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[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adobian:
Let's say I have T Mobile with unlimited Data Plan

Can I pop out the sim card from my T Mobile phone with unlimited data and put it in an LTE 8.4 Tab S to use it the same way as my phone with unlimited data ?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randeez:
I've had a Verizon tab s (t707) for a few weeks, I can't seem to find the phone app itself to make calls, it shows up in the app manager, and is even running. I am just not able to find/open it to use, create a shortcut. Not sure if I'm missing something simple. I've only used hangouts to make calls and verizon message+ works fine
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scottcuellar:
I currently have the LTE 8.4 Tab S International model SM-T705 on T Mobile and can confirm voice, text messaging, and data work.... But you will not get LTE speeds, this version of the Tab S does not have US LTE frequencies or bands.

Instead you will get 4g hspa+ speed where available or 3G.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randeez:
I just have a tmo 200mb free for life sim set up in USVerizon tab S, I do not know about calling as it has no minutes

tmobile speeds are pretty good where I'm at To new to post link but 44 mb down 11 mb up

using apn fast.tmobile.com
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheTAMAS:
I've both the models of Tab S 8.4" & 10.5"

Both are LTE variants.. :victory:

Both allow to place calls, receive/send SMS/MMS.. :highfive:

Skip typing - hit instead.. ;)

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[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thorvindr:
I replaced my Note 2 with a Tab S 10.5. I'll never buy another phone and I'll never buy another Samsung. The battery is not a concern. Treat it right and you'll never have a reason to remove it. That being said, it absolutely is replaceable. Not easily and not without proper tools but you can replace the battery.

While this particular tablet does not have the phone app, the hangouts dialer works just fine.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obsydian:
Yes a relative does this, I thought it was hilarious but he does everything on his tablet.

Must admit I tether and use my Tab S WIFI to my S6.

Kinda thought would be cool to ditch the S6 Edge and WiFi tab for a 4G.

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You can use slide sync from Samsung but never tried calls that way
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YrrchSebor:
I just got a T807 Tmobile model and popped in my sim card with unlimited data, and i can text from my regular phone number, and I assume i could call too if i install the Touchwiz dialer from somewhere, but i cannot get data to work. i rooted and then froze the Tmobile Connect Me app, to no avail. Wondering if it's possible to do somehow.. I guess the network knows that the device is a tablet because the browsers go straight to a Tmobile sign up page
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madmike23:
What model do u have? I got an AT&T sm-t707a, u can NOT make calls on it. No ear piece and phone app is disabled.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randeez:
T707v verizon model, tried downloading dialer apk , phone etc, never got it to work
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EFCLEE:
I too have one of these 8.4 lte bad boys, use as my phone and have done for some time...

I also have the 10.5 version on lte and for a short while used that as a phone ut as already stated u are only able to make and receive calls using speakerphone, which didn't bother me at all, if phone rang and couldn't answer on speakerphone I would end call and call them back when I could, I do plan on going back to 10.5 from 8.4 when it's fixed..
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cappone:
rly, and where u put ur sim card?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randeez:
There's another slot next to where the microSD card goes.

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Efclee, do you have the international versions? AFAIK the att and verizon versions the hardware necessary isn't installed. You can set them up for viop with another app hangouts, Skype etc, but you need to port a number for it.

The verizon messenging app works fine once loaded and linked through phone. It is kinda impractical for me to use as my phone so I'm not that worried about it. But traveling/road trips are nice to put my primary sim in it with unlimited data plan to stream movies, nav, and it'll hotspot without authorization from Verizon which is nice. But don't know if I recieve any calls
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x0mb1e:
I bought mine soon after my S5. I made a mistake with custom Rom and phone was disabled because of lack of pc to restore it (I got it fixed soon after getting the Tab S LTE that would only let me make calls with weird phone apps and never my number associated with it. I currently don't have a SIM in it and mainly use it as my ebook reader. It is updated with Lollipop and I'd add it back on my plan if it would allow me to take calls and text like my phone. I want it for the convenience of single device or when battery dies in other device. Sidesync is a pain and drains both batteries too fast. I'd really like a dialer phone app that acted just like my phone. If anyone has a suggestion let me know. I was just browsing the S7 but really don't want to spend 700$ on a new phone or raise the bill with a Next plan that locks me in for 30 months when I currently have no contract. I pay 170 each month for two phones and 15GB of data. I'd change carriers if I could do it cheaper with as good of a mobile connection. If I add the Tab S 10.5 LTE back to the plan I'd surpass 180$ each month. I'm not willing to do that unless I have the convenience of placing and receiving calls and text. If anyone in US has solution to making this device function asas a phone with its designated number from SIM card let me know

