits.

My recomendation is if you want a inexpensive tablet to play with that has some excellent capabilities go get one of these before there gone.
[Android General] RodMyers:
How did you get root? Grabbed es explorer and tried to get off of the sd card, and no go.

Google play store keeps "force closing ".on me
[Android General] cstayton:
device comes prerooted, you need to install a root capable file explorer first. here's how:

1. download and install the latest Android SDK

2. Using ADB commands

a. connect your 701i to your PC

b. at a command prompt type "adb remount"

c. type "adb push GoogleServicesFramework.apk /system/app/"

d. type "adb push Vending.apk /system/app/"

e. type "adb reboot"

3. open "Google Play" from your apps drawer

4. search for "esfile explorer"

5. install "esfile explorer"

now you have google play and a root capable file explorer.

google apps can be found searching google or xda (make sure it the ICS version)
[Android General] hoodred:
Download the file below

http://rapidshare.com/files/4069402236/marketpolaroid.zip

Unzip and copy it into your sd card

insert the sd card into the tablet

open file manager (already there on your tablet)

navigate to your sd card and tap to install

ES File Explorer 1.6.1.3.apk

OneTimeInitializer-signed.apk

GoogleServicesFramework.apk

To check root access

- Open es file explorer

- go to settings

- scroll down to Root settings

- make sure there are check sign under Root Explorer and Mount File System (Mine already selected since its fully rooted out of the box) If not, select or check it to have root access to system folder

Install Market

- With ES file explorer Navigate to your ext-sdcard (by tapping the star sign/Favorites) and copy Vending.apk to system/app by the following

- Long press Vending.apk and select copy (you will see drawer icon on the bottom)

- Select favorites (star symbol) and tap phone symbol or / (its the second icon from the left after Home icon)

- Tap system folder than tap app folder

- Once you on app folder, drag the drawer icon up and tap Vending.apk to paste it.

- Once its successfully done you need to change the Permissions to RW R R

by long press the Vending.apk-Properties - than change (under permissions)

If for some reason you cant install OneTimeInitializer-signed.apk and GoogleServicesFramework.apk by tapping it, do the same procedure as copying the Vending.apk

Now reboot and you should have Google Market.
[Android General] jwhood:
Got mine today this thing is great,i hope someone can get a custom recovery working on here and maybe get some custom roms working on here,i'd like to see what sense 4.0 looks like on here,i think it would look bad ass,out of a 1to10 i give it a 9 pretty freakin sweet for a $100 ics tablet.

sent from the home of the "WIRE"
[Android General] RodMyers:
Thanks for the file.

followed the instructions, and now mine and the gf's are rooted, and have Google play installed
[Android General] lukenova:
Found this quite interesting when I was in the Big Lots store yesterday. Almost picked it up then. After reading some info here, seeing that it is pre-rooted and can get the google marketplace, I'm in. Gonna be going tomorrow to get one.
[Android General] kingarthur72076:
I'm the unlucky one. I bought one today and when I checked the Android version it said 2.3.4.

My model is 701c...gonna take it back and check for the 701i
[Android General] MikeyLee:
Anyone know how, or if there's a way to move the status bar to the top rather than the bottom?
[Android General] jwhood:
Did you try a different launcher like,nova or apex to see if that might switch it up???

sent from the home of the "WIRE"
[Android General] MikeyLee:
Tried Apex and Go HD but the status bar still sticks at the bottom. No option to move it from top to bottom or vise versa like with CM9 for my Photon
[Android General] jwhood:
Try this see if this switches it,if it doesnt i dont know what else to point ya too for now..........http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1577123

sent from the home of the "WIRE"
[Android General] lordmorphous:
I picked one of these up yesterday on an impulse buy. Fairly impressed for the price.
[Android General] marquisdee1018:
Is there a difference between the 701i and the 701c? The Big Lots I went to only had the 701c.
[Android General] Meursau|t:
Interesting. How is it to read blogs/google reader on?
[Android General] MikeyLee:
It's already rooted. Use Root Explorer

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I picked this up last night and it's pretty damn nice for $99. It's the latest ICS also 4.0.3. The only thing I cant figure out is why a company who makes cameras (Polaroid) didn't put a camera on this...
[Android General] RodMyers:
Any idea where I can download the google contacts app?

I do prefer the google app over others

thanks
[Android General] hoodred:
From CM7
[Android General] adeikun:
What is adb commands?

Hi,

I just bought one of these today and really need access to Google play. I am a novice and am pretty ignorant to this stuff. Do I just follow the directions listed above or do I need to do something to access the adb commands?

