Recent content by dminches

I think Verizon charges $20 per month for a hot spot as opposed to $10 for a tablet. So, after 1 year I would have to spend $120 more which is close to the cost of get LTE.

I have an 8 GB plan with Verizon. I will use the same amount of data either way. Are there times my hotspot won't be available, like if I am on the phone?

I am trying to decide whether to get the wifi only or LTE version of the 10.5 Tab S. I realize the LTE version isn't yet available but will be before the end of the year. I do use cell connectivity when I am out of my home but I am wondering if I should just use my Galaxy S5 hotspot instead of...

Where? I don't see any mention of what OS they work with.

I am finding a bunch of apps that worked on my S4 do not work on my s5. For example alarm clock pro from ihandy doesn't work on my S5. Neither does uplink remote. I guess this is due to the different Operating systems. Are others finding similar issues?

Ugh. Right, I have an S5. Sorry. So Verizon may not have pushed out the newest OS for the S4. At least there is a reason.

I have a newbie Android question. My wife has an S4 and I just got an S5. Our OSes are different. My bottom left button is a task button and hers is a settings button. However, when I go to update her software it says it is the most up to date version. What am I missing here? My S5 is...

My battery has been running down quickly. I made some changes including lowering the screen brightness. The app that is doing the most damage is google+. Is this gmail and chrome? If I hit the recent apps button and close some apps there does that mean there won't drain the battery?