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I have T807 on AT&T
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul in Maryland:
When the digitizer broke on my 6.44-inch Sony Z Ultra PPE phablet, I upgraded to a Tab S 8.4 LTE (707A on AT&T). This is my first tablet, and I'm delighted with the form factor. Since I'm on AT&T, I must use Hangouts and my Google Voice number to place and receive calls. That's a limitation I can live with. However, I don't use a Bluetooth earpiece, so it's embarrassing that when I answer a call at work from my wife--or a recruiter--their voice can be heard by all my officemates within 15 feet. I've ordered a Bluetooth headset. But I don't want to walk around wearing an earpiece, even a discreet one, just to receive one or two calls a day.

So I've also downloaded two apps, from the Google Play Store, that claim to let me fine-tune the Tab S's volume: Extra Volume Config and Fine Volume Control. But they will require more time to set up than I had expected. Has anyone tried these apps? Can they make your Tab S's speaker sound and work more like an earpiece and less like a loudspeaker?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] musicdiary:
I have similar issues, and I thought the Huawei Talkband B2 is a perfect solution. It is a fitness band which you can remove to answer phone calls. The biggest drawback? Too expensive.

Huawei Talkband B2 Review
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justinfate:
Tab S Phone

I have the international version of the Tab S (T705) and it is a true phone.

You can hold it up to your ear and make calls, it even has a proximity sensor to turn the screen off when you place it against your ear. It's the largest full function phone I've ever found.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mengfei:
I was considering the TAB S LTE as a phone/ TAB combi but the battery life is too short!

how long can you use yours as a phone/ TAB?

tnx
[Fire TV General] Spykez0129:
My biggest reason for buying this was using it for emulation and I've tried countless different emulators for NES, SNES and Sega and the three I've found these three to work the best. The menus, the layout, gamepad detection and compatibility (xbox360) all work the best with it.

I did pay for all of these because they work flawlessly, Robert offers free versions as well so you can try them out.

NES: NES.emu

Super Nintendo: Snes9x EX+

Sega: MD.emu

PSX:

FPse

For the 360 pad, the triggers don't work and the back/start buttons are tied to the emulator menu and can't change them. Developer is currently working on the triggers as of last weekend when I emailed him about them being buggy.[update 7-27-2014] Still no update or email from developer. Issue still present.

ePSXe

1.9.20 was sent to me by the developer to test the triggers for the X360 gamepad and have confirmed they work. Start button is tied to emulator menu. Not that big an issue since you can just set start button to an analog click. Everything seems to be in working order.
[Fire TV General] Montisaquadeis:
ePSXe works fine in landscape mode. Navagating it via gamepad is fine as well unless that is untrue with the Fire TV as I have no issues doing so on my Kindle Fire HDX my only issue is no sound but that seems to work fine on the Fire TV tho from what I have been reading.
[Fire TV General] LakersFan_73:
Any suggestions for Nintendo 64? I'd love one more crack at Goldeneye. :good:
[Fire TV General] retroben:
The original Mupen64Plus AE or CoolN64 should be what you're looking for.

Too bad the original seldom updates nowadays.

We are waiting on either the developer Paul,or anyone else that is capable of compiling a build with the much needed fixes like Banjo-Tooie and plugin updates.

Maybe someone can ask the CoolN64 developer to add the patches that fix Banjo-Tooie and the DelaySI function as well.

Or anyone here that is source code mod savvy could make a modded version with fixes and other changes.

Why has DK64 never been fixed for Mupen64Plus AE when Wii64 (mupen64/plus port) could actually run it with collisions and level loaders intact?
[Fire TV General] ToxicDM:
Does it have to be some sort of special xbox360 controller?

