Recent content by timdodd

Re: What standby battery drainage are you getting? I have used my GPad very little since it came off charge 39 hours ago. With 21 minutes screen time over that 39 hour period the battery has dropped to 88%. So a 12% drop over 39 hours is less than 0.3% per hour. Given that I have made some use...

Maybe it's a firewall issue somewhere. I use the MS firewall that comes with Win 8.1 on all my Windows machines. The G Pad has no firewall software. It connected instantly (once I had entered credentials). I also mapped the network location to a drive letter once the connection was made in IE...

OK. I usually use Chrome and it does not work. I just tried IE and it worked as advertised.

It doesn't work for me either. Try this free app for wireless file sharing and more...

Re: Is the brightness that much of an issue? The G Pad will not go as bright as some devices when turned up to the max, but that is irrelevant if you only need a lower brightness in any case. My car does not compete with a Ferrari on top speed and I couldn't care less as it is fast enough for...

It's the stock LG ROM (rooted). To get the percentage displayed just go to Settings/Battery and you will see a check box for the percentage.

I'd actually forgotten about McAfee as I dealt with it the moment I saw signs of it on my G Pad. I can't remember whether or not I had to uninstall it or just tell it to **** off at the first notification, but there is no sign of it on my machine other than as a downloadable option. Obviously I...

Re: SD card issue? I'm using Samsung's 64GB Pro card in the supplied exFAT format and it works a treat.

Re: Good case yet? I just ordered this one - http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00GPKONYI/ref=ox_ya_os_product?tag=hawk-future-21&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU3329407 - which is expected to arrive on Friday. So long as I remember this thread I will try to post my opinion and will write a review...