I have the new Nexus 7. Without 3G/4G or the ability to tether using basic ("ad-hoc") I've rapidly come to the conclusion that Android tablets are just expensive toys.
You've got full AP mode wireless within range of your home/office router. You also (presumably) got your home PC/laptop, yes ?.
Surely the whole point of these things is that need to work on a campsite miles from anywhere ?
Asus/Google, Amazon Kindle and other manufacturers need to wake up and fix this, not by encouraging us to root and hack about with the firmware, but by a proper, structured upgrade to Andriod, beit ICS or Jelly Bean (or even earlier versions).
How can you take these manufacturers seriously if this is NOT done ?
It's not like it's that technically difficult to add support for "basic level" "ad-hoc" Wi-Fi.
It's a poor argument if they hide behind the "security issue" argument. Apple iPads support "ad-hoc" and ironically don't need to (when they have 3G).
How can a portable device be "portable" when it won't connect ? What do others think ?
You've got full AP mode wireless within range of your home/office router. You also (presumably) got your home PC/laptop, yes ?.
Surely the whole point of these things is that need to work on a campsite miles from anywhere ?
Asus/Google, Amazon Kindle and other manufacturers need to wake up and fix this, not by encouraging us to root and hack about with the firmware, but by a proper, structured upgrade to Andriod, beit ICS or Jelly Bean (or even earlier versions).
How can you take these manufacturers seriously if this is NOT done ?
It's not like it's that technically difficult to add support for "basic level" "ad-hoc" Wi-Fi.
It's a poor argument if they hide behind the "security issue" argument. Apple iPads support "ad-hoc" and ironically don't need to (when they have 3G).
How can a portable device be "portable" when it won't connect ? What do others think ?