My wireless controller doesn't work. And yes, I connected the cable.
[Fire TV General] MrMichaelJames:
My biggest problem with the emulators is I can't figure out how to get them to work via XBMC and store the roms on a network drive instead of locally on the firetv. Is anyone using the emulators this way?
[Fire TV General] Spykez0129:
that doesn't work how you think it does lmao.

The cable that plugs into the wireless doesn't send a data signal. It's sole purpose is to charge. You'll need an xbox 360 wireless adapter for PC to get it to work.

http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Wireless-Gaming-Receiver-Windows/dp/B000HZFCT2

That's just an example. You can find them cheaper on ebay but the official one is the one labeld "Microsoft". The rest are knockoffs, whether or not they will work on the Fire TV I don't know, but the official Microsoft branded one is plug and play.
[Fire TV General] bam099:
Anyone else tried any more emulators? What about MAME?
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Both MAME and the retroarch version work fairly well.

I played the arcade exclusive Golden Axe sequel called Revenge Of Death Adder.

Like MAME emulators always are,you have to make sure that every specific condition is correct.

Correct name,proper directory,and only when available in the given romset list.
[Fire TV General] lilcza1:
Has anyone been able to get the Gamesome frontend Working? I would love to use that as my front end for all my emus but it glitches out and freezes on opening.

Scratch that. Installing the Google Play Services fixed it for me.
[Fire TV General] Spykez0129:
epsxe's developer sent me a beta to test on the Fire TV and the triggers for the xbox 360 gamepad are confirmed working. Even though everything is detected you'll have to manually go into the gamepad settings to map the triggers which show up as gas and brake. Also make sure they're set up in the axis controls as well.

I dunno how they compare on standard phones and all that but the interface of the epsxe tends to flow a bit better with the Fire TV and gamepad detection.
[Fire TV General] Vylle:
SuperGNES is the best SNES emulator. reason:- it allows dropbox synchronization. i uploaded ALL my roms to my dropbox and was able to play all the roms from there easily.

I REALLY wish that other emulators would take a cue from this - if i could find a N64 or a PSP emulator that sync's with my GDrive or Dropbox or even my Skydrive i would be REALLY happy
[Fire TV General] dieterl:
Anyone try SCUMMVM? I've never tried it on Android, but I'd assume it would be optimized for touch devices. Would be quite awesome to get some old school adventure games on the Fire TV.
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Retroarch can be gotten directly from the Play Store when on Fire TV.

This is the first time you see me praising Retroarch since I hate the god-awful controls/lack of proper input mapping such as rewind and fastforward mappings as well as not having console specific mappings to make things easier,but,SNES9x Next with the retropad overlay for quick fastforward plus the Retroarch exclusive ->rewind<- access and the shader on 1pass 4xBR using 4x resolution makes the perfect combination!

Is there any way to use cheats on Retroarch?

If not,then please add it,developers of Retroarch.

At least on the lower systems like NES,SNES,Genesis.

I still really wish there was another N64 Core to choose from like 1964 or Daedalus.
[Fire TV General] heyredy141:
Is there a way to have the roms on windows network drive and access them on fire TV?
[Fire TV General] Spykez0129:
I'll look into it.
[Fire TV General] heyredy141:
Thanks. I heard that apps like cifsmanager allows you to mount windows drive as internal folder but haven't been able to figure out how yet. I will let you know if I am successful.
[Fire TV General] lilcza1:
Newest Custom Version of RetroArch

This is the best variation of RetroArch Available. Its a custom build that has more cores and more functions than the Google play store version.

My only issue is that my controller configuration with my DS4 controller will not save or stick for any reason. Maybe you guys can figure it out.

http://page3.yunfile.com/fs/1Craim2so3nR7ai0nde4/

Also Drastic (Nintendo DS EMU) Works FANTASTIC!

Also shoutout to the guy that talked about OpenBOR. Im freaking loving that game app! I've even been playing 2 players with Tincore Keymapper.