Thanks,

Andrew
[Android General] hoodred:
You can use adb with your computer (you can download it from google)

or do it straight on the tablet with ie.. es file explorer

Either way you also need the files look on page 1 of this thread
[Android General] bricky23:
No luck here with the market. When I use es explorer, I can see both sdcards. I press on the vender.apk select copy, go to settings for root, click check marks. When I back out of settings it says sdcard not mounted, and I can't access system anymore. So I tried using adb, I have used it before with my phone. I plugged it in to the computer, it installs drivers, I turn on debugging. Open the command promp, type adb devices it starts damon, no devices listed. Try adb remount, no device. Having a bad day. I did not select mount usb either. Help

edit: I was using the es explore from amazon instead of the one in the file. Installed the one from the file and it worked. Still haven't been able to install a driver to work with adb though.
[Android General] MikeyLee:
Do this:

Download Root Explorer

Go to system/app and rename GoogleServicesFramework.apk to GoogleServicesFrameworkbak.apk so that you have a back up

Take the GoogleServicesFramework.apk and vending.apk files from the zip and copy them to your SD card. Then again with Root explorer go to SD card, copy the two files and paste them in system/app. Change permissions to

Read Write Execute

Owner X X

Group X

Others X

Reboot
[Android General] lordmorphous:
Where can I get the adb driver?
[Android General] phaseL:
Is there an HDMI out on this bad boy?
[Android General] RodMyers:
I like the tablet, even though it feels kind of cheap.

It is a good tablet in any sense
[Android General] tone007:
Surprisingly, it seems to have composite out.

Grabbed one today myself, definitely nice for the price. I'll have to redo the picture I just took this morning, when I realized I was missing a 7" tablet.
[Android General] MikeyLee:
I have TSF Shell running on this Tablet. Icons are a little big cause it's not made for a tablet but it runs like a champ.

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Has anyone figured out how to get google contacts to store on this tab?
[Android General] RodMyers:
Go contacts . Had to download to my computer then move to the tablet.

Works like a champ
[Android General] MikeyLee:
Excellent thanks!
[Android General] adeikun:
Help for novice installing google play

Hi,

I just bought one of these and would like to install Google Play (if I can't I will need to return it). I am an extreme novice and do not understand the jargon on these forums. Would someone mind, in very basic terms, explaining to me step by step, how I install Google Play on this? I don't want to mess it up in any kind of way. I would be deeply appreciative. I am running windows 7 on my computer if it matters.

Thanks, Andrew
[Android General] RodMyers:
Go to page 1, and look for the post concerning the zip file
[Android General] N4RPS:
Hello!

The 701c has Gingerbread (2.3.4); 701i runs Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.3).

All the Big Lots stores should have the 701i by now, unless they sold out. There are a mix of the two out there right now, depending on where you go.

Right now, I wouldn't set a password or swipe pattern on one because if you forget it, you have to reflash the tablet. If Southern Telecom had the image files for the 701c or 701i available on their support site yet, it wouldn't be a problem, but they do not,

There IS a 701c recovery image that one of the users on Freaktab pulled out of the files on his tablet, but if anything at all goes haywire on one for any reason, I'd return it for exchange/refund until ROM images are available from the manufacturer. Until someone decides at ST decides to release the recovery images, returning it is the only option for the end user.

73 DE N4RPS

Rob
[Android General] yebyen:
adb noob broke everything

I tried installing GoogleServicesFramework along with the rest of the GApps bundle that I've found commonly distributed for this (same linked in this thread)

I got a message about an existing package with non-matching key. So I struggled for a while, and I got Google Market working, but Talk and Setup Wizard were both having problems, and I still hadn't installed my own GoogleServicesFramework.

I got in and figured out enough ADB to remove (not move away) the old one, and put in the new one, now I am able to install the services framework, but Google Market always gives me connection problem (retry)

Server Error

I think it's unlikely that the servers all went down right after I overwrite this APK...

Help?

Does anyone distribute the signed apk from vendor? I lost my copy and I can't find what vendor or unofficial rom to install in order to recover myself.

Other than this framework difficulty (I was willing to try Amazon market, but it wouldn't even let me download a free app once I logged in...) great tablet! I got it at Best Buy $99 last day on this special today right? :)

(I hear they ran the same special a few weeks ago)
[Android General] lordmorphous:
I bought this Monday and today, Thursday, I believe I'm going to have to return it. Everytime I reboot the device, it acts like its gone through a factory reset. I got some error about a bad sd card (internal), and was given the option to format it. Formatting doesn't change anything and the storage option in settings shows no internal storage (not sd card) available.
[Android General] yebyen:
hey fester, I think we're going to have to flash a custom rom...

I've never done this, but I've been into android roms and android-x86 for a long time. Hopefully someone has already built the thing. I don't know if it's gotten any easier since I was building roms for the android-x86 project (way back in Eclair or Donut is the last time I successfully built one on my own.)

If anyone knows which version of Cyanogenmod rom to install, or if there is a solution I can download from another device with market access and just install, I will probably take that road, but your factory reset problem sounds like something that will really need a new/custom rom. Maybe it came with something bad?

I am really surprised to find these tablets with no root protection out of box. Even Chih-Wei's roms for Android-x86 project would leave the "factory image" in a squashfs read only mode if you followed all of the instructions correctly when building. That way when your factory reset doesn't work anymore, it's because _you_ rooted the device and screwed it up. Not because the rom vendor (or builder) has done anything wrong, but because the factory image was improperly "hacked".

