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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, November 27, 2015 - 2:02 pm 
I wish I could help you but I don't have any Android products and our resident Android experts seem to be in hiding.
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Landileigh
Member
07-28-2002
| Friday, November 27, 2015 - 5:43 pm
To find out which Android OS is on your device: Open your device's Settings. Tap About Phone or About Device. Tap Android Version to display your version information.
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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Friday, November 27, 2015 - 7:30 pm
thanks! but how do i go about upgrading it if I need to?
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Jmm
Moderator
08-15-2002
| Friday, November 27, 2015 - 8:31 pm
Is this what you're looking for Texannie? Upgrade
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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Friday, November 27, 2015 - 8:39 pm
yes, i think so. thanks so much!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, November 28, 2015 - 8:31 pm
Have I ever mentioned I just LOVE Jmm?
Oh, and I love Landileigh too. And a bunch of other people, LOL ...
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Jmm
Moderator
08-15-2002
| Sunday, November 29, 2015 - 7:40 am
Awww, I love you too, Juju.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, May 09, 2016 - 9:08 pm
When I got my first android device a few years ago, I looked online very thoroughly for a tv tuner for it like I have for my PCs, and there were a couple available, but the cheapest one was 70 bucks so I quit on that idea. For some reason I decided to search again last night and I found they have them as low as 15 bucks now.
I ordered this one and I'll let you know how well it works when I get it. You plug it into the micro USB port.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272190114138?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
For anybody that doesn't know what it is, it turns your android device into a TV that plays live "over the air" TV channels. In other words, it doesn't use any data from your data plans and doesn't need wifi. You just need to be close enough to a city to grab the OTA signals.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 5:37 am
That sounds cool. I'll be interested to hear how well it works.
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Heckagirl631
Member
09-08-2010
| Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 2:20 pm
Last time I tried to put time on my tracfone, it didn't work. I was told my phone was old, and they would send me a new one. It wasn't going to arrive in time, though, so they went ahead and put the time on my old phone.
New phone arrived today. Called to transfer old phone number and minutes/time to new phone. It said it was processing, could take minutes or hours, as much as 24 hours. It's been almost two hours and it still hasn't happened, but the old phone now says "unregistered SIM" on it. New phone is charging and has a big lock on it.
Anybody else done this before? I'm used to everything usually transferring in minutes.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 2:47 pm
I did have to do this, and I was surprised that my minutes transferred pretty quickly but when my sister did it, it took her overnight.
And yes you are sort of hosed between the two phones until the new one is ready to go.
Hope this helped.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 2:50 pm
Also you may have to call them if you have problems. I did have to do that with one of my changes. I think I have had 3 or 4 phones with them, LOL.
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Heckagirl631
Member
09-08-2010
| Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 5:59 pm
It finally worked after almost three hours. New phone is very nice.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - 9:25 pm
Jimmer, would you believe I am still waiting for my android tv tuner?
The tracking said is was missent twice to someplace in St. Louis. I live 250 miles away from there, near Kansas City.
I contacted the seller and he said to please give him 3 more days to get it to me.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, May 27, 2016 - 7:19 pm
Well, that tv tuner wouldn't work on my Alcatel Onetouch phone. The app it uses installs fine, but all it says "no device detected".
I am still waiting for a part that I need to try it on my Asus tablet. That will be a few more days.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, May 28, 2016 - 5:03 am
That's too bad. Do you know of a tv tuner that would work with a laptop?
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, May 28, 2016 - 8:35 am
Yes, Jimmer. I have 3 tv tuner sticks I use on the windows desk tops and laptops.
The brands I have are Geniatech and MyGica
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MyGica-A681-USB-ATSC-HDTV-Tuner
and
http://www.geniatech.com/pa/s870.asp
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, May 28, 2016 - 9:28 am
Thanks Naja. Do they both connect to cable or antenna? Do you have a preference? Do they come with software?
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, May 28, 2016 - 9:49 am
Jimmer, yes they come with software, and I use them with antenna because they really don't work correctly with cable since way back when cable companies decided we need cable boxes.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, June 17, 2016 - 5:48 pm
Jimmer, I got a different more expensive tv tuner and it works great on my tablet.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Android-Digital-TV-Tuner-For-Tablet-Smart-Phone/..../
Only thing though, I had to get an adapter since my tablet doesn't have a micro usb port.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, June 17, 2016 - 8:19 pm
That looks very cool, Naja.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, June 17, 2016 - 11:40 pm
Juju, they are the best thing ever when a storm decides to take out the power right when Big Brother is about to start....hahaha
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, June 18, 2016 - 6:24 am
Wow that is cool! How many stations can you get?
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, June 18, 2016 - 6:39 am
When I did the channel scan, I got 32. That's pretty much all of them available to me. As long as I get the big four, I'm happy. ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, January 09, 2018 - 7:16 pm
Wow, no posts in a year and a half! That's crazy.
I just got the latest Asus Zenpad for Christmas. My 5 year old Asus Transformer finally petered out. And I'm actually kinda glad because it was so old that I couldn't even take advantage of all the newer things. Heck, I couldn't even have fun playing the latest Angry Birds because the lag time made it completely enjoyable.
Anyway, I am just happy as pie with my new Android machine!
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