Here's the newest compiled file for OpenBOR (V.4074) with PS3 Button mapping to select items from the main menu below
[Fire TV General] jarcuri:
Anyone try getting dolphin on this?
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Ask Qualcomm to fix their shiddy processors so Dolphin can actually run on it.

I went between versions that crash immediately before the menu,and the emucr builds that open,but never start the game.

Instead,you get a grey screen until exiting the app.

I did manage to get one ancient version to almost start while the touch controls even appeared.

It may have actually started running the game,but with the black screen issue known to be caused by Qualcomm.

I just cannot find the OpenGL 2.0 ARM build of Dolphin to test on a Linux Distro inside VNC.

I really wished they ported the version with OpenGL 2.0 to Android instead.
[Fire TV General] Spykez0129:
I highly doubt you'll ever see Dolphin run on this. PC still has troubles running Gamecube games without issues, and that's on my AMD 8350 running 4GHz. A little quad core 1.6GHz probably won't even handle the boot up.

There isn't even a real working PS2 emulator for Android.
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Only if Freedreno takes off and gains OpenGL ES 3.0 support,and when Fire TV's Bootloader becomes unlockable.

Then maybe,Dolphin could actually run with games onscreen and Reicast flawlessly without the kernel panic which causes the random rebooting.
[Fire TV General] Spykez0129:
lol this thing will never be able to run Dolphin. It's not a problem if and when. It's a problem of the fact there just isn't enough raw power to emulate the CPU on the Wii and Gamecube.
[Fire TV General] quacka:
How did you guys get Retroarch to work? I cannot get my xbox360 wireless controller to map in-game. I can navigate the retroarch menu and start the game. After that there is no mapping.
[Fire TV General] retroben:
I use Retroarch 1.0.0.2 (Play Store) with my Logitech K400r Keyboard.

The emucr builds have broken mapping,and the mapping issue is frequently acknowledged by even the retroarch devs themselves.

The input mapping is supposed to get a complete overhaul in the 1.0.0.3 update,and I hope they add access to analog mapping and rewind/fast-forward.

I REALLY need the ability to map rewind and fast-forward since I sometimes heavily rely on it for the more difficult and frustrating games.

(plus the fact of it having no cheat support yet)

I wished there was a legitimate Mednafen or MESS/UME port for extended emulation on Android.

Since the latest retroarch update with the MESS/UME core has broken input,it is unusable to me.
[Fire TV General] Spykez0129:
Fast forward is the best thing to ever happen in emulators lol. Playing Mario 3 and waiting for the end levels reading all those conversations are soooo boring and time consuming. Or all those damn intros, JUST LET ME PLAY THE GAME.
[Fire TV General] koftheworld:
I bought a usb nes controller.Can that work on the fire tv?
[Fire TV General] quacka:
I tried the play store version and still the same problem.

Full navigation in menu, can't access key mapping with xbox 360 wireless controller, in game can only use the start button for menu and back button to go back. It detected xbox 360 wireless controller fine when the game starts so no idea.
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Try mapping it manually after disabling automatic configuration.

There is a choice to "detect" the button you want to map.

Hopefully your analog stick will not interfere with a deadzone sensitivity issue.
[Fire TV General] Spykez0129:
I don't see why not. It'd just show up as a generic gamepad if anything. Make sure you check in when you get it and let us know how it works :D
[Fire TV General] Y.G.:
Does n64oid reboot in the middle of sessions for anyone else?
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Reboot???

What version do ya have?

I got 2.7 from a paradise,and it only unbearably soft freezes on most games like Majora's Mask.
[Fire TV General] retroben:
CoolNDS runs quite well on Fire TV,especially when JIT Block Size is set to 100.

No wonder it works so well,since the same dev of CoolN64 made it.

Waiting for the hope that Dynarec becomes fully functional in a free DS emulator.
[Fire TV General] roninmedia:
PPSSPP works perfectly as far as I can tell on the FireTV. Beats waiting for the Vita TV when they ever comes out in the United States. :rolleyes:

I'm using a wired XBOX 360 controller to play Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together and various Japanese PSP titles.
[Fire TV General] murhaava1:
Quick Question...I am not rooted and was curious if I would be able to install epsxe?