I think they might make jokes about me if I try to contact Polaroid company for support. The vendor website looks pretty non-polaroid, I was pretty sure that company did not exist anymore until I bought the thing. I think this company doesn't want to provide phone or other support for $99 devices. Maybe we can get them to release their build sources, though?

Is there anything in ISV contract from Google that would prevent this?

Where can we get full rooted (tested) roms with all Google framework?

Is that what you pay the $1500 for franchise agreement, Polaroid? :)
[Android General] dinmorerbedst:
Is it only me or is that tablet not 16:9 format? that resolution 800x480 is 5:3 is a square more or less, meaning ether a strecthed picture or not filling out the screen.

Seems cheap but resolution is everything atm, who wants streched image or black boarders on movies/music videos?
[Android General] yebyen:
dinmorerbedst, it looks like a widescreen to me

I got a Velocity Cruz T301 that is 640x480 or some other mostly 4:3 resolution,

That one sucks :) This 4.0 7" tablet is really quite nice.

So far youtube videos mostly seem to fit well on this screen, don't look stretched, no black bars. I am really impressed except that I have to go through actual work to get the market working. I had issues that I haven't seen anyone describe yet.

Maybe I will try adb push/adb reboot method again after work tonight, and it will just work, but for now it seems like I'm having silent key error, can't connect to market. It's almost as bad as only having access to Amazon market :D
[Android General] Corki2:
Play Store download error code 942

Hi, I got this tablet the other day and love it. I returned a Coby MID7012 I bought in favor of this one. The coby had a resistive screen and ran 2.3. World of difference. This is a huge upgrade for the same price. The only issue I am having is with Play Store. I originally copied my framework, one time initialalizer and vending apk's to my sd card and installed. Good to go except an error code "unable to download error code 942" on certain paid and free apps. I just reset my device and used the procedure and zip file from here and reinstalled the Play Store. I'm getting the same error. I have contacted the devs for some of the apps in question and they tell me their apps are compatible with tablets and don't know what the problem is. One of them sent me the apk and the app installed and ran perfectly.

I also tried the market fix in DPI manager and that didn't help either.

Does anyone else have this problem?
[Android General] yebyen:
I went out and looked up a newer version of Market (Google Play)

Downloaded, installed, now I get a more different "Server Error (Retry)" where the button is beneath the message instead of beside it.

The market is 3.5.15

The tutorials I've found suggest logging in and out of Talk until Play tries to download an update for itself to resolve this issue.

Talk crashes immediately on startup, so that is a no-go. I keep thinking if I clear caches and reboot enough times, it's just going to work. Maybe I can get a new version of that Talk APK, too. Someone help me market enable my PMID701i?

I have bitcoins! :)
[Android General] Corki2:
I couldn't get talk to open either. It downloaded fine but does nothing when I click on it.
[Android General] MikeyLee:
Talk doesnt work but Text Plus gold works for both texting and also calling over WiFi. It's pretty funny to go into a Starbucks and turn on WiFi and then call someone with Text Plus and then hold a 7" tablet up to your ear hahaha!
[Android General] tritiumh3:
I've gone through these steps several times now, and I am able to see the Google Market. Unfortunately, whenever I start up my tablet, I get the following the message: Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped. I can press OK on that message. I also cannot download anything from the market. I get a message that says: <<App Name Here>> could not be downloaded due to an error. It does not elaborate further.

Any ideas on how to address these problems?
[Android General] tritiumh3:
Thanks, MikeyLee, but that still hasn't resolved the issue. When I power back up, I'm still seeing the "Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped."

I can press OK and continue into the OS, but this message does pop back up at odd intervals. I've researched it with some Google queries, and the causes are varied and do not seem to apply to this case. I'm stumped.
[Android General] RodMyers:
tritiumh3 , I get the same thing, at times.

for me though, it does not affect the operation(s) of the tablet
[Android General] Pigumon:
Thanks

I wasn't able to find the 701i, just the 701C, but this procedure worked on the C just the same. Perfectly easy to follow, and it WORKS!

Thanks!
[Android General] tritiumh3:
Right on. For my tablet, I'm averaging once or twice per minute with that error, so its really interfering with my ability to use the tablet. Often, it will close whatever I had open at the time too.

Its definitely tied to the GoogleServiceFramework APK file. If I revert that, I lose the error message, but that comes at the expense of the store.
[Android General] airanp:
I picked one up today, honestly its my first Android product. It seems cool but once the screen lock is used, i wake it up the screen doesn not respond at all. The physical buttons on the side work but nothing on the screen responds to my touch. I have to completly reboot it to get it to work again. I am going to take it back and exchange it for another one as long as they still have em. I did the factory reset twice and nothing.
[Android General] Corki2:
I guess you can only talk for free to people who have TPG also. I found another app called Talkatone that uses your google voice number to recieve and make phone calls as well as texts to anyone in the US. It seems to work pretty good. The app is free as are the calls and texts.

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Do you have a lot of apps running when it bogs down? Mine is pretty responsive unless I have too many apps open at the same time.