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    I plugged my S2 cable into desktop, create dir, copy files over, later files and dir are gone?

    got an S2 tablet in November 2015 running 5.1.1. I connect it to a desktop using the cable. I'll create a dir in storage\emulated\0 named logs. If I copy files into \storage\emulated\0\logs from desktop, they'll stay there for a while, but eventually the dir and the files get deleted. How can I...
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    odd network slowness on home wireless, speedy on hotel network

    FIXED! sorry, poor phrasing on my part. the original gateway was, as you said, combined modem and router. the new parts are a separate modem, and a separate Linksys EA6200 wireless router. I changed the channel on the wireless router, I was on channel 2 and the second strongest signal was on...
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    odd network slowness on home wireless, speedy on hotel network

    Hey B. Diddy! Thanks for checking in. I try to give enough information that the actual smart folk might be able to answer quickly ;-) I'll reboot the router. How would I check for a crowded channel? Or do I just switch to a different channel and hope for better? It'd make more sense if every...
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    odd network slowness on home wireless, speedy on hotel network

    2012 Nexus 7, android 4.4.2, and recently changed home wireless router from the $7/mo comcast gateway to a motorola surfboard/linksys EA6200 combo, 25Mb down, 5Mb up. nexus 7 used to work as expected--touch and hold on video in chrome, select "Save link", and a <filename>.crdownload file...
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    My new Nexus 7 not charging

    This isn't necessarily a response to the OP, but I got to this thread searching for "nexus 7 charging problems" and I later found this: Mucho charging facts Seems that for many non-OEM chargers, the Nexus 7 is actually charging, but does not display that it is charging unless the USB data pins...