The reason I ask is because I am able to sideload free apps from the playstore, but when I tried a paid version I got an error message(INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY). Not sure if its related not having google play services or just those particular apks.

If I do not need root, then I will buy it and sideload, but wanted to make sure before i spend 4$ on it.

EDIT: I was able to sideload a paid app that I had, so I think I'm good with epsxe. It must be related to google play services.
[Fire TV General] Spykez0129:
I had an app I paid for that worked for a little while and then it called home to verify that it was paid for, since google play wasn't on it wouldn't run anymore until I had Play running on the device. I don't remember which emulator it was though
[Fire TV General] gargarulo:
I've sideloaded MAME4droid and works really great with a Wireless Xbox controller. However I could not make the FireTV remote to select elements on the User Interface. In other words, if I don't have the Xbox controller, I can't play, because I can't select anything. I even tried a keyboard and mouse, and a Playstation joystick + USB adapter, and had the same luck with those. The UI_SELECT mapping would go to the Game Controller only button. I tried to modify the configuration files manually, but no luck either. What bugs me is that I don't always have the Xbox controller. I have 2 PS controllers, and a keyboard.

Did anyone experience this?? Any workaround?
[Fire TV General] nstern2:
In my quest to get wiimotes working I found an easier solution. The 4.3.14 version of the .emu emulators must have a different blue tooth stack or something because I can get them to sync with my wiimotes and classic controllers without issue. You would have to reconnect each time you want to use them but they work great. In case anyone else wants to use them without having to install anything extra use these versions. A quick google search should bring them up.
[Fire TV General] MrGHLover:
Well i got the mupen64 plus ae from somewhere, sideloaded it onto and started playing super mario 64 at highest settings and no dropped frames but still bot the best and it's the emulators fault because no matter which settings i tries it would be the same framerate.
[Fire TV General] bobbym36:
So, I haven't tested any emulators on the Fire TV yet. I was using my G-Box MX2 for emulation. I mainly play NES, SNES and Genesis roms. What are the best emulators for NES, SNES and Sega Genesis?

The one's I am using on G-Box were all free from the play store.

I'm going to test some out soon.
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Retroarch is free and great for NES,SNES,and Genesis/32x/Sega CD and other systems like PS1 on Fire TV if you can get it to co-operate like I do.

GenPlusDroid has easier access to rewind than Retroarch and is also free.

There is an unofficial updated version of Mupen64Plus AE with many internal improvements over the normal build.

You may have to sign up to get it from an attachment in some random topic or from inside the shoutbox.

You'll need Retroarch for the Sonic hacks (like the recent contest ones) since some only work properly on the Picodrive core.

Thomas was everywhere...
[Fire TV General] bobbym36:
Im having trouble mapping the buttons on my wired xbox 360 controller. It works awsome in xbmc. It navigates the menus in retroarch well but i dont understand how to map the buttons for specific cores. Nes.emu works great. All the other emulators ive used the key mapping was very simple.
[Fire TV General] deewad:
.I also having trouble to get the xbox 360 wireless work correctly in epsxe. Can someone pls explain how i map the Controller correctly? It seems to me that the triggers (L1,L2,R1,R2) don't work. I also tried to map the joystick button as Start and Select without sucess.

edit: solved. resetet all and tried again. now everything is working fine, so far.
[Fire TV General] unkoil:
I'm having a similiar issue but with a ps3 controller on sixaxis.
[Fire TV General] rog1121:
The main issue with emulators on the Fire TV is the linear filtering most of them use. It just blurs the image when stretched to 1080p.

So far the only one I've used which can disable Linear filtering is MyBoy and MyOldboy for Gameboy games.
[Fire TV General] dismissthesky:
I'm pretty sure all of the .emu/explusalpha emulators have the option to disable linear filtering.
[Fire TV General] nyder:
I turn on scanlines if possible, IMO, it makes all the old console games look the best, sort of like you were actually playing it on the TV. Linear doesn't bother me and it doesn't actually look that bad as long as your are not stretching images, but scaling images.
[Fire TV General] Y.G.:
Are you using the Fire Gamepad? I am and DraStic doesn't recognize the A button so I can't get past the first menu.