[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] The code stops here:
Doug...it's just branded as an ly-706...some call it a Mid 706...it's similar to the Maylong but the icons are smaller and it's heavier...with the cable I can download apk's to it...I haven't rooted it yet...but probably will end up doing so...I have plans on looking inside it pretty soon...cause that's what I do...hahahahahaha...what I don't like about this is that there is no gps on it...so using it as a navigation device is impossible...not sure if I want to fool around and try to use the dongle on it either...I am semi retired and my Wife is about to retire and she wants to get rid of the data plans on our phones...it's a bummer...because with the economy like it is...I'm unsure whether or not I can keep up payments on the phone...so I am looking for a device that is less cumbersome for traveling than my Sony Vaio laptop...so I want it to be navigational ready and I need it to be fairly available for internet as well...we are looking at getting a couple of wifi hotspots and ditching the data on the phones and go simple phone...that way we can use the other devices for that purpose...

What bothers me about these devices is that while skyfire claims they can play flash videos on web pages and it certainly tries...on both of these devices it does not do that...I am using the kindle reader app that came with my other device and it's great for that...I like the little reader that came with the Maylong as well...the ly came with a pdf reader...I haven't checked it out yet...but if that works then I can use this in my shop and keep it from being destroyed like my laptop would be from the wood dust...so for around 100 dollars these devices fit some things...pictures are great on them...they can be used as a bedside communicator...which is nice...I really don't know what people expect out of a 100 dollar device...I have tinkered with the Ipad for several months now...and while it is very responsive...and has a nice map feature...it does not deal with flash and is highly proprietary..something I can't live with...I have to be able to modify and tinker...

The maylong is officially not mine...until it gets paid for...right now it's in limbo...I canceled and they even called and confirmed the cancel...but I received it anyway...I am sure it's because it was shipped from the maylong factory...I'm a pretty honest feller...but it's tempting to hold on to this thing for awhile and see what happens...it's like they gave it too me...

I am leaning to the archos 101 myself...after seeing a review video with it next to an Ipad...it's priced around 300 dollars and worth that much as it can be supported through archos...but you have to procure a sim card to get data on it or just run it through a hotspot wifi...not sure if it has gps location on the device...I would imagine that it does...

The tab is costly...but you can get it already set to go...I can get it through Sprint for 400 and it will be set to go...no tinkering for awhile...I just have to maintain a minimum 25 dollars for data a month which sucks...because the data doesn't roll over and you only have 30 days on it...but I don't need it so much now...only when traveling...it's always something with these carriers...

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